Legendary Minnesota Vikings receiver Randy Moss is one of the greatest ever to play the game, but one of his former teammates made an argument that Miami Dolphins star Tyreek Hill is even better.
That’s a steep claim, considering the first-ballot Hall of Famer was so dominant in his era the term “You got Mossed,” was created to capture his ability to catch contested passes as a towering threat on the boundaries. Teams started drafting taller receivers to avoid the mismatch that was Moss.
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But when it comes to how you order the NFL’s elite all-time receivers, preference comes into play.
Moss’ former teammate and Dolphins receivers coach Wes Welker stated his case for Hill.
“Randy is probably the best deep-ball receiver ever in the game. But Tyreek can run the whole route tree,” Welker, who has spent the past two seasons as Hill’s coach in Miami, said in a November 30 news conference. “He can run choice (option) routes, he can run lookie (two-way gos). He can take the top off. His ball skills? Coming in and out of breaks. Name a route you don’t like [Tyreek] on. I can’t think of one.”
Hill, ailing from an ankle injury, brushed off the high praise from Welker as just a ploy to get him to return to practice ahead of a Week 13 matchup with the Washington Commanders.
“He said that? Well, I just got to accept the compliment,” Hill said. “That’s awesome for your position coach to say something like that, but I believe he was just saying that trying to get me to practice.”
“He said that? Well, I just got to accept the compliment,” Hill said. “That’s awesome for your position coach to say something like that, but I believe he was just saying that trying to get me to practice.”
If he maintains his 123.3 yards per game average, Hill will finish the season with 2,097 receiving yards and will undoubtedly be a contender to become the first wide receiver to be named Most Valuable Player.
