Anyone who says Amendola just is nuts. He's a highly intelligent player, as evidenced by him leaving our abysmal offense and seemingly constant QB fiasco for a team that understood the passing game.
The answer is Simple, if Austin was on Patriots this entire time and Amendola had stayed a Ramona, what would the stats be? Would this question even warrant asking?
Give each player the same amount of touches on the same team, Austin would win so convincingly, Amendola would be playing on Special teams, and not as a returner.