Greatest Show On Turf' to Carolina?

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Greatest Show On Turf' to Carolina?
May, 25, 2014
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By David Newton | ESPN.com

The St. Louis Rams had one of the most prolific offenses in NFL history from 1999 to 2001. Wide receivers Isaac Bruce, Torry Holt, Az-Zahir Hakim and Ricky Proehl, along with the running back Marshall Faulk and triggerman Kurt Warner, were so dynamic that they became known as "The Greatest Show On Turf.''

Proehl, now the wide receivers coach of the Carolina Panthers, is planning a reunion.

Sort of.

Proehl, according to his Twitter account, wants to bring Holt, Bruce and Hakim to training camp in Spartanburg, S.C., to help develop his new receiving corps. Here's what he wrote:

@RickyProehl
Trying to get the greatest show on turf to training camp to work with our receivers. How awesome would that be . #88,#80,#81

"The Greatest Show on Turf'' was awesome, setting all kinds of league records with Mike Martz attack-oriented offense that scored 500-plus points in three consecutive seasons.

Proehl isn't trying to reincarnate that. The Panthers still plan to run a more conservative, ball-control offense.

But he wants to pull on the experience the Rams receivers had when they all came together in 1999 as he replaces the top four receivers from last season.

Perhaps he even sees the similarities the 1999 Rams receivers have with what the Panthers are building.

In Holt, St. Louis had a 22-year-old rookie that burst onto the scene with 53 catches for 788 yards and six touchdowns. That could be Kelvin Benjamin, the 28th pick of the recent NFL draft, for Carolina.

In Bruce, the Rams had a 26-year-old veteran that already had been selected to one Pro Bowl. The Panthers don't have a Pro Bowler, but they do have a couple of proven veterans in Jason Avant, 31, and Jerricho Cotchery, 31.

In Hakim, the Rams had a second-year player who had shown glimpses of potential but done little. That could be Tiquan Underwood, Brenton Bersin, Marvin McNutt or Tavarres King for the Panthers.

In Proehl, the Rams had a 31-year-old journeyman known for his precise route running and ability to make clutch catches. Avant and Cotchery probably would fall more into that category for Carolina.

The Rams went from 4-12 in 1998 to 13-3 and Super Bowl champions in 1999.

The latter is what Proehl ultimately would like to duplicate.

He hopes reuniting "The Greatest Show On Turf''' can help jumpstart that process.

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:ROFLMAO: Love Ricky but Avant, Benjamin & McNutt do not = Bruce, Holt & Hakim. Panthers Suck
 

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Sacrilege.
Pretty much, for the fucking Panthers no less, I will be appalled. After last year they entered the top 3 of teams I hate, taking the Patriots spot at 3. 1. Whiners 2. Seahawks 3. Panthers Just say no!
 

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On a side note id much rather have our receivers come to STL and help out our young receivers, great mentors!
 

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I don't really care. The GSOT had great receivers but without Warner and especially Faulk, Carolina's never going to emulate the GSOT.
 

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I don't really care. The GSOT had great receivers but without Warner and especially Faulk, Carolina's never going to emulate the GSOT.
Don't you know, they have Warner and Faulk in one player in Cam Newton.. :ROFLMAO:
 

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Holt and Bruce usually spend some time with the Rams helping OUR receivers during training camp. Don't see them going to the enemy just because Proehl wants them to.
 

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I couldn't care less about this. Bruce and Holt seem a lot more keen in the Rams than on any other team.

Also isn't Holt under the employee of the Rams anyways? I remember him being brought to talk to our receivers.
 

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Those Panthers look loaded with potential HOF receivers! And their QB has a higher lifetime QB rating than Peyton Manning. Their RB is the best dual threat since LaDamian Tomlinson. They are likely to set all time records for the next three years because Proehl made that awesome catch against the Bucs.

On a related note, Panther coach R Proehl was recently subjected to a "random" drug test and passed. Somehow, peyote laden Kool-Aid isn't on the NFL's banned substance list.
 

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Pretty much, for the freaking Panthers no less, I will be appalled. After last year they entered the top 3 of teams I hate, taking the Patriots spot at 3. 1. Whiners 2. Seahawks 3. Panthers Just say no!
Your List is My List too Bro!!:mad:
 

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Bruce and Holt usually spend some time with our receivers in training camp, I don't like Proehl trying to pull them away to help the enemy.
 

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they could bring the whole damn team into Carolina..there is and always be ONLY ONE GSOT
 

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How about Proehl comes to STL and becomes our WR coach and then convinces Holt and Bruce to stick around? I'll take those three over Sherman.
 

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How about Proehl comes to STL and becomes our WR coach and then convinces Holt and Bruce to stick around? I'll take those three over Sherman.
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