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Interesting that the 7 person panel included Boyd Dowler, Mike Holmgren, and Ted Thompson.
Some interesting stuff. Rice #1, Moss #2, and Hutson #3.
Some interesting stuff. Rice #1, Moss #2, and Hutson #3.
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"There's a lot of interest in the draft. It's great. But quite frankly, most of the people that are commenting on it don't know anything about what they are talking about."--Ted Thompson -
Greatest I've ever seen is Moss.Formerly known as JustinHarrell. -
Take a tour of the Packers HOF and watch the film clips of Don Hutson.Originally posted by JustinHarrell
Because he was before my time, I was always a little bit skeptical when my Dad said Hutson was the best receiver he had ever seen.
When I saw the clips of Hutson, I was amazed with his speed and shifty moves.
Though it is difficult to compare players of different eras, Hutson's skills truly impressed me.Comment
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Damn, I wanted to get some ass kissing in before the ol' man showed up! Ya beat me to it tho ...Originally posted by oregonpackfanComment
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Greatest I've ever seen was Moss also
Sterline Sharpe IMO would have been top 10 at least w/o injury; Favre's stats would be elevated even higher and IMO it would have been quite likely we would have witnessed more titles
While I never likes S Sharpe the person; he was a great playerTERD Buckley over Troy Vincent, Robert Ferguson over Chris Chambers, Kevn King instead of TJ Watt, and now, RICH GANNON, over JIMMY JIMMY JIMMY LEONARD. Thank you FLOWERComment
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While I'll agree Sterling was a great player (just ask him). I think the Packers and Brett got better after he left. Brett started distributing the ball to all his receivers, not just looking to throw the ball to Sterling on every play.Originally posted by BretskyIf you're not a Packer fan, you're not a football fan!Comment
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Well the defense certainly got better after he left. That didnt hurt anything either.Originally posted by 3irty1Comment
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You can't convince me that the mid 90s Packers were better off without Sharpe. The guy was a beast. Without injury, he would've posted 1200 catches and 15,000 yards without much trouble with Favre tossing him the ball.Originally posted by Pack-man
Sharpe's departure did play a role in Favre's maturing...but I think that would've happened anyway. It probably just hastened it a little.My signature has NUDITY in it...whatcha gonna do?Comment
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Ha!Originally posted by mission
I hope it isn't annoying for the younger posters to hear the old guys constantly spam for Hutson. but go to Packer.com and watch the clips of the player in action. Usually, when you watch players from the old days, they look jerky and a little slow. Not Don, he super smooth and much faster than the players of his time. He is a fully modern player teleported back to the old days.
The fun thing to watch is the DBacks of his era trying to cover him. While Don is smooth, quick and fast, the DB's are slow and jerky. On some routes, the DBacks are trailing him by 5, 10 or 15 yards. They are running as fast as they can, struggling in panic and Hutson is simply sailing upfield, never to be caught.
While modern DBacks have studied their opponents on tape and have seen the players moves. Hutson era backs are totally fooled. They have never seen the stuff Don is doing.
Moss, Rice, and many other receivers are great in their own right, but Don changed the very nature of his sport. When Don retired, all the teams had a passing offense. When he started, few of 'em had a real pass offense. Don caused the entire game to evolve.Comment
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Hutson was one of the top 5 WRs of all-time...period.My signature has NUDITY in it...whatcha gonna do?Comment
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I'd take a healthy Sterling ahead of all but the top 3 on that list.Comment
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I agree. I'm with everybody on the love of Hutson also. To be a believer all you have to do is watch the one play where Don is double covered, easily beats the double team, makes a one-handed grab, and then breezes past the two defenders to the endzone.Originally posted by Scott Campbell
He was the Babe Ruth of football.
1 Rice
2 Hutson
3 Moss
This is where I'd put a healthy Sterling Sharpe."There's a lot of interest in the draft. It's great. But quite frankly, most of the people that are commenting on it don't know anything about what they are talking about."--Ted ThompsonComment
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In 2002, Sharpe was inducted into the Packers HOF.Originally posted by Scott Campbell
He was going around telling eveyone he was the greatest reciever in Packer history. Lofton was there and told people Sterling didn't know it, but Sharpe was only the 3rd greatest pass catcher in Packer history.
The first? Don Hutson. 2nd? James Lofton 3rd ain't bad when you are talking about the Packers.Comment
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He wasn't a Packer, but I can't take a top 10 WR list seriously if it doesn't have Freddie Biletnikoff. I mean c'mon, the man was the gold standard in an era where receivers just got the crap mugged out of them.
Plus, I remember the guy being a serious smoker, like a pack and a half a day kind of thing. He'd stub out a butt, slather on some stick-um, and make an absolutely sick catch to keep a drive going. This was when Giants Walked the Earth.Comment
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Wow, there use to be white WRs?Comment
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