By the Numbers: Best #25 in NFL History
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When we wrote our first By the Numbers post a year ago, it was intended to become a regular feature until we hit all 100 numbers (0-99…sorry, we’re not differentiating between 0 and 00). One thing I wanted to hold true to, though, was a random selection of the numbers. I don’t even totally know why—I just did.
Unfortunately, unlike our first selection, which had several players all viable choices as the best #81 of all time, research into our second number consistently came back with one player—the best #25 in NFL history appears to clearly have been Fred Biletnikhoff.
With 589 career receptions, 8,974 receiving yards, 76 touchdowns, a Super Bowl MVP (XI), six Pro Bowls (two of them AFL only), two first-team All-Pro selections, and Hall of Fame induction in 1988, he seems a cut clear choice.
Given the anti-climactic nature of the selection, we sat on it…for a year.
Other names that came up on the list:
Antonio Brown may be the new polarizing Pro Football Hall of Fame candidate ever
I think one possible change could be to remind voters to focus on what they did on the field and…
Andy P - there will be no changes that increase the size of the class or improve chances for seniors…
Can we at least get Torry Holt in next year he’s been waiting the longest out of all the Wide…
Paul let’s just see if changes were made at the meeting which I hope they were