look at it this way. phil been biting everything under the sun since he started...granted his crazy jumps just over 5 yrs. i dont think ronnie really upped it until yates retired. that's when shawn ray said he went up on everyone. phil was looking pro and income from it off the bat. it was ronnie hobby for a long time.
u really have to look at ronnie's rise vs a guy with a real 40+ job with a good retirement package. phil is more along lines of ray, flex or kevin. none had real job history...so it was bbbing 101 from day one.
phil will look nasty at 35 if the body got give from the quick route but ron still bigger, best, most powerful O to date.