Besides Jerry Rice, is Marvin Harrison the best WR ever?

Question

This season he could become the 2nd best in the main categories: Receptions, Rec. Yards and Rec. TD.

Answer 1

Some of you are not comprehending his question. He asked excluding Jerry Rice is Marvin Harrison the second best receiver of all time. He knows Jerry is #1. I would say no Art Monk is #2, Chris Carter #3, Micheal Irvin #4, and Marvin Harrison #5. I put Micheal Irvin on the list because he is the greatest short yardage big game receiver ever. He understood that wasn't very fast and that he was very strong. He used this ability better than any other receiver ever.

It's not fair to compare Rice's numbers to Harrison's numbers in the early years. Because Jerry Rice played with four other hall of fame offensive pass catchers. Tom Rathman ( the Larry Centers of his time) Roger Craig ( A powerful Reggie Bush) Brent Jones ( Some of the sweetest hands on a Tight end) John Taylor ( the equivalent to Reggie Wayne ) Harrison's number fell off when he got Dallas Clark and Reggie Wayne. Jerry's team was playing to win a Super bowl. Marvin and Peyton were basically padding stats until this year. It's almost as crazy as comparing Manning to Montana. Montana had three Superbowl's when he was Peyton's age. The niners never had a great D and accomplished four super bowls. So Jerry accomplished all his greatness being featured in an open offense. Then did a ton of work after thirty-four as well. Now that's great

Answer 2

Yea, I'd have to say he is. Harrison has been the most dominant at his position for a while as Rice was too. I'd like to see where someone like Chad Johnson ranks at the end of his career obviously not this high but maybe in the top 10. And to whoever said Harrison has always played for a good team...like Rice didn't. And Randy Moss is just damaged goods. He caught a whopping 3 TD passes last year. I think LT threw as many as that. But yes Harrison over Lynn Swann, Sterling Sharpe, and whoever else you can throw in there.

Answer 3

Jerry Rice will be #1 for some time, but Harrison has about another 5-8 years of constant good years to even catch up with th elikes of Rice.........I'd say that there are a few that are in the top 5.....Like Steve Largant, Cris Carter,Art Monk,Andre Reed, Lynn Swan, and James Lofton.......But the funny thing about the N.F.L. is that everything is based on stats,not the quality of the player even if thay were on a CRAPPY team and still made some Great stats considering what they had to play with..........

Answer 4

Records are not the only measurement of greatness for a football player. That said, Marvin Harrison will easily find his name mentioned alongside greats like Fred Biletnikoff, James Lofton and Charlie Joiner. Granted, it took Harrison until Peyton Manning's sophomore year with the Colts to really start generating numbers, but after eleven seasons (eight of them truly remarkable), Harrison is certainly Hall-of-Fame-bound.

Greatest ever? I'll leave that up to the true football geeks to debate. ;) Sure, one could argue that Harrison's production was a product of working with Manning, but couldn't the argument also be reversed, that Manning's production is a result of having good receivers?

Answer 5

I think I would have to go with Steve Largent, because he made a huge impact on a team that really wasn't good until the 2000's. I'm thinking anyone with a good QB has high odds of becoming a stud WR just because youre passed to a lot.

Answer 6

Definitely all of his stats are comparable to Rice except the whole Superbowl thing.
If Harrison plays as long as rice and the colts win 2 more titles He may pass him as best all time.

P.S. No drama with ether receiver unlike T.O. Or Moss



Rice: 19yrs Harrison:10yrs
catch:1549 Catch:1022
Yds:22895 Yds:22895
tds:197 Tds:122
Total tds:199 Total tds:122

Answer 7

Easily, he has already broke all the tandem records that Rice had with the niners. Marvin got to 1,000 catches faster, and is on his way to breaking more records. Now, I'm not saying that Marvin is better, because they're two different receivers. Rice was the best in history after the catch. ANYBODY who tries to cover Marvin with help will get screwed up with his ankles broken.

Answer 8

I always thought Rice was the best wr ever to play and everyone thinks that aswell but after reading your question, Im beginning to change my mind. If you think about it a wr can only be as good as his qb is. Rice played with probowl/HOF qb's and perhaps the greatest ever in Montanna. Harrison has played his whole career with Peyton (who will be the best ever). I cant think of any WR's that are household names if they didnt have a great qb to throw them the ball. Great qb's make great wr's

Answer 9

He has great hands and runs excellent routes. Oh, and he has some guy named Manning throwing him the ball and another pro bowler lined up on the other side. He is a great player on a great team. But I don't know if he could handle the abuse like an Andre Johnson and still be as productive. He runs his route and gets his butt down before his gets smoked. But another 3-5 years being productive and he could own every record.

Answer 10

Marvin is up there in my ranking, but aren't you guys forgetting about Chris Carter, Lynn Swann, Tim Brown, and Art Monk. These guys all have great stats and also contributed to their respected teams. Since this answer is based on opinion, and everybody feels different about it, I would have to say that he is definitely top 6 material.