ticketssince61 Posted November 19, 2019 Posted November 19, 2019 on purely football basis, #1 Jim Brown #1 #2 OJ (hands down) He was the most electrifying runner ever - changed the way the position was played In 1975, when RB's were not utilized as receivers he had 40 catches for 600 yards He was the first RB to have incredible speed and size and was a threat to score a TD every time he touched the ball And look at the teams he played on - there was no passing game. In 1973, when he ran for 2,003 yards and averaged 6.0 yards /carry our starting QB's (Joe Ferguson) stat's were 73 completion in 164 Attempts (44.5%) for 939 yards, 4 TD, 10 INT's. 2
Nextmanup Posted November 19, 2019 Posted November 19, 2019 15 hours ago, Freddie's Dead said: 1. Jim Brown 2. Walter Payton 3. Earl Campbell Most folks here (including myself) never saw Jim Brown play and people love to exhibit recency bias in these types of opinions. But I will always remember my father going on about Jim Brown and how the guy was like no other runner. Speed and power. It just seems like Jim Brown should be #1 on this list; he seems to have been the most unique talent at the position, though OJ would be right up there too.
Formerly Allan in MD Posted November 19, 2019 Posted November 19, 2019 15 hours ago, Luka said: I'd take a back field of Earl Campbell and Barry Sanders. You obviously never regularly saw Jim Brown play. No contest. 1
C.Biscuit97 Posted November 19, 2019 Posted November 19, 2019 15 hours ago, Freddie's Dead said: 1. Jim Brown 2. Walter Payton 3. Earl Campbell I wasn’t alive for Brown but wasn’t he bigger than offensive linemen back then?
NewEra Posted November 19, 2019 Posted November 19, 2019 Adrian Peterson has the best blend of speed, power and elusiveness I’ve seen. He gets my vote as the best RB I’ve ever seen. Jim Brown playing vs little men gets my nod for #2 due to his pure dominance. I’m 45, so I’ve only seen highlights and documentaries. Barry #3. Watched his entire career. Might be #1 if he didn’t play for the Lions
Chicken Boo Posted November 19, 2019 Posted November 19, 2019 (edited) 16 hours ago, Koko78 said: Jim Brown OJ Simpson Walter Payton Hard to argue that, but there is no RB list, especially a top 3, that I can make that wouldn't have Barry Sanders on it. He would be just as dominant in any era, past, present or future. Edited November 19, 2019 by Chicken Boo 1
mannc Posted November 19, 2019 Posted November 19, 2019 15 hours ago, Koko78 said: Jim Brown OJ Simpson Walter Payton An unassailable list...
buffaloboyinATL Posted November 19, 2019 Posted November 19, 2019 Has Bruce been selected for DE yet? If they put together and all time defense, I can't imagine he wouldn't be there. My guess is he might be the only Bill to make the final cut if it is 11 O and 11 D. Maybe Tasker if you add special teams...
mannc Posted November 19, 2019 Posted November 19, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, row_33 said: Juice had the fullback weight and more speed than a quick running back. the only one.... hey you go kids, he hit top speed by his second step He was the best I ever saw. And for most of his career he played on Bills teams with no other weapons at all. In one MNF game against Pittsburgh (during the Steelers’ dynasty years) he ran for over 260 yards while the Bills’ QB went 2-16 passing, for less than 40 yards. Edited November 19, 2019 by mannc 1
Bleeding Bills Blue Posted November 19, 2019 Posted November 19, 2019 (edited) Hmm i'd probably go with Barry. The guy was just so smooth. Not to mention his college season record somehow still stands even though there are teams that play 14 games and he only played 11. If i gotta pick 3 - i'll add Faulk because of his pass catching on 3rd downs. After that I want Bettis for short yardage situations. It's not an all-time team for me, i want my team to be able to have a HOFer to contribute at their best in any situation. Edited November 19, 2019 by dneveu
row_33 Posted November 19, 2019 Posted November 19, 2019 (edited) 25 minutes ago, mannc said: He was the best I ever saw. And for most of his career he played on Bills teams with no other weapons at all. In one MNF game against Pittsburgh (during the Steelers’ dynasty years) he ran for over 260 yards while the Bills’ QB went 2-16 passing, for less than 40 yards. he said that every man on the Pittsburgh D was perfectly textbook placed on every single down and he put in some counter moves to rack up that many yards it was an honor to cheer for this man, of course the other stuff later detracts from the overall picture..... Edited November 19, 2019 by row_33
Luka Posted November 19, 2019 Posted November 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Formerly Allan in MD said: You obviously never regularly saw Jim Brown play. No contest. OK boomer. I saw Barry and Thurman but that was already a backfield at OSU.
eball Posted November 19, 2019 Posted November 19, 2019 1 minute ago, Luka said: OK boomer. I saw Barry and Thurman but that was already a backfield at OSU. How's life on the 2nd floor these days? 1
Luka Posted November 19, 2019 Posted November 19, 2019 2 minutes ago, eball said: How's life on the 2nd floor these days? Child abuse isn't a joke.
Chandler#81 Posted November 19, 2019 Posted November 19, 2019 3 hours ago, ticketssince61 said: on purely football basis, #1 Jim Brown #1 #2 OJ (hands down) He was the most electrifying runner ever - changed the way the position was played In 1975, when RB's were not utilized as receivers he had 40 catches for 600 yards He was the first RB to have incredible speed and size and was a threat to score a TD every time he touched the ball And look at the teams he played on - there was no passing game. In 1973, when he ran for 2,003 yards and averaged 6.0 yards /carry our starting QB's (Joe Ferguson) stat's were 73 completion in 164 Attempts (44.5%) for 939 yards, 4 TD, 10 INT's. You lost your cred with the bolded part. Do Amad Rashad, JD Hill, Bob Chandler & Mark Brammer ring a bell?
Rico Posted November 19, 2019 Posted November 19, 2019 17 hours ago, Sherlock Holmes said: Christian McCaffrey Don’t forget Jason Sehorn.
BuffaloRebound Posted November 19, 2019 Posted November 19, 2019 Barry obviously one of the all time greats, but when comparing him to the others he takes a hit with me because he had a lot of runs for negative yardage. Home run hitter with a lot of strikeouts.
eball Posted November 19, 2019 Posted November 19, 2019 7 minutes ago, Luka said: Child abuse isn't a joke. Well I figured you're grown up by now. 1
mannc Posted November 19, 2019 Posted November 19, 2019 5 minutes ago, Chandler#81 said: You lost your cred with the bolded part. Do Amad Rashad, JD Hill, Bob Chandler & Mark Brammer ring a bell? No. Go back and look at the Bills' passing stats in 1972 and 1973. I know the game was different back then, but the Bills' QBs stunk, including Fergy's rookie year, when he threw for under 100 yards per game and completed less than 50 percent of his throws. And that's not even counting OJ's first three years in the league, when the Bills' "braintrust" decided he should play sparingly due to his alleged deficiencies as a blocker.
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