Sports Gurus: Why was Jerry Rice so special on the field?

Sports Gurus: Why was Jerry Rice so special on the field?
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Besides the ability to funnel in a football as if his hands were scoops, Rice had a nearly mystical ability to position himself ahead of defenders. It was almost as though they had sudden lapses in the realization that he was a threat. The other thing Rice had going for him was the greatest quarterback the game ever saw, followed by the second greatest quarterback SF ever saw
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