Just Cuz: Barry Sanders

^^^Terrell Davis had in 1996 1,538 yards, in 1997 1,750 yards and 1998 had 2,008 yards. Also the way Chris Johnson is running from my college school ECU, he will be one of the greatest running backs ever in NFL History.

@Philo, right on with the Juice, people tend to forget about dude due to him being FALSELY accused and prosecuted. @The Seed, you’re right about CJ and TD and Sanders being better than ESmith but what do you think about Barry vs JBrown. I’ll go with JBrown over any running back in history.

JTaylor21
Barry vs. JBrown is hard to be honest. I love the way Barry could make the most out of less, but most people forget Barry is the all time leader I think in lost yardarge because he was always trying to make something out of nothing and plus he never had a decent O Line. But when Barry got pass the first line of defense he was like no other. I have watched documentaries of JBrown and he was a beast, most comparable today to APeterson, but I feel Jim Brown was better ran harder and wouldn’t fumble balls in big games. If I had to take a player for one game maybe Sanders, but for a full season I want Brown. This is the best way I can put it. Brown also played in an era that had less athletic players, but he did his thing and I think running the ball can translate from then to now and Brown would have the slight edge because he never lost yardage like Sanders, but in the open field Brown would run you over, but Barry would juke you then spin, then look at you try to catch him. They both are 1 or 2 in my book, its the way you look at it.

@The Seed, GREAT points all around. 1 and 2 in my book is JBrown and OJ Juice Simpson. The juice doesn’t get the credit he SO RIGHTLY deserves because of his “alleged” off the field transgressions, but dude ran like a bronco on the field (no pun intended).

@Noel Devine is one of my favs since his freshman year, definitely has some Barry in his game. He’s not as thickly built as Barry everybody says he’s the strongest guy you’ll ever see. He’ll be a great NFL back

JTaylor21
I agree with OJ, he does not get any credit, but I will make a bold statement, that if Bo Jackson doesn’t get hurt he is one of the greatest ever, because he had the power of Jim Brown and the speed of Barry Sanders. Bo Jackson was a living video game player who could do it all. HECK, he played baseball and football, how many athletes can do that and be productive in both. Also if not for the freak accident against the Bengals he is one of the best ever. But OJ was great and I hate when off the field events hurt someones glory they had in their particular sport. This applies to Zeke and Kobe in the NBA. That’s why I try to stay on basketball and forget what happen off the field but most people can’t distinguish between the two. Because everybody has made mistakes, I have but everyone does not know about it like sports stars.

great video.

but what do you mean “back on track”? they were never on track, sanders retired partly because he was so sick of losing.

Another great post, Schneez!