Sam Monson, Special to ESPN.com 9y

Ranking the top 10 receiving corps

NFL, Cincinnati Bengals, Indianapolis Colts

We all know that quarterback is the most important position in the NFL. A good quarterback will raise the performance of his teammates, mask a lot of flaws in a roster and practically guarantee a team will be competing come the winter in the final weeks of the regular season.

On the other hand, without a quarterback, your team can be loaded and you still have no hope of January football.

But what happens when you do what in some ways is an attempt at the impossible, and actually remove quarterbacks from the equation when you measure the players catching the ball? When you do that -- essentially, the QB-free rating of a pass-catchers -- which team can boast the best array of receiving weapons?

Here's the list:

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