I watched them all when they aired as an older teen, usually realize it about halfway through...then keep watching. I'm just surprised RU-vid never takes them down.
1995 Detroit Lions: Herman Moore - 126 receptions - 1686 YDs Brett Perriman - 108 receptions - 1488 YDs. Set the record for most receptions by a duo, while Barry Sanders gets almost 1900 all purpose yards and you have freaking Scott Mitchell throwing it to you.
Don't the numbers shows that Mitchell had a *legitimately* great year in 95? Not just a fluke-y sort of "mediocre-to-average in real life, but efficient enough to be favored by some metrics" kind of deal but a legitimately strong year? I understand he was figured out/trash fairly shortly there after, but he always seems to be a little unfairly maligned even during his (admittedly short lived) success
1:51 The Indianapolis Colts of the 2000s. 5:49 The Minnesota Vikings of the Late 1990s. 9:29 The Washington Posse. 13:58 The Marks Brothers. 17:30 Ken Stabler and the slithery Snakey offense. 21:58 The first-ever decade at RFK Stadium. 25:22 The West Coast Offense! 30:19 The Los Angeles Rams of the 1950s. 35:02 The Greatest Show on Turf! 40:25 Air Coryell.
It's still amazing the numbers Marino put up in 1984. 5,084 Yards, 48 TD's. Those would be elite numbers today. He did that in 1984 when 3,500 and 25 TD's were MVP caliber numbers. And looking at those highlight, that receiving core and Marino would do well today.
During that span in the 80s did they EVER have a HalfBack that was anything other than Average? I was young but I don't think I could name you a single RB they had during that ERA.
The Posse should be higher on this list! Led to multiple Super Bowl wins. Monk had almost 13000 yards with 68 TDs. Clark had almost 11000 yards with 65 TDs and Sanders had 6500 yards with 37 TDs. Monk got 3 SB and Clark and Sanders got 2. All with Washington. First receiving core to have 3 WR all go over 1000 yards in a single season
I have to agree because they were the original Tripple Threat, everyone else had good receivers and tight ends, but the Posse were the 1ST 3 recieving group that literally gave defensive coaches nightmares
@@royw-g3120 Even if the Posse didn’t have an elite QB by their side, they should still be moved up to #1 on this list for all of those accolades alone. They were such a formidable trio.
@@BigLouJo_XVI Agreed plus they all had different skill sets that complemented each other Monk was the chain mover one season he had about 35 catches on third down -all but one went for a first down. Sanders was a burner, Clark a do everything 5’9” hard case who was happy going across the middle. I was a big fan of Steve Smith as he was kind of a clone of Clark.
Coming back to know that Cliff Branch is finally in the HoF and deservingly so..I’m not a raiders fan, but I like watching all these videos and man was a burner 💨💨💨💨
Early 2010s Packers were stacked at WR. Greg Jennings, Jordy Nelson, Randall Cobb, Donald Driver, James Jones and Jermicheal Finley. A great unit. Should have won more Super Bowls.
@Harry Engel I always blame Dom Capers for the defensive issues. Lack of talent isn’t it. By the 12 and 13, they had Sam Shields (Pro Bowler) Tramon Williams (Pro Bowler) Charles Woodson (Future Hofer, DPOY, and multiple time All Pro) Micah Hyde (Pro Bowler and All Pro) and Casey Hayward (Pro Bowler. And yet the secondary was the constant issue. There was so much talent and yet they had issues. It had to be the defensive scheme. They needed to fire Capers after both of those Kaepernick losses in 12 and 13.
Nat Moore was a solid consistent WR for the Dolphins in the late 70s and early 80s. He played with Bob Greise , David Woodley and Don Strock through the years. By the time Dan Marino and Duper and Clayton came in he was the solid veteran who brought some leadership to the team and still put up decent numbers
the Stickum controversy was so trivial. There were no rules against it and most receivers today are using gloves which are more effective than Stickum ever was
Lol let them use stickum. Back then, your life was legitimately in danger if you went across the middle as a receiver. They could jump in a tub of it for all I care. The old game was extremely violent. Todays game, they hardly ever get lit up like they used to.
Gloves are not more effective then stickum tf u talking about lmfaoooooooo u saw Lester Hayes? He didn’t drop shit with that stuff foh never seen a drop with stickum on
But it still nullifies his legacy and career because the stick’um was responsible for Rice’s route running, separation, yards after catch, football IQ (film study), breaking tackles, longevity, and consistency. Without it, he wouldn’t have been able to do any of those things! LoL. Don’t worry, B-Mag: Nobody takes these people seriously. Your point quickly and concisely put that madness to rest 100%. But you used Logic to prove your point, and they’re not logical individuals.
@@topnotchtajmahal7216 The gloves in today’s game??? You flat out don’t know what you’re talking about. How long do you think stickum stayed sticky??? Two plays’ worth of sweat or touching the grass at all, and the dirt decreased the adhesive strength. The gloves today get even stickier when they’re wet. In fact, magnetic gloves are a real thing.
The Niners had help from a man named ARCHIE COOLEY aka THE GUNSLINGER he was the coach of Jerry Rice in college at Mississippi Valley St.Rice said that what he did in his early yrs in San Francisco he did while in college.Once again the SWAC having a strong influence on the NFL.
Yeah that’s a great point. If you think about it, there have been 5 trios of teammates that have each recorded at least 1,000 receiving yards in a season, and the first 2 were the 1980 Chargers which like you said Gibbs was the offensive coordinator of, and the 89 Redskins which Gibbs was the head coach of.
Gibbs best coach ever in my opinion. Coming from an 80’s and 90’s Redskins fan of course! But yeah, and he won all 3 SB’s with three different QB’s! Oddly enough also, one season was strike shortened and another saw replacement players for a short strike as well. But the ‘91 team had none of that
I think the 1980's/90's 49ers and 1999-2001 Rams had the largest number of overall threats in the passing game--49ers: Jerry Rice, John Taylor, Brent Jones, Roger Craig, & Tom Rathman. Rams: Isaac Bruce, Torry Holt, Marshall Faulk, Az-Zahir Hakim, and Ricky Proehl. That's a lot of guys on the field to try to stop. The "Air Coryell" Chargers were deep in receiving as well and I think are a good choice at #1, constantly bringing in new pieces throughout the 1980's (Eric Sievers, Pete Holohan, Lionel James, James Brooks for awhile...) which went along with the core of Charlie Joiner, Wes Chandler (before him John Jefferson), and Kellen Winslow. All these receiving corps on this list are strong though.
Carter and Moss had FOUR different starting QBs in 3 seasons (Johnson, Cunningham, George, Culpepper) and made them all look like MVPs...putting them way down at number 9 is just hate against the Vikings, plain and simple.
1998 Moss first team all pro 1999 Carter first team all pro 2000 Moss first team all pro 3 different qbs each year Both with 130+ career TDs Both in the hall of fame
@@w41duvernay It's a popularity list. Not to mention that the Eras are way different compared to the NFL of today. Plus in those days players actually had to earn there contracts. I don't give a damn what Era, Jerry Rice is the best receiver PERIOD. And I hated the 49ers too. Again, you still have to recognize greatness.
Washington’s guys were ridiculously great, they were great across multiple QBs! Monk, Clark, Sanders, the earlier-in-the-eighties Alvin Garrett... I’m an Eagles fan, I’ve seen more of those guys than I care to recall 😂...
No one will ever top what they did in the second quarter of the Super Bowl in 1988. They had over 300 yards of offense in that one quarter, most of that done through the air to Sanders and Clark. Then you toss in Hall Of Famer Art Monk and that’s a hell of a receiving crew. Although, Miami’s trio under Marino were the scariest set of receivers I can remember.
but this isn't about just a trio of receivers.. it's about the entire receiving corps. and the best corps BY FAR top to bottom is the 80's 49ers. Two WR's including the best to Ever play the game, a RB, a FB, and a TE. And each of them were the very best at their position at that time. That is easily the best receiving CORPS of all time.
The Posse should be higher. They won two Super Bowls and put up bug numbers with quarterbacks who aren't in the Hall of Fame. The Mark Brothers are ranked higher than them when the question was brought up would they be as good as they were without Marino...
Moss & Carter are 2 of the top 5 receivers to ever play, period. You add in Jake Reed who had 7k yards in his career as the 3rd option in the passing game? Best ever.
Even though they weren't mentioned mostly because they didn't win anything, the Cardinals receiving corps of JT Smith, Roy Green, and Awalt/Novacek at TE were pretty formidable. And in 2008 their corps or Larry Fitzgerald, Anquan Boldin, and Steve Breaston all were 1,000 yard receivers. Had the Cards won that Super Bowl they would have definitely been on this list.
Great choice for #1. Remember, this is the same team that had Lance Alworth and Gary Garrison in the late 60s. Air Coryell also had great depth at tight end. They drafted a TE named Sievers who made the all-rookie team and they had another guy named Holohan who probably had the best hands of the three. I sometimes wonder how good a career JJ would have had if he stayed in San Diego instead of becoming the number two guy in Green Bay to Lofty.
How about the 2000-2003 Raiders Jerry Rice Tim Brown Joey Porter Not the best stat wise together but in terms of name value it’s pretty good. It also wasn’t too long of a stint.
@@user-hz6vj2mr7g Yeah, i know you want corners and safeties as a group. I don't think NFL Films made a video like that (thats where these videos are from)
The 1994 patriots receiver group was underrated. They caught 405 passes. 5 guys with 52 or more catches. Drew bledsoe led the nfl in passing yards thanks to that corp
Stallworth & Swann deserve to be on ANY list of great WRs, but Phil was correct, Pittsburgh had no threat at TE . It was the one place they didn’t have any superstars 😝, and they didn’t need one there. It was such a different time... EDIT: Although I’m not sure I understand why The Marx Bros are on here (#7) and not Swann and Stallworth 🤷♂️. They WERE the Steelers rec corps for all four of those Supes!! EDIT 2: OK, my bad, I hadn’t thought they were gonna spring Nat Moore on me 😝
@Harry Engel Yeah, that's their official nickname. I remember hearing The Rock specifically refer to them as such during Kansas City's Super Bowl intros, and the name was meant to play on the insane speed of those three receivers (Tyreek Hill, Sammy Watkins, & Mecole Hardman)
Interesting that even with the NFL being a quarterback-driven league with the rules favoring passing the record for passing yards in a game was set in 1951 (554 yards)! Those 1950s Rams were almost 30 years ahead of Air Coryell! Amazing but true!
Really no ‘90s bills? James Lofton HOF, Andre Reed HOF, Don Beebe, Thurman Thomas HOF out of the back field plus Pete Metzelaars and Keith McKeller at TE and Steve Tasker filling in whenever you need him
Giants the defensive coordinator Bill Bellichet had to have his d-linemen swat the ball around between plays in the sb to slow them down and get more breathing time.
The run and shoot June Jones Falcons had the only team in history with a 4,000 yard passer, a 1,000 yard rusher, and 3 WRs with 1;000 receiving yards each. Jeff George QB Craig Hayward RB Mathis, Emanuel, Metcalf at receiver.
Jack Tanner The current crop of Bucs WRs led by Mike Evans would bring a obvious smile to your face and there's a guy on their roster that has the physical ability to be one of the top deep threats in the NFL say hello to JUSTIN WATSON he is 6'2 220 with blazing speed 4.35 he is from The University of Penn but he is underutilized in my opinion.
In my opinion, ain't nobody coming close to tht 98' Vikings Receiver core besides maybe suma them colts teams. Randy Moss, Chris Carter plus Jake Reed. And imma Broncos fan. Summa them Colts teams tho with Edge outta the backfield, Marvin, Reggie and Dallas Clark, yeah solid receiving core. In my opinion tho the 98' Vikings Receiving core was tough to beat. As a ride or die Broncos fan, I don't know if we beat em if they get to the Super Bowl tht year especially with Robert Smith complimenting tht passing game for them Vikes
I think you make a lot of great points. However in my opinion, and I’m not at all trying to be disrespectful, the best receiving core is the Washington Redskins of the late 80’s and early 90’s with Art Monk, Gary Clark, and Ricky Sanders. They not only were the first trio of wide receivers to each have 1,000 yards in a season, but unlike the 98 Vikings or the Colts of the 2000’s the Posse won multiple championships together. I think that accounts for something.
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So let me get this straight, you got two guys for the 70's Raiders who are already IN the HOF, and a third who will someday get there....yeah that corps is WAY TOO LOW!!!!
2010 Pittsburgh Steelers had Antonio Brown, Antwaan Randle El, Emmanuel Sanders, Mike Wallace and Hines Ward on it's roster. They all were great receivers.
Cincinnati had a decent pass catching group led by Cris Collinsworth,Pat McNally,Eddie Brown,Issac Curtis.Most ppl underestimated the deep speed of Collinsworth simply because of the obvious reasons SKIN COLORS.If I was his college coach I would have put him on the track team he was a CLASS A high school sprint champion(100YD).
Everyone talks about AIR CORYELL but he got his start in St.Louis with The Cardinals with QB Jim Hart and ppl like Terry Metcalf,Mel Gray then they continued in the '80s with Neil Lomax and Roy Green,Troy Johnson both of whom were deep threats.
Tampa had the talent as well with Kevin House,Jimmie Giles among the ppl paid to catch those MORTAR ROUNDS from Doug Williams in his early years.Giles said he felt Williams did not throw hard enough in his opinion.
It is a travesty that Jerry Smith is not in the pro football hall of fame he held the record for most career touchdowns for tight end for years. Same goes for Cliff Branch if stallworth and swan are I n the branch should get in with bilenkoff and casper
Rice did have some eyes on him coming out of college, but the knock against him was his college & competition. Both he & Taylor played at pretty small schools, but I agree that Rice was still more of a known commodity than Taylor was coming out of their respective drafts..
@@gluserty Yes Rice put MADDEN TYPE NUMBERS that was the only thing that separated them again if Taylor had his reputation he would have been a 1st round pick.Taylor was a high school sprint champion I saw him in action.Rice was said to have the attention of a few SEC BASED schools but they didn't follow thru.Taylor was a 10.5/21.5 speed demon in the prep ranks.Taylor was a legit 4.40 guy in his playing days.
@@dwightlove3704 It turned out Rice could put up wild numbers in either college or the pros, and I agree that Taylor had the skillset to be a #1 receiver on practically any other team (durability later became a concern for him though). However, I liked what Rice & Taylor did as a duo, and credit the 49ers for that draft steal.
@@dwightlove3704 Well, I suppose, and Bill Walsh tuning in to see college scores in his hotel room and seeing highlights of Jerry Rice, let's not discount that:-). But yeah, having a coach early on that has the kind of offense develops the player is extremely important.
@@howardcosell2022 Respectfully disagree because the vastly underrated Wesley Walker & Al Toon were each SIGNIFICANTLY greater than George Sauer while being a notch or two below Hall of Famer Don Maynard. As for Pete Lammons & Mickey Shuler they’re basically the same guy decent but nothing to write home about.
@@nikosuavesworldofsportsmusic Wesley was terrific and Toon had his moments, but Sauer was as productive as any Jet during his stint. Compare him to the Rob Moore's or Wayne Chrebet's
If this list were be done today... Chiefs receiving corps of Hill, Hardman, and Kelce would be near the top.. you could make a argument of Tom Bradys Bucs receiving corps for SB55 Evans, Brown, Gronkowski, Co. You could also do Burrows WRs from this season as well.
@@nikosuavesworldofsportsmusic They were pretty awesome, no argument there, and I don’t begrudge anyone considering them the greatest rec corps ever, but I think I’d just as soon have Biletnikoff/Branch/Casper.
The Posse probably should have been higher...first trio to each get 1000 yards in a season and two super bowls playing together on a run-first team with multiple different quarterbacks
As a Cowboys fan I believe that they should be number one. If you look at the 5 trio of teammates in NFL history that each had 1,000 receiving yards in a season, 3 had hall of fame QBs (the 1980 Chargers with Dan Fouts, the 2004 Colts with Peyton Manning, and the 2008 Cardinals with Kurt Warner). Then when you look at the 95 Falcons who also did it, Jeff George is by no means a hall of famer but you could make the argument that talent wise he was better than Doug Williams and Mark Rypien who were the 2 starting QB’s for the Redskins when Monk, Clark, and Sanders each had 1,000 yards in 1989.
Jerry Smith's omittion from the Hall of Fame alone deligitimizes the whole place - he was one of the first modern TEs and put up incredible numbers. It's only bigotry that's keeping him out.
Anybody who wants to tell us that the late 90s early 2000 Vikings should be number 1 has to explain why they always fell short in the postseason. It's not just some kicker missing the field goal. they did not step up in the big games. In the 2000 NFC championship game Randy Moss quit trying after just one quarter.
How can you not mention Reed, Lofton or Thomas and the K Gun? Run 6 plays for 83 yds 1:02 out the gate in 1989 and never looked back. Took them to 4 Super Bowls.
How in the hell can you not have Swann and Stallworth on this list??? They came in the same year and lasted a decade. 4 Super Bowls…1 SB MVP…and Stallworth should have been the MVP in SB14. Stallworth still holds the league record for most Post Season games in a row with a TD catch. 8 straight games and 10 TD’s. Swann’s SB 10 performance will never be matched. 2 of his catches, are listed in the Top 10 catches in NFL History. This list is ok at best. Air Coryell, and The Marx Bros should be 1-2. The league was a running league then.
Totally agree about Steelers..Stallworth also had 3 rec for 150 and 2 tds vs Dallas in sb 13..IN THE 1ST HALF...cramps sidelined him in the 2nd half or he may have had so many yds and tds he would win mvp ..also agree he should have been mvp of sb 14
I love Julian Edelman story and Julian's probably the second best postseason wide receiver ever Anyway apparently Edelman grew up and actually took Jerry Rice's daughter 2 prom
Good trivia question Who was the first Duo of wide receivers to go for over a thousand yards in the same season? Hint two teams accomplished in the same year so you're looking for four wide receivers two on each team 1979 Patriots Stanley Morgan and Harold Jackson Chargers Charlie Joyner and John Jefferson Just one year coincidentally after the mel blunt rule was issued
I have a very good redskins fan as a best friend... so I've been aware of this long ago.. and I agree.. a a quasi redskins fan for my friend... good for him 👏 👍
MARK CLAYTON is AND should be a HALL OF FAMER. His #s were hurt playing with guys like Duper, Moore, and many others. Held a Rx record that lasted 20+ yrs and was undersized but survived making a living over the Middle, when careers ended weekly doing that!!!! If Swann is HOF, Mark Clayton deserves his Bust!!!!!
Lynn Swann. John Stallworth. Franco. Rocky. It's ridiculous that those 4 guys didn't make the list. Ridiculous. And... I HATE the Steelers, and hope they never win another game. But these guys won 4 SBs in 6 years. Bradshaw was not an accurate passer - 53.5% over those 6 seasons. They don't win any of those SBs without Lynn Swann's amazing catches in each one of those title games. Stallworth is a HOFer, as well. Possibly the greatest WR combo ever. Ever heard of the "Immaculate reception"? That was Franco Harris. Bleier made an incredible TD catch in SB 8 against the Cowboys that sparked their offense. They didn't throw to their TE much, but Bennie Cunningham (14.3 YPR, 20 TDs) and Randy Grossman were good blockers and made their share of clutch catches. THREE Hall of Famers, FOUR SB wins, and good supporting guys. In an era when passing was just beginning to be a primary source of offense - with an erratic QB. I'll take these guys over just about any combo that ever played. Leaving them out of the Top Ten is just silly. To have the Chargers group at the top, when they NEVER won a damn thing? As Randy Moss would say, "c'mon man!" Or Hem Edwards, "YOU PLAY. TO WIN. THE GAME." Those receivers were shut down in almost every playoff game they ever competed in. Look at the 1979 Oilers/Chargers playoff game. Pastorini was hurt. Earl Campbell was out, too. IN SAN DIEGO... Oilers 17, Chokers 14. Horrible list. Where's Irvin, Harper, Novacek, Martin, and Emmitt and Moose? THREE SBs in 4 years. The Packers had a great receiving corps in the 1960's, as well. This video gives too much emphasis on stats from the modern era. Hell, the Cowboys in 1971 had Lance Alworth, Bob Hayes and Mike Ditka - THREE HOF inductees. They won the SB 24-3 with Alworth and Ditka catching TD passes. How about Drew Pearson, Tony Hill, Butch Johnson and Billy Joe Dupree in the late 1970's early '80s? Worst. List. Ever. 😝
