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AshesAshes
08/13/06, 02:09 PM
I find it amazing that every year this guy played he got 1000+ yards
mikeford
08/13/06, 02:12 PM
#2 to Jim Brown all time, in my mind.
AshesAshes
08/13/06, 02:14 PM
#2 to Jim Brown all time, in my mind.

Same here they both should of played longer
1moreandimfree
08/13/06, 02:26 PM
#2 to Jim Brown all time, in my mind.

Payton?

I wouldn't know because Payton and Brown were before my time
mikeford
08/13/06, 02:27 PM
payton prolly 3rd, emmitt 4th, sayers 5th
Broken Parachute
08/13/06, 02:39 PM
If you watch a video of Barry Sanders, you question if he was human.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiXqaR0qOaw
ActorInThisPlay
08/13/06, 02:50 PM
Barry Sanders is my all time favorite football player. The guy was just amazing to watch.
Broken Parachute
08/13/06, 02:50 PM
I gotta say though, Reggie Bush's moves did look similar to alot of Barry Sanders'. Bush isn't going to do half of what Barry did though.
ActorInThisPlay
08/13/06, 02:54 PM
The thing I like about him too was he was such a class act on the field. He would pretty much pwn the entire defense and get the touchdown and just give the ball to the ref and run away.
Scott Weber
08/13/06, 02:55 PM
I gotta say though, Reggie Bush's moves did look similar to alot of Barry Sanders'. Bush isn't going to do half of what Barry did though.
Haha, I think he can do half. He may not ever be as good, but he's definitely HALF as good.
Broken Parachute
08/13/06, 02:57 PM
Haha, I think he can do half. He may not ever be as good, but he's definitely HALF as good.
I thought of that when I hit the post button. Half of what he did is pretty easy I guess haha You're right.
cal1082
08/13/06, 02:57 PM
brown
sayers
sanders
Scott Weber
08/13/06, 03:22 PM
I thought of that when I hit the post button. Half of what he did is pretty easy I guess haha You're right.
haha yeah. you can be Bo Sanders and do half of what Barry did. Haha
yodaplaysdrums
08/13/06, 03:29 PM
Sanders is one of the players that got me interested in the NFL. He was like a machine when he ran.
dekdog11
08/13/06, 03:32 PM
Curtis Martin has too...except for last year. I by no means think he is comparable to Barry Sanders, but I thought it should be pointed out.
bigmike
08/13/06, 03:40 PM
My bias says it's Sanders, Brown, Payton.
KB3RG
08/13/06, 03:49 PM
Barry Sanders is my all time favorite football player. The guy was just amazing to watch.


Likewise
KB3RG
08/13/06, 03:50 PM
My bias says it's Sanders, Brown, Payton.


damn you again big mike.
FondestMemory
08/13/06, 03:50 PM
1. brown
2. sanders
3. sayers
4. payton
5. campbell
5t. harrington
KB3RG
08/13/06, 03:52 PM
1. brown
2. sanders
3. sayers
4. payton
5. campbell
5t. harrington

I am glad to see Smith not up there. I dont think he was one of the great backs. Dont get me wrong, he was a good back but not a great. Stats may prove otherwise but its my own thought. hate it or agree with it
FondestMemory
08/13/06, 03:54 PM
I am glad to see Smith not up there. I dont think he was one of the great backs. Dont get me wrong, he was a good back but not a great. Stats may prove otherwise but its my own thought. hate it or agree with it

no, he was a great back. he'd probably be right there at six. i'll never say he wasn't a great back. but if you put any of the other five behind his offensive line and the numbers get inhuman.

he's definitely one of the greats though. i just don't think top five.
bamf
08/13/06, 04:02 PM
1. brown
2. sanders
3. peyton
4. sayers
5. tomlinson
xbrokendownx
08/13/06, 04:04 PM
1. brown
2. sanders
3. peyton
4. sayers
5. tomlinson



uhhhhhh


i love LT as much as the next guy


but TOP FIVE ALL TIME?!!??!?!?!
KB3RG
08/13/06, 04:04 PM
I give it to Smith for doing it for so long but FondestMemory pointed out about the line. Thats the only thing i hold against him.
FondestMemory
08/13/06, 04:09 PM
I give it to Smith for doing it for so long but FondestMemory pointed out about the line. Thats the only thing i hold against him.

you can't hold it against him too much though. he still did a lot of special things.
bamf
08/13/06, 04:10 PM
uhhhhhh


i love LT as much as the next guy


but TOP FIVE ALL TIME?!!??!?!?!


i wasnt really being serious, but i can picutre him there if he stays healthy and keeps progressing
xbrokendownx
08/13/06, 04:11 PM
i wasnt really being serious, but i can picutre him there if he stays healthy and keeps progressing






ok, fair enough
KB3RG
08/13/06, 04:23 PM
well what made it even more special for barry , he had who rodney peete throwing/running the ball around. Smith and an insane line, michael irvin, an awesome d, and troy aikmen. thats what i mean by it. Smith is a good back playing on a great team. yes he did do a lot of special thing and got the job done. I just find it much more insane that barry put those numbers up, less years and without a supporting cast
bigmike
08/13/06, 04:27 PM
I would now like to take this opportunity to formally thanking the Lions Organization for making one of the best backs ever, retire early because you couldn't put a good team or line around him. Thanks a whole fucking lot, piece of shit Ford family.
FondestMemory
08/13/06, 04:29 PM
I would now like to take this opportunity to formally thanking the Lions Organization for making one of the best backs ever, retire early because you couldn't put a good team or line around him. Thanks a whole fucking lot, piece of shit Ford family.

they did the same with joey. that's just how they roll.

two of the best ever who they refused to build around.
bigmike
08/13/06, 04:40 PM
they did the same with joey. that's just how they roll.

two of the best ever who they refused to build around.
true story.

but in all seriousness, I'll give the fact that Joey is a bust as the #3 pick overall. But i won't give them that it was all his fucking fault and the fact that the organization placed the blame, and that the team quit on him and openly talked about it is ridiculous. This is a sham of a sports organization and the nfl should rip the team from the clutches of its shitty management people.
Broken Parachute
08/13/06, 07:05 PM
1. brown
2. sanders
3. peyton
4. sayers
5. tomlinson
Sure, you're not biased. hahahahhahahahaha wow
mikeford
08/13/06, 07:31 PM
joey harrington is not a bust.
we are cured
08/14/06, 08:11 AM
harrington got placed in the wrong situation..he's still young and can rebound from what was an obligation to a crap organization.

as far as barry sanders, the greatest i've ever seen. i never saw Brown but it's pretty obvious he's #1 (he was a great lacrosse player too). just for imagination's sake, swap barry with emmitt smith and that cowboys line..how many yards does he run for? sickening to think about.