Thurman Thomas was far faster than I thought he was...

[billsfan714]

Always remember a Monday night game I think against the Jets, had a shot at  the single game rushng record, he was just gashing them.   Didnt care about the record, sat out garbage time in a Bills win.

[LABILLBACKER]

28 minutes ago, K-9 said:

Yep. He was down with that “act like you’ve been there before” philosophy. TT had so much respect for the game and the opponent. 

He'll always be the greatest RB to play for Buffalo. 

[Bookie Man]

My all time favorite player

[skibum]

Thurman was uncatchable in Madden '92. 

[NoHuddleKelly12]

Always loved how he owned Miami—in the playoffs you could mark him down for 140+ all purpose yards without batting an eyelash.

[Solomon Grundy]

In these highlights you will see Thurman playing against the Oklahoma Sooners and the Boz. This is when I became a fan 

[PonyBoy]

Anyone else notice how there were no flags after these touchdown runs?

You can't have a kickoff with out a flag now, let alone a touchdown. 

[0017]

9 minutes ago, ßookie_tech said:

My all time favorite player

I agree! My favorite player of all time! Allen is pushing to become that now though. 

[BADOLBILZ]

 

We didn't talk that much about RB speed back then because there wasn't any shortage of very fast RB's..........it's not like today where most teams have undersized LB's that can outrun their own RB's.

 

And the backup RB's of that era were often still one of the best 4-5 athletes on the entire roster.

 

RB corps were deep and CB corps were......not.

 

Now most of those guys who would have played RB in the 80's or 90's grow up playing defense or WR.........where they can make a lot more money.   

[davefan66]

Underrated player IMO.

 

Was a generational talent running and catching.  Played at the same time as Barry Sanders, Emmitt Smith, Dickerson, Marcus Allen.  Kinda got lost in the fray.

 

Pound for pound I’d take Thurman over all those guys, except Sanders.  

[davefan66]

3 minutes ago, BUFFALOBART said:

Sanders looked like Thurman, on 'fast forward'.

For sure.  Sanders was incredible with his speed, cutting ability and vision.  Dude was a beast, most likely best ever RB talent.

 

His problem was the team he was on.

[Saxum]

1 hour ago, Nihilarian said:

The one thing Dan Marino never had at Miami was a Thurman Thomas at RB. John Elway didn't win a SB until Terrell Davis. 

 

Dan Marino was terrible at faking handoffs which is why his RBs got banged up so much and he was no threat to run.

Every time he would attempt a fake the whole bar would know it even if announcers didn't.

 

Bledsoe was called a statue and Marino should have been called a monument for he was even less mobile.

1 minute ago, davefan66 said:

For sure.  Sanders was incredible with his speed, cutting ability and vision.  Dude was a beast, most likely best ever RB talent.

 

His problem was the team he was on.

 

Sanders also make a lot of plays where he lost yards.  Thomas was the better all around back who could catch like a WR and block like a FB.

[SoCal Deek]

47 minutes ago, LABILLBACKER said:

He'll always be the greatest RB to play for Buffalo. 

All purpose RB yes….greatest RB, no. 

[JoshAllin]

1 hour ago, Nihilarian said:

 

 

The one thing Dan Marino never had at Miami was a Thurman Thomas at RB. John Elway didn't win a SB until Terrell Davis. 

No SB though

[Big Turk]

2 hours ago, Nihilarian said:

Just think, Thurman had Barry Sanders on the bench behind him at OSU. Got injured as he tore his ACL... and when he returned...Sanders went back to riding the bench. 

 

Thomas fell to Buffalo in the second round, pick 40 because most teams thought he was overworked in College and all used up...also that knee injury. 7 RB's were taken ahead of Thurman in that 88 draft. 

 

The one thing Dan Marino never had at Miami was a Thurman Thomas at RB. John Elway didn't win a SB until Terrell Davis. 

 

knee injury that he never had surgery for...dude played his entire career in the NFL with a torn ACL.

Edited February 3, 2022 by Big Turk

[Starr Almighty]

Does anyone else remember how after being tackled he would lay on the grass for a while and scare you into thinking oh no 34 is hurt. He used to take a long time to get back up as I recall. Then he would get up do something huge and lay there for a minute again

[Southern_Bills]

I'm not old enough to remember the games all that well, I was 8-11 during the prime years.

 

Though I've always considered Thurman one of the first modern day RBs. His style is still relevant which can't be said for most of the league RBs in that era.

[wnyguy]

I can remember a catch he made diving stretched out parallel with the ground. Still one of the greatest catches I have ever seen by a RB.

[Buffalo716]

2 hours ago, Greg S said:

 

If Singletary isn't the answer then the Bills need to find a "Thurman Thomas" to help Allen out. I know Allen's ability to run is a weapon but I hope Dorsey reduces those designed runs for Allen next year and relies on Singletary doing the running. Allen will get hit plenty with sacks, QB scrambles avoiding the rush as it is. 

Thurman Thomas's don't grow on trees

 

He's literally one of the most complete backs in NFL history.. easily top five in that category and one of the best ever

 

They come out once every 20 years

[Old Coot]

2 hours ago, I'm Spartacus said:

The icing on the cake was when Thurman just handed to ball to a ref after his TD.

No celebrations ever. True Pro.

The pros used to act that way.  Now every good play merits a flamboyant response.