Greatest WR you've seen in your lifetime

[BillsFanM.D.]

Rice. Came to play every practice, every down, and every game of his life.

I've always said he was the greatest football player I've ever watched. So, suffice it to say, I'll take him at WR. He broke records like Gretzky....there are no contemporaries for those guys.

[mrags]

It's extremely tough not to say Moss for me. But I think Megatron might take it. But it's 1 and 1a for me. 6 in 1, half dozen in the other. Dozen matter to me at all. Either we're unstoppable in their primes. I think of Megateon continues to play he breaks some records.

[reddogblitz]

Drew Pearson

 

He was money

[Buffalo716]

It's extremely tough not to say Moss for me. But I think Megatron might take it. But it's 1 and 1a for me. 6 in 1, half dozen in the other. Dozen matter to me at all. Either we're unstoppable in their primes. I think of Megateon continues to play he breaks some records.

Calvin was a beast but retired at 30

 

Has 11,600 yards and 83 TDs.

 

He is beat up and at most would've played 5-6 more years

 

No way he sniffs 22,000 and Jerry Rice.

 

Jerry at 1200 yards at 40!

[mrags]

Calvin was a beast but retired at 30

 

Has 11,600 yards and 83 TDs.

 

He is beat up and at most would've played 5-6 more years

 

No way he sniffs 22,000 and Jerry Rice.

 

Jerry at 1200 yards at 40!

i never said what records he would break

 

Regardless, he's still better than Rice

Edited August 14, 2017 by mrags

[Buffalo716]

i never said what records he would break

Regardless, he's still better than Rice

What record?

 

And I'm not doubting you I just don't know what record he's near

Edited August 14, 2017 by Buffalo716

[DefenseWins]

Jerry Rice by a country mile...

[Dr.Sack]

The best receiver that I've ever seen play in person is AJ Green. I think he's better than Randy Moss. I only saw Jerry on tv, in the later 1/2 of his career, but he was good. Not an athletic freak, but disclipined, hungry & reliable. Only guy to ever come back from an ACL injury in 13 weeks. He was a workout freak.

[Blokestradamus]

I couldn't split Moss and TO. I think Moss was more naturally gifted but they were both incredible to watch.

 

If we're talking about watching in the flesh, it's a tough choice between Allen Robinson and Chris Hogan

Edited August 14, 2017 by Blokestradamus

[dulles]

Unless you are younger than 35, it should be Jerry Rice and it's not even close.

If you are younger than 35, you need to study your NFL history. Jerry Rice by far.

[Samwell Tarly]

Tough to argue with Rice, he was the total package.

Moss was awesome too, the most physically gifted I've seen, but

Megatron is right on his heels.

Sterling Sharpe also awesome, made Farce and his gunslinger style work because he could catch about anything.

As Bills go, Andre Reed for sure. So many great catches during the golden years of this franchise.

[Best Player Available]

Lots of great ones. Jerry Rice sits at the top though. Always made the big plays, and his offseason workout regiment would make some of today's receivers quit the game. Kept his mouth shut, did what was asked, and was the one player any NFL team would covet.

[GunnerBill]

I'm only going to go with people who have played while I have been watching the league.... so we are talking 2002 on. All time it clearly is Rice but the Rice I saw right at the end of his career was not the Rice that dominated the league.

 

My top 3 are TO, Randy Moss and Megatron... in that order.

[oldmanfan]

Rice. Not only best WR but best player I've seen

[Alaska Darin]

Calvin was a beast but retired at 30

 

Has 11,600 yards and 83 TDs.

 

He is beat up and at most would've played 5-6 more years

 

No way he sniffs 22,000 and Jerry Rice.

 

Jerry at 1200 yards at 40!

Implying their situations were somehow equal? Megatron in the West Coast Offense with Montana/Rice throwing to him on those loaded teams would have defined the word "unstoppable."

 

ALL things being equal, I'd take Megatron over anyone.

[Billsfansinceday1]

I suspect that a lot here weren't around when Joe was throwing to Jerry. Rice was the best who ever played, without a doubt. Despite lacking top end speed, he torched DBs every single Sunday and his work ethic was legendary.

 

I mean no disrespect to Moss who is a solid #2.

[billsintaiwan]

Hard to argue with anyone mentioned above. But no love for Lofton? He was a force with green bay. And I think he had Lynn dickey chucking it up for him most of the time.

[Rico]

Rice by far.

[Kirby Jackson]

Is this the thread where we say how ridiculous it is that TO isn't in the HOF?

[KRT88]

Jerry Rice by a mile! He made everything look completely effortless and he showed up every week.

 

Moss ran only one pattern!

 

Calvin Johnson ould be second because he was basically uncoverable. Too much size and athleticism!

[Charles Romes]

I'm not sure anyone has ever played the position as well as Julio is playing it right now. Has the physicality matched only by megaton and better hands.

[billsbackto81]

I like Rice but jeez, he did have Montana and Young throwing the ball.

 

Sharpe was amazing! A freight train with stickem! Great commercial for those that remember. Neck injury cost him a HOF career.

 

Surprised C. Carter not getting any love. Made some of the best catches I've ever seen.

 

Marvin Harrison was pretty amazing too. His route running and ability to get open were the best. But he also had Peyton.

 

For me it's Megatron. Rice had Montana/Young. Sharpe had Favre. Harrison had Peyton and Moss showed what he was really capable of once Brady came into the picture.

 

Megatron had......Stafford! Really?

Edited August 14, 2017 by billsbackto81

[BuffAlone]

Unless you are younger than 35, it should be Jerry Rice and it's not even close.

Absolutely. He did it all.every play

[GunnerBill]

I'm not sure anyone has ever played the position as well as Julio is playing it right now. Has the physicality matched only by megaton and better hands.

 

Julio was 4th on my list.

[machine gun kelly]

Moss by his own admission too plays off, and TO had a lot of drops.

 

For me it's Megatron, even though he only played til 30 he was so amazing to watch. Great hands, reach, caught everything even when double covered.

 

I also love Fitz. I watched Riceas a kid and was impressive.

[Kemp]

Rice

Moss

Alworth

[JMF2006]

Rice,he was a workout warrior.

 

Not the biggest,not the fastest, but the best ever.

I like Rice but jeez, he did have Montana and Young throwing the ball.

Sharpe was amazing! A freight train with stickem! Great commercial for those that remember. Neck injury cost him a HOF career.

Surprised C. Carter not getting any love. Made some of the best catches I've ever seen.

Marvin Harrison was pretty amazing too. His route running and ability to get open were the best. But he also had Peyton.

For me it's Megatron. Rice had Montana/Young. Sharpe had Favre. Harrison had Peyton and Moss showed what he was really capable of once Brady came into the picture.

Megatron had......Stafford! Really?

 

Its not Staffords fault his line sucked or the running game sucked or the D couldn't stop a nose bleed.most seasons.

[billsbackto81]

Rice,he was a workout warrior.

 

Not the biggest,not the fastest, but the best ever.

 

Its not Staffords fault his line sucked or the running game sucked or the D couldn't stop a nose bleed.most seasons.

 

The post wasn't meant to poo-poo on Stafford though he's nowhere near the level of the QB's mentioned. It's to point out what Johnson could've done with a Brady/ Rodgers or Young type QB.

If you like Stafford that's ok I guess. Blaming the O-Line? Never stopped Barry in his day from being an all time great and though the D cant stop a nose bleed its still the other side of the ball.

[JMF2006]

 

The post wasn't meant to poo-poo on Stafford though he's nowhere near the level of the QB's mentioned. It's to point out what Johnson could've done with a Brady/ Rodgers or Young type QB.

If you like Stafford that's ok I guess. Blaming the O-Line? Never stopped Barry in his day from being an all time great and though the D cant stop a nose bleed its still the other side of the ball.

 

Yes but when the D sucks your playing from behind and need to throw a lot.

 

Barry Sanders despite his explosive abilities led the league a few times in most negative yard rushing plays they never made the highlight reel

[vincec]

Moss played with Brady for 4 seasons. And he averaged about as many touchdowns as he did in his seven seasons with Culpepper. Oh and Rice averaged more touchdowns per game in his record-setting TD season.

True enough. I guess I only remembered to 16-0 season. But even so, he didn't have the same QB play over his career so I'll stay with him.

 

Rice was great and I was a big 49er fan and you can definitely argue that he was a better all around WR, but it's tough to get the frequent highlight reel catches that Moss made out of my mind. He was at least the greatest downfield receiver of his era.

[BisonMan]

Rice is the easy pick here. Never "took plays off" and never divided a locker room. Consumate team player and example for every other player in the league. He lifted the players around him unlike TO and Moss. Rice did have some great QBs throwing him the ball but they are great QBs in part, because they got to throw to Jerry Rice. It's a two-way street. Yards, TDs, SuperBowls, longevity...Rice dominates them all.

 

I give Megatron props for similar reasons. Consumate professsional and a dominant player. Oddly, Stanford had a better season after Johnson retired because he relied on Johnson too much. I also like him because he's a fellow Georgia Tech alum.

 

Somebody else mentioned Fred Biletnikoff. Nobody had hands like him that I've ever seen. He was slow but still got open all the time with great moves. He practice catching balls by standing in facing a wall in a gym and having Stabler throw balls off the wall. The balls took all sorts of bounces and FB had to react without seeing them coming and catch them. I never heard of anyone else doing that. People remember the stickem' he used later in his career but he always had the best hands in the game.

 

EdW

[Pine Barrens Mafia]

Randy Moss, and it really isn't close.

[Utah John]

I saw ONE mention of Lance Alworth in this. You can't look at records from different eras and compare numbers since the game changed so much, but Alworth in the 60s and early 70s was just as dominant as any of the others.

 

Jerry Rice is the best WR I ever saw. Rice, Megatron, Julio -- all great too. I'd put Alworth second. Probably most of the people on this board have never even heard of him which is a shame.

 

As to the best player of all time, it's Jim Brown forever.

[Call_Of_Ktulu]

If Eric Moulds got to play with Steve Young I think he would easily be in the conversation.

[H2o]

Jerry Rice. The guy couldn't be covered and if he dropped a pass you were looking for an asteroid to hit the planet or something. Not only was he the best, he trained like the best. Many of the NFL stars who played with him fell by the wayside on "The Hill" where he trained

 

http://m.thepostgame.com/blog/training-day/201308/hill-san-francisco-49ers-dan-brown-roger-craig-jerry-rice-nfl-running

[BuffaloHokie13]

Calvin Johnson

Larry Fitzgerald

Julio Jones

[aristocrat]

david boston

[H2o]

david boston

On or off of steroids?

[26CornerBlitz]

No mention of Jordan Matthews yet?

Had to get that off my chest.

[BigPappy]

Has to be Jerry Rice. They guy was an absolute beast on the field. Showed up every game, never took a rep off.