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Re: Top wide receivers in history
Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2021 11:45 pm
by JuggernautJ
Brian wolf wrote:
Just out of curiosity, who are the most underrated receivers in NFL history ? Players that at least deserve to make the HOVG if not HOF but havent yet ?
Interesting (and fun) question.
I'd have to give it some more thought but three "homers" who instantly came to mind are John Taylor, Dwight Clark and Alyn Beals.
Re: Top wide receivers in history
Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2021 12:07 am
by Brian wolf
Great call on Beals, a TD machine.
I also forgot about Gary Clark, who teamed well with Monk. We all know Warren Wells would have stayed great had he not went to jail in the offseason. After joining a rehabilitation group that was more like an abusive cult, he wasnt the same person when he returned to the Raiders. Another underrated player was Sonny Randle of the Cardinals, who I believe led all NFL(not AFL) receivers in TD receptions in the 1960s but not certain on that ?
Re: Top wide receivers in history
Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2021 9:40 am
by rhickok1109
Beals was very good in the AAFC but mediocre in his 2 years in the NFL.
Re: Top wide receivers in history
Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2021 12:53 pm
by JuggernautJ
rhickok1109 wrote:Beals was very good in the AAFC but mediocre in his 2 years in the NFL.
Understood.
One might say the same of a few AFL stars who are in the Hall of Fame/Hall of (the) Vey Good...
I am not saying he is one of the all-time greats... just worthy of being remembered and perhaps of someday being enshrined in our Hall of the Very Good.
He was the AAFC's all-time leading scorer.
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/ ... alAl00.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alyn_Beals