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When Steve Largent retired he was the all-time leader in receptions, yards and touchdown receptions as an NFL receiver. It was Largent's records that Rice eventually surpassed. Most people don't remember that.

Let's be real. They could of had a dozen players on this round table. The nfl has always had amazing receivers.

Largent retired as the all time leader in yards, TD's and catches (at the time) on an expansion Seahawks team with relative no name QB's....and he did it with no gloves

Imagine drafting Steve Largent just to tell him they had all the receivers they needed the Oilers were so cursed

So glad to see Steve Largent at this table...one of the most underrated receivers thats ever lived he was Jerry Rice before before Jerry Rice glad hes getting recognized

Needed Randy Moss and Calvin Johnson

steve Largent was that guy that you'd here so much about and then when you saw him you were like this is the guy no one can stop? and then you'd see him play and it was amazing

Steve Largent is an absolute LEGEND of the position.

It’s nice they had Steve largent

Larry Fitzgerald? Edit: Steve Largent mentioned him so I feel better now.

Having Steve Largent on was an absolute delight...

“Ice up son ice up” - Steve Smith Sr 😂😂🤣

“You see this face, that mean I scored”

To put in perspective how crazy Jerry Rice's numbers are: When Steve Largent retired, he was the all-time leader in Receptions and Yards. Jerry finished with almost double the amount of receptions and TD's as Largent, and just less then 10,000 more yards. Just incredible...13 x Pro Bowler, and still had over 1,000 yards Receiving at age 40. More pass happy era for sure, but still just amazing.

I’ve never seen Steve Smith so humbled before 👍.

When Steve Largent retired he held every major receiving record. He was the all-time GOAT receiver until Jerry Rice did his thing. Steve Largent didn't make the NFL Top 100 players of All-Time list, or the snub list, or the snub list snub-list or the honorable mentions list. Just a reminder that several somebodies made a massive mistake and have never owned up to it.

How do you not add 1-2 more to the panel. Randy Moss is an absolute MUST.

It’s hard to compare receivers so I’ve said this before. One down: Deandre Hopkins One game: Randy Moss One season: Calvin Johnson One career: Jerry Rice

People forget that the GOAT Jerry Rice used to drop his fair share of passes when he was young.....hard work and dedication pays off

Michael Irvin in any room is a must watch

This was a whole lot better than I thought it would be. The Linebackers was the best.

When Michael Irvin says "Oh my Gawd", you can't help but smile.

Dont tell me Chris Carter couldnt catch a plane. He could catch anything.

Steve largent man I love this guy arguably the greatest route runner in the wide receiver position jerry rice Steve smith Michael Ervin this is amazing I got goose bumps

I love the Steve's! Smith Sr was always a baller, I loved watching him get defenders off their game before it even started and every time I hear about or see Largent the song "Believe it or not" just pops in my head. Largent was so fun to watch, he was like the Larry Bird of football, you just couldn't believe that little guy was accomplishing what you were seeing. Of course, Jerry was great and so was Michel, I was waiting for Jerry to say he also sprayed stick em' on his tennis shoes as well. As much as I admire Mike and Jerry they would sometimes bore me. Jerry was like a machine, automatic. He was so fast and precise it's was like watching elaborate domino schemes, it's fun to watch a few times and then you kinda know what's coming. As bombastic as Irving is and was on the field, it was kind of the same with him. I like listening to them talk about their careers, you gotta give it to Mike he's not boring when he talks football. Having read Bill Walsh's book about the west coast offense has certainly help me see JR and MI's game in a much better light, especially Jerry Rice. It's amazing How many teams used that system. I used to think it was just the perfect assignment sheet or something like that. To hear it talked about back in the day, that's what I always pictured it was, but it's way more detailed and at the same time accessible. The system is so nearly perfect that once you understand it within your team, creativity becomes part of your physical game and execution equals greatness. The way Bill wrote the book, it really is the greatest revelation of the modern game. The variants and combinations within the west coast offense are endless and the more you engage with it, it starts to become like a matrix (I use this term loosely) in which you can view the entire game, kinda like putting virtual reality glasses on your brain instead of your eyes. Once you start understanding how it all goes together it becomes a way of thinking about everything you do and the system can be applied to every aspect of your life. It certainly makes you love football all over again.

Everyone’s crying about missing receivers. Maybe they couldn’t get them.

Nice to see Steve Largent get some love. I feel like a lot of fans overlook what he did for the league.

Top 10 Wide receivers of all time.1. Jerry Rice: DA! Holds all significant career receiving records in both the regular season and the postseason, best route runner ever, best runner after the catch ever.2. Randy Moss: Most dangerous deep threat ever. Holds single season receiving touchdown record.3. Terrell Owens: Great runner after the catch and as tough as they come.4. Steve Largent: Best pure hands ever. Elite route runner.5. Calvin Johnson: Holds single season receiving record. Greatest jump ball catcher ever.6. Antonio Brown: Great hands and great route runner.7. Sterling Sharpe: Oh could have been without that tragedy in 1994. Had all the tools to be as high a 2 on the list. Knew how to get open, knew how to catch. :( 8. Larry Fitzgerald: Elite hands and underrated runner after the catch. Best postseason receiver in the post rice era.9. Michael Irvin: One of the great competitors of all time. Toughest receiver ever. Elite postseason performer who made big plays in big games.10. Cris Carter: Elite hands and feet. Best sideline receiver. HM: Tim Brown: Put up big numbers with shitty QBs .HM: Steve Smith: One of only 3 players with a receiving triple crown. Jerry Rice and Sterling Sharpe are the other 2. HM: James Lofton: Best deep threat ever before Moss came along. HM: Art Monk: 1st receiver to record 100 receptions in a season. A winner. HM: Julio Jones: Big and strong and great at contested catches. Knows how to use his frame to create a catch radius.

By today's standards Larget was slow af, but he was smart and his routes were crispy and his hands were lockout. Much respect for him and he played his whole career on concrete. Legend!

Where’s Randy Moss & Terrell Owens

Steve Largent was the man! As a WR at heart, i loved the over the shoulder catch! I used tell my buddy put the ball out there and I'll go get it!

Lol what about Antonio I know he has free time

OMG FINALLY they invited Steve Largent! One of the greatest of all time!

Steve Largent made first team all decade of the 1980’s right beside Jerry Rice. Largent got all those numbers with Jim Zorn and Steve Krieg at quarterback..super consistent and one off the best receivers of all time. Put respect on Largent’s name, I’m glad they put him on here.

Steve largest will always be one of my favorite players of all time

Steve Largent: put some respect on his name!

Where is Calvin Johnson, Randy Moss??? Coulda even invited T.O.

Steve Largent is just pure class..

Sterling Sharpe, he had to catch those young Favre rockets. He gave Favre confidence. HOF, he was the second best during Rice's career.

Big thanks to NFL Network! These roundtable videos of legendary football players. L.T. actually cried while talking about H.O.F.

Largent hella underrated love that ppl be posting his stats and showing his greatness

I’m a simple man. I see smitty and Irving in the thumbnail, I click.

From Crawford MS to the GOAT! I remember seeing Jerry running the Mississippi back roads in high school. He always worked harder, no discussion.

I'm glad they acknowledged that Largent was a minority in his position and it was possible that his race may have come into play during his career as a perceived negative

Hey Steve Largent I go to the same highschool you did. Once a pirate always a pirate. 🤘🏼

Just respect the legends they have and stop crying they didn’t have your guy instead.

Bob "the bullet" Hayes. Made people develop the zone defense because he was so fast. He played in the 60s and 70s though so maybe he's not with us anymore. But Willie Lanier played in the same era and he was on the linebacker one.

Only 2 of the hof wideouts win the triple crown Jerry rice and Steve smith 🐐🐐

I'm a lifelong Niner fan, but gotta admit that Steve Largent caught every pass thrown anywhere near him, and he never had a Joe Montana or Steve Young to throw the ball to him....Jerry Rice is the GOAT, but Largent was an absolute savage too....

Glad to see Steve Smith in this video. He’s my all-time favorite receiver !! He wasn’t always a big name because of the market he played in. But he’s pound for pound the best receiver I’ve seen. The ability he had was out of this world. An he did it way into his 30s. Much respect for SS89. ✔️💪💯

God Bless the NFL for including Steve Smith Jr, and Steve Largent...Made my Friday 10/18/2019 to watch this... You know the guys who were too small, too slow, and just not good enough...I Loved it

My respect for Steve Smith just went through the roof; excellent question.

I hope Steve Smith gets inducted into the Hall of Fame he was a beast

I remember those Brown's teams of the 80's, they were tough I believe they were referring to were Frank Minnifield, and Hanford Dixon. Talk about how time's have changed, from the Brown's being what they were and are now vs the New England Patriots who in those days were the Brown's of today. Not to mention Bill Belichick actually coached the Brown's, before ending up in New England.

Living in the Pacific Northwest i watched Steve Largent his whole career! it was a joy to look forward to seeing him play!.....Thanks for including him....GEEZ...there are so many greats at this position!

Loved the video. Good group of guys with a good chemistry.

When Steve Smith says when Jerry cut he took the defender's dollar and left them 100 pennies. I teared up. 😭

"Go ask your defensive coordinator if you're allowed to cover me one on one." God damn Steve Smith was one of the best trash talkers in NFL history LOL.

Steve Largent was a BEAST.

As a fellow wide receiver I've been waiting for this!!!!

They should discuss this: why hasn’t a Wide Receiver ever won an NFL MVP?

The greatest person to ever play football!!!! The all time GOAT JERRY RICE!!!!

Best Ever and most underrated ever plus two guys who were outstanding but also work in the media.

Love this roundtable!! Over three years old and I can still sit and enjoy this video!

I would've loved a round table with just TO and 85 talking crazy

Steve largent go hawks!

Great picks, all 4 of these guys were legendary and have great stories and personalities.

Wow, found this by chance & LOVED watching all the guys together here ~ especially as a long~time Seahawks fan!

I guess they couldn’t get megatron and moss at the table.

would have loved to hear some of T.O.'s non-pc takes with this panel

That was phenomenal! Real guys, real talk and very comfortable on that set together. I’d keep watching if there were more

Only 4? I'm a huge Jerry Rice and Steve Largent fan but I miss Moss and TO.

Should’ve had Calvin Johnson

Steve Smith: that’s what i do best, catch balls! Kids in 2021: Ayooo that’s sus

All these guys were Great!!💯

Just came across your channel love it a new sub

I'm surprised that Michael Irvin didn't sweat throughout this roundtable.

Should’ve had Larry and Calvin

Great stuff love it.

NFL, great video! Enjoy your video!😍

I could watch an hour of just Jerry and Michael talking

Steve Largent deserves more credit hands-down than all of these receivers, he played in a different area. The 5 yard bump rule was not introduced into the NFL, as well as what linebackers could get away with as far as the violence and physically n the game was much different and Steve Largent did not wear gloves the technology was not as advanced as it is today factoring all this in there can be a case made for STEVE LARGENT was a beast.

This series is fantastic

Smitty is amazing!!!! Ask your DC are you allowed to cover me 1-on-1 😭🤣🤣🤣🐐

My WR Round Table (those who are still alive): Jerry Rice, Steve Largent, Randy Moss and Terrell Owens Current Player: Larry Fitzgerald

Yall seen Jerry Rice face when Steve mentioned the gloves😆😆

I LOVE these.

I can honestly say, I rented every single NFL films video in the 1990s as a kid (note, rented lol-VHS tapes) Everything Steve Smith said was so true..iwatched those videos like they were gospel to me back in the days...thanks pop💙

just image if steve smith sr have a great qb

Could’ve added 1 more WR. There were so many options

Great show

I love that Steve Smith acknowledged that he's at a table with LEGENDS of the game! I love Steve so much and that's a perfect example of why

How can you not have the GOAT Randy Moss?

Steve Smith sr...agent 89 my all time favorite player

My man Jerry Rice. Love Jerry rice. I want my son to meet him one day. I love about him is funny and just awesome.

Oof really wanted randy moss and calvin johnson

There’s Jerry Rice and then the rest... this list is missing Chris Carter, Randy Moss and Sterling Sharpe...

The fact that they chose Steve Smith of all the all time great wide receivers to be here but didn’t induct him first ballot into the Hall is insane.

If our favorite receivers were to attend this round table, we'd have at least 4 tables full of greatness all around...

Largent was a monster. Someone who isn't talked about enough. GREAT GREAT panel...