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Gil Dobie wrote:Thanks for the great career Donald

dal4018 wrote:

Gil Dobie wrote:Thanks for the great career Donald

Hope he gets HOF consideration down the road.

Gil Dobie wrote:

dal4018 wrote:Hope he gets HOF consideration down the road.

That would be great and he has the stats.

Gil Dobie wrote:

dal4018 wrote:Hope he gets HOF consideration down the road.

That would be great and he has the stats.

clenz wrote:

Gil Dobie wrote: That would be great and he has the stats.

I was shocked to see he averaged 50 receptions per year.....

If that is the standard Muhsin Muhammad should be in the hall

He's still pretty much the best they have, and still a major threat short, middle, and deep.

SuperHornet wrote:I'd like to see YOU cover him, 08.

SuperHornet wrote:I'd like to see YOU cover him, 08.

SuperHornet wrote:I'll take Hutson over Driver. But that said, if Driver isn't in the HOF first time up, there will be something MAJORLY wrong with the system. Plus, the Packers are SCREWED if this retirement pans out. He's still pretty much the best they have, and still a major threat short, middle, and deep.

clenz wrote:

SuperHornet wrote:I'd like to see YOU cover him, 08.

That's not the point you **** jackwagon.

The fact he had EIGHT catches this past season...EIGHT. That put him TENTH on the team in receptions behind such super stars as Tom Crabtree, Cedric Benson, Alex Green, and John Kuhn. When you finish behing your teams second TE, fullback, 2nd and 3rd string RB who played in 66% less games than you during the season you are clearly no longer the best threat on the team at anything. He had 8 catches and Rodgers completed 371 passes....

If you've watched a Packer game (at all) in the last 2.5 to 3 seasons you'd notice that Finley, Cobb, James Jones, and Jordy Nelson are all a head on Driver as options.


I also submit that Eric Martin of the NO Saints, Tony Hill of the Cowboys, Ernest Givins of the Oilers, Anthony Miller of the Chargers/Broncos, Eddie Kinnison, Laveranues Coles, and Terry Glenn are all H.O.F. worthy as well....They all have very very catch, yardage, and td outputs per game as Driver....


Driver was a very very good WR, that may deserve the hall......it's too close to his career to really gauge it. It's the hall of fame though, not the hall of very good and dancing with the stars

dal4018 wrote:

SuperHornet wrote:I'll take Hutson over Driver. But that said, if Driver isn't in the HOF first time up, there will be something MAJORLY wrong with the system. Plus, the Packers are SCREWED if this retirement pans out. He's still pretty much the best they have, and still a major threat short, middle, and deep.

In terms of td's yes but catches and yds sorry must go with Driver.

The only player on my squad that I never saw play in the flesh was Don Hutson. So I spent two days in the Packers' film room. I'd never forgotten a story told to me by a Green Bay fan who swore he saw Hutson snatch a ball with one hand -- with the palm turned down. I never saw that play in the films, but what I did see was remarkable enough to make sure he got on this team. Hutson had speed and the same hunger for the long ball that Lance Alworth, my other deep receiver, had, plus the precision timing of my possession wideout, Raymond Berry, plus the toughness of my all-around performer, Jerry Rice. Dave Casper was a converted tackle who blocked like one. No tight end fought off as much traffic to catch the ball.

WIDE RECEIVER
Deep: Lance Alworth (Chargers, Cowboys) 1962-72
Deep: Don Hutson (Packers) 1935-45
Possession: Raymond Berry (Colts) 1955-67
All-around: Jerry Rice (49ers) 1985-present

TIGHT END
Dave Casper (Raiders, Oilers, Vikings) 1974-84

Gil Dobie wrote:

dal4018 wrote:In terms of td's yes but catches and yds sorry must go with Driver.

Don Hutson was on many all-century teams and played half the number of games that Driver did, due to a 10, 11 and 12 game schedule in his day.

From the SI all-century team

The only player on my squad that I never saw play in the flesh was Don Hutson. So I spent two days in the Packers' film room. I'd never forgotten a story told to me by a Green Bay fan who swore he saw Hutson snatch a ball with one hand -- with the palm turned down. I never saw that play in the films, but what I did see was remarkable enough to make sure he got on this team. Hutson had speed and the same hunger for the long ball that Lance Alworth, my other deep receiver, had, plus the precision timing of my possession wideout, Raymond Berry, plus the toughness of my all-around performer, Jerry Rice. Dave Casper was a converted tackle who blocked like one. No tight end fought off as much traffic to catch the ball.

WIDE RECEIVER
Deep: Lance Alworth (Chargers, Cowboys) 1962-72
Deep: Don Hutson (Packers) 1935-45
Possession: Raymond Berry (Colts) 1955-67
All-around: Jerry Rice (49ers) 1985-present

TIGHT END
Dave Casper (Raiders, Oilers, Vikings) 1974-84

Donald Driver holds several franchise records with the Green Bay Packers:

743 Receptions.
10,137 Receiving yards.
7 1,000-yard seasons (a record six of them consecutive from 2004-'09).
9 50-catch seasons (a consecutive record from 2002-'10).
1 33 Consecutive games with a reception.
363 Receptions at Lambeau Field.
5,000 Receiving yards at Lambeau Field.

FOR THE RECORD

Here's how Driver stacks up in the Packers record book:

MOST CAREER RECEPTIONS

743 Donald Driver, 1999-2012
595 Sterling Sharpe, 1988-'94
530 James Lofton, 1978-'86
488 Don Hutson, 1935-'45
448 Boyd Dowler, 1959-'69

MOST SEASONS WITH 50 OR MORE RECEPTIONS

9 Donald Driver, 2002-'10
7 James Lofton, 1979-81, 1983-'86
Sterling Sharpe, 1988-'94
6 Antonio Freeman, 1996-2001
5 Greg Jennings, 2007-'11

MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A RECEPTION

133 Donald Driver, Gm. 16, 2001 - Gm. 6, 2010
103 Sterling Sharpe, Gm. 10, 1988 - Gm. 16, 1994
60 Edgar Bennett, Gm. 1, 1993 - Gm. 12, 1996 (RB)
58 James Lofton, Gm. 8, 1979 - Gm. 8, 1983
50 Don Hutson, Gm. 3, 1941 - Gm. 10, 1945
Paul Coffman, Gm. 3, 1979 - Gm. 4, 1982 (TE)

MOST CAREER YARDS RECEIVING

10,137 Donald Driver, 1999-2012
9,656 James Lofton, 1978-'86
8,134 Sterling Sharpe, 1988-'94
7,991 Don Hutson, 1935-'45
6,918 Boyd Dowler, 1959-'69

MOST SEASONS OF 1,000 OR MORE YARDS RECEIVING

7 Donald Driver, 2002, 2004-'09
5 James Lofton, 1980-81, 1983-'85
Sterling Sharpe, 1989-'90, 1992-'94
3 Antonio Freeman, 1997-'99
Greg Jennings, 2008-'10

MOST CAREER TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS

99 Don Hutson, 1935-'45
65 Sterling Sharpe, 1988-'94
61 Donald Driver, 1999-2012
57 Antonio Freeman, 1995-2001, 2003
53 Greg Jennings, 2006-'12

MOST CAREER YARDS FROM SCRIMMAGE

11,048 Ahman Green (8,322 rush, 2,726 rec.)
10,354 Donald Driver (217 rush, 10,137 rec.)
9,901 James Lofton (245 rush, 9,656 rec.)
9,712 Jim Taylor (8,207 rush, 1,505 rec.)
8,275 Don Hutson (284 rush, 7,991 rec.)

MOST SEASONS, ACTIVE PLAYER

16 Bart Starr, 1956-'71
16 Brett Favre, 1992-2007
15 Ray Nitschke, 1958-'72
14 Forrest Gregg, 1956-, 1958-'70
14 Donald Driver, 1999-2012

MOST GAMES PLAYED

255 Brett Favre, 1992-2007
205 Donald Driver, 1999-2012
196 Bart Starr, 1956-'71
190 Ray Nitschke, 1958-'72
188 William Henderson, 1995-2006

Gil Dobie wrote:Thanks for the great career Donald

dal4018 wrote:

Gil Dobie wrote:Thanks for the great career Donald

Gil do you know about his personal life before football???

dal4018 wrote:Ppl don't know this but Driver almost qualified for the Olympics in '96 as a Decathlete.His 40 time was in the 4.37/ 4.42 range.

Gil Dobie wrote:

dal4018 wrote:Ppl don't know this but Driver almost qualified for the Olympics in '96 as a Decathlete.His 40 time was in the 4.37/ 4.42 range.

7'6" high jump isn't too bad either.

Gil Dobie wrote:

dal4018 wrote:Gil do you know about his personal life before football???

Yes,he had a tough life living in a UHaul, surviving on the streets.

dal4018 wrote:

Gil Dobie wrote:
Yes,he had a tough life living in a UHaul, surviving on the streets.

He was saved from a life of crime when a elderly lady saved him from the cops.He uses to break into cars to go joyriding.Saw this on NFL Live (ESPN).