COMPLEX MAg top 10 WR In NFL History |
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| By DrockSteady - 10-13-2011, 04:06 PM - Boxden > BX SportsCenter 10. Tim Brown ![]() CAREER: 1988-2004 STATS: 1,094 Rec, 14,934 Yds, 100 TDs Consistency is Tim Brown's middle name. He holds various NFL records including most consecutive seasons with at least 75 receptions (10), most consecutive starts by a WR (176), and and most touchdowns as a Raider (104). When Rich Gannon and Jerry Rice donned the Silver & Black, all in the twilights of their careers, they led the Raiders to Super Bowl!!VII in 2002, losing to the Buccaneers, one of the greatest defenses ever[..]embled. Tim Brown did things the Raider way: Just win, baby. R.I.P. Al Davis. 9. Steve Largent ![]() CAREER: 1976-1989 STATS: 819 Rec, 13,089 Yds, 100 TDs He wasn't big, he wasn't fast, but he had great concentration and had some of the best hands in history. One of the smartest wide outs to ever put on a uniform, when Largent retired he held all the major WR records. Yes all of 'em, fam. The most receptions, receiving yards, and touchdowns all belonged to Largent. The former Oklahoma congressman was arguably the best at his position until Jerry came along. Not bad for a guy that was going to get cut and got traded to the expansion Seahawks. 8. Paul Warfield ![]() CAREER: 1964-1977 STATS: 427 Rec, 8,565 Yds, 85 TDs Warfield, like Michael Irvin, doesn't have the same numbers as everyone else on this list. Sometimes you have to throw numbers out the window. Paul Warfield averaged 20.1 yards per reception and was the main WR on the perfect 1972 Dolphins. He also put those numbers up playing in an era where passing wasn't a major part of offenses, so take that into account. The two-time Super Bowl champion made the most of his situation, it seemed like every other catch was a touchdown. Plus, we like him since he was on the same team--but isn't half as annoying--as that Mercury Morris fella. 7. Marvin Harrison ![]() CAREER: 1996-2008 STATS: 1,102 Rec, 14,580 Yds, 128 TDs Who's a better route runner than Marvin Harrison? Sure, he had the second coming of Johnny Unitas throwing at him, but he still had to make the plays. He did it with style, grace and class, too. Marvin is in the top 10 of the three major statistical categories for wide outs and holds the record for most receptions in a single season with 143 (2002). Yup, you can say he was one of the most heavily strapped stacked wideouts to ever play the game. #hadtodoit #deadwrong 6. Cris Carter ![]() CAREER: 1987-2002 STATS: 1,101 Rec, 13,899 Yds, 130 TDs The man with velcro for hands. We swear we never witnessed him drop a pass, or at least that's what we'll tell our grandkids. After battling alcoholism and subsequently being traded from the Eagles to the Vikings, his life changed. Instead of being addicted to booze, he became addicted to catching passes and in the process, finished his career top 10 dead or alive. Oh yeah, he also taught Randy Moss a thing or two, too. 5. Michael Irvin ![]() CAREER: 1988-1999 STATS: 750 Rec, 11,904 Yds, 65 TDs Man, listen. Michael's pound for pound numbers don't stack up to any of these cats on this list. That !! doesn't matter because from 1991-1995 he was it, and in that same period the Cowboys won THREE Super Bowls. Anyone will tell you, Michael Irvin was the heart and soul of those teams; it's all about the intangibles folks. He was as tough as nails, but unfortunately, substance abuse and a spinal cord injury shortened his career. Michael Irvin played in only eight full seasons. 4. Terrell Owens ![]() CAREER: 1996-present? STATS: 1,078 Rec, 15,934 Yds, 153 TDs Terrell Owens could've been the greatest wide receiver to play in the league. He had it all: strength, speed, charisma, toughness, hands; well, maybe not his hands. T.O. has dropped more passes than some people have caught in their careers (led the league multiple times). !!, even with all those drops he still ranks among the top five among wideouts in all three major categories (receptions, yards, TDs) and his touchdown celebrations led to the No Fun League to outlaw them. He's fifth in receptions, second in yards and tied for second with Randy Moss in touchdowns. If it wasn't for Team Obliterator's (word to Skip) bad attitude who knows what he could've accomplished. !! it, for old time's sake. 3. Randy Moss ![]() CAREER: 1998-2010 STATS: 954 Rec, 14,858 Yds, 153 TDs Randy Moss is like your favorite rapper who went platinum, but should've went triple. By all accounts, the greatest deep threat in NFL history, Moss left defenses in the dust. You throw it up, the Freak will catch it. When he teamed up with Tom Brady, Randy set the all-time receiving TD record in a season with 23. Sure, he hot-dogged it, didn't run too many slants and said questionable things, he was still that dude. It's sad they way he retired and what could've been. One thing's for sure, Randy Moss doesn't care and would probably wipe his you know what with your opinion. |
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| 10-13-2011, 04:06 PM | away - #2 |
| 2. Don Hutson [pic] CAREER: 1935-1945 STATS: 488 Rec, 7,991 Yds, 99 TDs If it wasn't for Jerry Rice,Don Hutson would've definitely been number one. All this man did was invent the WR position. He was the first to run modern day routes and held 18 NFL records when he retired in '45. His receiving TD record stood for 44 years. He played in a time where defense ruled, every team ran the ball and QBs threw only when necessary. You young'ns better recognize and pay respect. 1. Jerry Rice [pic] CAREER: 1984-2004 STATS: 1,549 Rec, 22,895 Yds, 197 TDs If Jim Brown is Bill Russell, then Jerry Rice is Michael Jordan. He's the greatest to do it by a landslide, it's not even close. And yes a lot of it had to do with Montana, Young and Bill Walsh's revolutionary West Coast offense, but Mike had Scottie and Phil's triangle. On any given sunday, Jerry Rice was the best player on the field, hands down. He owns all the significant WR records, has the most all-purpose yards (23,546), all purpose TDs (208) and all the receiving Super Bowl records. Jerry did all this as a class act and never took a play off, something we can't say with a couple cats on this here list. He can credit his success to his father making him catch bricks with his bare hands. From a little tike, Jerry Rice was bred for football glory. *Cues the Lil B tribute* | |
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| 10-13-2011, 04:13 PM | away - #3 |
| The !! is a Don Hutson [pic] Randy and TO should be 2/3 | |
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| 10-13-2011, 04:14 PM | online - #4 |
| TO > Moss | |
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| 10-13-2011, 04:14 PM | away - #5 |
| Jerry The GOAT...[pic] | |
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| 10-13-2011, 04:18 PM | away - #6 | |
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| 10-13-2011, 04:25 PM | away - #7 | |
shut the !! up Moss and TO dominated a better era with better numbers they should both be above him | ||
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| 10-13-2011, 04:51 PM | away - #8 |
| 6. Cris Carter 5. Michael Irvin Stopped reading. | |
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| 10-13-2011, 04:55 PM | away - #9 | |
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| 10-13-2011, 04:56 PM | away - #10 |
| Don Hutson :agreement6: | |
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| 10-13-2011, 04:57 PM | away - #11 | |
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| 10-13-2011, 04:58 PM | away - #12 | |
the cowboys would have never won those championships without irvin this is a good list, i can !! with it. | ||
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| 10-13-2011, 04:58 PM | away - #13 |
| To should be 2 | |
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| 10-13-2011, 05:02 PM | away - #14 | |
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| 10-13-2011, 05:07 PM | away - #15 | ||
Stop reading a paragraph and using that as your reasoning as to why you're defending him. You using the they didnt throw the ball much excuse is penalizing Moss and TO for playing in one that did throw it more and you know they would dominate that era, stop debating for the sake of just debating
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| 10-13-2011, 05:07 PM | online - #16 | |
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| 10-13-2011, 05:07 PM | away - #17 | |
i can respect why he's on the list tho.. retired with 18 nfl records. damn. | ||
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| 10-13-2011, 05:07 PM | online - #18 |
| tim brown #10 [pic] | |
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| 10-13-2011, 05:11 PM | away - #19 | |
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| 10-13-2011, 05:13 PM | online - #20 |
| Only one that I didn't think of is Warfield. [pic] | |
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