Ranking the greatest ever in almost anything is almost always an exercise in futility. That’s especially the case in sports.
No one is ever going to agree on anything. It’s way too hard to compare superstars across different eras who played for different teams that played different styles where they were playing different roles.
On one hand, it’s a hard thing to do. There’s a ton of nuance and complexities that you have to sort through to do it.
On the other? What the heck. We’re all sitting at home with pretty much nothing to do. That’s why when Stefon Diggs asked Twitter to rank the best five receivers of all-time, you knew the timeline was about to get crazy.
And, boy, did it ever. The conversation got so heated that “Moss” (as in Randy Moss) and “Calvin” (as in Calvin Johnson) both ended up trending today.
Folks on Twitter were going crazy. The takes were scorching.
Even other NFL players were chiming in.
As for Diggs’ opinion himself? He kind of just sat this one out.
You’re not slick, Stefon. We see what you just did…and we applaud you for doing it. This, folks, is how you’re supposed to use Twitter.
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