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Originally Posted by Sylvanfan
On the radio this morning it was mentioned that Don Hutson had 99 career TD receptions. In the first 30 years of the NFL, the 2nd closest guy to him had 33. That record stood for 46 years. Talk about being the dominant player at your position.
I would have to put Jim Brown ahead of Jerry Rice. Everyone and his dog knew Brown was getting the ball, and he still ran for 5 yards a carry over the course of a 9 year career.
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And everyone and their dog knew Jerry Rice was going to run a slant. He holds almost every major receiving record you can own (receptions, yards, TDs), played for 20 season, won 4 Superbowls, etc.
Jim Brown ranks 9th in rushing yards, 5th in rushing TDs, and 2nd in rushing attempts. He does rank 1st in yards per game. Brown only won 1 NFL Championship and only played 9 seasons.
IMO, it's not even close and I'm not sure why Brown is ranked as the highest RB (Smith, Tomlinson for sure and even Peyton or Sanders are in the conversation) let alone that high at all.
Edit: It should be noted my comment isn't that Rice is the greatest all time, it's simply that he's significantly better than Jim Brown. IMO, Jim Brown doesn't make the top 10.