Best ever Browns Receivers

[Browns57]

http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/pdf/team/hi...eivingGames.pdf

I was reading this list of Browns receivers with 100 yard games. And I noticed, that if we all agree that Braylon sucked, we havent had a great receiver in a very long time. Not one top notch superstar. (TE don't count) Made me think about the best WR we ever had in Cleveland. Who do you think were a few of the best we ever had?

For me its Warfield, Slaughter, and hmmm....

[ruban2]

@browns57 said:

http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/pdf/team/hi...eivingGames.pdf

I was reading this list of Browns receivers with 100 yard games. And I noticed, that if we all agree that Braylon sucked, we havent had a great receiver in a very long time. Not one top notch superstar. (TE don't count) Made me think about the best WR we ever had in Cleveland. Who do you think were a few of the best we ever had?

For me its Warfield, Slaughter, and hmmm....

Reggie Rucker

[jnuh]

I would have to say Warfield and Slaughter are the best. But Brian Brennan and Michael Jackson are my favorites.

[Kosar_For_President]

Warfield is the only HOF unless you count The Wizard of Oz

[The Gipper]

@kosar_for_president said:

Warfield is the only HOF unless you count The Wizard of Oz

Ahh....no. Dante Lavelli is in the HOF. And Bobby Mitchell who played here a number of years as a WR is also in the HOF.

[roach]

Before Zombo chimes in with his love of Andre Rison, let me offer that the best was Warfield, and my favorite was Collins. (Dante was before my time). Significant honorable mention to Slaughter.

KJ has been our best in the new era (ouch).

[miktoxic]

in the 90's: keenan mccardell, michael jackson, derrick alexander. warfield best of all time. te: ozzie. but liked bavarro's head bounce into the end zone. classic.

edit: brian brennan. he was our wayne chrebet/wes welker back in the day.

[Kosar_For_President]

@the-gipper said:

Ahh....no. Dante Lavelli is in the HOF. And Bobby Mitchell who played here a number of years as a WR is also in the HOF.

Touche. lol

Then you have the answer.

[WRREBEL]

hands down Martin Rucker

[7moses7]

Fair Hooker

[Bob806]

Dave Logan was one of my favorites, great hands.

[ballpeen]

@browns57 said:

http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/pdf/team/hi...eivingGames.pdf

I was reading this list of Browns receivers with 100 yard games. And I noticed, that if we all agree that Braylon sucked, we havent had a great receiver in a very long time. Not one top notch superstar. (TE don't count) Made me think about the best WR we ever had in Cleveland. Who do you think were a few of the best we ever had?

For me its Warfield, Slaughter, and hmmm....

Dante Lavelli

Gary Collins

Paul Warfield

Brian Brennan

Ozzie Newsome

Dave Logan.....marginal

Ya'll need to bone up on Dante....the guy was great....a HOF player....all Browns fans should know something about the past.....the past is when we were good.

[Bob806]

@ballpeen said:

Dave Logan.....marginal

I was merely adding a name not previously mentioned, however he was much more than "marginal." He caught everything thrown his way.

[The Gipper]

@ballpeen said:

Dante Lavelli

Gary Collins

Paul Warfield

Brian Brennan

Ozzie Newsome

Dave Logan.....marginal

Ya'll need to bone up on Dante....the guy was great....a HOF player....all Browns fans should know something about the past.....the past is when we were good.

His nickname was glue fingers. That should tell you a lot....and it was before they had stickum.

And let's not forget Lavelli's running partner: Mac Speedie. He was a near HOFer. And don't forget Ray Renfro.

In fact, here are the Browns top all time receivers in terms of catches:

1. Ozzie Newsome 662

2. Lavelli.....386

3. Speedie...349

4. Collins....331

5. Greg Pruitt...323

6. Brennan...315

7. Kevin Johnson...315

8. Reggie Rucker..310

9. Slaughter....305

10. Eric Metcalf..297

and here are the top 10 in yardage:

1. Ozzie...7980

2. Lavelli...6488

3. Speedie...5602

4. Renfro...5508

5. Collins....5299

6. Warfield...5210

7. Rucker...4953

8. Slaughter...4834

9. Logan....4247

10. Milt Morin...4208

11. Brennan...4148

Note that since the days of Otto Graham throwing to Lavelli, Speedie and Renfro the Browns have not had a wide receiver gain more yardage than those receivers...even in the pass happy days of the last 30 years.

People forget that what Paul Brown/Graham and those receivers were running was the predecessor of the West Coast offense....both versions. The Don Coryell and the Bill Walsh versions. Paul Brown taught Sid Gillman who taught Don Coryell who coached Dan Fouts/Charlie Joiner/Kellen Winslow. Brown taught Walsh who coached Montana/Rice/Taylor/Clark.

Before all these combos was the combo of Graham to Lavelli/Speedie/Renfro.

Now we have Mike Holmgren running the Browns. He of course was a Bill Walsh disciple. So, perhaps things will now come full circle for the Browns. Not since the days of Blanton Collier have we had someone from the PB tree running things. Now we do. (note also that the next two WRs on the yardage list were players during the Brown/Collier era)

And we also have a guy from the Parcells/Belichick tree as our HC. Here is hoping we can enjoy the bounteous fruits of both trees.

[ballpeen]

@bob806 said:

I was merely adding a name not previously mentioned, however he was much more than "marginal." He caught everything thrown his way.

I know he was more than marginal in the context you seem to have taken it.....that was said in reference to great.....not good or poor.

[Bob806]

@ballpeen said:

I know he was more than marginal in the context you seem to have taken it.....that was said in reference to great.....not good or poor.

No problem...I was at the game in 1980 when he caught a TD vs Green Bay from Sipe with about 10 seconds to go, the place went totally nuts. Remember that Sports Illustrated cover of Logan (one hand catch) vs. the dreaded Steelers in that wild game we lost?

[medicineman]

@roach said:

Before Zombo chimes in with his love of Andre Rison, let me offer that the best was Warfield, and my favorite was Collins. (Dante was before my time). Significant honorable mention to Slaughter.

KJ has been our best in the new era (ouch).

Joe J has been the most dependable imo

[nobuo]

Braylon is the most talented we've had in a long time but he let his ego and selfishness get in the way of his game and couldn't catch the ball any longer.

Hopefully Holmgren & co. bring in some legitimate young WR's who we can develop into stars.

[metcalf]

You stain morons. Anyone who knows football knows that ozzie newsome was a coward who hardly ever went over the middle and when he did he went down right away. And this is the last clown to make it in the HOF. Typical cleveland puking.

[listercat]

Dante Lavelli