PATRIOTSFANINPA

I wonder if Randy Moss was signed in 2001 to the Patriots and he played with enthusiasm and team orientation like he is now,would he have seriously challenged Jerry Rice for the best WR ever?

Another thing to ponder is would Brady To Moss have been a more lethal combo than Montana To Rice?

I think its a distinct possibility it would be very close for comparison.

One other thing I think about is if he was teamed up with Deion Branch for the seasons of 2005 and 2006 would we have won another SB Championship or 2?

Your thoughts?

xmarkd400x

I bet if we had him for 1 play last year we would have won the super bowl. That 3rd down pass play where Troy ran the wrong route with about 4:00 left in the game.

Xzibit23

Yeah, people forget that Moss' first 6 years are the best in nfl history for a WR..better than Rice..better than anybody. What hurt him were obviously the two Oakland years..but also severely injuring his hamstring in 2004, his last year with the Vikings. He never really recovered from that in Oakland and only now in NE is at least looking 80-90% healthy.

But you're right, the talk recently has been "what would Brady's niumbers look like with weapons", we should also be asking what Randy's numbers would look like with a legtimate all pro QB throwing to him, not mediocre QBs or QBs he turned into all pros.

Nordy

I've always thought Moss at his peak was the best WR to ever step on an NFL field. I believe at this point his per game stats are still better than Rice's. There's no way he'll play as long as Rice did though.

maverick4

Brady and Moss both have about 5 years left.

Moss can still become the all time greatest receiver ever.

wpdougie2180

You do know he would need about 100 TDs, 9,000 yards, and 700 catches to catch Rice right even if he played all 5 years at the level he's playing now he wouldn't catch Rice.

Xzibit23

Yeah..those two years in Oakland made it a big reach. The thing about Rice is that he was a great player but he also hung around a little and had ridiculous longetivity, thats why its impossible.

I think Moss catching Rice in Yards is impossible, but imo the TDs are kinda within reach..I think Rice is at 197 and Moss is at 108. So thats 89 TDs, and that number will probably be 80 or less by the end of this season Definetely doable, but still hard.

jaytyme

if jerry rice played his entire career in arizona would he be on top.
of course not.

brady to moss is as lethal as anything i've ever watched.

here's to hoping we get 4 years of it. cheers

maverick4

OK, looking at Rice and Moss career stats, Moss would need 10 seasons of averaging about 80 balls for 1000 yards and 8 scores per year.

But, that's not counting what damage moss will do in the remaining 10 games of this season.

Jerry Rice may be the best athlete of all time in any sport.

Nordy

Jerry Rice the best athlete of all-time in any sport? I'm sorry but I find that to be ridiculous.