Toledo Bill Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 That guy had decent speed, was a sensational downfield blocker and had the best set of hands I have ever seen. His routes were run on a dime. What a plus a true "possession receiver" can be. I think Eric Moulds is great (other than his recent "dropsies") and Evans will be a star, but a guy like Chandler doesn't come along too often. Anybody have a modern day player they would compare to Chandler? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheRocks Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 A few names come to mind are these players who have/had speed, but are not known as "burners", but have great hands, and great route running skills. Brandon Stokley Wayne Chrebet (maybe not anymore) Hines Ward Easy Ed McCaffery Derrick Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevewin Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 I still remember as a kid playing football in the street - every kid used to pretend they were Bobby Chandler practicing their the shoetip sideline (curbline) catches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mphs mike Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 That guy had decent speed, was a sensational downfield blocker and had the best set of hands I have ever seen. His routes were run on a dime. What a plus a true "possession receiver" can be. I think Eric Moulds is great (other than his recent "dropsies") and Evans will be a star, but a guy like Chandler doesn't come along too often. Anybody have a modern day player they would compare to Chandler? 227938[/snapback] No one compares to one of my favorite Bills of all time. I'll never forget as a wide eyed 7 or 8 year old going to training camp at Niagara. One day my foot was stepped on by a rookie walking back to the clubhouse. I wasn't hurt, but was treated like a king by - Bobby Chandler. He made sure I had all the autographs I wanted by the end of the day. After that he went on to a pretty good career! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevewin Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 One day my foot was stepped on by a rookie walking back to the clubhouse. Damn rookies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 I still remember as a kid playing football in the street - every kid used to pretend they were Bobby Chandler practicing their the shoetip sideline (curbline) catches. 227992[/snapback] This is funny stevewin because we did pretty much the same thing. Can anyone remember the play that Ferguson and Chandler ran when inside the 10 yard line? Joe used to throw the ball "down and away" just beyond the goal line and Chandler used to have to dive for it. No problem for Chandler though. We used to run that play(or at least try to ) all the time in our backyard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 That guy had decent speed, was a sensational downfield blocker and had the best set of hands I have ever seen. His routes were run on a dime. What a plus a true "possession receiver" can be. I think Eric Moulds is great (other than his recent "dropsies") and Evans will be a star, but a guy like Chandler doesn't come along too often. 227938[/snapback] Agreed, may he RIP... glad he was able to get a ring with the Raiders,he sure deserved one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 I still remember as a kid playing football in the street - every kid used to pretend they were Bobby Chandler practicing their the shoetip sideline (curbline) catches. 227992[/snapback] HAHA That was me too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 I have seen Bob Chandler hosting a show on ESPN before that shows bizarre sports games all over the world. Elephant soccer and what not. Stuff that Cheap Seats would have a blast with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheRocks Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 i remember one time he was a contestant on the Hollywood Squares Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubes Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 Bobby Chandler was, and always will be, my favorite Bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderstealer Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 Bobby Chandler was, and always will be, my favorite Bill. 228259[/snapback] Reed may still turn out to be a good posession guy. He and Chandlers first 3 seasons aren't that far off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 Reed may still turn out to be a good posession guy. He and Chandlers first 3 seasons aren't that far off. Do you mean #'s wise or did Chandler have the same troubles with his hands that Reed has been having? I'm not old enough to remember well, but I just have a hard time picturing Chandler ever having trouble catching the ball. Cya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralonzo Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 I still remember as a kid playing football in the street - every kid used to pretend they were Bobby Chandler practicing their the shoetip sideline (curbline) catches. 227992[/snapback] Yep, the good old out pattern to the curb... jam the toes up, throw should be at least 3 feet OB, stretch out and snag it while falling, and pray there was no dog poop when you landed. Loved that pattern, most of the time. Was there ever a better (or stickier) quartet of hands in the NFL than Biletnikoff and Chandler for the Raiders? I remember Chandler made a catch that's gotta be top-5 sickest I've ever seen, right at the back of the endzone, stops with his toes about a pubimeter short of the end line, and while falling forward snags a loop pass with fully outstretched arms about 6 inches before they both hit the ground. That pass would have landed 7 or 8 feet OB, but it was a touchdown. That's Bobby Chandler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 I remember Chandler made a catch that's gotta be top-5 sickest I've ever seen, right at the back of the endzone, stops with his toes about a pubimeter short of the end line, and while falling snags a loop pass with fully outstretched arms about 6 inches before they both hit the ground. That pass would have landed 7 or 8 feet OB, but it was a touchdown. That's Bobby Chandler. I think that catch used to be part of NBC's intro collage on their NFL Sundays. Not many guys give up the body like that any more..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 That guy had decent speed, was a sensational downfield blocker and had the best set of hands I have ever seen. His routes were run on a dime. What a plus a true "possession receiver" can be. I think Eric Moulds is great (other than his recent "dropsies") and Evans will be a star, but a guy like Chandler doesn't come along too often. Anybody have a modern day player they would compare to Chandler? 227938[/snapback] It is a shame he played on Bill's teams that had such poor winning pct's. I always thought he was as good as or better than Bilitnikof (SP?). But back then the Raiders got as much press as any team ever has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderstealer Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 Do you mean #'s wise or did Chandler have the same troubles with his hands that Reed has been having? I'm not old enough to remember well, but I just have a hard time picturing Chandler ever having trouble catching the ball. Cya 229048[/snapback] That i don't remember...it's a good point though. There are those scratching their heads now not believing how JR has had such a hard time catching the ball too. Tom Modrack being first in line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark VI Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 I'm not old enough to remember well, but I just have a hard time picturing Chandler ever having trouble catching the ball.Cya 229048[/snapback] I'm old enough. He caught everything and others here will tell you the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KurtGodel77 Posted February 6, 2005 Share Posted February 6, 2005 It seems to me that a lot of the Patriots' WRs are in the Chandler mold: guys without breakaway speed, with hands as soft as freshly fallen snow. That's why the Patriots are so good at going on those 15 play, clock-killing drives. I agree with the original post: we could use as WR like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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