Larry’s stats are honestly super impressive. For most of his career-outside of Kurt Warner and Carson Palmer-he played with a rotating door of god awful QBs
It's a shame that he was well past his prime when kyler Murray got to az. The dude was not only a great player, but a great guy off the field, and if there's anyone who deserved a ring it was him
The play that summarizes Fitz’s lack of decent QB’s throughout most of his career was the interception Ryan Lindley threw in the playoffs when Fitz was wide open right in front of him 🤦♂️ Yup, many examples of “you can’t make a catch if the QB can’t throw the ball” otherwise there’d be a better argument of him vs Rice.
A contrarian view: Fitz often played with inferior talent where he was, by quite a margin, the best offensive option, so he was going to get the ball quite a bit. Compare with Cris Carter and Randy Moss playing in the same offense, competing with each other for catches.
Jerry Rice was just different. Larry sits at number two all time in receiving yard. He’s behind Jerry by 5.4k yards. To put that in perspective, Derrick Mason sits at number twenty-eight. He’s behind Fitz by 5.4k yards. So the difference from 28-2 is the same as 2-1. Astonishing.
Not to take away from your point, but as an AZ fan, it just sucks that Larry had dogshit QBs for almost his entire career. It's actually impressive that he's even #2 considering his situation was the complete opposite of Jerry (HoF QBs almost entire career). Gotta wonder how many yards he could've put up if his career went like Jerry's.
@@Washanuga I definitely can’t argue that Fitz had less talented QBs. Besides Warner, he’s had virtually no one. But Jerry sustained greatness for two decades in a primarily run era with defenses that were allowed to be more physical. Montana never threw for 4k in a season. Young only did it twice. Yet Rice continued with numbers that are still the standard today. In one season with Young, Rice caught over half the teams’ yards and three-qts of the touchdowns. He was the only receiver to have consistent success against Deion Sanders, who is seen as one of the greatest players of all time. Rice even made a pro bowl at the age of 39 or 40. So while I take nothing away from Fitz because he had a fantastic career and deserves a super bowl, Rice is still within his own tier for achieving greatness and maintaining it through the entirety of a long career.
@@charliehubbell7371 you're comment would make more sense if he was racking up medicore 400-600 yard season, but Rice averaged 77 receptions, 1000 yards, and 7 touchdowns between age 36-41 seasons. That is great production for a late 20s, early 30s receiver. No one has ever put those numbers up at that age or come close.
I understand why he's not on this list but what could have been for Sterling Sharpe. He had 8100 yards and 65 TDs in just 7 seasons in Green Bay. He was forced to retire after the 1994 season due to injury at age 29 and probably would have racked up all time level stats with HoF QB Favre had he stayed healthy.
Why is “offenses” plural? Did he play for multiple teams? Oh, just the 49’ers who had Bill Walsh running his West Coast offense, Joe Montana being at the helm. 😂
@@RicardoAGuitar There's some truth to what bigkev9539 said. I looked into it after seeing his reply and I was a bit surprised. TLDR version: In 1985-1994, when RBs Roger Craig, Ricky Watters were available and productive rushers, the 49ers ran quite a lot in general. In the 1985-1989 seasons, the 49ers had a productive Roger Craig as the RB. Craig started in 1983 but 1985 was a huge breakout season, and San Fran for the rest of the 80s ran a lot. 1990 - 1991 seasons the 49ers were pass happy because the run wasn't productive like it once was. 1992 season, Ricky Watters becomes the RB and is productive. For 1992 - 1994, the 49ers generally ran more than they passed. Ranking in Passing & Rushing attempts for the 49ers: 1985 8th in passing attempts / 14th in rushing attempts - RB Roger Craig with 1000 yds rushing + 1000 yds receiving. 1986 4th / 8th 1987 10th / 3rd 1988 15th / 7th - Craig with over 1500 yds rushing. 1989 20th / 13th - Craig with over 1000 yds rushing. 1990 2nd / 16th - Craig and the rest of the 49ers rushing production fell off a cliff. 1991 3rd / 15th - Steve Young becomes starting QB; Craig is gone; 49ers rushing production drops off significantly. 1992 16th / 8th - RB Ricky Watters starts and has 1000 rushing yds season. 1993 13th / 10th - Watters has 950 yds rushing season. 1994 18th / 5th 1995 2nd / 18th - Watters is gone and 49ers rushing production drops off again, just like back in 1990 - 1991. 1996 11th / 17th - Rushing stagnates. 1997 27th / 4th - RB Garrison Hearst starts, gets 1000 rushing yds season. I know it runs in the face of what people think of the 49ers, even for a fan myself, but the numbers did show a preference to run when they had a RB they could rely on. This also plays into when people start talking about the "Best Quarterbacks in the NFL's history" that Joe Montana and Steve Young sometimes get snubbed because they don't have huge passing stats... That's because when the 49ers were at their best during the heart of their championship runs, they actually ran a lot. I pulled all the stats from "Pro Football Reference."
The main reason that Julio didn't get many touchdowns is because he almost was never targeted in the end zone. Of the like 60 touchdowns he has, the majority of them were him bringing it in from 20+ yards out. This is because both the falcons HC's and himself realized that he could draw two or even 3 people away from everyone else in the end zone, and since the falcons have had a good receiving core for his entire career, (gonzalez, white, ridley, sanu, etc.) it would leave a good receiver in a one on one where it would be much easier to score. I would bet my life that if Julio had demanded the ball similar to Brown, he would dominate given his 6'3 frame and vertical, but the falcons offense would suffer. It's one of the reason's he's my favorite receiver ever; he's a class act.
Honestly I think the Falcon coaches outsmarted themselves a little bit. Julio SHOULD have been demanding the ball more and the coaches should havce called his number more in the red zone.
0:13 Don ("Pizza") Hutson 0:46 "Bambi" Lance Alworth 1:30 Andre Johnson 2:05 Larry Fitzgerald 2:44 Julio Jones 3:24 Michael Irvin 3:56 Tim Brown 4:37 Steve Largent 5:13 Antonio Brown 5:55 Marvin Harrison 6:48 Chris Carter 7:36 "Megatron" Calvin Johnson 8:24 Terrell Owens 9:11 Randy Moss 10:04 Jerry Rice
0:13 Don "The Alabama Antelope" Hutson 0:46 "Bambi" Lance Alworth 1:30 Andre Johnson 2:05 "Larry Legend" Larry Fitzgerald 2:44 Julio "Jet" Jones 3:24 "The Playmaker" Michael Irvin 3:56 Tim Brown 4:37 Steve Largent 5:13 "Mr. Big Chest/AB" Antonio Brown 5:55 Marvin Harrison 6:48 Chris Carter 7:36 "Megatron" Calvin Johnson 8:24 "T.O" Terrell Owens 9:11 "The Freak" Randy Moss 10:04 "The G.O.A.T./Flash 80" Jerry Rice Fixed it for ya.
I'm not even a Lions fan and it's disappointing how the organization wasted great talent like Calvin Johnson. And then I remember them pulling this same crap on Barry Sanders, and it upsets me even more.
@@Warmaker01 only difference was, Barry retired during his prime and he was healthy too still able to play, but the lions literally killed his passion for the game Calvin however was so beaten and bruised physically that he couldn't even do it no more.
@@FreshPrincex4 They rode Johnson until all the wheels fell off, and still had nothing to show for it. It upsets me to see talent like that wasted. That and how they killed Sanders' will to play paints the Lions in an awful picture. It pisses me off. Even when Sanders was the only show in town, teams stacking up for the run, he'd still have good games, highlight reels making a number of great defenders look bad. And this was done in an era of the league where Defense was allowed to play rough.
@@michaelwest2405 Moss and Megatron are better than Jerry Rice. If you were building a team right now and you got to choose any players you wanted, it would require a severe lack of common sense to not pick those 2 guys before any other receivers. I would easily pick Aaron Rodgers, Moss, Megatron, Barry Sanders all before Jerry Rice.
Steve Smith is eighth all time in career receiving yards and twelfth all time in career receptions. Won a WR triple crown in 2005 playing with Jake Delhomme(!!!) on an offense that ranked 28th in pass attempts that season. 🤷🏾♂️
@@arcee3208 Nah. He was a fine player but his run of dominance was so short it's practically microscopic. He only had 2 All Pro seasons as a WR, and if you're only Top 5 in the league twice in your career you're probably not Top 20 all time at your position. He was solid, but not someone that opposing teams game planned around like the other guys on this list. He's in the Isaac Bruce tier of like "very good, but not all time great".
I am so glad you gave Don Hutson some love. People don't realize it but he was the best wide receiver of the first 50 years of the NFL and his stats back that up.
At least one of these should replace Irvin, but I guess committing OPI that officials are afraid to call against the NFL's darlings making up half your catches is irrelevant.
Ochocinco is the most underrated player of all time because of his on field shenanigans, his footwork was out of the world, and the numbers were still there, but he just played for a bad team and had a mid qb, and he could create separation unlike any other, he is obv top 10, but he isn’t in the HOF for his on field celebrations
I love Chad one of my favorite players all time, but he not top 15 worth imo. Id say Hof worthy but the fact he fell off as soon as he left Cincy really hurts him as an all time great. All time route runner though for sure.
Can you definitively say that Fitz was more dominant and a better WR than Julio, AB, Megatron? I can even debate that Andre Johnson, Brandon Marshall, Steve Smith and Andre Johnson were better at their peak than Fitz was. Fitz's longevity is what some fans highlight as greatness. Fans blame Larry performance on poor QB play but there are WRs which i named that had poor QBs. In addition, i always said Fitz wasn't the same after Bolden's departure.
@@atlanta1290Dude Julio had maybe 4-6 good seasons, AB had the biggest career falloff I’ve ever seen and TO was “Aligator Arms up the middle” fitz had the best hands of a WR of all time too.
Larry Fitzgerald is easily a top 5 WR of all time. Imagine if he had Prime QB’s like Montana, Manning or Brady. If only. Plus he also does a lot of intangibles stuff such as blocking WR’s, blindside block (like the one he did in Sherman in 2013) and picks up the football, gives it to the refs in clock running out situations. Plus he has a nice *behind* and that’s something you can always credit an athlete for having
Can you definitively say that Fitz was more dominant and a better WR than Julio, AB, Megatron? I can even debate that Andre Johnson, Brandon Marshall, Steve Smith and Andre Johnson were better at their peak than Fitz was. Fitz's longevity is what some fans highlight as greatness. Fans blame Larry performance on poor QB play but there are WRs which i named that had poor QBs. In addition, i always said Fitz wasn't the same after Bolden's departure.
Steve Largent getting some love is definitely well deserved, especially as he played with average at best QBs. Though it may be just my own opinion, Largent is definitely a top 3 WR of all time no doubt.
I feel the same way about Andre Johnson. _Man,_ he was the only reason *any* Texans team ever scored _any_ points! He also made it look easy. It couldn't have been though. He was the _ONLY_ offensive weapon on his teams.
I have to think Justin Jefferson will do it. At the minimum he'll receive another Second Team All Pro but I think he deserves First Team next to Kupp and Adams. The fact that he'll have two All Pro's in his first two seasons shows he's such a transcending player.
@Fries the Vikings have one of the better recieving cores right now. The only good thing about Vikings right now is offensive weapons, and Harrison Smith,that's it. You sleep on the Adam, and Osbourne has been a pleasant surprise. Conklin has put up good numbers and he's te2 when Smith is healthy. honestly in a better scheme they put better numbers. Anyway Jefferson is so great, I don't think it really matters weither he plays with a great core or great offense kind of like Hopkins or Larry. He will still be able to produce and be seen as one of the best. The only thing that will stop jefferson is injury.
@Friesunderstandable and yeah having great recievers rarely ends with rings. I learned that early as Vikings fan when we had Randy and Carter. Ultimately if the Vikings are going to compete for rings it's come down to the defense and Kurt and not the recievers. The thing about the Vikings is they are run first offense it's just the Vikings defense is so trash the last two years they've had to pass the ball more because they get behind quickly. They aren't dependant on JJ when everybodys healthy. With that being said our the scheme is very frustrating at times because the Vikings tend to be more conservative at the wrong times when they are ahead and kill there own momentum alot these last two years.As a vikings fan Id really like to have a better offensive scheme because we have the weapons right now and its a concern in us keeping Jefferson going forward. Its very similar offense to browns Kevin stepanski's who was the Vikings oc before he cleveland, offense only we don't have the o line or the defense for it be effective. And when talking recieving production in this type of scheme look at how obj was in Cleveland and how he's looked on the Rams as a comparison. This why Stefon diggs got out of Minnesota and He goes to buffalo and he's one of the best recievers in the league. And When he was in Minnesota Adam thelan was the better reciever. This why I responded because these guys would absolutely break out, if they were in a better scheme, they are good enough right now. If Jefferson was on the Packers or Cardinals right now he'd be the clear best reciever in the league.
@@mason.11 I think for the future, jmar chase will have a better chance at being considered greater all time. He’ll have more stability at qb in my opinion. The bengals already have a franchise qb and I doubt Kirk will be a Viking for much of Jefferson’s career and who knows who will be after Kirk. But ya, based off of his first 2 seasons he’s on track to be statistically the best wr ever, but so was Odell. It’s hard to say only 2 years into his career, but so far he’s been a beast
You gotta show more love to Hutson man. He belongs higher with the same argument Wilt gets put so high in bball. Yea the competition was lesser but dude had more receiving yards and TDS than other teams in the league had passing yards/TDs. His 17 TD in one season still ranks amongst the highest in league history. And the dude revolutionized the WR position. Tremendous impact on the game
@@resurrectedpa Hutson had more receiving yards and TD's than ENTIRE TEAMS. That's how much he dominated his era. He was a generational t NFL talent playing in a VERY watered down era (didn't even allow black players)
Jerry Rice is probably like the least debatable positional GOAT in the NFL, given his peak, longetivity, ability to produce at a high age with suspect QB play and do this in a run first era. So Montana and Young aren't knocks on him. Though I do think QB play is an underrated factor in WR performances. You can have all the right traits as a WR, if your QB has zero accuracy and a noodle arm, you don't come very far, while elite QB's can elevate mediocre receivers due to their traits.
I am personally under the belief that Rice made Montana and Young look better than they were. Not saying they weren’t great. But i believe we’d sing a different tune about them had they not had Rice
@@MaleficOverlord they both made each other. Rice was often open so montana would get easy throws. But montana has one of the best deep balls ever. Literally you can check the tape and most passes to Rice were in perfect stride.
Montana won a ring or two without Jerry Rice and did it with a wr who isn't top 50 and made clutch plays. Nope he didn't need rice and rice only won 1 ring without Montana
If you look at the records, if Rice didn't exist most of his records would be held by Larry Legend. Now look at the QBs Larry had and join me in wondering just how far he could've gone with a Brady or Warner for most of his career.
One thing to note about Larry FitzLegend was his sure hands. In his entire career, his total career dropped balls at 29 is less than his career tackles at 39. I don’t think any other WR has this type of stat where he’s dropped less than an average of 2 balls per season with the amount of mediocre QB’s that he had as well just further establishes his hand skills and work ethic.
Great video and great list, Barry. Thank you so much for all the content you post. I get so excited when I see the notification that you posted. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you, my good sir.
0:13 Don "The Alabama Antelope" Hutson 0:46 "Bambi" Lance Alworth 1:30 Andre Johnson 2:05 "Larry Legend" Larry Fitzgerald 2:44 Julio "Jet" Jones 3:24 "The Playmaker" Michael Irvin 3:56 Tim Brown 4:37 Steve Largent 5:13 "Mr. Big Chest/AB" Antonio Brown 5:55 Marvin Harrison 6:48 Chris Carter 7:36 "Megatron" Calvin Johnson 8:24 "T.O" Terrell Owens 9:11 "The Freak" Randy Moss 10:04 "The G.O.A.T./Flash 80" Jerry Rice The true Nickname list since That Time Stamp Guy didn't put in most of their nicknames.
I love the list! I’d personally rank Larry higher but I can admit that it’s just my bias as a cards fan. I think you should’ve mentioned that Megatron still owns the single-season receiving yards record tho
Great video, please make similar ones for the top 15 offensive linemen and top 15 defensive linemen soon. I've always gravitated towards the big guys in the game.
I don’t think people realize just how great AB was. 7x pro bowler, 4x all pro, most yards & rec by any player in a 6 year span, only player with 100+ rec 6 years straight, has a ring and playoff production, and has numbers rivaling the top of the top. Everything from short to deep routes, toe drag, speed, hands, playmaking,clutchness, and even the return game he was elite at. And the thing to me that pushes him over the top is that he’s only 5’10” while nearly every other all time great receiver is at least 6’0. I don’t mind where he put AB but I’d personally have him ranked higher than Harrison due to AB’s peak and having more all-pro seasons and bc Harrison was horrendously bad in the playoffs while having prime Peyton manning.
I absolutely love your content. I do believe that a breakdown of the best nba players at each position would be a great idea. Also how do I become a patron and would you rank mitch Richmond in your top 10 sgs of all time
He has that going for him, and in the few postseason opportunities he had, he was an absolute monster. In 2015 he sealed the Packers fate with the 75-yard “Hail Larry,” and in a single postseason run, he is second all time in receptions with 30 (he held the record for twelve years, but Travis Kelce broke it by 1 catch), the most touchdowns with 7 (only him Jerry Rice have more than 5), and the most yards with 546, (over 100 yards higher than second place). Sure, he hardly made it to the playoffs, but when he went he showed the frick up.
Ikr like I don’t understand why he was ranked so low on this list, maybe I thought it was because he always a great player you want to have that always played for a crappy team that rarely made the playoffs
@@quinnwagner5344 Yeah, I don't like it when Barry says he was a stat-padder. I mean, does Larry call the plays? How _CAN_ a WR even TRY to become a stat-padder? He played on many horrible teams making that even harder. It's really weird how he always drops that label on him.
@@choosecarefully408 Larry padded his stats for more than half of his career. There were too many WRs that were more dominant and productive than Fitz was.
@@atlanta1290 I get when people say that in hockey or baseball when the player is often responsible for getting the hit or taking the shot. But in NFL _football?_ Did Fitz make the QB only throw to him once a game was out of reach? I don't think so. The Cardinals simply fielded a lot of teams with little to no hope of contending & a lot of games _got_ out of reach, then why bother defending against him, or at least quite so hard? That's a likelier scenario.
Hey Barry I know you’ll probably never see this but we love your videos and content. Thank you. I hope you have a great holiday and thanks for giving all of us fans something to enjoy.
Thank you for recognizing Tim Brown. The guy didn't have a truly good QB throwing to him for 95% of his career until Gannon came along. Seriously, the list of QBs who threw to him is a veritable who's who of who's. I'm still outraged that Andre fucking Reed (who isn't in this) somehow got into the HoF before Brown.
One of my favorite parts about Joe, (Barry) is his knowledge of facts outside of sports of players that nobody else knows. Also the fact that society doesn't acknowledge these facts Barry does!
My list before I watched this video. REALLY. I SWEAR. HM: Philadelphia Legend Harold Carmichael who FINALLY made the HOF! 15. Isaac Bruce, 4x Pro Bowl, 1x SB's, 15,208 yards, 91 TD's, 14.9 Y/C, 68.2 Y/G 14. Michael Irvin, 5x Pro Bowl, 1x All Pro, 3x SB's, 1990's team, 11,904 yards, 65 TD's, 15.9 Y/C, 74.9 Y/G 13. Tim Brown, 9x Pro Bowl, 1990's team, 14,934 yards, 100 TD's, 13.7 Y/C, 58.6 Y/G 12. Don Hutson, 4x Pro Bowl, 8x All Pro, 3x NFL Champ, 1930's team, 2x MVP, 7,991 yards, 99 TD's, 16.4 Y/C, 68.9 Y/G 11. Torry Holt, 7x Pro Bowl, 1x All Pro, 1x SB, 2000's team, 13,382 yards, 74 TD's, 14.5 Y/C, 77.4 Y/G 10. Antonio Brown, 7x Pro Bowl, 4x All Pro, 1x SB, 2010's team, 12,164 yards, 83 TD's, 13.3 Y/C, 84.5 Y/G (My favorite receiver until he nearly screwed up his career, not when he joined that bitch ass losing franchise in the Buccaneers.) 9. Cris Carter, 8x Pro Bowl, 2x All Pro, 1990's team, 13,899 yards, 130 TD's, 12.6 Y/C, 59.4 Y/G 8. Steve Largent, 7x Pro Bowl, 1x All Pro, 1980's team, 13,089 yards, 100 TD's, 16.0 Y/C, 65.4 Y/G 7. Marvin Harrison, 8x Pro Bowl, 3x All Pro, 1x SB, 2000's team, 14,580 yards, 128 TD's, 13.2 Y/C, 76.7 Y/G (My favorite quarterback's boy.) 6. Julio Jones, 7x Pro Bowl, 2x All Pro, 2010's team, 13,272 yards, 60 TD's, 15.2 Y/C, 92.2 Y/G😱 5. Larry Fitzgerald, 11x Pro Bowl, 1x All Pro, 2010's team, 17,492 yards, 121 TD's, 12.2 Y/C, 66.5 Y/G (More reliable in the end zone than Julio. I know you'll disagree with this ranking though.) 4. Calvin Johnson, 6x Pro Bowl, 3x All Pro, 2010's team, 11,619 yards, 83 TD's, 15.9 Y/C, 86.1 Y/G (Imagine if he kept playing.) 3. Terrell Owens, 6x Pro Bowl, 5x All Pro, 2000's team, 15,934 yards, 153 TD's, 14.8 Y/C, 72.8 Y/G 2. Randy Moss, 6x Pro Bowl, 4x All Pro, 2000's team, 15,292 yards, 156 TD's, 15.6 Y/C, 70.1 Y/G (Statically worse than T.O., but nobody has ever had a higher ceiling than Moss.) 1. Jerry Rice, 13x Pro Bowl, 10x All Pro, 3x SB's, 1980's & 1990's team, 1987 & 1993 Off. POY, 22,895 yards, 197 TD's, 14.8 Y/C, 75.6 Y/G (GOD DAMN!) Edit after watching the video: Oh yeah, Lance Alworth does have a good case. Sorry Isaac. Despite your high career leaderboard numbers, I'm replacing you with Alworth.
A very well put together list of course there's little things here and there that could be changed but I don't think anyone can argue with the thought process
He did Andre Johnson dirty. Johnson was in my opinion the most dominant WR of his era, and was remarkably consistent. Swap Johnson and Moss and Johnson makes the case for GOAT WR but ultimately loses to Rice
Andre Johnson in Minnesota wouldn't immediately take over the way Randy did. I like Johnson but if he was at Minnesota hed be 2nd /3rd receiver (look up Jake Reed) initially adventually rising to 1st reciever by 2001. I think it would kind mirror Julio Jones who was raw at first and wasn't the main target intially behind Roddy white. So yeah he might be more highly thought of but no I don't think hed in the goat conversation. But that's the thing, Randy was an alien. This guy would blow through double bracket coverage with both safetys 20 yards deep cheeting to his side and hed still run by both safety's and the corner and score.
Great list, can’t argue putting others ahead of this list!! I would like to also add a few honorable mentions: Andre Reed, Reggie Wayne, James Lofton and last but not least, Sterling Sharpe
the 9ers also had one of the most underrated wr at the time john taylor, he was a beat had multiple seasons of 1000 plus yards he doesnt get his due since he was playing besides the greatest player ever
@@__j20 Really hard to beat 3 MVPs and 7 rings as a QB. Even if he didn’t perform great in certain playoff games, he’s still managed to get his team to the playoffs so many times, and then managed to get his team to the super bowl so many times. Is it a team accomplishment? Obviously. Did he get lucky a lot? Yes. Dude still has had absolutely obscene longevity and is still performing well and over 40 years old. Had an insane peak too. Is he the best player ever? Not even close. Has he had the greatest career? Probably yea. I still fucking hate him tho
Barry mccockiner I definitely agree with you on TO he should have been in the NFL hall of Fame on his first try but the hall of Fame committee wanted to make him suffer and wait because of his attitude now don't me wrong he was a motor mouth but most of the time he had a legitimate reason to be a motor mouth alas Donavon McNabb but TO was a beast in his prime so I 1000% agree with you he should have gotten on the NFL hall of Fame on his first try
Same, I've always viewed Moss as a bit overrated, not that he wasn't great but got to the point where the "legend" of Moss was larger than the man himself. I never really had any issues with anything T.O did and dont understand the stigma he was placed with, but the man was a absolute dog and fought for every yard and would block which isnt somethimg anyone would say for Moss. Splitting hairs a bit maybe but when you're ranking the top 3 kinda have to
@@freeagent9680 naw type in randy moss myths and come back here and tell me what you think I just think his highlights overshadowed other parts of his game so I can't say he's overrated lol
@@freeagent9680 maybe it's because he fell out with literally every team he was on and always had an issue with the qbs. To was great but he was an over emotional sensitive diva if he didn't get his way. I think to was probably the second best reciever ever close to Randy that I've witnessed, and the a case for second all time, he definitely had more longevity than randy did.
@@andrewlasekan4453 Untreated bi-polar syndrome. I mean TO would have been a diva regardless, but his bi-polar issues made it worse than it would have been otherwise.
thank you for putting antonito brown on this list, yes hes an idoit but one of the greatest wrs ever. hes better than julio imo because of better routes because hes shorter and more agile but still a huge jump ball at 5 10, insane how good he was a 5 10, one could argue that prime ab is the goat wr,
Would have loved to see Steve smith on here as he had the numbers and the longevity, playing at a at least above average level for 15 years alongside a WR triple crown
He said jerry has everything you could ask a great peak performance longevity and gets better in the playoffs, that’s literally Tom Brady but he still hates him wtf😂
Yeah, it's inconsistent to downgrade Brady for all the help he's had (I agree with that), but then to rate Rice ahead of Moss. For most of his career, Rice played on much better teams than Moss.
Because Rice had actual talent to go with it. He has plenty of videos showing why Brady’s so overrated. Yeah Brady’s a HOF, but he’s *far* from the GOAT.
I'd have Torry Holt on this list; dude had six consecutive 1300 yard seasons, and yes, he was in a hyper efficient, explosive passing attack, but there was a reason he was a top ten pick.
15 "Old Timers" who weren't chopped liver: Art Monk, Charlie Joiner, Don Maynard, Charley Taylor, Raymond Berry, Fred Biletnikoff, Paul Warfield, Mark Clayton, Drew Pearson, Mark Duper, Otis Taylor, Roy Jefferson, John Stallworth, Mel Gray, and if you were in a big game.....Lynn Swann. When almost nobody passed the ball more than 25 times a game in a 14 game season and every QB was under center. I'm old.
I wouldnt put Moss over T.O. due to his stats and team situations. While Moss only played a season (or two?) with Brady and had Dante Culpepper and old ass Moon and Cunningham throwing to him, I'd put any of Moss' QB's over Donovan McNabb, Jeff Garcia, and a soon to retire Steve Young. Yeah, T.O. had Romo, but T.O. also admitted that when Jason Witren arrived, offensive schemes changed and he wasn't getting targets like he should (but again, this is T.O. saying this.)
Seriously if you think duante Culpeper was better than Donovan McNabb I don't know what to tell you. And Randy never played with moon either. Lol y'all don't really know what you guys are talking about, If Im not mistaken young was still a pro bowler up untill he retired. Garcia at sf was better than Brad Johnson in Minnesota. And Randall was Johnson backup going into that season. the only real point you have is Randy got to play with Tom Brady for 1 full season. On average TO has had better qbs overall. You need to actually have watched these guys and not just look at stats.
It’s so interesting thinking revivers cause they literally all have something missing that prevents them from being great Julio not being able to fine the end zone, Calvin retiring early, ab stopping ab, Christ Carter and his drug problem, and a few others
If you're going to give credit for who's throwing the ball too... Fitzgerald has to at minimum be 11. You have a fair point with your arguments about him but he had 3rd stringers for the majority of his career. He's famous for his reliability. He had amazing seasons with an aging Warner and did very well with Palmer. He had over 27 (I could be wrong with the exact number, I know it for sure is more than 20) different QBs throughout his career. Yes i am a little biased, but that's a major factor in how these rankings were done and it doesn't seem like he was given his due respect like others.
Man Andre Johnson was a beast when I used to watch him with my dad after he would come back from deployments. I could never watch football with my mom because she was always watching drama shows so I was always counting the days till he got back.
Fucking fantastic video, Barry. You’re one of the best sports analysts to come around in the last 2 decades. You don’t give a fuck, you’re funny, and you know your shit. Anyways just never stop grinding, man.
Put Brady on here for him sending inspirational texts to every WR ever.
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Larry’s stats are honestly super impressive. For most of his career-outside of Kurt Warner and Carson Palmer-he played with a rotating door of god awful QBs
It's a shame that he was well past his prime when kyler Murray got to az. The dude was not only a great player, but a great guy off the field, and if there's anyone who deserved a ring it was him
He did Larry dirty
The play that summarizes Fitz’s lack of decent QB’s throughout most of his career was the interception Ryan Lindley threw in the playoffs when Fitz was wide open right in front of him 🤦♂️
Yup, many examples of “you can’t make a catch if the QB can’t throw the ball” otherwise there’d be a better argument of him vs Rice.
A contrarian view: Fitz often played with inferior talent where he was, by quite a margin, the best offensive option, so he was going to get the ball quite a bit. Compare with Cris Carter and Randy Moss playing in the same offense, competing with each other for catches.
He also has more tackles than dropped passes
Jerry Rice was just different. Larry sits at number two all time in receiving yard. He’s behind Jerry by 5.4k yards. To put that in perspective, Derrick Mason sits at number twenty-eight. He’s behind Fitz by 5.4k yards. So the difference from 28-2 is the same as 2-1. Astonishing.
What an insane stat, Jerry really was DIFFERENT!!!
Not to take away from your point, but as an AZ fan, it just sucks that Larry had dogshit QBs for almost his entire career. It's actually impressive that he's even #2 considering his situation was the complete opposite of Jerry (HoF QBs almost entire career). Gotta wonder how many yards he could've put up if his career went like Jerry's.
@@Washanuga I definitely can’t argue that Fitz had less talented QBs. Besides Warner, he’s had virtually no one. But Jerry sustained greatness for two decades in a primarily run era with defenses that were allowed to be more physical. Montana never threw for 4k in a season. Young only did it twice. Yet Rice continued with numbers that are still the standard today. In one season with Young, Rice caught over half the teams’ yards and three-qts of the touchdowns. He was the only receiver to have consistent success against Deion Sanders, who is seen as one of the greatest players of all time. Rice even made a pro bowl at the age of 39 or 40. So while I take nothing away from Fitz because he had a fantastic career and deserves a super bowl, Rice is still within his own tier for achieving greatness and maintaining it through the entirety of a long career.
@@ryancarr6214 thats what a 47 year carreer gives you
@@charliehubbell7371 you're comment would make more sense if he was racking up medicore 400-600 yard season, but Rice averaged 77 receptions, 1000 yards, and 7 touchdowns between age 36-41 seasons. That is great production for a late 20s, early 30s receiver. No one has ever put those numbers up at that age or come close.
I understand why he's not on this list but what could have been for Sterling Sharpe. He had 8100 yards and 65 TDs in just 7 seasons in Green Bay. He was forced to retire after the 1994 season due to injury at age 29 and probably would have racked up all time level stats with HoF QB Favre had he stayed healthy.
Sterling was a beast!
I grew up in Denver in the 90's, big fan of Shannon Sharpe. My dad always told me Sterling was way better. "Astronomically better."
@@brianfoster6978 Shannon even said during he HOF speech that he wasn't even the best player in his family
My first thought. Sterling should be on this list.
Agree. Shannon gets the love but sterling was damn good too. What could have been.
*Another thing to note about Jerry Rice is that he put up HOF statlines in run-heavy offenses his first 10 years in the NFL (1985-1994).*
also 1000 yards at age 40
No one ever described the West Coast offense as "run heavy", so points for originality I guess
Why is “offenses” plural? Did he play for multiple teams? Oh, just the 49’ers who had Bill Walsh running his West Coast offense, Joe Montana being at the helm. 😂
He basically had two HoF careers
@@RicardoAGuitar There's some truth to what bigkev9539 said. I looked into it after seeing his reply and I was a bit surprised.
TLDR version: In 1985-1994, when RBs Roger Craig, Ricky Watters were available and productive rushers, the 49ers ran quite a lot in general.
In the 1985-1989 seasons, the 49ers had a productive Roger Craig as the RB. Craig started in 1983 but 1985 was a huge breakout season, and San Fran for the rest of the 80s ran a lot.
1990 - 1991 seasons the 49ers were pass happy because the run wasn't productive like it once was.
1992 season, Ricky Watters becomes the RB and is productive. For 1992 - 1994, the 49ers generally ran more than they passed.
Ranking in Passing & Rushing attempts for the 49ers:
1985 8th in passing attempts / 14th in rushing attempts - RB Roger Craig with 1000 yds rushing + 1000 yds receiving.
1986 4th / 8th
1987 10th / 3rd
1988 15th / 7th - Craig with over 1500 yds rushing.
1989 20th / 13th - Craig with over 1000 yds rushing.
1990 2nd / 16th - Craig and the rest of the 49ers rushing production fell off a cliff.
1991 3rd / 15th - Steve Young becomes starting QB; Craig is gone; 49ers rushing production drops off significantly.
1992 16th / 8th - RB Ricky Watters starts and has 1000 rushing yds season.
1993 13th / 10th - Watters has 950 yds rushing season.
1994 18th / 5th
1995 2nd / 18th - Watters is gone and 49ers rushing production drops off again, just like back in 1990 - 1991.
1996 11th / 17th - Rushing stagnates.
1997 27th / 4th - RB Garrison Hearst starts, gets 1000 rushing yds season.
I know it runs in the face of what people think of the 49ers, even for a fan myself, but the numbers did show a preference to run when they had a RB they could rely on. This also plays into when people start talking about the "Best Quarterbacks in the NFL's history" that Joe Montana and Steve Young sometimes get snubbed because they don't have huge passing stats... That's because when the 49ers were at their best during the heart of their championship runs, they actually ran a lot.
I pulled all the stats from "Pro Football Reference."
The main reason that Julio didn't get many touchdowns is because he almost was never targeted in the end zone. Of the like 60 touchdowns he has, the majority of them were him bringing it in from 20+ yards out. This is because both the falcons HC's and himself realized that he could draw two or even 3 people away from everyone else in the end zone, and since the falcons have had a good receiving core for his entire career, (gonzalez, white, ridley, sanu, etc.) it would leave a good receiver in a one on one where it would be much easier to score. I would bet my life that if Julio had demanded the ball similar to Brown, he would dominate given his 6'3 frame and vertical, but the falcons offense would suffer. It's one of the reason's he's my favorite receiver ever; he's a class act.
Best decoy of all time
Yes.
Honestly I think the Falcon coaches outsmarted themselves a little bit. Julio SHOULD have been demanding the ball more and the coaches should havce called his number more in the red zone.
@@xaviervega468 its called kyle shannahan hes kinda like those smart autistics
He also tend to drop the ball in the inzone
0:13 Don ("Pizza") Hutson
0:46 "Bambi" Lance Alworth
1:30 Andre Johnson
2:05 Larry Fitzgerald
2:44 Julio Jones
3:24 Michael Irvin
3:56 Tim Brown
4:37 Steve Largent
5:13 Antonio Brown
5:55 Marvin Harrison
6:48 Chris Carter
7:36 "Megatron" Calvin Johnson
8:24 Terrell Owens
9:11 Randy Moss
10:04 Jerry Rice
I’ve been a fan of Hutson since I’ve been a kid. Never seen “pizza” as a nickname of his. Where did you find this info?
@@qs9503 hes saying it because he looks like a pizza man lol
Try making “slices”
(This is a play on words, not an actual nickname)
0:13 Don "The Alabama Antelope" Hutson
0:46 "Bambi" Lance Alworth
1:30 Andre Johnson
2:05 "Larry Legend" Larry Fitzgerald
2:44 Julio "Jet" Jones
3:24 "The Playmaker" Michael Irvin
3:56 Tim Brown
4:37 Steve Largent
5:13 "Mr. Big Chest/AB" Antonio Brown
5:55 Marvin Harrison
6:48 Chris Carter
7:36 "Megatron" Calvin Johnson
8:24 "T.O" Terrell Owens
9:11 "The Freak" Randy Moss
10:04 "The G.O.A.T./Flash 80" Jerry Rice
Fixed it for ya.
@@Fau1ted Cool 😃
The fact that calvin played the least seasons on this list and is still top 5 goes to show you how good he was
AND ON THE FUCKING LIONS TOO!!
I'm not even a Lions fan and it's disappointing how the organization wasted great talent like Calvin Johnson. And then I remember them pulling this same crap on Barry Sanders, and it upsets me even more.
@@Warmaker01 only difference was, Barry retired during his prime and he was healthy too still able to play, but the lions literally killed his passion for the game
Calvin however was so beaten and bruised physically that he couldn't even do it no more.
if bro was drafted to a good, or even decent team, he woulda been #1 prove me wrong
@@FreshPrincex4 They rode Johnson until all the wheels fell off, and still had nothing to show for it. It upsets me to see talent like that wasted.
That and how they killed Sanders' will to play paints the Lions in an awful picture. It pisses me off. Even when Sanders was the only show in town, teams stacking up for the run, he'd still have good games, highlight reels making a number of great defenders look bad. And this was done in an era of the league where Defense was allowed to play rough.
Randy Moss in his prime was absolutely unreal.
What a riveting opinion wow
He was amazing in college. I know this because my parents went to Marshall with him.
@@michaelwest2405 Moss and Megatron are better than Jerry Rice. If you were building a team right now and you got to choose any players you wanted, it would require a severe lack of common sense to not pick those 2 guys before any other receivers.
I would easily pick Aaron Rodgers, Moss, Megatron, Barry Sanders all before Jerry Rice.
@@michaelwest2405 Moss and Megatron would have skullfucked the NFL if they were put in Jerry Rice’s era.
@@TheRealAbraxas why are you fuckin @ ing me dude I’m not even talking to you lmao wtf I didn’t ask for your opinion
“Hopefully Antonio brown has another few more great years in Tampa”
How we wish
he has gone insane
Aged like fine milk left out side under the Tampa ☀️
Steve Smith is eighth all time in career receiving yards and twelfth all time in career receptions. Won a WR triple crown in 2005 playing with Jake Delhomme(!!!) on an offense that ranked 28th in pass attempts that season. 🤷🏾♂️
Exactly
And he was a lot smaller than the other WRs on this list! I've seen him listed at 5'9"-5'10" tall; which makes him even more remarkable!
@@MikeBNumba6 so true! Harold Carmichael being one of them.
I think the same thing about Steve Smith but he's definitely 16. Just outside this list.
@@arcee3208 Nah. He was a fine player but his run of dominance was so short it's practically microscopic. He only had 2 All Pro seasons as a WR, and if you're only Top 5 in the league twice in your career you're probably not Top 20 all time at your position. He was solid, but not someone that opposing teams game planned around like the other guys on this list. He's in the Isaac Bruce tier of like "very good, but not all time great".
My only issue is Sterling Sharpe not being on this list. The number don’t lie, he was Jerry Rice main counterpart before the injury.
His career ended far too soon for him to be counted
@@RellDefinition I think unlike Calvin Johnson you can't fault Sterling. Having a career ending injury is something completely out of his control
@@RellDefinition should have been an honorable mention, along with 1 or 2 other guys maybe
If he was never injured he would've probably been top 5, especially with Brett Favre throwing to him.
He's not even close to a top 15 wr of all time, his career was way too short
My favorite Jerry Rice stat is that he is the only non kicker in the top 50 scoring leaders (he's #38)
No qbs?
uh Tom Brady has more than 3 times as many points and isnt a kicker
@@goldencloud7527 touchdown passes don't count as points scored
I am so glad you gave Don Hutson some love. People don't realize it but he was the best wide receiver of the first 50 years of the NFL and his stats back that up.
what's crazy is that at one point he was the leader in receiving touchdowns (99) and 2nd place only had 36
@@nameless8435 That TD record wouldn't be eclipsed until Steve Largent. That's how far ahead of his time Don Hutson really was.
Paul Warfield is another phenomenal 1960s-70s WR that deserves mention
@Fries And Calvin Johnson.
@@zazzazoozay2914 your comment is bait
Honorable Mentions of Torry Holt, Sterling Sharpe, Issac Bruce and James Lofton (the 80s Moss)
ochocinco
No.
Ocho and Anquan boldin
hines ward?
At least one of these should replace Irvin, but I guess committing OPI that officials are afraid to call against the NFL's darlings making up half your catches is irrelevant.
Ochocinco is the most underrated player of all time because of his on field shenanigans, his footwork was out of the world, and the numbers were still there, but he just played for a bad team and had a mid qb, and he could create separation unlike any other, he is obv top 10, but he isn’t in the HOF for his on field celebrations
I’ve always said that Ochocinco was the greatest route runner of all time.
I love Chad one of my favorite players all time, but he not top 15 worth imo. Id say Hof worthy but the fact he fell off as soon as he left Cincy really hurts him as an all time great. All time route runner though for sure.
He was a clown who couldn't give a 💩 about winning.
Child please
“Who knows, maybe Brown can have a couple great years and Tampa” this didn’t age well
“But what will happen when Tom Brady isn’t there to keep him in check?”
I think Brady needs to be on this list cause of the way he wills his receivers to make great catches
Literally zero people arguing against Jerry Rice. That’s how you know it’s all time levels of greatness
Nobody dominated the WR position more than Huston. Not even Rice.
LOL you've never argued against Moss fanboys. Most emotional, illogical fanbase ever. It's like arguing with a brick wall.
Brady gotta be Number 1, remember his catch against Philly in Super Bowl 52? Legend WR
I would have Julio higher but I respect his placement due to lack of touchdowns.
And the fact that he was a falcon for all his career
I would switch julio and ab but I respect it
Julio doesn’t really get targeted in the red zone/endzone, most of his touchdowns are from 20+ yards out.
3:43 “Dynas Dallasty.”
Larry is top 5 all time. More tackles than drops, in his prime, him and a young Anquan were SCARY
Can you definitively say that Fitz was more dominant and a better WR than Julio, AB, Megatron? I can even debate that Andre Johnson, Brandon Marshall, Steve Smith and Andre Johnson were better at their peak than Fitz was. Fitz's longevity is what some fans highlight as greatness. Fans blame Larry performance on poor QB play but there are WRs which i named that had poor QBs. In addition, i always said Fitz wasn't the same after Bolden's departure.
@@atlanta1290Dude Julio had maybe 4-6 good seasons, AB had the biggest career falloff I’ve ever seen and TO was “Aligator Arms up the middle” fitz had the best hands of a WR of all time too.
@@Mamma-rb3oc Aside from 2008, when was Fitz in the discussion for best WR? AB and Julio were considered best WRs for 4-6 years.
@@atlanta1290 2015, 2011, 2005, 2007, 2014, 2016, 2017
He’s probably not top 5 because of Peak preformence
So happy to see my man Andre Johnson. As a Texans Fan he helped me be able to watch the games.
He was a problem and a cheat code in MAdden back in the day!
Larry Fitzgerald is easily a top 5 WR of all time. Imagine if he had Prime QB’s like Montana, Manning or Brady. If only.
Plus he also does a lot of intangibles stuff such as blocking WR’s, blindside block (like the one he did in Sherman in 2013) and picks up the football, gives it to the refs in clock running out situations. Plus he has a nice *behind* and that’s something you can always credit an athlete for having
Can you definitively say that Fitz was more dominant and a better WR than Julio, AB, Megatron? I can even debate that Andre Johnson, Brandon Marshall, Steve Smith and Andre Johnson were better at their peak than Fitz was. Fitz's longevity is what some fans highlight as greatness. Fans blame Larry performance on poor QB play but there are WRs which i named that had poor QBs. In addition, i always said Fitz wasn't the same after Bolden's departure.
Steve Largent getting some love is definitely well deserved, especially as he played with average at best QBs. Though it may be just my own opinion, Largent is definitely a top 3 WR of all time no doubt.
Largent was the best route runner of all time. Remember Lester Hayes saying Largent was the only guy he couldn't cover.
He definitely was a great Wr hard worker at this position. He made Jim Zorn look better than he was a QB. Seattle was a bad team in those years
I feel the same way about Andre Johnson. _Man,_ he was the only reason *any* Texans team ever scored _any_ points! He also made it look easy.
It couldn't have been though. He was the _ONLY_ offensive weapon on his teams.
Justin Jefferson, Devonte Adams, and Deandre Hopkins have the best chance of making this list in 5 to 10 years. But good overall list
I have to think Justin Jefferson will do it. At the minimum he'll receive another Second Team All Pro but I think he deserves First Team next to Kupp and Adams.
The fact that he'll have two All Pro's in his first two seasons shows he's such a transcending player.
@Fries the Vikings have one of the better recieving cores right now. The only good thing about Vikings right now is offensive weapons, and Harrison Smith,that's it. You sleep on the Adam, and Osbourne has been a pleasant surprise. Conklin has put up good numbers and he's te2 when Smith is healthy. honestly in a better scheme they put better numbers. Anyway Jefferson is so great, I don't think it really matters weither he plays with a great core or great offense kind of like Hopkins or Larry. He will still be able to produce and be seen as one of the best. The only thing that will stop jefferson is injury.
@Friesunderstandable and yeah having great recievers rarely ends with rings. I learned that early as Vikings fan when we had Randy and Carter. Ultimately if the Vikings are going to compete for rings it's come down to the defense and Kurt and not the recievers. The thing about the Vikings is they are run first offense it's just the Vikings defense is so trash the last two years they've had to pass the ball more because they get behind quickly. They aren't dependant on JJ when everybodys healthy.
With that being said our the scheme is very frustrating at times because the Vikings tend to be more conservative at the wrong times when they are ahead and kill there own momentum alot these last two years.As a vikings fan Id really like to have a better offensive scheme because we have the weapons right now and its a concern in us keeping Jefferson going forward. Its very similar offense to browns Kevin stepanski's who was the Vikings oc before he cleveland, offense only we don't have the o line or the defense for it be effective. And when talking recieving production in this type of scheme look at how obj was in Cleveland and how he's looked on the Rams as a comparison.
This why Stefon diggs got out of Minnesota and He goes to buffalo and he's one of the best recievers in the league. And When he was in Minnesota Adam thelan was the better reciever. This why I responded because these guys would absolutely break out, if they were in a better scheme, they are good enough right now. If Jefferson was on the Packers or Cardinals right now he'd be the clear best reciever in the league.
@@mason.11 I think for the future, jmar chase will have a better chance at being considered greater all time. He’ll have more stability at qb in my opinion. The bengals already have a franchise qb and I doubt Kirk will be a Viking for much of Jefferson’s career and who knows who will be after Kirk. But ya, based off of his first 2 seasons he’s on track to be statistically the best wr ever, but so was Odell. It’s hard to say only 2 years into his career, but so far he’s been a beast
You gotta show more love to Hutson man. He belongs higher with the same argument Wilt gets put so high in bball. Yea the competition was lesser but dude had more receiving yards and TDS than other teams in the league had passing yards/TDs. His 17 TD in one season still ranks amongst the highest in league history. And the dude revolutionized the WR position. Tremendous impact on the game
Nobody dominated at WR more than Hutson. Nobody.
@@TGTK-FreeSpeech- what about Jerry Rice?
@@resurrectedpa Hutson had more receiving yards and TD's than ENTIRE TEAMS. That's how much he dominated his era. He was a generational t NFL talent playing in a VERY watered down era (didn't even allow black players)
The competition was actually better because there were fewer teams. The talent wasn't as spread out.
@@tedbundywastheultimatechad8400 No black players were allowed in Hutson's era. That waters down the competition tremendously.
Jerry Rice is probably like the least debatable positional GOAT in the NFL, given his peak, longetivity, ability to produce at a high age with suspect QB play and do this in a run first era. So Montana and Young aren't knocks on him. Though I do think QB play is an underrated factor in WR performances. You can have all the right traits as a WR, if your QB has zero accuracy and a noodle arm, you don't come very far, while elite QB's can elevate mediocre receivers due to their traits.
Case in point, Allen Robinson's entire career including college and DeAndre Hopkins on the Texans
I am personally under the belief that Rice made Montana and Young look better than they were. Not saying they weren’t great. But i believe we’d sing a different tune about them had they not had Rice
@@MaleficOverlord they both made each other. Rice was often open so montana would get easy throws. But montana has one of the best deep balls ever. Literally you can check the tape and most passes to Rice were in perfect stride.
Montana won a ring or two without Jerry Rice and did it with a wr who isn't top 50 and made clutch plays. Nope he didn't need rice and rice only won 1 ring without Montana
Thank you for giving Andre Johnson some love, people don’t talk about him enough
Merry Christmas everybody! I really appreciate your videos Barry, they are very well made.
He said "Dynast Dallasty" when he was talking about Irvin. Barry, you outdid yourself. Cheers.
If you look at the records, if Rice didn't exist most of his records would be held by Larry Legend. Now look at the QBs Larry had and join me in wondering just how far he could've gone with a Brady or Warner for most of his career.
that's an "if"
@@locheposhle obviously?
One thing to note about Larry FitzLegend was his sure hands. In his entire career, his total career dropped balls at 29 is less than his career tackles at 39. I don’t think any other WR has this type of stat where he’s dropped less than an average of 2 balls per season with the amount of mediocre QB’s that he had as well just further establishes his hand skills and work ethic.
It's a product of having great hands, and playing with lousy quarterbacks that threw a lot of picks
Great video and great list, Barry. Thank you so much for all the content you post. I get so excited when I see the notification that you posted. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you, my good sir.
Merry Christmas Barry!
0:13 Don "The Alabama Antelope" Hutson
0:46 "Bambi" Lance Alworth
1:30 Andre Johnson
2:05 "Larry Legend" Larry Fitzgerald
2:44 Julio "Jet" Jones
3:24 "The Playmaker" Michael Irvin
3:56 Tim Brown
4:37 Steve Largent
5:13 "Mr. Big Chest/AB" Antonio Brown
5:55 Marvin Harrison
6:48 Chris Carter
7:36 "Megatron" Calvin Johnson
8:24 "T.O" Terrell Owens
9:11 "The Freak" Randy Moss
10:04 "The G.O.A.T./Flash 80" Jerry Rice
The true Nickname list since That Time Stamp Guy didn't put in most of their nicknames.
Wow thank you this helped so much
Thanks this doesn’t matter since there are chapters
@@eyestalks8120 I did this so people can know the players nicknames. I literally called it the true nickname list at the bottom.
I love the list! I’d personally rank Larry higher but I can admit that it’s just my bias as a cards fan. I think you should’ve mentioned that Megatron still owns the single-season receiving yards record tho
@@ashtongraves4234 you could move him up to maybe 7 on this list, but even thats pushing it
My first time ever coming across your videos… subscribed about halfway through you keep it real 🤣
Great video, please make similar ones for the top 15 offensive linemen and top 15 defensive linemen soon. I've always gravitated towards the big guys in the game.
I don’t think people realize just how great AB was. 7x pro bowler, 4x all pro, most yards & rec by any player in a 6 year span, only player with 100+ rec 6 years straight, has a ring and playoff production, and has numbers rivaling the top of the top. Everything from short to deep routes, toe drag, speed, hands, playmaking,clutchness, and even the return game he was elite at. And the thing to me that pushes him over the top is that he’s only 5’10” while nearly every other all time great receiver is at least 6’0. I don’t mind where he put AB but I’d personally have him ranked higher than Harrison due to AB’s peak and having more all-pro seasons and bc Harrison was horrendously bad in the playoffs while having prime Peyton manning.
Finally Andre Johnson is getting some credit this guy was a beast if he had an elite qb he definitely could have been top 10.
I always wanted to know your opinion on WRs Barry thanks for the great insight
I absolutely love your content. I do believe that a breakdown of the best nba players at each position would be a great idea. Also how do I become a patron and would you rank mitch Richmond in your top 10 sgs of all time
The fact that Larry Fitzgerald has more career tackles than drops tells you everything you need to know about his career.
He has that going for him, and in the few postseason opportunities he had, he was an absolute monster. In 2015 he sealed the Packers fate with the 75-yard “Hail Larry,” and in a single postseason run, he is second all time in receptions with 30 (he held the record for twelve years, but Travis Kelce broke it by 1 catch), the most touchdowns with 7 (only him Jerry Rice have more than 5), and the most yards with 546, (over 100 yards higher than second place). Sure, he hardly made it to the playoffs, but when he went he showed the frick up.
Ikr like I don’t understand why he was ranked so low on this list, maybe I thought it was because he always a great player you want to have that always played for a crappy team that rarely made the playoffs
@@quinnwagner5344 Yeah, I don't like it when Barry says he was a stat-padder. I mean, does Larry call the plays? How _CAN_ a WR even TRY to become a stat-padder? He played on many horrible teams making that even harder.
It's really weird how he always drops that label on him.
@@choosecarefully408 Larry padded his stats for more than half of his career. There were too many WRs that were more dominant and productive than Fitz was.
@@atlanta1290 I get when people say that in hockey or baseball when the player is often responsible for getting the hit or taking the shot. But in NFL _football?_ Did Fitz make the QB only throw to him once a game was out of reach?
I don't think so. The Cardinals simply fielded a lot of teams with little to no hope of contending & a lot of games _got_ out of reach, then why bother defending against him, or at least quite so hard? That's a likelier scenario.
Didn’t think about Andre Johnson but he’s definitely worthy. Excellent list.
Imagine if all his prime years weren’t wasted in Houston
Good list. Happy Merry, Mr. Barry. 💚🤗❤️
Happy holidays Barry.
Hey Barry I know you’ll probably never see this but we love your videos and content. Thank you. I hope you have a great holiday and thanks for giving all of us fans something to enjoy.
Thank you for recognizing Tim Brown. The guy didn't have a truly good QB throwing to him for 95% of his career until Gannon came along. Seriously, the list of QBs who threw to him is a veritable who's who of who's. I'm still outraged that Andre fucking Reed (who isn't in this) somehow got into the HoF before Brown.
That's a very stupid thing to get outraged about. You say that as if Reed wasn't a stud.
@@RicardoAGuitar He still shouldn't have gotten in before Brown.
Bruh you make the best sports videos glad i found your channel
Merry Christmas Barry hope you and the dogs are well !
I’d gladly let Barry use my wife as a demonstration of his last name. Such a class act.
his full name, you mean
@@R0MANAP no, the Barry part is for me ;)
One of my favorite parts about Joe, (Barry) is his knowledge of facts outside of sports of players that nobody else knows. Also the fact that society doesn't acknowledge these facts Barry does!
i was today years old when i found out his name is joe
Joe Barry? As a Packers fan, please never say that name again.
Merry Christmas Berry
Would love to see your rankings on defensive tackles and linemen
My list before I watched this video. REALLY. I SWEAR.
HM: Philadelphia Legend Harold Carmichael who FINALLY made the HOF!
15. Isaac Bruce, 4x Pro Bowl, 1x SB's, 15,208 yards, 91 TD's, 14.9 Y/C, 68.2 Y/G
14. Michael Irvin, 5x Pro Bowl, 1x All Pro, 3x SB's, 1990's team, 11,904 yards, 65 TD's, 15.9 Y/C, 74.9 Y/G
13. Tim Brown, 9x Pro Bowl, 1990's team, 14,934 yards, 100 TD's, 13.7 Y/C, 58.6 Y/G
12. Don Hutson, 4x Pro Bowl, 8x All Pro, 3x NFL Champ, 1930's team, 2x MVP, 7,991 yards, 99 TD's, 16.4 Y/C, 68.9 Y/G
11. Torry Holt, 7x Pro Bowl, 1x All Pro, 1x SB, 2000's team, 13,382 yards, 74 TD's, 14.5 Y/C, 77.4 Y/G
10. Antonio Brown, 7x Pro Bowl, 4x All Pro, 1x SB, 2010's team, 12,164 yards, 83 TD's, 13.3 Y/C, 84.5 Y/G (My favorite receiver until he nearly screwed up his career, not when he joined that bitch ass losing franchise in the Buccaneers.)
9. Cris Carter, 8x Pro Bowl, 2x All Pro, 1990's team, 13,899 yards, 130 TD's, 12.6 Y/C, 59.4 Y/G
8. Steve Largent, 7x Pro Bowl, 1x All Pro, 1980's team, 13,089 yards, 100 TD's, 16.0 Y/C, 65.4 Y/G
7. Marvin Harrison, 8x Pro Bowl, 3x All Pro, 1x SB, 2000's team, 14,580 yards, 128 TD's, 13.2 Y/C, 76.7 Y/G (My favorite quarterback's boy.)
6. Julio Jones, 7x Pro Bowl, 2x All Pro, 2010's team, 13,272 yards, 60 TD's, 15.2 Y/C, 92.2 Y/G😱
5. Larry Fitzgerald, 11x Pro Bowl, 1x All Pro, 2010's team, 17,492 yards, 121 TD's, 12.2 Y/C, 66.5 Y/G (More reliable in the end zone than Julio. I know you'll disagree with this ranking though.)
4. Calvin Johnson, 6x Pro Bowl, 3x All Pro, 2010's team, 11,619 yards, 83 TD's, 15.9 Y/C, 86.1 Y/G (Imagine if he kept playing.)
3. Terrell Owens, 6x Pro Bowl, 5x All Pro, 2000's team, 15,934 yards, 153 TD's, 14.8 Y/C, 72.8 Y/G
2. Randy Moss, 6x Pro Bowl, 4x All Pro, 2000's team, 15,292 yards, 156 TD's, 15.6 Y/C, 70.1 Y/G (Statically worse than T.O., but nobody has ever had a higher ceiling than Moss.)
1. Jerry Rice, 13x Pro Bowl, 10x All Pro, 3x SB's, 1980's & 1990's team, 1987 & 1993 Off. POY, 22,895 yards, 197 TD's, 14.8 Y/C, 75.6 Y/G (GOD DAMN!)
Edit after watching the video:
Oh yeah, Lance Alworth does have a good case. Sorry Isaac. Despite your high career leaderboard numbers, I'm replacing you with Alworth.
Interested in seeing the top RB list
@Fries WP would be a great choice. There’s like 3 answers you can give and I would be like “that’s a good pick”, Walter, Barry or Jim.
I will (probably) always be a Barry Sanders guy
If he values peak so much then OJ needs to be high up there.
A very well put together list of course there's little things here and there that could be changed but I don't think anyone can argue with the thought process
Merry Christmas Barry. Merry Christmas everyone.
He did Andre Johnson dirty. Johnson was in my opinion the most dominant WR of his era, and was remarkably consistent. Swap Johnson and Moss and Johnson makes the case for GOAT WR but ultimately loses to Rice
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@@zeke5683 Andre came in 03, Megatron came in 2008
Andre Johnson in Minnesota wouldn't immediately take over the way Randy did. I like Johnson but if he was at Minnesota hed be 2nd /3rd receiver (look up Jake Reed) initially adventually rising to 1st reciever by 2001. I think it would kind mirror Julio Jones who was raw at first and wasn't the main target intially behind Roddy white. So yeah he might be more highly thought of but no I don't think hed in the goat conversation. But that's the thing, Randy was an alien. This guy would blow through double bracket coverage with both safetys 20 yards deep cheeting to his side and hed still run by both safety's and the corner and score.
Great list, can’t argue putting others ahead of this list!! I would like to also add a few honorable mentions: Andre Reed, Reggie Wayne, James Lofton and last but not least, Sterling Sharpe
the 9ers also had one of the most underrated wr at the time john taylor, he was a beat had multiple seasons of 1000 plus yards he doesnt get his due since he was playing besides the greatest player ever
@@redred222 A lot of these WRs had someone opposite them to help them, true on all these….except maybe Don Hutson
i was gonna get mad at where larry placed but honestly your explanation of peak vs. longevity is sound logic. nice vid barry.
Barry, you are on beautiful man. Merry Christmas!
Need your top 15 players in nfl history next
IMBO Jerry Rice is #1
@@jaybird1381 he’s #1 and it’s not even close imo
@@__j20 I mean I hate TB12 as much as the next guy but it’s really hard to say he’s not the goat
@@jaybird1381 you can’t be serious
@@__j20 Really hard to beat 3 MVPs and 7 rings as a QB. Even if he didn’t perform great in certain playoff games, he’s still managed to get his team to the playoffs so many times, and then managed to get his team to the super bowl so many times. Is it a team accomplishment? Obviously. Did he get lucky a lot? Yes. Dude still has had absolutely obscene longevity and is still performing well and over 40 years old. Had an insane peak too.
Is he the best player ever? Not even close. Has he had the greatest career? Probably yea.
I still fucking hate him tho
Barry mccockiner I definitely agree with you on TO he should have been in the NFL hall of Fame on his first try but the hall of Fame committee wanted to make him suffer and wait because of his attitude now don't me wrong he was a motor mouth but most of the time he had a legitimate reason to be a motor mouth alas Donavon McNabb but TO was a beast in his prime so I 1000% agree with you he should have gotten on the NFL hall of Fame on his first try
I'm glad you put Largent on this list. In addition to his numbers, he was a tough SOB.
Great video, as usual!
I gotta put T.O. over Moss because.....
No matter where T.O. went he produced..... I can't say that for Moss.
Same, I've always viewed Moss as a bit overrated, not that he wasn't great but got to the point where the "legend" of Moss was larger than the man himself. I never really had any issues with anything T.O did and dont understand the stigma he was placed with, but the man was a absolute dog and fought for every yard and would block which isnt somethimg anyone would say for Moss. Splitting hairs a bit maybe but when you're ranking the top 3 kinda have to
@@freeagent9680 naw type in randy moss myths and come back here and tell me what you think
I just think his highlights overshadowed other parts of his game so I can't say he's overrated lol
@@freeagent9680 maybe it's because he fell out with literally every team he was on and always had an issue with the qbs. To was great but he was an over emotional sensitive diva if he didn't get his way. I think to was probably the second best reciever ever close to Randy that I've witnessed, and the a case for second all time, he definitely had more longevity than randy did.
@@andrewlasekan4453 Untreated bi-polar syndrome. I mean TO would have been a diva regardless, but his bi-polar issues made it worse than it would have been otherwise.
Feel so bad that Andre got his whole prime wasted in that awful Texans organization
Don't confuse what they are now with what they were then. He played on some good teams
Christmas came early thanks Barry
thank you for including AB for his on the field actions even if you disdainfully look upon his off field life
Watch Kupp be on here in a few years. He keeps this years performance up, he will be.
hes having an all time great season but he would need like 4 more 1200+ yard seasons to be in this convo
thank you for putting antonito brown on this list, yes hes an idoit but one of the greatest wrs ever. hes better than julio imo because of better routes because hes shorter and more agile but still a huge jump ball at 5 10, insane how good he was a 5 10, one could argue that prime ab is the goat wr,
Exactly
Thanks for mentioning Steve Largent. One of my all-time favorite Seahawk players :)
Would have loved to see Steve smith on here as he had the numbers and the longevity, playing at a at least above average level for 15 years alongside a WR triple crown
He said jerry has everything you could ask a great peak performance longevity and gets better in the playoffs, that’s literally Tom Brady but he still hates him wtf😂
Yeah, it's inconsistent to downgrade Brady for all the help he's had (I agree with that), but then to rate Rice ahead of Moss. For most of his career, Rice played on much better teams than Moss.
Because Rice had actual talent to go with it. He has plenty of videos showing why Brady’s so overrated.
Yeah Brady’s a HOF, but he’s *far* from the GOAT.
I'd have Torry Holt on this list; dude had six consecutive 1300 yard seasons, and yes, he was in a hyper efficient, explosive passing attack, but there was a reason he was a top ten pick.
do running backs bruhhh just found your vids they fire. Great clip comps too!
This is a very good list I agree with most of your placements
An interesting video idea is talking about the best/worst quarterbacks for each team
Sterling Sharpe would have been top 5 if his career wasn't cut short
15 "Old Timers" who weren't chopped liver: Art Monk, Charlie Joiner, Don Maynard, Charley Taylor, Raymond Berry, Fred Biletnikoff, Paul Warfield, Mark Clayton, Drew Pearson, Mark Duper, Otis Taylor, Roy Jefferson, John Stallworth, Mel Gray, and if you were in a big game.....Lynn Swann. When almost nobody passed the ball more than 25 times a game in a 14 game season and every QB was under center. I'm old.
Merry Christmas Barry. You beautiful, beautiful man.
I wouldnt put Moss over T.O. due to his stats and team situations. While Moss only played a season (or two?) with Brady and had Dante Culpepper and old ass Moon and Cunningham throwing to him, I'd put any of Moss' QB's over Donovan McNabb, Jeff Garcia, and a soon to retire Steve Young. Yeah, T.O. had Romo, but T.O. also admitted that when Jason Witren arrived, offensive schemes changed and he wasn't getting targets like he should (but again, this is T.O. saying this.)
You would put Andrew Walter over Donovan McNabb?
Seriously if you think duante Culpeper was better than Donovan McNabb I don't know what to tell you. And Randy never played with moon either. Lol y'all don't really know what you guys are talking about, If Im not mistaken young was still a pro bowler up untill he retired. Garcia at sf was better than Brad Johnson in Minnesota. And Randall was Johnson backup going into that season. the only real point you have is Randy got to play with Tom Brady for 1 full season. On average TO has had better qbs overall. You need to actually have watched these guys and not just look at stats.
New video ideas:
- Top 10 WR seasons ever
- Top 10 TE in NFL History
@Fries Great list. I'd probably drop Winslow a couple of spots because he couldn't block his way out of a wet paper sack.
It’s so interesting thinking revivers cause they literally all have something missing that prevents them from being great Julio not being able to fine the end zone, Calvin retiring early, ab stopping ab, Christ Carter and his drug problem, and a few others
Hey Barry! Quick question, what happened to your best twitter troll vids? I always comeback to those for a laugh lol. Neat video by the way.
Definitely not there yet but I feel Davante Adam’s has potential to get up there.
not by a longshot
@@Vogtandom if he keeps playing at the level he's been playing at, maybe
@@Vogtandom led the nfl the last few years. 18tds season. led the most yards by catch and average yards per game.
If you're going to give credit for who's throwing the ball too... Fitzgerald has to at minimum be 11. You have a fair point with your arguments about him but he had 3rd stringers for the majority of his career. He's famous for his reliability. He had amazing seasons with an aging Warner and did very well with Palmer. He had over 27 (I could be wrong with the exact number, I know it for sure is more than 20) different QBs throughout his career. Yes i am a little biased, but that's a major factor in how these rankings were done and it doesn't seem like he was given his due respect like others.
Barry can you please do a top 10 tight ends of all time PLEASE. That would make my Christmas
Man Andre Johnson was a beast when I used to watch him with my dad after he would come back from deployments. I could never watch football with my mom because she was always watching drama shows so I was always counting the days till he got back.
I don't think AB will play many more seasons with the Bucs...
well, that AB take didn't age well
Thank you for including Tim Brown! He never gets enough respect.
This is the best channel on TH-cam right now.
Yoooo
U are first
I think Antonio Brown suffered immense brain trauma from that hit by Burfict. That's what led to the shenanigans. He seemed fine until after that.
Steeler fan here. Brown was a royal idiot long before that incident.
@@lougiacobbi725 🤣🤣 but he was the best in the league and we sure miss him for that
@@lougiacobbi725 yeah but he turned it up to 10 and beyond after that hit lol
Fucking fantastic video, Barry. You’re one of the best sports analysts to come around in the last 2 decades. You don’t give a fuck, you’re funny, and you know your shit. Anyways just never stop grinding, man.
I’d like to see a video ranking the top 10 quarterbacks playing right now