Fred has another year on his contract, and is on the back side of 30. Stevie has been incredibly inconsistent this year and has had a good number of game winning/changing drops, a few injuries, and one week of very bad publicity, and is probably trying to ask for quality #1 WR money because he is the #1 WR on the team, no matter how his stats match up with other #1 WR's in the league.
Also saw in this post about the Cam Newton/ J. Russel comparisons. Both QB's were known for their rushing and passing numbers in college, and they both had questionable pasts at some point in time. Thats where the comparisons were, not just because they're black QB's. Have their been any white QB's in recent past that have been top picks and were known for almost even rushing and passing numbers in college other than His Tebowness?