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Best "triplets" (QB1-RB1-WR1) ever? (1 Viewer)

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sterjs

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The first to have this title were QB Troy Aikman-RB Emmitt Smith-WR Michael Irvin. I think that QB Peyton Manning-RB Edgerrin James-WR Marvin Harrison and QB Johnny Unitas-RB Lenny Moore-WR Raymond Berry were better than the namesake triplets.

Who composed the greatest QB-RB-WR combo ever?

 
sterjs said:
The first to have this title were QB Troy Aikman-RB Emmitt Smith-WR Michael Irvin. I think that QB Peyton Manning-RB Edgerrin James-WR Marvin Harrison and QB Johnny Unitas-RB Lenny Moore-WR Raymond Berry were better than the namesake triplets.Who composed the greatest QB-RB-WR combo ever?
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Palmer/Johnson/Johnson. Call me in a few years. :pics:
 
jafo said:
sterjs said:
The first to have this title were QB Troy Aikman-RB Emmitt Smith-WR Michael Irvin. I think that QB Peyton Manning-RB Edgerrin James-WR Marvin Harrison and QB Johnny Unitas-RB Lenny Moore-WR Raymond Berry were better than the namesake triplets.Who composed the greatest QB-RB-WR combo ever?
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Palmer/Johnson/Johnson. Call me in a few years. :pics:
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Warner-Faulk-Bruce1999 statsWarner - 4353 yd, 41 TDFaulk - 253-1381-7 TD, receiving 87-1048-5Bruce - 77-1165-12
 
Bradshaw-Harris-Swann/Stallworth

Griese/Csonka/Warfield

Namath/Snell/Maynard

Kelly/Thomas/Reed

Jaws/Montgomery/Charmichael

Fouts/Muncie/J. Jefferson

Not proclaiming they should all be considered the best ever but just a few groupings

 
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Mitchell - Sanders - Moore

Didn't they have a couple of pretty good years? Not best ever, but they were some number machines...

 
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If they'd managed to win one of those Super Bowls, we might be talking about Kelly-Thurman-Andre Reed.

Since they didn't, though, carry on.

 
D. Brees/Bush/Bush

or

Tomlinson/Tomlinson/Tomlinson last year.

 
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sterjs said:
The first to have this title were QB Troy Aikman-RB Emmitt Smith-WR Michael Irvin. I think that QB Peyton Manning-RB Edgerrin James-WR Marvin Harrison and QB Johnny Unitas-RB Lenny Moore-WR Raymond Berry were better than the namesake triplets.Who composed the greatest QB-RB-WR combo ever?
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I definitely think there were better ones than the Dallas triplets. Irvin was the weak link of that bunch.
 
How the heck am I the first guy to mention Elway/Davis/Sharpe (or Smith, if you prefer)? A first-ballot HoFer, a 2,000 yard rusher, and another 1st-ballot HoFer (or the greatest undrafted WR of all time). Maybe not the best ever (although I think a strong arguement could be made), but at the very least one of the first trios that should be mentioned.

To take it 5 deep... in 1998, Elway/Davis/Smith/McCaffrey/Sharpe produced:

3792/32/13 passing (with another 196/2 rushing)- those are actually Elway and Brister's numbers combined from that year, since Elway missed time

2225/23 combo rushing/receiving yards

86/1222/6 receiving

64/1053/10 receiving

64/768/10 receiving

Elway ranked 13th that season, but Denver QB would have been 2nd in the league (iirc- historical data dominator is down, so I can't say for sure). Davis had the #1 fantasy season *OF ALL TIME* (in terms of VBD), Sharpe was the #1 TE, and McCaffrey/Smith were the #11 and #12 fantasy WRs in the league.

That offense really doesn't get enough recognition or love for what it is. For fantasy purposes, it was probably the greatest offense of all time.

Edit: Okay, they got mentioned while I was making my post.

 
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Mitchell - Sanders - MooreDidn't they have a couple of pretty good years? Not best ever, but they were some number machines...
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beat me to it, had a great season. only drawback on mitchell was there was no second receiver on that team. johnnie morton came at the end of moore's career, but i don't recall who was there before morton. actually, barry might have already retired by the time morton came in.
 
2004:

Manning - James - Harrison :thumbup:

Not even close.

**ETA**

4,557 yards passing - 3,182 yards rushing/receiving - 49 passing TDs - 24 rushing/receiving TDs

 
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All of this is relative until you state your criteria for judgement.

If you're talking title wins then probably Aikman-Smith-Irvin

If you're talking pure stats then Manning-James-Harrison

 
Montana/Craig/Rice is a combo far superior to the rest. Montana and Rice are considered, by expert polls and fan polls, the two leading contendors for the best ever at their respective positions, and both are in the discussion for best football player of all time. I agree with the majority in that respect - Montana and Rice are the best QB and best WR ever, and the best QB/WR combo. Roger Craig was a dynamically talented back, the first RB ever to gain 1000 yards rushing and 1000 yards receiving in the same year. Since then, only Faulk has done it. He remains the only RB to ever lead the NFL in receptions in a season.

No one is close to Montana/Craig/Rice.

 
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Mitchell - Sanders - Moore-PerrimanDidn't they have a couple of pretty good years? Not best ever, but they were some number machines...
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Fixed.The year that both were over 1000 yards. If only we had a defense.....or if Mitchell didnt throw 4 interceptions vs. Philly.And remeber also, this is the team that beat Aikman-Smith-Irvin in a playoff game.
 
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Alonso de Cordoba said:
Montana/Craig/Rice is a combo far superior to the rest. Montana and Rice are considered, by expert polls and fan polls, the two leading contendors for the best ever at their respective positions, and both are in the discussion for best football player of all time. I agree with the majority in that respect - Montana and Rice are the best QB and best WR ever, and the best QB/WR combo. Roger Craig was a dynamically talented back, the first RB ever to gain 1000 yards rushing and 1000 yards receiving in the same year. Since then, only Faulk has done it. He remains the only RB to ever lead the NFL in receptions in a season.

No one is close to Montana/Craig/Rice.
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I agree completely.
 
Ryan Leaf/Natrone Means/Freddie Jones

Okay, maybe not....how 'bout

Young/Watters/Rice

 
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Alonso de Cordoba said:
Montana/Craig/Rice is a combo far superior to the rest. Montana and Rice are considered, by expert polls and fan polls, the two leading contendors for the best ever at their respective positions, and both are in the discussion for best football player of all time. I agree with the majority in that respect - Montana and Rice are the best QB and best WR ever, and the best QB/WR combo. Roger Craig was a dynamically talented back, the first RB ever to gain 1000 yards rushing and 1000 yards receiving in the same year. Since then, only Faulk has done it. He remains the only RB to ever lead the NFL in receptions in a season.

No one is close to Montana/Craig/Rice.
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I disagree completely.Rice is clearly the be-all-end-all at the WR position.

As far as Montana goes, he is far from concensus #1 QB of all time.

Again, the answer here depends on your criteria. If it's championships no set of triplets has pulled off 3 titles in 4 years other than the Cowboys combo. If it's pure stats then the Indy combo. If it's "who is the greatest of all time in general" then you're in pure unadulterated personal opinion-ville.

 
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As far as Montana goes, he is far from concensus #1 QB of all time.
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This is a misquote. I said he was the leading vote-getter in both fan and expert polls. He is.Given that, and you conceding Rice, you'd have to have a Tecmo Bo advantage over Roger Craig to even bring another set into the conversation - and there isn't one.
 
Moon-White-Givens-Hill-Jeffires?

sorry, i grew up in Texas, that was an amazing season statistically from what i recall.

 
Alonso de Cordoba said:
Montana/Craig/Rice is a combo far superior to the rest. Montana and Rice are considered, by expert polls and fan polls, the two leading contendors for the best ever at their respective positions, and both are in the discussion for best football player of all time. I agree with the majority in that respect - Montana and Rice are the best QB and best WR ever, and the best QB/WR combo. Roger Craig was a dynamically talented back, the first RB ever to gain 1000 yards rushing and 1000 yards receiving in the same year. Since then, only Faulk has done it. He remains the only RB to ever lead the NFL in receptions in a season.

No one is close to Montana/Craig/Rice.
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I really, really hate the 49ers, but I have to agree. I think Aikman/Irvin/Emmitt make a strong argument for the second spot, as long as we're considering real football and not fantasy football.
 
Alonso de Cordoba said:
Montana/Craig/Rice is a combo far superior to the rest. Montana and Rice are considered, by expert polls and fan polls, the two leading contendors for the best ever at their respective positions, and both are in the discussion for best football player of all time. I agree with the majority in that respect - Montana and Rice are the best QB and best WR ever, and the best QB/WR combo. Roger Craig was a dynamically talented back, the first RB ever to gain 1000 yards rushing and 1000 yards receiving in the same year. Since then, only Faulk has done it. He remains the only RB to ever lead the NFL in receptions in a season.

No one is close to Montana/Craig/Rice.
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Roger Craig was a good RB that performed well in the 9er offence. However, he isn't included in any discussion of top RBs, nor should he. Most revealing, he will likely never give an acceptance speech in Canton. On the other hand:Manning/Harrison/James have a great shot.

Aikman/Irvin/Smith have a great shot.

Montana and Rice were a dominant pair, but Craig does not belong in this debate. There are others "close."

 
It is what it is said:
1976 Oakland Raiders (NFL ranking in parenthesis)12 GamesKen Stabler27 TD's (1st) 2,737 Yards Passing (4th)14 GamesMark Van Eeghen1,102 Rushing Yards (10th)14 GamesCliff Branch12 TD's (1st)1,111 Receiving Yards (1st)24.2 YPC (1st)Throw in TE Dave Casper for good measure...10 TD's (1st)691 Receiving Yards (1st)Van Eeghen had his touchdowns vultured by short yardage RB Pete Banasek.If you pro rate all these listed Raiders over a 16 game season, you have some pretty impressive numbers. This was the year they also won the Super Bowl.
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And yet they were the 2nd best team in football.
 
jerseydevil20 said:
Roger Craig was a good RB that performed well in the 9er offence. However, he isn't included in any discussion of top RBs, nor should he. Most revealing, he will likely never give an acceptance speech in Canton. On the other hand:Manning/Harrison/James have a great shot. Aikman/Irvin/Smith have a great shot. Montana and Rice were a dominant pair, but Craig does not belong in this debate. There are others "close."
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Montana >> AikmanRice >> IrvinCraig << SmithWhile I agree that Craig is not on the level of many of the RBs in these triplet discussions, I think he's fairly near to Aikman and Irvin in terms of talent and impact. He had 6 years in a row ranked as no lower than the #11 RB, and in two of those he ranked #2 in the league. Irvin had 6 years ranked no lower than #11 and one where he ranked #2; Aikman ranked in the top 10 only twice, #4 was his best ever.
 
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