They say Jerry Rice has the most receiving touchdowns in a season. He did it in only 12 games. Why was it only 12 games? Did he get hurt or was the season only 12 games long?
2007-12-26 17:33:11 · 13 answers · asked by Dave & Sunny 2 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
This is a very good point to bring out. The 1987 strike cancelled one game and three others were played with "scabs", replacement players. Some players did cross the picket line early, but Rice was not one of them. He did in 12 games what is taking Randy Moss a full 16 games to do. Who knows...Rice might have wound up with close to 30 TDs if he had played those other. We'll never know.
2007-12-26 17:49:45 · answer #1 · answered by joe g 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yep 12 games during the 1987 strike season, plus rice only did it with 60 some odd catches. as a bay area guy, even if moss breaks his record, rice's will still stand in my eyes because he did it in 12 games. moss will need all 16 plus about 90-100 catches to do it. that tells you how dominant the 49ers were and tells you how great rice was. rice is the greatest receiver of all time and always will be.
2007-12-27 02:06:57 · answer #2 · answered by what? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, a strike shortened season. As good as Moss appears to be, he's no Jerry Rice. Moss lacks the work ethic & commitment. Rice worked very hard to be the "Greatest of all time." Moss is only good when he's surrounded by a good "team". He's been known to "take plays off", & that is NOT the mark of a "great" anything.
2007-12-27 01:57:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
o screw randy moss, the only reason this question has been brought up is b/c of the trade. this wouldn't even be a question if he stayed in oakland and would've quit his bitching. jerry rice is the greatest all time wr no questions asked no arguements. o and btw ppl have already gotten this down pat it was the year of the strike.
2007-12-27 02:35:30 · answer #4 · answered by joedirt 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there was a strike that season, so there were only 12 games, and he pretty much dominated in those 12. he could have potentially had 30 if there were16 games
2007-12-27 01:50:17 · answer #5 · answered by See Hop 23 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It was a season shortened by a strike...There were only 12 regular season games...
2007-12-27 01:44:50 · answer #6 · answered by Terry C. 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It was in 1987 and there was a strike going on that year.
2007-12-27 18:29:34 · answer #7 · answered by steelersdynasty 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think it was the strike season.
most teams played w/ amateurs
of the street for most part of the season.
2007-12-27 01:56:51 · answer #8 · answered by El Majiko 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was the strike of 1987 and Roger Clemens doing roids.
2007-12-27 01:40:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
it was 1987, a strike shortened year.
2007-12-27 02:32:06 · answer #10 · answered by 22steve5150 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋