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<blockquote data-quote="Zombieslayer" data-source="post: 174515" data-attributes="member: 627"><p>I'm too young to remember Dowler/Dale.</p><p></p><p>However, the best WR duo I've ever seen was Lofton and Jefferson. Lofton was the best deep threat EVER to play the game. He was Randy Moss with brains and without the bad attitude. Jefferson was a good, solid possession receiver. Together, they were dangerous.</p><p></p><p>What was really amazing in their short time playing together is that the Packers had the WORST OL in the NFL, and a lousy running game. So Lynn ****ey had very limited time to get the ball off, and everyone and their Grandma knew a pass was coming.</p><p></p><p>I love Driver and Jennings, as Driver is my 2nd favorite player today (Lofton is my 2nd favorite all-time after Favre). But Driver and Jennings are playing in better conditions than Lofton and Jefferson had to face. Not taking anything away from our current WR duo (it's actually now a trio), I'm just making a point.</p><p></p><p>We currently don't have a deep threat, although to give credit where credit is due, Driver fights tooth and nail for every extra YAC he can get. Driver is a true warrior, and I love him to death for that. He's also a wonderful person for his charity work off the field as well.</p><p></p><p>Jennings, as we all know, can take a 7 yard slant and turn it into a 70 yard TD. That's his trick.</p><p></p><p>Lofton was so fast that if they didn't double cover him, he'd be open, no matter who covered him. Deion Sanders in his heyday couldn't cover Lofton one-on-one, and that's really saying something. So opposing offenses always put a Safety on Lofton, and sometimes even triple covered him. Then Jefferson came along from San Diego and opposing defenses had to make the choice of getting burned deep or getting ten-yarded to death until the Packers scored.</p><p></p><p>Funny thing was, one year, we had the #1 offense in the league and #28 (out of 28) D in the league. I think that was '83. Those games were fun to watch, because win or lose, you got your money's worth.</p><p></p><p>Lofton's career almost died when he went to the Raiders, but the Bills picked him up 2 years later and he ended up playing in 2 Super Bowls and getting one more Pro Bowl, for the Bills knew how to utilize him as a deep threat. Several years, he ended the season with 1000+ yards and a 20+ average per catch, which is unheard of today. By the time Lofton retired, he was #1 all-time in yards, until Jerry Rice came along with that West Coast Offense. Not trying to take anything away from Rice, but Lofton faced a lot more diversity and played on some really, really bad teams in his career. Had Lofton been on the 49ers with Montana and Young passing to him, he may still hold the all-time yards record.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Zombieslayer, post: 174515, member: 627"] I'm too young to remember Dowler/Dale. However, the best WR duo I've ever seen was Lofton and Jefferson. Lofton was the best deep threat EVER to play the game. He was Randy Moss with brains and without the bad attitude. Jefferson was a good, solid possession receiver. Together, they were dangerous. What was really amazing in their short time playing together is that the Packers had the WORST OL in the NFL, and a lousy running game. So Lynn ****ey had very limited time to get the ball off, and everyone and their Grandma knew a pass was coming. I love Driver and Jennings, as Driver is my 2nd favorite player today (Lofton is my 2nd favorite all-time after Favre). But Driver and Jennings are playing in better conditions than Lofton and Jefferson had to face. Not taking anything away from our current WR duo (it's actually now a trio), I'm just making a point. We currently don't have a deep threat, although to give credit where credit is due, Driver fights tooth and nail for every extra YAC he can get. Driver is a true warrior, and I love him to death for that. He's also a wonderful person for his charity work off the field as well. Jennings, as we all know, can take a 7 yard slant and turn it into a 70 yard TD. That's his trick. Lofton was so fast that if they didn't double cover him, he'd be open, no matter who covered him. Deion Sanders in his heyday couldn't cover Lofton one-on-one, and that's really saying something. So opposing offenses always put a Safety on Lofton, and sometimes even triple covered him. Then Jefferson came along from San Diego and opposing defenses had to make the choice of getting burned deep or getting ten-yarded to death until the Packers scored. Funny thing was, one year, we had the #1 offense in the league and #28 (out of 28) D in the league. I think that was '83. Those games were fun to watch, because win or lose, you got your money's worth. Lofton's career almost died when he went to the Raiders, but the Bills picked him up 2 years later and he ended up playing in 2 Super Bowls and getting one more Pro Bowl, for the Bills knew how to utilize him as a deep threat. Several years, he ended the season with 1000+ yards and a 20+ average per catch, which is unheard of today. By the time Lofton retired, he was #1 all-time in yards, until Jerry Rice came along with that West Coast Offense. Not trying to take anything away from Rice, but Lofton faced a lot more diversity and played on some really, really bad teams in his career. Had Lofton been on the 49ers with Montana and Young passing to him, he may still hold the all-time yards record. [/QUOTE]
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