Great WRs in Seahawks History

[Jville]

Steve Largent remains at the top of the list for me.

However, that could change. Today's tools that are made available to players are unprecedented. Better coaching tools. Better self evaluation tools. Better sports medicine tools. Better conditioning and training tools. Better nutrition tools. Ect. Ect.

The rapid progress of Jaxon Smith-Njigba's player development in his first 3 years is unprecedented. He already tilts the field.

It would appear that the best is yet to come.

https://www.seahawks.net/threads/jaxon-smith-njigba-verses-titans-film-study.206660/

 

[Ostatehawk]

I'm still butthurt over Tate and what could have been

He coulda still been banging ME3's wife

 

[Ostatehawk]

Galloway was a VERY good player, but he not a very good TEAM player. He got sent packing, and the Hawks got a nice return.

That guy was so fast. In his first year or two he just flat ran past DB's on the regular.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Incredibly quick. It was pretty clear he never really wanted to be here though.

 

[RiverDog]

We've been blessed to watch some tremendous pass catchers.

Steve Largent
Brian Blades
Joey Galloway
Darrell Jackson
Bobby Engram
Doug Baldwin
Tyler Lockett
D. K. Metcalf

None have been better in a single year than Jaxon Smith-Njigba

I wouldn't include Metcalf in that list. His sloppy route running cost us a number of games. He belongs on a list with DT Deep Threat Darrell Turner. Similar story with Galloway. He only played for us for 5 years. But I like all the other receivers on your list.

JSN is having a break-out season and deserves all the accolades thrown his way. But I'm reluctant to compare any player from different eras and say that "none have been better in a single year." The game changes way too much for any such comparison to be fair.

One of the things that has changed since Largent's days is the amount of passing in the league. I can remember a graphic during a game about 3/4 way through the season, that said out of Largent's 71 receptions, 67 had been for either a first down or touchdown. That stat in itself tells you how much the game has changed. There was no such thing as a bubble screen.

 

[Seahwkgal]

I thought the same, until he screwed us in the SB and then, I really wanted him off the team.

How did Doug screw us in the SB?

 

[Bobblehead]

How did Doug screw us in the SB?

We were up by 10 pts.. had momentum and after that play it changed the whole complexion of the game. The field position as I recall, Gave NE great Field position, though they didn't take advantage of it, it left the Hawks with a long field to drive. It basically flipped field position where as before, field position favored the Hawks. More than anything it got the Patriots angry..

 

[Seahwkgal]

We were up by 10 pts.. had momentum and after that play it changed the whole complexion of the game. The field position as I recall, Gave NE great Field position, though they didn't take advantage of it, it left the Hawks with a long field to drive. It basically flipped field position where as before, field position favored the Hawks. More than anything it got the Patriots angry..

I honestly do not remember any of that. I just remember that we should have run the ball instead of passing it and that had nothing to do with Baldwin

 

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[SoulfishHawk]

Best JAG in history?

 

[pittpnthrs]

 

[HomerJHawk]

Of course Largent is my all time favorite Seahawks Receiver.
One of my other favorite receiver was Daryl "deep heat" Turner from the 80s. Brother had a fifth and sixth gear but had hands of stone and played in the shadow of Largent when he was in his prime.
He had 101 receptions with 36 touchdowns. That is an insane stat. If you ask me. Check him out on YouTube.

I don't remember which game it was, maybe a Monday night, but one of the announcers said "they call him the Burner in Seattle".
My buddy and I looked at each other and said, "We do?". We had never called him that, or heard anyone that did. LoL! But yeah, he was fun to watch!

 

[RiverDog]

Of course Largent is my all time favorite Seahawks Receiver.
One of my other favorite receiver was Daryl "deep heat" Turner from the 80s. Brother had a fifth and sixth gear but had hands of stone and played in the shadow of Largent when he was in his prime.
He had 101 receptions with 36 touchdowns. That is an insane stat. If you ask me. Check him out on YouTube.

Daryl Turner's nickname was "Deep Threat" as it dovetailed with his initials "DT." I don't recall him being referred to as "Deep Heat."

But the guy loafed. On a number of occasions, I saw him give up on balls that were slightly overthrown. That's why it raises the hackles on my neck when anyone lists him in the same company as other great Seahawk WR's.

 

[UskHawk]

Let’s see if JSN can last as long as Steve and if he can jack up a DB after an interception(Mike Harden).

This one of my favourite plays.

 

[warden]

I am an old fart. Been watching football longer the the Seahawks have been in exsistance

I have never seen a better route runner in Seahawks history than JSN

And it takes a lot for me not to side with the good old boys like Largent

 

[oldhawkfan]

Daryl Turner's nickname was "Deep Threat" as it dovetailed with his initials "DT." I don't recall him being referred to as "Deep Heat."

But the guy loafed. On a number of occasions, I saw him give up on balls that were slightly overthrown. That's why it raises the hackles on my neck when anyone lists him in the same company as other great Seahawk WR's.

I’m pretty sure I remember his nickname as “deep heat”, but I’m also not ruling out “deep threat “. I got on the google machine to confirm one way or the other and I got:
Deep Heat
Deep Threat
Burner Turner
The Touchdown Maker
Touchdown Turner

Those first two I’m torn on which was the correct one. The last three? Maybe I maybe remember burner turner.

I wish I could ask my uncle. Hes into his 90s and is in full on dementia. He’s a huge MSU fan and I remember talking to him about Turner back in the day. That conversation was just prior to his rookie training camp. He was excited for him and his potential. Not to high jack this thread, but damn what was his nickname?

 

[Bear-Hawk]

It's always been, to me, Steve Largent.. and some others, and soon to be Steve and

If JSN can sustain this level for as many years as Largent did, he’s a lock for the Hall of Fame.

 

[RiverDog]

I’m pretty sure I remember his nickname as “deep heat”, but I’m also not ruling out “deep threat “. I got on the google machine to confirm one way or the other and I got:
Deep Heat
Deep Threat
Burner Turner
The Touchdown Maker
Touchdown Turner

Those first two I’m torn on which was the correct one. The last three? Maybe I maybe remember burner turner.

I wish I could ask my uncle. Hes into his 90s and is in full on dementia. He’s a huge MSU fan and I remember talking to him about Turner back in the day. That conversation was just prior to his rookie training camp. He was excited for him and his potential. Not to high jack this thread, but damn what was his nickname?

I'm not saying that you're wrong, just that I never heard any nickname for Daryl Turner besides "DT Deep Threat." There are lots of announcers that will try to coin a nickname for a player as sort of a signature of theirs, like Dave Niehaus used to do for the Mariners (The Big Unit, King Felix, et al), so there's likely a lot of nicknames out there that we've never heard of.

 

[SeahawkSteve80]

The disrespect against Taco Wallace is astounding.

But in all honesty, my favorite Seahawks receiver was Jermaine Kearse. The biggest moments in franchise history, and he’s in several of them. Clutch

 

[Jegpeg]

I am taking greatness to be based on abilty.
To become a great take time.

Largent stands head and shoulders above other Seahawks WR in greatness, he was the star of out team for a decade and twice led the league in passing yards. I love Doug, a UFA who became our WR1 for 6 years but he never got close to the heights af Largent, he only had 2 pro bowls and never made the all pro, not HOF stats.

JSN has started even better than Largent, the game is very different now than then so comparing Largents stats with JSNs doesn't make sense. What you can do however is compare them with there cohorts. When Largent led the league in passing he led the league by 54 (1979) and 40 (1985) yds, JSN is currently 259 yds ahead this season, to completely blow away his cohorts. If he breaks Kupp's record it will be the most receiving yards of his era (where Largent had ot bow to Jerry Rice for that).

Having said that JSN has had 2 goods seasons and 2/3rds of a great season. It is too early to tell how his career will pan out. In the Steve Largent era Roy Green first got a starting role in 1982, made the 1st team all pro in '83 and broke the receiving yards record (1555 yards) in 1984, but that was the highlight of his career having only one more season over 800 yards (he didn't make the HOF).

Steve Largent has set the bar to be comparable in greatness to him a player needs HOF caliber, it remains to be seen if JSN will have the longevity to do that.