Greatest RB of alltime

[detroitchild]

...and that one is BARRY SANDERS!

[Michigan Joe]

Only one...Barry Sanders! He's unlike any other we've EVER seen. Only one came from that mold. They didn't have an O-line that could generate a push to give him a standard 3 yards on any given play, every yard he made was from his cat-like ability to avoid defenders (the 3 years before before Barry came to Detroit the team's rushers gained a lowly 3.0-3.5 yards per carry with very little total yardage). I watched every game, never missed a play of his. He single handedly breathed life into a dismal franchise. Some critics say he had too many 0 yard runs but the fact is that he worked from a line of scrimmage that was usually 4 yards deep into the backfield. He was the most keyed back in the history of the game, requiring all new game plans and schemes- every game, every season. His ability to run with defenses keyed in on him even allowed Scott Mitchell of all people to throw for over 4,000+ yards. Have you ever seen another Barry Sanders? I thought it was going to be Warrick Dunn- nope. He superioriority to any back in regards to elusiveness is probably the largest gap in a skill that we've ever witnessed in the NFL.

Thanks for the YouTube site Norbert, it makes my day to watch that one. I can't wait to show my son tonight.
Joe

[Norbert Revels]

1960's, he was ***6-2, 232 pounds and could run***, 1960's remember, most cats were slow and out of shape,......well (compared to todays guys), today.......LB's run 4.4 in the 40, barry made them all look like high school players, 6-2, 232 pounds was onheard of back then at running back, he overpowered most of them, just look at the clips of him, he was bigger then some of the cats tryin to tackle him, put him in his prime with todays guys, (shakin my head), now put Barry in his prime in the old days when defenders were slow.

Norbert

[Coach K-LO]

Originally Posted by Norbert Revels

1960's, he was ***6-2, 232 pounds and could run***, 1960's remember, most cats were slow and out of shape,......well (compared to todays guys), today.......LB's run 4.4 in the 40, barry made them all look like high school players, 6-2, 232 pounds was onheard of back then at running back, he overpowered most of them, just look at the clips of him, he was bigger then some of the cats tryin to tackle him, put him in his prime with todays guys, (shakin my head), now put Barry in his prime in the old days when defenders were slow.

Norbert

good one Norbert..... But you make a case for just about any of the great ones crossing over to play in an different era. I still feel tha tJim Brown would still be very effective playing today, you forget he was still fast. The idea of Barry playing in those days would have meant that he would have been running from tradition offensive sets... would have loved to see that.

When the Lions made it to the NFC Title game against the Redskins, They refused to open up the offense and toss the ball around. They perfered to just see what Barry could do. The next year, they did very little to improve the team to get past the Redskins (desending) and Cowboys (assending) that cost Barry playing any longer than He wanted to .........

[detroitchild]

Originally Posted by Norbert Revels

1960's, he was ***6-2, 232 pounds and could run***, 1960's remember, most cats were slow and out of shape,......well (compared to todays guys), today.......LB's run 4.4 in the 40, barry made them all look like high school players, 6-2, 232 pounds was onheard of back then at running back, he overpowered most of them, just look at the clips of him, he was bigger then some of the cats tryin to tackle him, put him in his prime with todays guys, (shakin my head), now put Barry in his prime in the old days when defenders were slow.

Norbert

Hard to compare players from different eras but I have to agree here. Jim Brown is an icon but Barry is the best ever.

[jwm8592]

The only player that could move like Barry was Gayle Sayers, they both had the knack to make players look like they didn't belong on the same field w/them. But they both also had the speed from a dead stop to outrun most of the defensive players. Its hard to decipher whose the greastest, but Norbert has a point, had he played behind the Steelers line, Payton's line, or the Cowboys line he may have played an extra 5 years and blown all the current records out of the water. IMHO, he was the most creative back I ever saw play, I just love that shoulder dive one direction start the other direction and then reverse spin, thats PRICELESS!!! Thanks Norbert, that gave me goose-bumps.