The AFL in general innovated a lot of the modern passing game. Lamonica was also known for the deep ball.

Bell_curve

The Raiders stunk through his entire prime. He was already in his mid-30's when they were good. You're holding longevity against him, when most guys can't even make a roster at that age.

In his prime they were in exactly two playoff games and he had 213 yards and 2 TDs.

Btw, as I was digging into this, I discovered that your Chargers probably had the only great WR before Rice. Lance Alworth was 1st Team All Pro 6x and was putting up modern receiving numbers in the 60's.

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Undisciplined

The Raiders stunk through his entire prime. He was already in his mid-30's when they were good. You're holding longevity against him, when most guys can't even make a roster at that age.

In his prime they were in exactly two playoff games and he had 213 yards and 2 TDs. 

Btw, as I was digging into this, I discovered that your Chargers probably had the only great WR before Rice. Lance Alworth was 1st Team All Pro 6x and was putting up modern receiving numbers in the 60's.