Moss calls him the best WR ever at Super Bowl press confrence

King Glorious · #1 02-03-2013, 06:03 PM

I have Moss as the best. The fact that people keep bringing up that Moss would take plays off is funny to me. To take plays off and still compile the numbers he did is incredible. The thing they don't understand is that a lot of the time, it was not only excepted by his coaches but also asked for. They wanted him conserving his energy for when they were asking him to go long. Whereas Rice might run three straight routes of 10-15 yards, Moss would be asked to run 40 yards. So if he took the next play off to be ready to run 40 yards again, they were ok with that.

Rice was more consistent. Moss was more explosive. Over a three game stretch, Rice might go for 8-100-1 each game. Moss might go 2-45-0, 3-60-0, 4-180-3. Moss put more fear into defensive backs and coordinators than anyone else ever has. You had to make sure you had both safeties in the area. It's no coincidence that the two most prolific single season offenses in NFL history both featured Moss.

Adding to what Calzone was saying about his college days, coaching staffs at both Notre Dame and Florida St said he was the greatest athlete to ever come to those schools. Going back to high school, he was also twice named as the top basketball player, even though future #7 NBA draft pick Jason Williams was on his team.

Give me equal players to surround them with and I'm taking Moss. There has never been an athlete like him and I doubt I'll ever see another one.

Dahoss · #2 02-03-2013, 06:24 PM

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There has never been an athlete like him and I doubt I'll ever see another one.

The hyperbole here is great. Ever hear of Bo Jackson? How about Jim Brown?

King Glorious · #3 02-03-2013, 08:27 PM

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The hyperbole here is great. Ever hear of Bo Jackson? How about Jim Brown?

They weren't as good as Moss. Other than strength, there isn't any measurable thing I could think of that places them higher than Moss. We're talking about arguably the best receiver in history that was also a state 100/200 meter champ in track and was good enough to be voted top basketball player in the state over a future top 10 pick NBA player. Bowden and Holtz both said he was the best athlete ever at their respective schools and he never even played for them. Jackson was great. Brown was too. Deion Sanders was too. Joe Mauer is another top one. Maybe Dave Winfield is comparable.

Dahoss · #4 02-03-2013, 08:50 PM

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They weren't as good as Moss. Other than strength, there isn't any measurable thing I could think of that places them higher than Moss. We're talking about arguably the best receiver in history that was also a state 100/200 meter champ in track and was good enough to be voted top basketball player in the state over a future top 10 pick NBA player. Bowden and Holtz both said he was the best athlete ever at their respective schools and he never even played for them. Jackson was great. Brown was too. Deion Sanders was too. Joe Mauer is another top one. Maybe Dave Winfield is comparable.

Well if Lou Holtz said something it must be true.

Bo Jackson was a better athlete and so was Jim Brown. Aside from running the fastest 40 yard dash ever at the combine, Jackson also ran track at Auburn and qualified for Nationals his freshman and sophomore years. I'll take that over being the HS state champ in West Virginia, but just for good measure Jackson was also a two time state champ in the 100 meter dash, in Alabama. He was as good as Moss, if not better in college, he averaged over 6 yards per carry and won a Heisman. He was able to make an all star team in pro baseball and pro bowl in the NFL in his brief career.

3kings · #5 02-03-2013, 09:31 PM

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Well if Lou Holtz said something it must be true.

Bo Jackson was a better athlete and so was Jim Brown. Aside from running the fastest 40 yard dash ever at the combine, Jackson also ran track at Auburn and qualified for Nationals his freshman and sophomore years. I'll take that over being the HS state champ in West Virginia, but just for good measure Jackson was also a two time state champ in the 100 meter dash, in Alabama. He was as good as Moss, if not better in college, he averaged over 6 yards per carry and won a Heisman. He was able to make an all star team in pro baseball and pro bowl in the NFL in his brief career.

I agree. Bo Jackson is a better all around athlete the best of our lifetime.

GPK · #6 02-03-2013, 09:43 PM

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I agree. Bo Jackson is a better all around athlete the best of our lifetime.

I'm in on this one, too.

Danzig · #7 02-03-2013, 09:54 PM

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I agree. Bo Jackson is a better all around athlete the best of our lifetime.

no doubt. the guy was amazing.

moss could have been the best wr ever, but i don't think he was. i think he was his own worst enemy.

King Glorious · #8 02-04-2013, 06:23 PM

Baseball wise, Jackson was Adam Dunn with more speed. You would think with him being as fast as he was, he would have stolen more bases or that his steals success ratio would have been much better. Bo was a career. 250 hitter. He once led the league in strikeouts. He was pretty much feast or famine. Yao Ming got more votes than Shaq. Jeremy Lin got more votes than James Harden.