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| Author: | raditz147 [ Sat Jan 08, 2005 4:01 pm ] |
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Who do you think is the greatest running back ever? I personally think it is Walter Payton |
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| Author: | Chippy [ Sat Jan 08, 2005 4:05 pm ] |
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Barry Sanders And if the Lions didn't suck so bad, he might still be playing |
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| Author: | Jmart [ Sat Jan 08, 2005 7:41 pm ] |
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Walter Payton would go on the top of my list, followed by Jim Brown. |
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| Author: | Levy [ Sat Jan 08, 2005 7:57 pm ] |
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O.J. Simpson
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| Author: | Goldie [ Sun Jan 09, 2005 1:55 am ] |
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Think you have to break it down into 2 different eras - older and newer. For all-time, I think you have to go with Jim Brown. Greatest Running back ever Walter Payton Jim Brown Barry Sanders Gale Sayers Emmitt Smith Bo Jackson In addition to your choices. Not really sure about some of there total yards so I am just listing some others. OJ Simpson - probably best of the later ones. Eric Dickenson - better than Bo? Hershel Walker - better than Bo? Tony Dorsett - better than Emmitt above? Franco Harris - not sure about his numbers but he was one of the great ones who helped win 4 Super Bowls. |
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| Author: | Terminator1997 [ Sun Jan 09, 2005 2:06 am ] |
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Jim Brown only played 9 seasons and had 12,312 rushing yards. just think how many more he would have had if he played another 5 years. He'd probably be close to 20,000 |
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| Author: | makeshift [ Sun Jan 09, 2005 6:38 am ] |
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I think Barry Sanders was the most talented running back to ever play. Would this make him the best? I'm not sure... |
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| Author: | TheMackDab [ Fri Jan 14, 2005 2:04 am ] |
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Barry Sanders was surely the best running back I ever saw. He was also the most entertaining athlete I've ever seen live as well, any sport. |
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| Author: | Optimus_Prime [ Tue Jan 18, 2005 12:10 am ] |
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I say Barry Sanders, but you could make the case for Walter Payton or Jim Brown also, Emmitt Smith is talented do not get me wrong, but was just on the right team at the right time. I would just like to take this time as a Bengals fan to say that if Corey Dillion ran for all 16 games last year, he would have already have crossed the 10,000 mark and if a few more years left in him (at 30) would reach the top ten rushers of all time. My point I am trying to make, if the Bengals were a winning team then Dillion would be discussed as one of the greats. |
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| Author: | xiayun [ Tue Jan 18, 2005 1:02 am ] |
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Jim Brown hands down. He also played in the 12-game era. Think how many more yards he could get if he had 4 more games a year? He appeared to be way ahead of his time, and like Sanders, Jim Brown retired at the top of his game, but at an even younger age of 31. |
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| Author: | neo_wolf [ Tue Jan 18, 2005 2:48 pm ] |
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Levy wrote: O.J. Simpson That wouldnt be a bad pick,OJ is one of the alltime 5 best. The best ever is Jim Brown.And why wasent OJ on the poll? |
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| Author: | raditz147 [ Wed Jan 19, 2005 6:21 pm ] |
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Sorry, I completely forgot about OJ, he was great, but my mind went blank when thinking of the list, sorry. |
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| Author: | Optimus_Prime [ Thu Jan 20, 2005 2:18 pm ] |
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Yeah, Tony Dorsett, Marcus Allen or even Thurman Thomas or more deserving to be on the poll than Bo Jackson. Just because he went 1st in the draft and had great potential doesn't mean he was the greatest. If Bo Jackson is on the list, then Terrell Davis should be on the list to, since he put up 7,500 yards in 4 seasons. |
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| Author: | jb007 [ Mon Jan 24, 2005 12:15 am ] |
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Barry Sanders. It was really special to watch him. |
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| Author: | driveaway [ Tue Jan 25, 2005 12:59 pm ] |
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I have to say Barry was well.. watching him was amazing. |
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| Author: | lovemerox [ Wed Feb 02, 2005 1:32 am ] |
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Barry Sanders for sure. He was the most amazing running back to watch. I really wish he had not retired in his prime. If he had not HE would be the all time leading rusher...without a doubt Barry was just magical to watch...spell binding |
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| Author: | banjo6 [ Mon May 09, 2005 12:10 pm ] |
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I'm glad to see all the love for Barry Sanders. Whenever I hear this argument Sanders always comes right to mind. I never really got to see the others play so I might be a lil short-sided, but there was nothing like watching Barry Sanders run with the ball. |
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| Author: | baumer72 [ Tue May 10, 2005 9:12 am ] |
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Jim Brown. Based on what he accomplished in the era he did it...hands down. |
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| Author: | Eagle [ Tue May 10, 2005 11:24 am ] |
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It really isn't even an argument. Sanders hands down. Doesn't hurt that he left at the top of his game, blatently carried his team and was STILL unstoppable. Just hand it to him and watch him go. |
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| Author: | Goldie [ Tue May 10, 2005 12:13 pm ] |
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Eagle wrote: It really isn't even an argument. Sanders hands down. Doesn't hurt that he left at the top of his game, blatently carried his team and was STILL unstoppable. Just hand it to him and watch him go. Sorry but this is another thing that always makes me laugh. Just like my A is the highest letter. No offense to you but I am just using it as an example. I would rather have these statements be - the best that I ever saw. **************************************************************** Just wondering, do you know enough about Jim Brown to make that statement. Seeing him run in person or lots of game films / tapes Knowing how the league, officals and other players at the time he played How to compare the different styles of these 2 running backs Browns game - how fast was he, how he played with the game on the line, was he a take charge guy ETC. ****************************************************************** Just mentioning as this is another pet peave. |
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| Author: | Goldie [ Tue May 10, 2005 12:19 pm ] |
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Also I have heard that Gale Sayers was amazing so I wonder how he would have been compared to Barry Sanders if they played at the same time. |
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| Author: | down azz chick [ Sat Jun 11, 2005 2:17 am ] |
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Jim Brown, he did so much in the not so many yrs he played. |
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| Author: | TonyMontana [ Sat Jun 11, 2005 5:35 am ] |
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As a Detroit fan, I'm a little biased toward Barry Sanders. I had the pleasure of seeing him play twice at the Silverdome. He had over 200 yards in one game against the Tampa Bay Bucs that I saw... it was simply amazing to watch. Sanders was so classy... he was old school and very respectful of the game. He never made an ass out of himself. I always loved how after scoring a TD, he simply handed the ball to the official and ran to the sidelines. He acted like he'd been there a few times (and he had). Too many players make idiots out of themselves celebrating when they reach the end zone (I'm looking at you Terrell Owens!). |
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