1. 12-30-12 05:00 PM #1
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    Adrian Peterson top 5 athlete over last 3 decades?

    I.e, my life time?

    Dude is a freak. Absolute monster. Only other guys I enjoyed watching as much were Barry Sanders and Michael Jordan.

    Really need the vikings to lose here, but I would love to see AP get the record.
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  2. 12-30-12 05:03 PM #2
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    Bo Jackson greatest athlete of all time
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  3. 12-31-12 12:17 AM #3
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    nah AP brotha
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  4. 12-31-12 12:21 AM #4
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    He had mcl and acl surgery only a year ago and doing all this, so yea. Anyone who even had knee surgery knows how tough recovery can be
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  5. 12-31-12 12:21 AM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by RG3ING View Post
    Bo Jackson greatest athlete of all time
    what a silly comment

    i'll assume you're joking
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  6. 12-31-12 12:24 AM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by InTheDrink View Post
    what a silly comment

    i'll assume you're joking
    I don't think that's silly at all.. Bo Jackson and Deion Sanders are the best natural athletes I've ever seen.
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  7. 12-31-12 12:28 AM #7
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    Mj, bo, deion, ricky henderson, and lebron james are just a couple of classes better than the men in front of them.
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  8. 12-31-12 12:28 AM #8
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    there's a lot of bad ass athletes out there
    lionel messi
    michael phelps
    kelly slater
    lebron james
    sean white

    etc. etc.

    and of course guys that are not playing now. list would be huge. comes down to which sports you like
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  9. 12-31-12 12:31 AM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nats' Fan View Post
    I don't think that's silly at all.. Bo Jackson and Deion Sanders are the best natural athletes I've ever seen.
    because they played two sports

    cool

    that's ridiculous

    deion was fast and a good cover guy....what else made him the best natural athlete you've ever seen? he wasnt strong

    as for bo it's arguable that herschel walker was a better athlete than bo
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  10. 12-31-12 12:34 AM #10
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    Probably the best running back ever. Unlike Barry Sanders, this guy runs through people.
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  11. 12-31-12 12:45 AM #11
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    jesus christ can we let the guy get 10,000 yards before we go calling him the best anything?
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  12. 12-31-12 01:15 AM #12
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    I would love to see Barry and Jim Brown one more time....
    But, Adrian is as good as it gets in the present....
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  13. 12-31-12 01:16 AM #13
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    Not sure I've ever seen a RB w/ such powerful and violent cuts as AP. He's an animal and I can't help but question how he's doing this so soon (cough... PEDs... cough)
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  14. 12-31-12 01:20 AM #14
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    Quote Originally Posted by RG3ING View Post
    Bo Jackson greatest athlete of all time
    Jim Thorpe, All-American, was nothing to sneeze at.
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  15. 12-31-12 02:08 AM #15
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    Since AP got into the league he's been a beast every year...Dude is a monster.
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  16. 12-31-12 02:16 AM #16
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    Tomlinson greatest rb ever then brown Sanders Peterson
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  17. 12-31-12 02:18 AM #17
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    Quote Originally Posted by KingJD31 View Post
    Tomlinson greatest rb ever then brown Sanders Peterson
    Faulk > LT
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  18. 12-31-12 03:24 AM #18
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    only 1 tomlinson

    only 1 ap

    2 of the 5 best ever ap could be the best if he keeps this pace
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  19. 12-31-12 03:36 AM #19
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    best rb ever was payton. end of story.
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  20. 12-31-12 03:40 AM #20
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    Quote Originally Posted by ChalkyDog View Post
    Adrian Peterson top 5 athlete over last 3 decades?


    I.e, my life time?

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  21. 12-31-12 07:14 PM #21
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    i'd put him in top 10 easy and top 5 possibly
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  22. 12-31-12 07:37 PM #22
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    Walter Payton is the best to ever play RB.
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  23. 12-31-12 07:37 PM #23
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    Bo Jackson may be the best athlete. The Throw.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zNbzoImVUE
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  24. 12-31-12 07:43 PM #24
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    Secetariat
    I bet even ap can't win at Belmont
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  25. 12-31-12 08:37 PM #25
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    AP isn't even the best RB in the NFL today. Jamaal Charles is

    And Jim Brown was the best ever and Charles has a better YPC than he does
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  26. 12-31-12 09:15 PM #26
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    JRod, I understand where you are coming from by saying Jamaal. Especially if you are a KC homer. Hell, he just got the record for most YPC in the history of the league.

    However, AP literally single-handedly put Minny in the playoffs.

    Charles got them the 1st pick.

    Not on the same level, but Charles is fun to watch.
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  27. 12-31-12 09:19 PM #27
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jrod124 View Post
    AP isn't even the best RB in the NFL today. Jamaal Charles is

    And Jim Brown was the best ever and Charles has a better YPC than he does
    Lol
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  28. 12-31-12 09:24 PM #28
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    I 100% agree that Bo Jackson is the greatest athlete I'll ever see in my lifetime. I thought this even before the 30 on 30. But after watching that, I can't believe anyone could argue this point.
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  29. 12-31-12 09:30 PM #29
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    Quote Originally Posted by ChalkyDog View Post
    JRod, I understand where you are coming from by saying Jamaal. Especially if you are a KC homer. Hell, he just got the record for most YPC in the history of the league.

    However, AP literally single-handedly put Minny in the playoffs.

    Charles got them the 1st pick.

    Not on the same level, but Charles is fun to watch.
    I love AP and don't want to come across as disrespecting the season that he had at all. 2097 is amazing period, no matter how slice it. He is also a class act and seems like one of the nicest guys in the world. I am just thinking a little deeper about the whole thing. First off he is on a atrocious team with 0 QB, Christian Ponder is at least decent. Leslie Frazier is 100 times the coach of Romeo Crennel also. I mean Todd Haley in 2010 gave this guy only 230 carries and gave Thomas Jones 245 and Charles had 571 more yards, yet he is still employed in the NFL somehow. That right there is single biggest coaching travesty in NFL history. Maybe Charles slept with his wife I don't know. Charles also lead he league in percentage of carries that go for positive yards. Led the league in ten and twenty yard run in 2010. The most mind boggling stat? 13 games w 20 carries or more, 100+ yards every time time. Leads the NFL in the yards before contact and 1500 yards in basically 13 games. His team is never leading because they are awful so he misses out on garbage yards that the Peterson's, Lynch's etc. all get. The Chiefs didn't have a lead in 15 of 16 4th qtrs this season. He had 25 carries in the 2h and OT against the Saints and went crazy, imagine if the Chiefs had anyone else on offense? One final stat before I go, only 5 men have ever averaged 6 yards per carry in a season. Jim Brown, Gale Sayers, Barry Sanders, O.J. Simpson and Jamaal Charles.


    Fantasy RB gimme Peterson, if I have 20 carries in a football game gimme Charles.


    Chalky, the Wildcats are Final Four bound btw
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  30. 12-31-12 09:33 PM #30
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    Quote Originally Posted by InTheDrink View Post
    because they played two sports

    cool

    that's ridiculous

    deion was fast and a good cover guy....what else made him the best natural athlete you've ever seen? he wasnt strong

    as for bo it's arguable that herschel walker was a better athlete than bo
    How many sports do you want athletes to play?
    i dont see how you could argue that Bo isnt the greatest.
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  31. 12-31-12 09:35 PM #31
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    Quote Originally Posted by opie1988 View Post
    I 100% agree that Bo Jackson is the greatest athlete I'll ever see in my lifetime. I thought this even before the 30 on 30. But after watching that, I can't believe anyone could argue this point.
    Saw that 30 for 30, and he is easily in the discussion.

    However, I remember him playing baseball, as there was nothing else to do in the summers of a Chicago suburb except catch a baseball game. Anyway, he wasn't this AP type of player who literally made it fun to watch him work. Hell, I enjoyed Frank Thomas on the shitty Sox much more than Bo.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jrod124 View Post
    I love AP and don't want to come across as disrespecting the season that he had at all. 2097 is amazing period, no matter how slice it. He is also a class act and seems like one of the nicest guys in the world. I am just thinking a little deeper about the whole thing. First off he is on a atrocious team with 0 QB, Christian Ponder is at least decent. Leslie Frazier is 100 times the coach of Romeo Crennel also. I mean Todd Haley in 2010 gave this guy only 230 carries and gave Thomas Jones 245 and Charles had 571 more yards, yet he is still employed in the NFL somehow. That right there is single biggest coaching travesty in NFL history. Maybe Charles slept with his wife I don't know. Charles also lead he league in percentage of carries that go for positive yards. Led the league in ten and twenty yard run in 2010. The most mind boggling stat? 13 games w 20 carries or more, 100+ yards every time time. Leads the NFL in the yards before contact and 1500 yards in basically 13 games. His team is never leading because they are awful so he misses out on garbage yards that the Peterson's, Lynch's etc. all get. The Chiefs didn't have a lead in 15 of 16 4th qtrs this season. He had 25 carries in the 2h and OT against the Saints and went crazy, imagine if the Chiefs had anyone else on offense? One final stat before I go, only 5 men have ever averaged 6 yards per carry in a season. Jim Brown, Gale Sayers, Barry Sanders, O.J. Simpson and Jamaal Charles.


    Fantasy RB gimme Peterson, if I have 20 carries in a football game gimme Charles.


    Chalky, the Wildcats are Final Four bound btw
    I have no idea actually as to the reason they use Charles so little, but it has been with him for a while, with different coaches. For some reason KC always thinks they need a 2nd RB.

    Frazier is a really good coach. Romeo, opinions aside, it's more the OC's fault than the HC's with this.

    Ponder being decent is being nice. Although, KC's is worse, right alongside the Cards. Even worse is you get 1st pick, and are going to have to pick 10th pick talent with it.

    Anyway, thanks for the props on the Cats. I am having an awesome time this season!
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    Lt had more power faulk maybe had as much agility although I'm not even sure about that and he also played on an offense that gave him so much space to run and receive
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    Faulk > LT
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jeffie View Post
    How many sports do you want athletes to play?
    Well, if we're going to use the term "athlete" and not "Pro Football player" - then you have to consider other single sports people like Michael Phelps.

    If you're going to consider overall athletics, shouldn't someone like Daley Thompson be a better choice?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jeffie View Post
    How many sports do you want athletes to play?
    i dont see how you could argue that Bo isnt the greatest.
    way to miss the point....deion used speed to excel in two sports...thats it....and its not like he was a good baseball player

    as for bo i dont know how you could argue that he is the greatest....what did he accomplish? zero 1000 yard rushing seasons and a mediocre baseball player...784 career ops is mediocre at best....and probably not even for an outfielder....coulda woulda shoulda

    and fyi herschel was a better college rb....probably the best ever....also olympian bobsledder, just missed being an olympic sprinter and a 50+ mma fighter...reportedly ran a 4.3 40 after he was 50
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