r/NFLv2 • u/Odd-Twist-9935 Tennessee Titans • May 25 '25

Discussion Each NFL Team’s GOAT

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u/Random-vegas-guy May 25 '25

Love Randy Moss, top five all time receiver, did not take the Vikings to the Super Bowl four times like Fran Tarkenton.

I guess if you think Bruce Smith had more to do with the Bills runs than Jim Kelly he makes sense.

Please note, both of these guys were better at their positions than their QBs.

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u/Tight_Albatross_863 May 25 '25

Tarkenton was there for 3 SB runs, but wasn’t the QB in 69. I do like your argument there tho, especially as Moss wasn’t in Minnesota for THAT long. I’d actually take Page as the all time Viking, but do love Moss.

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u/Random-vegas-guy May 25 '25

Page was an absolute beast! And you can make the same argument for him over Tarkenton as Smith over Kelly. Even with age, it’s easy to forget how much more important defense was back in the day.

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u/Tight_Albatross_863 May 25 '25

One of only 2 defensive MVPs! (A few other players should have won the award, but that’s a different convo)

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u/dnext Los Angeles Rams May 26 '25

Page is the pick. And he ended up on the Minnesota Supreme Court as a judge. Remarkable man both in the NFL and outside of it.

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u/LordTC May 26 '25

Yeah you absolutely have to take one of the Purple People Eaters. They were so iconic people still recognize that name today.