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Re: Best Redskins Player of All-Time?
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2015 6:24 pm
by DarthMonk
Redskin in Canada wrote:-snip- ... he never left until retirement.
It really irked me that Norv and Cooke let him go (his last year was as an Eagle) and replaced him with a poor man's Monk - Henry Ellard. Ellard played very well but ...
Monk turned down $600 K from us then we signed Ellard for $900 K.
I guess Ellard knew the offense and Monk was a slot guy by then which Norv did not really use.
Redskins records
Yards from scrimmage (13,053)
Rookie reception record (58)
Receiving yards (12,026)
Receptions (888)
Consecutive games with at least one reception (164)
NFL Records
First player to record a touchdown reception in 15 consecutive seasons.
Consecutive seasons with at least 35 receptions (15)
First player to record over 102+ receptions (106 in 1984) in a season before NFL rules changes prior to the 1990 season that ushered in the "pass happy era". Still only three players in the next nine years collected 100 passes or more and only one (Sterling Sharpe in 1992) surpassed his total.
First player to record over 100+ receptions in the Super Bowl era
First player to record back to back seasons on 1,200 yards and 90 receptions. 1984, 1985
First NFL player to reach 820 receptions in a career.
First NFL player to surpass 900 career receptions, finishing career with 940 (all-time record at the time).
First player to record at least one reception in 180 consecutive games
Re: Best Redskins Player of All-Time?
Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2015 7:21 am
by Deadskins
Final round: Darrell Green Vs. John Riggins
Green with the early lead.
Re: Best Redskins Player of All-Time?
Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2015 2:18 pm
by riggofan
Oh man Green over Riggins??? I gotta do something about this.
Re: Best Redskins Player of All-Time?
Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2015 3:27 pm
by Deadskins
They should have named this Most Popular Redskins Player of All-Time.
Re: Best Redskins Player of All-Time?
Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2015 3:55 pm
by grampi
Green
Re: Best Redskins Player of All-Time?
Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2015 4:21 pm
by emoses14
Green. For me, this isn't even close.
Re: Best Redskins Player of All-Time?
Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2015 10:39 pm
by DarthMonk
Green was either all-pro or all-pro worthy for the better part of 20 years at corner. He was an excellent return man - as good as any, really.
4.43 40 on his 50th birthday.
Re: Best Redskins Player of All-Time?
Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2015 9:20 am
by HEROHAMO
One of the best corners in the history of game. One of the fastest men to ever play the game maybe the fastest ever. 20 years playing a young mans game. Hes more then worthy to be called the greatest.
Re: Best Redskins Player of All-Time?
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2015 2:26 am
by HEROHAMO
Just wanted to say that had Sean Taylor finished out his career. Wed be talking about possibly the greatest Saftey ever.
In my opinion Sean was more physically gifted and talented then both Polamalu and Reed. He also had the instincts that both reed and Polamalu had.
Re: Best Redskins Player of All-Time?
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2015 7:00 pm
by redskinz4ever
honorable mention has to be russ grimm and other hogs right ?
Re: Best Redskins Player of All-Time?
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2015 10:25 am
by Countertrey
HEROHAMO wrote:Just wanted to say that had Sean Taylor finished out his career. Wed be talking about possibly the greatest Saftey ever.
In my opinion Sean was more physically gifted and talented then both Polamalu and Reed. He also had the instincts that both reed and Polamalu had.
I can't conceive any argument against that. This was one big, bad, fast, smart, talented and intimidating football player, who OWNED the 40 yard circle of field that he was the center of.
The crime that took him also robbed ALL fans of the game of someone very special.