1. 07-28-19 10:59 AM #1
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    How good was Barry Sanders, where do you put him all time? Sick moves here

    https://twitter.com/i/status/1155491949958316032

    Couldn't find the video itself to play in here
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  2. 07-28-19 11:00 AM #2
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    GOAT. Emmitt couldnt hold his jock. If you put Barry on Dallas and gave him that line, he wouldve went for 200 every game.
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  3. 07-28-19 11:00 AM #3
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    I'd put him at 3
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  4. 07-28-19 11:03 AM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by Joey Vigs View Post
    GOAT. Emmitt couldnt hold his jock. If you put Barry on Dallas and gave him that line, he wouldve went for 200 every game.
    No doubt.
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  5. 07-28-19 11:03 AM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by SBR_Guest_Pro View Post
    I'd put him at 3
    Curious who else you have as the other 2 im sure sweetness is #1
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  6. 07-28-19 11:16 AM #6
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    so many good ones

    one game 25 carries its all Bo Jackson no discussion
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  7. 07-28-19 11:24 AM #7
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    1. Jim Brown
    2. Barry Sanders
    3. Walter Payton

    Difficult to rank different eras but Brown was a men among boys. He was dominant like no other player ever will be at RB. Solid at Number one.

    There’s 4 or 5 you could argue take up the next two spots in a top three in any order. Juice, Earl Campbell, Dickerson, etc.
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  8. 07-28-19 11:28 AM #8
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    brown
    payton
    sanders
    OJ
    Cambell
    Faulk
    emmitt



    something like that
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  9. 07-28-19 11:34 AM #9
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    top 3 for sure
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  10. 07-28-19 11:36 AM #10
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    Jim Brown played in an era where he was the biggest player on the field many games, Walter Payton is the best running back of all time.

    Sanders, Payton, Campbell,

    Walter Payton never missed a game either.
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  11. 07-28-19 11:37 AM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by Joey Vigs View Post
    GOAT. Emmitt couldnt hold his jock. If you put Barry on Dallas and gave him that line, he wouldve went for 200 every game.


    This

    Barry is without a doubt the Greatest RB

    Only Bo Jackson should be in the argument minus the injury and if he had committed to Football full time
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  12. 07-28-19 11:38 AM #12
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    Look at the Detroit Lions in the 10 years before he came and the 10 years after he left, then compare that to the 10 years he was there. One of the worst run franchises in all of sports made regular playoff appearances just because of #20. No other non-QB in NFL history ever had that much of an impact.
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  13. 07-28-19 11:39 AM #13
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    I forgot about O.J. Simpson he was a tremendous running back

    It’s hard to rank them you can’t go by statistics just like baseball everything is different every decade
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  14. 07-28-19 12:08 PM #14
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    OJ's not up there imo, but yeah hard to judge and compare different times.
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  15. 07-28-19 12:42 PM #15
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    Bo
    Barry
    Walter
    Brown
    Campbell
    Dickerson
    Emmitt
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    OJ
    LT/AD
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    Best of all time.
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    The current stats realization of how overrated RBs are is great to contemplate; right now it is obvious that the cowboys, for example wouldnt lose much with a lot of substitute RBs, but would KILL their future signing Elliott to a big deal. Murray already proved this, and yes it's a fact, when you have an O-line you show how little the particular RB means to overall success. The Rams showed it too with Gurley/Anderson. What simpletons get moved by is the sexy part of the RB, TDs, etc. The NFL is a behemoth game won on the lines and it's not even close. Only guys like Bo or Sanders matter and they are all world players, but if you had a great O-line they even become relatively expendable.
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  19. 07-28-19 02:41 PM #19
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    Peterson gotta be top 5 guys....dude is a mess mentally but he was a damn horse at RB.

    No love for Curtis Martin here....guy retired like 5th all time in yards....very underrated workhorse and never had the treat lines or QBs to ease the load....Tomlinson as well.

    Barry nice but not #1 too much dancing. Barry at 2 or 3 because of - yardage.
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  20. 07-28-19 04:24 PM #20
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bcatswin View Post
    Curious who else you have as the other 2 im sure sweetness is #1
    Ladanian Tomlinson is in the top 2
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  21. 07-28-19 04:27 PM #21
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    top 3 all time
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  22. 07-28-19 04:51 PM #22
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    Quote Originally Posted by TommieGunshot View Post
    Look at the Detroit Lions in the 10 years before he came and the 10 years after he left, then compare that to the 10 years he was there. One of the worst run franchises in all of sports made regular playoff appearances just because of #20. No other non-QB in NFL history ever had that much of an impact.
    +1; he's easily the GOAT.
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  23. 07-28-19 04:57 PM #23
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    When I heard Barry was quitting I was so sad. Guy could have had all the records. Imagine him with the cowboys line
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  24. 07-28-19 05:07 PM #24
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    He was okay.
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  25. 07-28-19 05:47 PM #25
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    I remember growing up as a kid and just wanting to watch Barry Sanders carry the ball. Who gave a sh#$ wanting the Lions to win that week. We knew they'd fukk it up anyways...

    But... just the anticipation... and the excitement to see what would Barry Sanders do on the next carry... that was an unbelievable feeling. You can't put it into words.

    Everyone says he retired way too early? Probably so.... only athlete to ever leave in HIS PRIME.

    Deserves at least Top 3.


    Oh... and you couldn't tackle him in Madden either. lol
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  26. 07-28-19 05:52 PM #26
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    Had a poor coach in Wayne Fontes and Scott Mitchell or Dave Kreig as your QB Yikes
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  27. 07-28-19 05:59 PM #27
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    Play #25... dude blew a hammy trying to catch Sanders
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  28. 07-28-19 06:38 PM #28
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    Sanders easily. He broke opposition ankles methaporiclly and played his entire career with a shit team.
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  29. 07-28-19 06:50 PM #29
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    Quote Originally Posted by Otters27 View Post
    When I heard Barry was quitting I was so sad. Guy could have had all the records. Imagine him with the cowboys line
    That’s the thing. He didnt care about records. The year Christian Okoye won the rushing title Barry needed 10 more yards in the last game to win it. Wayne Fontes asked him if he wanted to go back into the game and he said no. Humblest dude ever. All he wanted to do was win. Didnt care about records or money.

    I remember a story they did on him towards the end of his career before he retired. The guy was living in a normal middle class neighborhood. Like a 200K house. It was crazy.
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  30. 07-28-19 06:57 PM #30
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    Has Barry Sanders ever openly admitted why he quit? The only report suggests Barry Sanders quit because the Ford Family wasn't "dedicated" in building a winning team. But... wish Barry would open up... and just tell the truth.

    Goes to show.... proof in the pudding.... owners care about margin and profits... do not care about building championships.
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  31. 07-28-19 07:11 PM #31
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    Quote Originally Posted by TheMoneyShot View Post
    Has Barry Sanders ever openly admitted why he quit? The only report suggests Barry Sanders quit because the Ford Family wasn't "dedicated" in building a winning team. But... wish Barry would open up... and just tell the truth.

    Goes to show.... proof in the pudding.... owners care about margin and profits... do not care about building championships.
    All about the team sucking. Wasnt about money. Wasnt about anything other than the team sucked. And this was way before CTE. Back when Barry played there wasnt even a thought this was really damaging to your health. He didnt really love playing the game either. I think he had some father issues as well. His dad never complimented him. His dads favorite player was Jim Brown, and ge used to tell Barry on the regular you will never be Jim Brown.
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    I use to be more of a Jamal Anderson fan.
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    I’m 45 and Barry is one of just a handful of guys in all sports that when I watched him I just shook my head!! How many times did we watch him and ask, how did he just do that!!
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  34. 07-29-19 08:22 AM #34
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    I was thinking doesn't Frank Gore get some consideration to be up here with all these guys? I think he is top 5 overall in history. Not flashy but very durable didn't play with many good lines. Frank the Tank
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  35. 07-29-19 08:22 AM #35
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    We haven't seen as exciting a player since Barry.

    Devin Hester the closest maybe but no comparison.
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