The best WR of all-time not named Jerry Rice?

[z Revis]

Quote: Originally Posted by bkrich83

I've watched plenty of Harrison. You are correct he was great. As far as his era. I think Moss, and TO certainly have arguments at the very least. I am no fan of TO, and he gets the dropsies but in his prime you can not ignore the impact he has on a game. I like Harrison, he's a techincian, I think he's in the running for the best of his era, but with a guy like Rice there's no question where he stands.

TO and Moss are definitely up there, there's no denying that. I would just have to give the edge to Harrison. He has a ring, which neither TO or Moss do. I think Harrison was more consistent than both of them. And not to mention, how Harrison handled himself on the playing field.

And another thing that seperates Rice from all the others, aside from the obvious reasons, the man was 40 years old and still played at the top of his game...catching 92 passes for 1200+ yards. Just ridiculous.

[Chip Douglass]

Quote: Originally Posted by The15thunter

alright, tell me why.

Harrison is a great WR. I'll be kind enough to call him the 2nd greatest WR of all time for argument's sake.

Jerry Rice is the greatest football player of all time. Period.

[Kelverin]

Quote: Originally Posted by Olson-for-Heisman

Jerry Rice is the greatest football player of all time. Period.

So for "argument's sake" does that mean if you were starting a franchise you would pick JR first?

[MattieShoes]

Quote: Originally Posted by Fox1994

Ya, Hutson was a beast. He was a great all-arounder. Not sure how he would compare to todays receivers, but that's moot because he's not one of today's receivers. He was great for when he played. Astounding. One of the best ever, regardless of what PFR says... Though I like the rankings otherwise.

That was just their AV thing. FWIW, they did recently do a "best wr's ever" list and Hutson was 2nd.

1. Rice (9095)
2. Hutson (7335)
3. Harrison (6890)
4. Owens (6463)
5. Moss (6260)
6. Alworth (6045)
7. Largent (5755)
8. Irvin (5443)
9. Berry (5367)
10. Jimmy Smith (5352)
11. Brown (5182)
12. Warfield (5141)
13. Maynard (5061)
14. Holt (5038)
15. Lofton (4930)

[bkrich83]

Quote: Originally Posted by Kelverin

So for "argument's sake" does that mean if you were starting a franchise you would pick JR first?

I have heard some very knowledgable football people say Rice is not only the greatest WR but the greatest football player ever. I think he's pretty close.

If I were starting a franchise and could pick anyone first, I personally would start with Anthony Munoz. A pure left tackle without weakness who could dominate the run game, and protect your QB's blind side.

[steelcurtain311]

I'm surprised (but also glad) to see people here aren't picking Moss. Most people will make the claim that he's the greatest ever on ability, but I've never bought it. Part of being great is playing every play on every team you play for. I don't care if it was a bad situation in Oakland, that shouldn't affect your effort. You're being paid a salary for it to not affect your effort. Be a ****ing professional.

And the fact is, he's not the greatest ever on his ability alone, either. The list starts and ends with Rice.

[Steve Slaton #1 Fan]

Terrell Owens is one of the greatest physical WR specimens in the history of the NFL and you can't argue with his stats. When it's all said and done he is one of the best to ever play the game.

[Fox1994]

Quote: Originally Posted by The15thunter

athletically blessed but lacks preparation - reggie bush.

At a boy. Many thanks. Bush's name didn't even cross my mind.

Quote: Originally Posted by MattieShoes

That was just their AV thing. FWIW, they did recently do a "best wr's ever" list and Hutson was 2nd. 1. Rice (9095) 2. Hutson (7335) 3. Harrison (6890) 4. Owens (6463) 5. Moss (6260) 6. Alworth (6045) 7. Largent (5755) 8. Irvin (5443) 9. Berry (5367) 10. Jimmy Smith (5352) 11. Brown (5182) 12. Warfield (5141) 13. Maynard (5061) 14. Holt (5038) 15. Lofton (4930)

That looks cool. Y'know, I was about to mention - again - that Moss is a quiter and shouldn't be ranked that high. Then I remembered that the reason I'm the only person re-hashing that is because the only team he completely quit on was the Raiders. *******.