Today's Top 10: Best Wide Receivers

Up to this post, here is a list of receivers brought up on this thread by Steelers fans.

Stallworth
Reed
Joiner
Alworth
Berry
Taylor
Belitnikoff
Warfield
Ellard

Yup, all Black and Gold there.

 

pretty damn solid list, freelance

A couple names that could get some consideration that haven't been mentioned: Crazy Legs Hirsch and Hines Ward. Hirsch had more TDs and a better yards per catch average than Fears. Ward gets bonus points for his blocking and aggressive play to go along with his 800 catches. Not many, if any, receivers play as physical as he does.

 

For the love of Tebow, Hines Ward is not a top 10 receiver all time. Many years he's not in the top 10 in the league.

 

Captain_Kirk....i almost had Crazy Legs on my list.you're right. he's one who should also get more consideration.
i don't think Hines is a Top 10 guy. let's not get too carried away here..

 

Art Monk number 4 of all time? With Steve Largent down at number 9? I'm sorry, but why? Monk led his league in catches once and yards per game once. He never led his league in receiving yards, and never caught more than 8 touchdowns in a season. He had great longevity, sure, but the fourth-best receiver of all time? I don't know if he's in the top 20, let alone the top 5.

Largent, meanwhile, had nine touchdowns or more in six games EDIT: seasons (my bad), is higher in career receiving yards even though he didn't play as long, etc. Maybe some of it is the offenses they played in, but not all of it. Anyway, considering that they're contemporaries, I don't think there's much argument. Not saying Largent is the best wideout of all time, but better than Monk (as are a lot of the people below him on your list and not on your list).

 

each to his own.
that's why it's fun to come up with these lists and have everybody debate 'em. my 10 won't be your 10 and vice-versa. understand completely.

 

Yeah, this is a great idea, Freelance.

 

While I also believe Largent is better Monk, one thing about Monk is he had other decent receivers on his team. That meant his stats were a little diluted, but it also means he was open a lot more.

Of course, I can't name another receiver who played with the Seahawks during Largent's career (not a big Hawks fan, though), so that speaks to Largent's greatness.

 

freelance...great idea..maybe to avoid any arguments or debates of global proportions, we all should just list 10 players in no order....

 

Largent had six games with nine or more TDs? Wow, that's got to be a record. And here I thought the NFL record for touchdown receptions in a game was five.

 

The problem with this list -- and many like it is they turn into a lifetime achievement award list and are usually built around career totals, which means a number of guys playing right now have no chance of making the list.

And you'd be hard pressed to convince me that you'd rather have anyone not named Rice in their prime over Larry Fitzgerald right now. And I'd say Steve Smith from Carolina probably belongs on that list as well.

But neither has hung around for 10 or 12 years yet so they don't the career numbers we love to put so much stock in all the time.

 

How about the great Steve Raible?

OK, great might be a little strong.