Which is worse Randy Moss saying hes the

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Which is worse Randy Moss saying hes the

Randy Mo s caused a big stir Friday byclaiming that heis the greatest wide receiver of all time.Mo s made his claim to the throne on Terrell Owens' podcastand then proceeded to rank Owens second and Jerry Rice "third or fourth." "I'll put myself first, Ill put T.O. second,"Mo s said. "I Tobias Harris Jersey would put Jerry probably third or fourth. Im talking about dominating the game and changing the game of football. I dont live on statistics because if you live on statistics and live on championships thats all political. Youve seen guys released or cut from a team just by a couple words in the media. Youve seen guys given contracts or youve seen guys not given contracts just because of the color of their skin. Youve got to throw politics out of the game of football, and look at the impact of what each individual was able to make in the game of football."I'm sorry did he say Dolph Schayes Jersey Rice was or ?Now, it's fair to say that statistics don't always tell the whole story, but to call them "political" is certainly an interesting take. Stats are used to measure production. And when it comes to production, no one comes close to Rice, not even Mo s.MORE:Rice ranks first all time in receptions (1,549), receiving yards (22,895), receiving touchdowns (197) andtotal touchdowns (208). The margin by which he holds those records is pretty sizable, too. He has 126 more receptions and 5,466 more receiving yards than Larry Fitzgerald, 41 more receiving touchdowns than Mo s and 33 more total touchdowns than Emmitt Smith.Here's a statistical breakdown of Rice vs. Mo s.Jerry RiceRandy Mo sSeasons2015Receptions (rank)1,549 (1st)982 (15th)Receptions/season77.565.5Receiving yards (rank)22,895 (1st)15,292 (4th)Rec. yards/season1,114.81,019.5Receiving TDs (rank)197 (1st)156 (2nd)Rec. TDs/season9 Philadelphia 76Ers T-Shirts .910.4Total TDs (rank)208 (1st)157 (4th)It seems the only area Mo s has an edge over Rice is touchdowns per season, though that might speak more towardRice's longevity as a receiver; he had nine or fewer TDs in each of his last nine seasons, dropping Isaiah Joe Jersey his career average.Of course, Mo s is one of the greatest receivers of all time. You have to be pretty special to have your name turned into a verb. But the numbers lean pretty heavily in Rice's favor, certainly enough thatit's hardto imagine there are three receivers better than him in the history of the game.Owens did bring up the point that Rice played most of his career with a pair of Hall of Fame quarterbacks in Joe Montana and Steve Young.When you think about Jerry and the quarterbacks he played with, he never had a drop-off in quarterback. He went from one Hall of Fame quarterback to another, Owens said.That's a fair point from T. Dikembe Mutombo Jersey O., but it's also fair to consider how much Montana and Young benefited from playing with Rice as well. Rice was the ultimate receiver: a great route runner with impeccable hands (his career catch percentage of 62.4 ranks well ahead of Mo s's 56.4), and the explosivene s to make him a home run threat, too.Mo s later dropped in a "no disrespect" line: "I dont want people to think myself and T.O. is slandering or bashing anything Jerry did, because Jerry was at the top."Just not the very top. Two or three places from the top. Which is pretty disrespectful.
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