I think his back to back 41 sacks in 1983-84 is still a record..
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I think his back to back 41 sacks in 1983-84 is still a record..
Namath, Maynard and Klecko are the slam-dunks.
The forth guy would have been Revis if he didn't leave, but he did, so I'll go with Wesley Walker.
Walker is underrated, eight times he averaged over 20 YPC in a season, one of the most feared HR hitters in the league.
This of course was his greatest game, four TD's in the 51-45 shootout including the game tying TD with no time left on the clock, followed by the game winner in OT, but he made a ton of big plays including the playoffs, check his numbers in the 82 post season, he was an assassin, but this was definitely his most memorable game.
This is what I HOPE TO GOD Devin Smith can be.
The forth guy would have been Revis if he didn't leave, but he did, so I'll go with Wesley Walker.
Walker is underrated, eight times he averaged over 20 YPC in a season, one of the most feared HR hitters in the league.
This of course was his greatest game, four TD's in the 51-45 shootout including the game tying TD with no time left on the clock, followed by the game winner in OT, but he made a ton of big plays including the playoffs, check his numbers in the 82 post season, he was an assassin, but this was definitely his most memorable game.
This is what I HOPE TO GOD Devin Smith can be.
I think too many people get hung up on # of receptions and not on yardage and big plays. Walker never had any big reception years. Comparing him to Coles, he caught about 250 fewer passes in his career, but had almost the same yardage and over 20 more TDs than Coles. Fewer touches, but bigger imapct.
Walker was a big play machine and my favorite Jet through the '80s. So much that I just bought a new Mitchell and Ness 1982 Walker #85 for the upcoming season.
I wish they counted sacks when Gerry Philbin and John Elliot played and I''l throw in Verlon Biggs who helped them get to the QB..
all while legally blind in one eye
Yup. The guy scored 71 TDs on about 430 receptions. That is a TD every 6.2 touches. Better TD rate than Jerry Rice, Randy Moss, Tim Brown or anyone else since the AFL-NFL merger except Paul Warfield of the Phins/Browns.
Great Post.
Also it was a different era, in the 80's the run was still emphasized over the pass and premiere RB's were still being drafted higher than premiere WR's. Some of the best WR's of the 70's and early to mid 80's had numbers similar to Walker's. Go take a look at Lynn Swann or Drew Pearson, Swann is in the HOF and Pearson was named to the all-decade team in the 70's, and their numbers look similar to Walker's. By the 90's the transition had already taken place and the WR's were at least equal with the RB's in terms of emphasis, thats why Coles has more receptions.
Also Walker played much of his career with Al Toon, and Toon was amazing too, you could pick him for the forth spot too.
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Agree with Savage
And those DL guys were all two way players
I think I watched Gastineau rush himself upfield 8 yards out of plays while QBS dumped the ball to backs exactly where he should have been for big gains way too many times for my taste
Team players, too.....not scabs
Here are Walker's numbers in comparison with Pearson and Swann and he compares favorably. Swann came up huge in the two Super Bowl games and those games are what probably earned him enshrinement to Canton. Walker also came up big in postseason games, but obviously, he never got the opportunity to perform on the same stage as Swann.
Thats great research, Gold, and I almost didn't see it.
Lynn Swann never had a year with 900 yds receiving or more then 61 catches.. But he did shine in big games..