TJV
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IMO Starr is the best draft choice in Packers history. Hard to imagine a better value – a 17th rounder who led the team to 5 championships as the “substitute on the field” for the best HC in NFL history. BTW, because there were fewer teams when Starr was drafted, he would be the equivalent of a late 6th round pick today. As PackerRS mentions, Starr was the #199 pick in the 1956 draft. Do you know which other QB was picked with the 199th pick? Tom Brady. Not that I care about them, but my advice to the Chiefs in the upcoming draft would be to take a flyer on a QB with their pick #199 – a comp pick, just like Brady. Hey maybe the Packers should do so with pick #197 and hope its “close enough” to the magic number.
Greatest RB I ever saw was Jim Brown. He was just phenomenal – averaged over 5 yards/carry in his career. Sayers, although his career was shortened by injury was also amazing (in spite of the jersey he wore). For me, Sanders lines up in a small group after those two. Yes, he danced a lot because he usually had a crappy OL in front of him and teams he played knew if they stopped him, they’d win the game. Imagine him on an average team with an average OL. Or on a team with a balanced attack…
While it’s difficult comparing athletes from different eras, IMO Don Hutson is not only the greatest WR in Packers’ history, but in NFL history. Yes, even better than Rice. He was the first “modern” WR and was decades ahead of his time. I loved the toughness Sharpe displayed and of course he was very productive but even if he would have had a long career, I don’t think he would have eclipsed Hutson (who was acquired before the draft was instituted, BTW).
Greatest RB I ever saw was Jim Brown. He was just phenomenal – averaged over 5 yards/carry in his career. Sayers, although his career was shortened by injury was also amazing (in spite of the jersey he wore). For me, Sanders lines up in a small group after those two. Yes, he danced a lot because he usually had a crappy OL in front of him and teams he played knew if they stopped him, they’d win the game. Imagine him on an average team with an average OL. Or on a team with a balanced attack…
While it’s difficult comparing athletes from different eras, IMO Don Hutson is not only the greatest WR in Packers’ history, but in NFL history. Yes, even better than Rice. He was the first “modern” WR and was decades ahead of his time. I loved the toughness Sharpe displayed and of course he was very productive but even if he would have had a long career, I don’t think he would have eclipsed Hutson (who was acquired before the draft was instituted, BTW).