Randy Moss is the GOAT WR

[97Pac]

Can't be the goat with no rings

 

[Remote]

Can't be the goat with no rings

How many rings Barry Bonds got?

 

[kdslittlebro]

Can't be the goat with no rings

Rice is probably the GOAT, since you can’t argue the numbers, even tho I’m not personally picking him on my team over Moss, but WRs are not judged on rings. It’s rarely even brought up when ppl talk Rice.

Way too much is out of a receiver’s control.

 

[Devil Plisken…CMS]

Crazy Talk

Moss caught 55 yd TDs in triple coverage
He also took plays off & was irrelevant in Oaktown

Jerry didn’t cheat the game. Showed up 20+ years

 

[97Pac]

Rice is probably the GOAT, since you can’t argue the numbers, even tho I’m not personally picking him on my team over Moss, but WRs are not judged on rings. It’s rarely even brought up when ppl talk Rice.

Way too much is out of a receiver’s control.

I completely agree.

 

[Mantis Toboggan M.D.]

Randy Moss = Barry Sanders

Jerry Rice = Emmitt Smith

In terms of perceived innate talent versus what they actually did on the field in the regular season & postseason.

Not exactly. Barry averaged 100 yards on 20 carries every game for a 10 year career and averaged 1500 yards per season while scoring 100+ touchdowns on the career too. He was roughly 1 season of playing at his career averages from breaking the all time rushing record. It’s not his fault the lions couldn’t build a winner around him.

 

[broller]

Crazy Talk

Moss caught 55 yd TDs in triple coverage
He also took plays off & was irrelevant in Oaktown

Jerry didn’t cheat the game. Showed up 20+ years

Why is that part of your argument?

Some say he did since he admitted to using stick 'um

 

[Remote]

Not exactly. Barry averaged 100 yards on 20 carries every game for a 10 year career and averaged 1500 yards per season while scoring 100+ touchdowns on the career too. He was roughly 1 season of playing at his career averages from breaking the all time rushing record. It’s not his fault the lions couldn’t build a winner around him.

It’s funny how Sanders has a long leash for the Lions not building a consistent winner around him.

But the leash doesn’t seem like it was quite as long for Marino.

To be clear: they were both let down to some degree by their franchises. I just feel like people make more excuses for Barry.

 

[Devil Plisken…CMS]

Why is that part of your argument?

Some say he did since he admitted to using stick 'um

Im stating the obvious. These are the plays that draw people to Randy without consideration of the discipline & consistency that Jerry exhibited.

 

[yseJ]

Randy Moss = Barry Sanders

Jerry Rice = Emmitt Smith

In terms of perceived innate talent versus what they actually did on the field in the regular season & postseason.

this is disrespectful to Jerry Rice

 

[Remote]

this is disrespectful to Jerry Rice

Your 49ers fandom disqualifies your opinion.
Incapable of being objective.

 

[yseJ]

Your 49ers fandom disqualifies your opinion.
Incapable of being objective.

 

[staticshock]

Moss was more swaggy than Rice


Therefore, Moss>>Rice

 

[Mantis Toboggan M.D.]

It’s funny how Sanders has a long leash for the Lions not building a consistent winner around him.

But the leash doesn’t seem like it was quite as long for Marino.

To be clear: they were both let down to some degree by their franchises. I just feel like people make more excuses for Barry.

Barry had even less in his control as a running back is why. If the lions fall behind by 2-3 scores, odds are they’d have had to abandon the run.

 

[mitter]

Barry had even less in his control as a running back is why. If the lions fall behind by 2-3 scores, odds are they’d have had to abandon the run.

It is stupid to rate any non-QB NFL player on the basis of team success. Any non-QB has relatively limited impact. It's just the nature of the game.

Having said that, people overrate how bad the Lions were during Sanders' career. They made the playoffs half the time. Sanders didn't play on the Cowboys, but he didn't play for perennial 3-13 losers either. They were a competitive team that had some good players.