Who would you pick if you're building a team? Prime Barry Sanders or prime Adrian P?

[BigBusiness]

Barry Sanders or Adrian Peterson. Who you going with?

[ikid2groove415]

Sanders man !! Always got that homerun THREAT

[KVB]

Barry Sanders is going to win this poll.

[DwightShrute]

[KVB]

Dwight, the guys in their 20's and 30's might take AP, but I think we all know who we'd really take on a team.

No amount of blocking ability or ability to carry a dozen guys a few yards could make up for the on-field vision, and ability to execute within it, of Barry Sanders.

[BigBusiness]

Barry Sanders is going to win this poll.

[CWD]

sanders a quitter

so AP by default

[VeggieDog]

I'd take Emmitt.

[Mac4Lyfe]

I've never been a huge fan of AP. He just didn't seem to will his team to victories. Sanders, on the other hand could take over a game and raised the level of play for a team that really sucked. AP looked flashy but Sanders was efficient.

[ikid2groove415]

I'd take Emmitt.

Sanders probly have a 2500 rush yard season behind that massive line emmit had

[El Nino]

Hard to compare but as far as eras go, AD played against much more athletic, faster defensive players than Sanders did. You don't see what Sanders did anymore, because it's not possible. There's too much speed and coverage on the field these days. The game has gone away from running the ball as well. Stats are similar, 40 times at the combine similar. Give me the 6'1" 220lb. beast over the shifty 5'8" 200lb. RB every time. As far as needing one big run, here are the RB's career average (at least 8 games started in the season) for long rushing plays: Barry Sanders: 61.40 yds Adrian Peterson: 72.25 yds

[The Giant]

Neither ever won a thing, which goes to show how unimportant the running back position is.

With that said, Barry Sanders was the best running back I've ever seen not named Bo Jackson.

[grease lightnin]

I chose Barry Sanders but after reading El Nino’s post I changed my mind

[shadymcgrady]

Either or neither. Doesn't matter, just trade them for the farm like jerry Jones did with herschel walker

[2daBank]

Honestly neither. As mentioned Barry style prob wouldn't even play today anyways but I can't afford all the negative plays trying to pop a run with way game is played these days. Nobody in my lifetime was more fun to watch than Barry but I need 3rd and manageable so my underneath passing game can get me 1st downs by reception or gay ass flag. Rules mandate I gotta put up points and taking 5 yards losses looking for the home run just won't cut it.

Far as ap he can get me to those 3rd and manageables but then I can't count on the mfer in the passing game which what I want to Be doing way more than he gonna be happy with. He can't catch and will bitch when I want to throw. I need a back who can run the route tree and pick up blitzes!!

Think I would go Walter Peyton if I had to pick from another era, or Marshall Faulk but that kinda cheating since he played recently enough to know I could get what i wanted out of today's back. LT in same boat I'd gladly build a team with him. Just think ap and Barry while awesome to watch and best of their times not what I'm looking for if I'm building a team for today, rather have gurely honestly but certainly not saying he better, he just does what is needed out of a back now. Like nino said, impossible to compare eras.

[ikid2groove415]

Either or neither. Doesn't matter, just trade them for the farm like jerry Jones did with herschel walker

Wasn’t it jimmy Johnson

[shadymcgrady]

Wasn’t it jimmy Johnson

Maybe I just assumed jerry would take the credit

[2daBank]

Neither ever won a thing, which goes to show how unimportant the running back position is.

With that said, Barry Sanders was the best running back I've ever seen not named Bo Jackson.

I forgot Bo. We needed more time w him, dude was insane.

[ikid2groove415]

Maybe I just assumed jerry would take the credit

Jones is just a good business MEN- jimmy built that early 90s cowboy dynasty - totally disagree about anyone saying sanders can’t play in today’s era- probly the hardest RB to tackle -

[PromiseLand]

Incredible what Barry could do behind that shitty O-line. He was constantly embarrassing defenders by breaking ankles and jukin' guys out of their shoes.

[tony_come]

AD no question

[2daBank]

Jones is just a good business MEN- jimmy built that early 90s cowboy dynasty - totally disagree about anyone saying sanders can’t play in today’s era- probly the hardest RB to tackle -

Would you build your team w a guy that consistently gets tackled behind the los putting your offense behind the chains tho? Of course he could play, he would have to adjust his style tho is what Nino was saying, defenses too fast for all that laterally hopping around in backfield. On bright side they also worse tacklers which should serve him well.

[ikid2groove415]

Would you build your team w a guy that consistently gets tackled behind the los putting your offense behind the chains tho? Of course he could play, he would have to adjust his style tho is what Nino was saying, defenses too fast for all that laterally hopping around in backfield. On bright side they also worse tacklers which should serve him well.

Auctually he was always a THREAT for a TD - lions was fcking shitty

[2daBank]

Auctually he was always a THREAT for a TD - lions was fcking shitty

Well yea but he was also always a threat to lose 5 yards and these days that would happen more often with the speed of defenses. He might too break a few more since the tackling has gotten insanely bad. Thing is with the way offenses are ran these days the reward of a long td run just doesn't outweigh the risk of him getting me behind the chains and taking my offense out of rhythm and off the field cause having to covert 3rd and 12 tough with my intermediate passing game I can always get 3-8 yards with. Has nothing to do with the team around him, it all about how the game played these days and fact is Sanders running the way he did in his day would not be a sought after commodity in today's game.

[Kermit]

Sanders easy.

[Hman]

Barry over ANY rb ever

[BIGDAY]

Peterson. Guy wrecked people.

[MinnesotaFats]

AP the better RB, better athlete but in the framework of building a team around, Sanders.

AP, for all his greatness, was not on the field 3rd down.

He fumbled way to much, couldn't catch and never learned to pass block.

Sanders more complete

[DOM-Ganador]

Either or neither. Doesn't matter, just trade them for the farm like jerry Jones did with herschel walker

Jimmy Johnson orchestrated that trade. JJ signed off, but also took too much credit, per usual.

[Hman]

AP the better RB, better athlete but in the framework of building a team around, Sanders.

AP, for all his greatness, was not on the field 3rd down.

He fumbled way to much, couldn't catch and never learned to pass block.

Sanders more complete

Fats I have to kindly disagree about AP being the better athlete.

Barry is 5'8, maybe even only 5'6

[MinnesotaFats]

Barry perhaps more agile but I've actually bumped into AP in person and many years ago I bumped into Herschel Walker and I'm telling you AP is like Lebron and the rest of the RBs are like Westbrooks.

Herschel is still ripped and he would look like a jv player next to AP

Sometimes that lack of height is to rb advantage. I think emmitt was short too...

[Snowball]

Given this choice, I would take Barry Sanders, because the plowhorse role
can be filled by another back in the lineup. Nobody is going to fill the role
Barry Sanders brings to an offense. He was poetry in motion.

[El Nino]

Auctually he was always a THREAT for a TD - lions was fcking shitty

Yes, and the Vikes were stellar trotting out Tavarius Jackson, Gus Ferotte, Christian Ponder, a twice retired Brett Favre, and Teddy Two Gloves.

[Mac4Lyfe]

Fats I have to kindly disagree about AP being the better athlete.
Barry is 5'8, maybe even only 5'6

Dickie V - "His girlfriend is a 10 that's for sure... "

[grease lightnin]

Yes, and the Vikes were stellar trotting out Tavarius Jackson, Gus Ferotte, Christian Ponder, a twice retired Brett Favre, and Teddy Two Gloves.

Ok nino

You made me look smart tonight at the clubhouse. I used your talking points regarding sanders and the game changing. Thank you.

But dont homer out on me too much pal