Wide Receivers Are The New Running Backs Of Football
Wide Receivers are the new Running Backs of Football. Back in the day any football coach or fan would tell you the secret of success is to have a great running game and a solid defense. Grinding out wins the hard way was was the plan. Run the ball. Run out the clock. Get stops on defense. That was the winning formula. We might argue that is still the way to play winning football with a lead and less than four minutes to go in a game. But for the rest of the game? Air it out! Throw the ball. Get an accurate quarterback with an offensive line that can hold off the defense and led your speedy wide receivers run wild. That’s the way to win football games in 2023.
ALL TYPES
Great receivers come in all shapes, sizes and speeds. Some are a little slower but they are big strong targets a quarterback can throw to in a jam. They are known as possession receivers. Others are crazy fast. The Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill may be the the fastest man in the NFL. If he gets the ball in the open field, nobody can catch him. Arguably, he might be the MVP of this season, frankly.
While we are on the subject of Wide Receivers, on this day in 1992, the greatest receiver of all time, Jerry Rice, reached another milestone at Candlestick Park. He caught his NFL record 101st touchdown in a 27-3 win over the Miami Dolphins. With that in mind we will have Wide Receiver Trivia today on Craig Shemon and Company on ESPN Southwest Florida. Good Luck!
QUIZ TIME
- What Detroit Lions Hall of Fame receiver retired in his prime in after the 2015 season? Calvin Johnson
- What current WR in his first three seasons has accumulated 4825 yards, the most ever for a receiver in his first three years? Justin Jefferson
- The son of this former Colts receiver is now a finalist for this weekend’s Heisman Trophy? Marvin Harrison
- Jerry Rice suited up with 4 NFL teams. Can you name 3? 49ers, Raiders, Seahawks, Broncos
- This former Vikings great played college ball at Marshall University? Randy Moss
- This diva WR played collegiately at U-T Chattanooga? Terrell Owens
- Where did CeeDee Lamb go to college? Oklahoma
- Can you tell name the colleges that either Rams receivers Puka Nacua (BYU) or Tutu Atwell (Louisville) went to?
- Can you name the three colleges Tyreek Hill played at? Garden City, Oklahoma State, West Alabama
- What team leads the NFL in dropped passes this season? KC Chiefs