Is Tyreek Hill better than Randy Moss? Skip Bayless, Michael Irvin back up Wes Welker

Wes Welker knows a thing or two about being around NFL greatness. The Miami Dolphins wide receiver coach caught passes from both Tom Brady and Peyton Manning in his playing career and played alongside several elite receivers, most notably Hall of Famer Randy Moss during his historic 2007 season where Moss and Brady helped lead the New England Patriots to a nearly-perfect season.

So it turned plenty of heads when Welker referred to current Dolphins star Tyreek Hill as the best wide receiver he had ever been around.

“Randy is probably the best deep ball receiver, ever in the game. But Tyreek can run the whole route tree,” Welker told reporters recently, via Sports Illustrated. “He can run [option] routes, he can run [two-way go routes]. He can take the top off [the defensive backfield]. His ball skills, coming in and out of breaks. Name a route you don’t like [Tyreek] on. I can’t think of one.”

“That’s what separates him in that regard. His mindset, and the way he approaches every single day, and every single game. It’s very impressive that he’s got that mentality, along with all those [skills].”

Hill was reportedly humbled by Welker’s praise. On “Undisputed,” Michael Irvin — a Hall of Fame receiver himself — said that Hill has earned that praise due to his versatility, which separates him from more old-school outside receivers like Irvin and Moss.

“I’m a pure wide receiver,” Irvin said. “That means I want to see you out wide, beating a cornerback man-to-man. That’s how we came up. That’s what we were about. Now, the game is changing. We have these amalgamations of a running back and a wide receiver playing. Tyreek Hill is not just a wide receiver, he can fit in those other categories.”

“I couldn’t play in the slot. There is so much [more] going on in the slot that you have to deal with. … That’s a more difficult thing. It’s not just about you getting open. It’s better when you know when to be open. A quarterback dropping back may be reading upfield — first…

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Publish date : 2023-12-06 00:03:44

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