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Worst ever WR to lead their team in receiving... (1 Viewer)

BigRed

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Either yds or # receps, take your pick

Colts again have to probably to back to the 80s somewhere, I'll check. Matt Bouza or some such probably.

PS and FYI this isn't "most disappointing" and sure as heck isn't "biggest POS" (Lord knows there are a TON of those)

 
BigRed said:
Either yds or # receps, take your pickColts again have to probably to back to the 80s somewhere, I'll check. Matt Bouza or some such probably.PS and FYI this isn't "most disappointing" and sure as heck isn't "biggest POS" (Lord knows there are a TON of those)
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How about Walter Stanley - Green Bay Packers, 1987...672 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns...career totals...2213 yards and 5 touchdowns over 8 seasons...That's pretty crappy!
 
Wayne Capers, Colts, 1985

438 yards and 4 touchdowns

career totals... 822 yards and 5 touchdowns...

Who the heck is Capers? I don't remember him at all.

 
I'd say this guy may be tough to beat...

Ken Margerum...

1981 - Chicago Bears

584 yards, 1 touchdown

Lifetime - 1,336 yards and 8 touchdowns

 
Chris Smith said:
Wayne Capers, Colts, 1985438 yards and 4 touchdownscareer totals... 822 yards and 5 touchdowns...Who the heck is Capers? I don't remember him at all.
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Wow. That is a good find.Being a Bears fan, I was thinking about digging up a couple of their worst WR leaders in the last 2-3 decades... but none are as bad as your example.
 
| 1970 sdg | 13 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 2 21 10.5 0 |

| 1971 sdg | 12 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 10 147 14.7 2 |

| 1972 stl | 14 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 33 550 16.7 2 |

| 1973 stl | 14 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 20 244 12.2 1 |

| 1974 nyg | 11 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 29 466 16.1 3 |

| 1975 nyg | 14 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 43 600 14.0 2 |

| 1976 nyg | 13 | 1 -4 -4.0 0 | 16 263 16.4 2 |

+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+

| TOTAL | 91 | 1 -4 -4.0 0 | 153 2291 15.0 12

He lead the Giants in 1975 w/ 43 catches...good for about 25% of his lifetime rec.

 
2003 Eagles

+----------------------+----+-----------------------+----------------------+| Name | G | RSH YARD AVG TD | REC YARD AVG TD |+----------------------+----+-----------------------+----------------------+| Greg Lewis | 11 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 6 95 15.8 0 || Billy McMullen | 5 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 1 2 2.0 0 || Freddie Mitchell | 16 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 35 498 14.2 2 || Todd Pinkston | 16 | 1 -11 -11.0 0 | 36 575 16.0 2 || James Thrash | 16 | 5 53 10.6 0 | 49 558 11.4 1 |+----------------------+----+-----------------------+----------------------+
1999 Eagles

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+----------------------+----+-----------------------+----------------------+| Name				 |  G |  RSH  YARD   AVG  TD  |  REC  YARD   AVG  TD |+----------------------+----+-----------------------+----------------------+| Na Brown			 | 12 |	0	 0   0.0   0  |   18   188  10.4   1 || Dameane Douglas	  | 14 |	0	 0   0.0   0  |	8	79   9.9   1 || Dietrich Jells	   | 14 |	0	 0   0.0   0  |   10   180  18.0   2 || Charles Johnson	  | 11 |	0	 0   0.0   0  |   34   414  12.2   1 || Chad Lewis		   |  6 |	0	 0   0.0   0  |	7	76  10.9   3 || Torrance Small	   | 15 |	0	 0   0.0   0  |   49   655  13.4   4 || Troy Smith		   |  1 |	0	 0   0.0   0  |	1	14  14.0   0 |+----------------------+----+-----------------------+----------------------+
 
Fat Nick said:
BassNBrew said:
Rae Carruth | 15 | 6 23 3.8 0 | 44 545 12.4 4
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Now in jail for murder...doesn't get any worse than taht.
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Yeah, but Carruth was actually a pretty good receiver. Unfortunately he wasn't quite as good of a criminal.
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TOTAL | 22 | 7 27 3.9 0 | 62 804 13.0 4 |His best year as the team's leading WR accounted for 71% of his career receptions, 68% of his career yardage, and 100% of his career TDs. Add a life sentence and you couldn't have a worse WR.
 
CalBear said:
I can't believe no one's brought up Travis Taylor 2004: 34/421/0.
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Taylor and Pinkston were the two that came to mind when I read the title.Roddy White had the most yards of any WR in Atlanta 30 receptions, 506 yards, 0 TDs (beat by Crumpler though) Az Hakim, Detroit 2003: 49/449/4
 
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Danny Buggs, 1979 Redskins				 +--------------------------+-------------------------+				 |		  Rushing		 |		Receiving		|+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+| Year  TM |   G |   Att  Yards	Y/A   TD |   Rec  Yards   Y/R   TD |+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+| 1975 nyg |  14 |	 1	  0	0.0	0 |	 0	  0   0.0	0 || 1976 nyg |   5 |	 0	  0	0.0	0 |	 0	  0   0.0	0 || 1976 was |   6 |	 0	  0	0.0	0 |	 2	 25  12.5	0 || 1977 was |  14 |	 0	  0	0.0	0 |	26	341  13.1	1 || 1978 was |  13 |	 0	  0	0.0	0 |	36	575  16.0	2 || 1979 was |  16 |	 0	  0	0.0	0 |	46	631  13.7	1 |+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+|  TOTAL   |  68 |	 1	  0	0.0	0 |   110   1572  14.3	4 |+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+
 
ravnzfan said:
CalBear said:
I can't believe no one's brought up Travis Taylor 2004: 34/421/0.
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this would be the modern day guy--you beat me to himsome of the players listed played in 14 game era, which squews the #'s slightly
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You're only looking at a single season, while I believe the "worst" in this thread is being measured over the course of the receiver's career. I'd nominate another one in Reidel Anthony, the Bucs leader in 1998:
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+--------------------------+-------------------------+				 |		  Rushing		 |		Receiving		|+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+| Year  TM |   G |   Att  Yards	Y/A   TD |   Rec  Yards   Y/R   TD |+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+| 1997 tam |  16 |	 5	 84   16.8	0 |	35	448  12.8	4 || 1998 tam |  15 |	 4	 43   10.8	0 |	51	708  13.9	7 || 1999 tam |  13 |	 1	  2	2.0	0 |	30	296   9.9	1 || 2000 tam |  11 |	 0	  0	0.0	0 |	15	232  15.5	4 || 2001 tam |  13 |	 3	 22	7.3	0 |	13	162  12.5	0 |+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+|  TOTAL   |  68 |	13	151   11.6	0 |   144   1846  12.8   16 |+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+
 
cscmtp said:
I may be wrong, but it seems like one year James Thrash was the Skins top WR. :angry:
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No, thank goodness. Only the Eagles. That's probably about the only brag that the 'Skins have over the Eagles during the last six years though. :mellow:
 
I nominate Ray Alexander - '88 Cowboys

+--------------------------+-------------------------+

| Rushing | Receiving |

+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+

| Year TM | G | Att Yards Y/A TD | Rec Yards Y/R TD |

+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+

| 1984 den | 8 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 8 132 16.5 1 |

| 1988 dal | 16 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 54 788 14.6 6 |

| 1989 dal | 2 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 1 16 16.0 2 |

+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+

| TOTAL | 26 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 63 936 14.9 9 |

+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+

 
The Saints had nothing at WR between Wes Chandler (left for San Diego after 1980 season) and Eric Martin (came on board in 1985). Jeff Groth led the teams' WRs in receptions and yards three straight seasons:

1981 (played 15 games)

20 380 19.0 1 TD

1982 (9-game strike season, played all 9)

30 383 12.8 1 TD

1983 (played 16 games)

49 585 11.9 1 TD

1984 (played 16 games)

33 487 14.8 0 TD (led WRs in rcptns, 2nd in yards)

Groth was a good guy off the field, but a highly marginal NFL player.

 
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Chris Smith said:
Wayne Capers, Colts, 1985438 yards and 4 touchdownscareer totals... 822 yards and 5 touchdowns...Who the heck is Capers? I don't remember him at all.
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:lmao: He was a bust #1 draft pick for the Steelers in the early 80's...I thought he just vanished off the face of the earth though. I didn't realize he "led" a team in receiving!!! :shrug: Steelers apparently gave up on him too soon! :lmao:
 
Are we talking about the worst single-season performance to lead a team in receiving or the worst career player to lead a team in receiving for one year?

 
I have to look up the stats, but the Giants have been notorious for their awful receivers up until toomer.

Did Stacey Robinson ever lead the G-men? "Touchdown" Baker and Mark Ingram werent exactly stellar either, and we are talking Super Bowl team WRs here.

Damn was Simms underated.

 
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Quick, which WR had the best stats. on the S.B. winning 1986 Giants with 31/534/5?

Bobby Johnson.

 
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Here's a surprising one:

Chiefs 2001 Marvin "Snoop" Minnis - 14 games, 33 recepts, 511 yds, and 1 TD

He was the leading RECEIVER that year. However, Tony G had 73 recepts (which led the team) and Priest had 62 receptions.

But still...SNOOP MINNIS actually led all WR's?!?! Yuck!

 
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Ty Webb said:
Are we talking about the worst single-season performance to lead a team in receiving or the worst career player to lead a team in receiving for one year?
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If it's the former, someone find me the WR who led his team's wideouts with less than 20 rcptns (as Jeff Groth did in New Orleans in 1981),
 
Once again, I'm shocked the conversation doesn't begin with this team. Ladies and gentlemen your 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers!

Wide Receivers

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| Name | G | RSH YARD AVG TD | REC YARD AVG TD |

+----------------------+----+-----------------------+----------------------+

| Freddie Douglas | 7 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 3 58 19.3 0 |

| Isaac Hagins | 1 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |

| John McKay | 14 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 20 302 15.1 1 |

| Morris Owens | 12 | 2 2 1.0 0 | 30 390 13.0 6 |

| Barry Smith | 13 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 4 88 22.0 0 |

+----------------------+----+-----------------------+----------------------+

Here's the career stats for "MO" - Morris Owens:

+--------------------------+-------------------------+

| Rushing | Receiving |

+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+

| Year TM | G | Att Yards Y/A TD | Rec Yards Y/R TD |

+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+

| 1975 mia | 2 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |

| 1976 mia | 2 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |

| 1976 tam | 12 | 2 2 1.0 0 | 30 390 13.0 6 |

| 1977 tam | 14 | 2 -2 -1.0 0 | 34 655 19.3 3 |

| 1978 tam | 16 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 32 640 20.0 5 |

| 1979 tam | 16 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 20 377 18.9 0 |

+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+

| TOTAL | 62 | 4 0 0.0 0 | 116 2062 17.8 14 |

+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+

-QG

 
Doug B said:
Ty Webb said:
Are we talking about the worst single-season performance to lead a team in receiving or the worst career player to lead a team in receiving for one year?
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If it's the former, someone find me the WR who led his team's wideouts with less than 20 rcptns (as Jeff Groth did in New Orleans in 1981),
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Dayum, if there were a Hall of Fame for leading your team with crummy stats, Jeff Groth would be a first ballot entry!1981 Saints Wide Receivers

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| Name | G | RSH YARD AVG TD | REC YARD AVG TD |

+----------------------+----+-----------------------+----------------------+

| Gordon Banks | 6 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 2 18 9.0 0 |

| Rich Caster | 4 | 1 -3 -3.0 0 | 7 108 15.4 0 |

| Wes Chandler | 4 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 17 285 16.8 1 |

| Jeff Groth | 15 | 2 27 13.5 0 | 20 380 19.0 1 |

| Ike Harris | 3 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 2 33 16.5 0 |

| Rich Martini | 12 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 8 72 9.0 0 |

| Aundra Thompson | 10 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 6 81 13.5 0 |

+----------------------+----+-----------------------+----------------------+

1982 Saints Wide Receivers (okay this was only 9 games. He'd be at 53-688-2 or so prorated over 16 games)

+----------------------+----+-----------------------+----------------------+

| Name | G | RSH YARD AVG TD | REC YARD AVG TD |

+----------------------+----+-----------------------+----------------------+

| Don Bass | 3 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |

| Kenny Duckett | 7 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 12 196 16.3 2 |

| Jeff Groth | 9 | 1 1 1.0 0 | 30 383 12.8 1 |

| Rich Mauti | 9 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 4 70 17.5 0 |

| Lindsay Scott | 8 | 1 -4 -4.0 0 | 17 251 14.8 0 |

| Aundra Thompson | 9 | 1 2 2.0 0 | 8 138 17.2 1 |

+----------------------+----+-----------------------+----------------------+

1983 Saints Wide Receivers

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| Name | G | RSH YARD AVG TD | REC YARD AVG TD |

+----------------------+----+-----------------------+----------------------+

| Kenny Duckett | 14 | 2 -16 -8.0 0 | 19 283 14.9 2 |

| Eugene Goodlow | 16 | 1 3 3.0 0 | 41 487 11.9 2 |

| Jeff Groth | 16 | 1 15 15.0 0 | 49 585 11.9 1 |

| Rich Mauti | 16 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 2 30 15.0 0 |

| Lindsay Scott | 16 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 24 274 11.4 0 |

| Tyrone Young | 16 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 7 85 12.1 3 |

+----------------------+----+-----------------------+----------------------+

As a sidebar, are the 1981 Saints the only team to ever have 3 RBs with more receptions than their leading WR? 110 RB receptions. 62 WR receptions. 35 TE receptions. :mellow:

-QG

 
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1976 Patriots

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| Name | G | RSH YARD AVG TD | REC YARD AVG TD |

+----------------------+----+-----------------------+----------------------+

| Marlin Briscoe | 14 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 10 136 13.6 1 |

| Steve Burks | 8 | 1 2 2.0 0 | 2 27 13.5 0 |

| Ricky Feacher | 3 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 2 38 19.0 0 |

| Darryl Stingley | 13 | 8 45 5.6 0 | 17 370 21.8 4 |

| Randy Vataha | 12 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 11 192 17.5 1

Stingley (110r, 1883y) would have been something if not for Jack Tatum though. :angry:

 
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bostonfred said:
1976 Patriots

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| Name | G | RSH YARD AVG TD | REC YARD AVG TD |

+----------------------+----+-----------------------+----------------------+

| Marlin Briscoe | 14 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 10 136 13.6 1 |

| Steve Burks | 8 | 1 2 2.0 0 | 2 27 13.5 0 |

| Ricky Feacher | 3 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 2 38 19.0 0 |

| Darryl Stingley | 13 | 8 45 5.6 0 | 17 370 21.8 4 |

| Randy Vataha | 12 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 11 192 17.5 1

Stingley (110r, 1883y) would have been something if not for Jack Tatum though. :rolleyes:
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Only 13 games for Stingley ... and totally agreed, he was headed for big things.That 1976 Patriots squad (11-3) had a strange offense by modern standards. The passing game was pretty moribund. QB Steve Grogan accounted for 30 TDs, though -- 12 of them rushing. However, the team as a total rushed for almost 3000 yards at 4.99 ypc with no 1000-yard rusher (four guys, including Grogan, over 600 yards rushing).

 
Hart Lee Dykes led the Patriots in receiving in 1989 with 49 rec 795 yds.

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+--------------------------+-------------------------+				 |		  Rushing		 |		Receiving		|+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+| Year  TM |   G |   Att  Yards	Y/A   TD |   Rec  Yards   Y/R   TD |+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+| 1989 nwe |  16 |	 0	  0	0.0	0 |	49	795  16.2	5 || 1990 nwe |  10 |	 0	  0	0.0	0 |	34	549  16.1	2 |+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+|  TOTAL   |  26 |	 0	  0	0.0	0 |	83   1344  16.2	7 |+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+
 
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