best WR Trio in Vol history

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My vote goes to 1990 C. Pickens#15, A. Harper#81, and V. Moore#1. These three may not have the rec. or yards other trio's have(mainly due to Majors philosopy of running the ball, T. Thompson#24, was the SEC leading rusher in 1990) but they do IMO have the best talent. A close second goes to 1996 J. Kent#11, M. Nash#12, and P. Price#37 with number 16 slingin' it to them almost every play.
 
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I hope in the future we can say Gerald Jones, Je'ron Stokes, Marlon Brown. I don't see how anyone could stop that.
 
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volsfan125 said:
My vote goes to 1990 C. Pickens#15, A. Harper#81, and V. Moore#1. These three may not have the rec. or yards other trio's have(mainly due to Majors philosopy of running the ball, T. Thompson#24, was the SEC leading rusher in 1990) but they do IMO have the best talent. A close second goes to 1996 J. Kent#11, M. Nash#12, and P. Price#37 with number 16 slingin' it to them almost every play.
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I think you pretty much nailed it with those two trios. The one that I would throw out is a little odd probably: 2002 - Stallworth, Washington and Witten. I know Witten was a TE, but he effectively was a #3 receiver. Injuries to Casey Clausen and KW limited the production, but I think if everyone had stayed healthy and kept their heads on straight, that could have been an amazing combination.
 
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Nash, Copeland, and Price is hard to beat IMO. Not necessarily the best, but one of my favorites. I'm sure it didn't hurt having Manning throw them the ball though.
 
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VolinArizona said:
Copeland stunk
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yeah you're right. nothing says suckage like having around 60 receptions and 9 tds while sharing time with 2 other great WRs in '97. i'll admit he wasn't as productive in '98, but he was not a bad receiver by any means. he went on to have a decent football career outside the nfl after ut.
 
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volsfan125 said:
My vote goes to 1990 C. Pickens#15, A. Harper#81, and V. Moore#1. These three may not have the rec. or yards other trio's have(mainly due to Majors philosopy of running the ball, T. Thompson#24, was the SEC leading rusher in 1990) but they do IMO have the best talent. A close second goes to 1996 J. Kent#11, M. Nash#12, and P. Price#37 with number 16 slingin' it to them almost every play.
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I agree but instead of Vince Moore (although he did contribute) I would have Anthony Morgan. He was much more of a threat than Vince Moore. Plus he played some pro ball with the Bears... I dont recall V.Moore playing any pro ball.
 
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volsfan125 said:
My vote goes to 1990 C. Pickens#15, A. Harper#81, and V. Moore#1. These three may not have the rec. or yards other trio's have(mainly due to Majors philosopy of running the ball, T. Thompson#24, was the SEC leading rusher in 1990) but they do IMO have the best talent. A close second goes to 1996 J. Kent#11, M. Nash#12, and P. Price#37 with number 16 slingin' it to them almost every play.
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both of those trios are definitely up there with the best.
 
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CovVol said:
I agree but instead of Vince Moore (although he did contribute) I would have Anthony Morgan. He was much more of a threat than Vince Moore. Plus he played some pro ball with the Bears... I dont recall V.Moore playing any pro ball.
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Agree with Pickens, Harper & Morgan. All 3 of those guys were successful (to varying degrees) in the NFL. As good as they were for us, they probably could have been even better if utilized more.
 
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volsfan125 said:
A close second goes to 1996 J. Kent#11, M. Nash#12, and P. Price#37 with number 16 slingin' it to them almost every play.
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I don't think price caught more than a handful of balls at most in '96. But over the course of the career, those 3 are definitely close to the top. They also benefited by having the best Vol QB of all time throwing to them.

Imagine Pickens, Harper and Morgan catching lining up with Peyton under center instead of Andy Kelly. Scary.
 
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duckman398686 said:
yeah you're right. nothing says suckage like having around 60 receptions and 9 tds while sharing time with 2 other great WRs in '97. i'll admit he wasn't as productive in '98, but he was not a bad receiver by any means. he went on to have a decent football career outside the nfl after ut.
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His 1998 season was more indicative, IMO. In 97, he had our best QB tossing 40+ balls a game. He had alligator arms and dropped a ****load of passes.
 
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I know that Witten was a TE, but I think Stallworth, Washington, and Witten were a heck of a passing trio.
 
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In the Best of the Big Orange Series, Kippy Brown was talking about the talent they had on that squad, and said he couldn't even remember who the starters were. Harper, Morgan, Pickens, Moore etc. was great, but I agree with the other choices as well. I think it's time to add some new WR's to the legend... hopefully starting this year.

As far as Copeland, he would make some great acrobatic catches, and then the next play drop one right in his hands.
 
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VolinArizona said:
Copeland stunk
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Jermaine Copeland was Peyton Mannings go to guy in 97. Copeland seemed to be the guy to always make the big catch when you needed it most. He wasn't that fast but I remember him being very clutch that year. Seems like he lined up at QB a couple of times also. He may not have ben the most gifted but he was far from stinking.
Stallworth, Washington, and Witten were the most talented we had on the field at the same time. If Stallworth had come back his senior year, we might have won the SEC. Kelley Washington woud have broken the all time receiving yardage record in a year if he hadn't got hurt. At one point, I think he was averaging nearly 200 yds per game. That LSU game was amazing where he had like 250 yds. The starting tight end for a few years, John Finlayson, once told me a story about when he walked into the practice facility one day and watched Kelley Washington throw a football from one end of the facility and hit the top of the wall on the other end. He guesstimated the throw at over 80 yds. What an athlete he was and I feel that he will be one of the Pats leading receivers this year if he's coming back with them.
 
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volsforever27 said:
In the Best of the Big Orange Series, Kippy Brown was talking about the talent they had on that squad, and said he couldn't even remember who the starters were. Harper, Morgan, Pickens, Moore etc. was great, but I agree with the other choices as well. I think it's time to ass some new WR's to the legend... hopefully starting this year.

As far as Copeland, he would make some great acrobatic catches, and then the next play drop one right in his hands.
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:)
 
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volsforever27 said:
In the Best of the Big Orange Series, Kippy Brown was talking about the talent they had on that squad, and said he couldn't even remember who the starters were. Harper, Morgan, Pickens, Moore etc. was great, but I agree with the other choices as well. I think it's time to ass some new WR's to the legend... hopefully starting this year.
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He was talking about the 89 squad that had the four that you mentioned along with Thomas Woods and Terance Cleveland. For my money, Harper, Morgan, and Pickens would be hard to beat.
 
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The Dude said:
Marcus Nash was the go to guy in 1997. And still owes Peyton a lot of money.
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Nash had the most catches and the most td's but it seemed that Copeland would make that catch on the third and fifteen to get that important first down. I never meant that he was more productive than Nash, just that he made big catches in the clutch. That year, it seemed that we were what I call a big play team. It seemed like Nash had to catch a 60 yd td pass to get things going. We weren't the kind of team that could consistently put together 15 play drives for td's that helped eat the clock. Alot of our scores were long, long pass plays.
 
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If I remember correctly Copeland played with a hernia most of the season his Sr. year.
 
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Hotrodpinto said:
Jermaine Copeland was Peyton Mannings go to guy in 97. If Stallworth had come back his senior year, we might have won the SEC. Kelley Washington woud have broken the all time receiving yardage record in a year if he hadn't got hurt. At one point, I think he was averaging nearly 200 yds per game. That LSU game was amazing where he had like 250 yds. What an athlete he was and I feel that he will be one of the Pats leading receivers this year if he's coming back with them.
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Your first sentence seems to contradict what you just said when someone called you our at Nash was the go to guy in 97. Also, the year Washington played so well and had the great LSU game is the year that he did not get hurt. It was the following year that he got hurt. So therefore, whether or not Stalworth would have come back for his senior would not have made a difference regarding what records Washington would have broken. And finally, your smoking something if you think Washington is going to be one of the Pats leading receivers.. If he wasn't able to make up past 3rd string on the Bengals depth chart, he's not going to be anything but a special teamer for the pats.
 
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