What do you think was the greatest recievers group ?
October 11, 2024
What do you think was the greatest recievers group ?
10 comments
That one
In terms of all time, I think this one has to be in consideration. It’s not the best in terms of all time high end talent but in terms of depth it was fucking absurd.
The biggest strike against the 2011 receiving core was that the primes of these guys didn’t align well. Jennings was in his prime, jones didn’t quite hit his stride quite yet, same for Nelson, Cobb was a rookie, and driver was close to be kinda washed. But having Cobb as #5 is crazy.
Doesn’t get much better than that right there
Hmm. Putting aside the current roster, I’m wondering about: – Keith Jackson – Mark Chmura – Don Beebe – Andre Rison/Sterling Sharpe – Robert Brooks – and, oh yeah, Antonio Freeman – Bonus: Desmond Howard (punt returner)
Life/NFL existed before 12 and we’re doing great without him. Sorry, get over it.
P.S. I love Driver and I don’t hate Jennings.
P.P.S. Barring some atrocious calls/no-calls on the Cowboys, we probably make it to three straight SBs. That’s how good the roster was.
The one with Jeff Janis
This one is overrated because only 1 guy was in their prime at the time. Great group, but the names make it look better than it truly was
The bias in this sub is incredible. It’s definitely not that group but it was an elite unit for sure.
Deesa-one. Capiche?
I think it’s that one. It’s extremely hard to have a bunch of WR’s that are all in their prime on one team in the NFL. You might have two, but that’s about it. I lean towards this one, even over teams in the 90’s just because of the depth, even with some not being in their prime. Driver was an All Pro, and even though his numbers weren’t huge, he still produced and came up clutch. Jennings was in his prime at the time and one of the best in the league. Nelson was our 2nd best WR at this time, and next season he broke out. Cobb came along and produced day one in both receiving and the return game. He was also used in Wildcat and other running plays. Again, not huge numbers but he produced for us. Jones was just a reliable WR. He definitely wasn’t in his prime yet, but he caught everything thrown to him. Finley was one of the best TE’s we had since Franks or Chmura.
Give it a few years, and it could end up being this roster. I think Reed is our #1, but if Wick can get over his catch issues right now, he could easily become our #1. His route running will be as good as Tae’s. If Doubs gets his issues figured out and his drop problem as well, and he plays like he did towards the end of the season and playoffs, we would have a gnarly trio. Top it off with Watson’s deep ball ability, and that’s a really good WR group. Kraft is going to become a top TE in the league. I saw it last year when Musgrave went down. He just had that ability to make plays. I just don’t know if all 4 WR’s will click or turn it on at the same time to give the pictured group a run for their money.
10 comments
That one
In terms of all time, I think this one has to be in consideration. It’s not the best in terms of all time high end talent but in terms of depth it was fucking absurd.
The biggest strike against the 2011 receiving core was that the primes of these guys didn’t align well. Jennings was in his prime, jones didn’t quite hit his stride quite yet, same for Nelson, Cobb was a rookie, and driver was close to be kinda washed. But having Cobb as #5 is crazy.
Doesn’t get much better than that right there
Hmm. Putting aside the current roster, I’m wondering about:
– Keith Jackson
– Mark Chmura
– Don Beebe
– Andre Rison/Sterling Sharpe
– Robert Brooks
– and, oh yeah, Antonio Freeman
– Bonus: Desmond Howard (punt returner)
https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/green-bay-packers/roster/1996?sort=pos
Life/NFL existed before 12 and we’re doing great without him. Sorry, get over it.
P.S. I love Driver and I don’t hate Jennings.
P.P.S. Barring some atrocious calls/no-calls on the Cowboys, we probably make it to three straight SBs. That’s how good the roster was.
The one with Jeff Janis
This one is overrated because only 1 guy was in their prime at the time. Great group, but the names make it look better than it truly was
The bias in this sub is incredible. It’s definitely not that group but it was an elite unit for sure.
Deesa-one. Capiche?
I think it’s that one. It’s extremely hard to have a bunch of WR’s that are all in their prime on one team in the NFL. You might have two, but that’s about it. I lean towards this one, even over teams in the 90’s just because of the depth, even with some not being in their prime. Driver was an All Pro, and even though his numbers weren’t huge, he still produced and came up clutch. Jennings was in his prime at the time and one of the best in the league. Nelson was our 2nd best WR at this time, and next season he broke out. Cobb came along and produced day one in both receiving and the return game. He was also used in Wildcat and other running plays. Again, not huge numbers but he produced for us. Jones was just a reliable WR. He definitely wasn’t in his prime yet, but he caught everything thrown to him. Finley was one of the best TE’s we had since Franks or Chmura.
Give it a few years, and it could end up being this roster. I think Reed is our #1, but if Wick can get over his catch issues right now, he could easily become our #1. His route running will be as good as Tae’s. If Doubs gets his issues figured out and his drop problem as well, and he plays like he did towards the end of the season and playoffs, we would have a gnarly trio. Top it off with Watson’s deep ball ability, and that’s a really good WR group. Kraft is going to become a top TE in the league. I saw it last year when Musgrave went down. He just had that ability to make plays. I just don’t know if all 4 WR’s will click or turn it on at the same time to give the pictured group a run for their money.
This one minus finely