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Post by Marv on Oct 12, 2018 12:21:50 GMT
Figured since we did qb's, why not rb's. Super Bowl era so no Jim Brown (even tho hed be my top pick overall).
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Oct 12, 2018 12:28:53 GMT
Ki-Jana Carter
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Post by FrankSobotka1514 on Oct 12, 2018 12:39:33 GMT
I think Payton and Sanders are no-brainers. Most of the others you can make a case for. I went with Tomlinson. As deadly as he was in the backfield, he could kill you catching the ball as well.
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Post by DSDSquared on Oct 12, 2018 13:09:38 GMT
I think Payton and Sanders are no-brainers. Most of the others you can make a case for. I went with Tomlinson. As deadly as he was in the backfield, he could kill you catching the ball as well. I picked the same three. Whomever picked Bettis is obviously joking. He was not even top three of his era. |
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Post by No_Socks_Here on Oct 12, 2018 15:00:27 GMT
Same 3 for me too. ^^
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Post by FrankSobotka1514 on Oct 12, 2018 16:12:25 GMT
Number 4 for me is probably a toss-up between Emmitt Smith and Eric Dickerson.
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Post by movielover on Oct 12, 2018 16:15:11 GMT
Barry Sanders
Walter Payton
Eric Dickerson (the Rams years)
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Post by stickman38 on Oct 12, 2018 18:53:54 GMT
Earl Campbell should definitely be on this list even though he doesn't have the numbers like some the other ones. However, I would say Earl is definitely top 3 of all time. Earl would just run people over. LOL!
Earl
Barry
Emmitt
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2018 23:53:11 GMT
I think Barry Sanders is far and away the best. He had plenty of runs for negative yardage but he would then follow those up with runs only he could do. He did not have blazing speed but I have never seen a back who could accelerate like him.
Backs like OJ and Payton and others in that era I simply haven't seen enough of beyond some highlights on Youtube so I can't include them.
I also went Eric Dickerson, who was a magnificent runner. He seemed to glide across the field with long strides and he was fast.
My third choice is Adrian Peterson, whose stock has fallen but I think was the best back of his era.
I was tempted to go with Marshall Faulk, one of the great all purpose backs.
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Post by stickman38 on Oct 13, 2018 0:05:02 GMT
Btw, Jim Brown should be on this list too.
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Post by NJtoTX on Oct 13, 2018 0:25:49 GMT
Btw, Jim Brown should be on this list too. Not Super Bowl era. Hence no Gale Sayers, either. Barry Sanders Bo Jackson O.J. Simpson |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2018 0:37:02 GMT
Peyton Hillis
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Post by Marv on Oct 13, 2018 18:11:45 GMT
For that one year or so Hillis was a great one to watch. Not sure what happened. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2018 23:28:52 GMT
For that one year or so Hillis was a great one to watch. Not sure what happened. Madden Cover Curse? I do remember him winning the vote and found it incredibly funny. |
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Post by poelzig on Oct 13, 2018 23:48:08 GMT
Barry, HERSCHEL WALKER and Walter Payton.
As others have noted, Jim Brown would be in there if not for the SB era rule. He would probably bump Emmitt on my list. If we include USFL stats then Herschel is there too.
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Post by poelzig on Oct 13, 2018 23:53:37 GMT
Fuck it I'm voting for Herschel anyway.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2018 0:04:24 GMT
In all honesty though my three would be
Barry Sanders
Walter Payton
LT
LT was legitimately an unholy terror in his prime. His 2006 season may have been the best season a running back has ever had.
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