Originally posted by Team Nucleus
*cough* Walter Payton, Marshall Faulk, Eric Dickerson, LT, Earl Campbell
how is e. smith not on this list ?
*cough* Walter Payton, Marshall Faulk, Eric Dickerson, LT, Earl Campbell
how is e. smith not on this list ?
Forum > General Discussion > Best QBs/HBs/etc. of All Time
Greg B
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Barry Sanders should be the only RB on the list, he almost broke the rushing record along with having one of the worst O Lines ever. When you have cameras dedicated to just your feet throughout the game, you know you're bad ass 
Originally posted by tigerbloodwinning
how is e. smith not on this list ?
He was mentioned prior to that post
how is e. smith not on this list ?
He was mentioned prior to that post
jdbolick
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Originally posted by tigerbloodwinning
how is e. smith not on this list ?
The offensive line made him look a lot better than he really was, just like Priest Holmes.
Best Running Backs in NFL history
1. Jim Brown
2. Adrian Peterson
3. Barry Sanders
4. Walter Payton
5. Eric Dickerson
6. LaDainian Tomlinson
7. Marshall Faulk
8. Tony Dorsett
9. Thurman Thomas
10. Emmitt Smith
I didn't realize how rare truly great backs were until I made that list. I didn't really want to include anyone else after Faulk.
how is e. smith not on this list ?
The offensive line made him look a lot better than he really was, just like Priest Holmes.
Best Running Backs in NFL history
1. Jim Brown
2. Adrian Peterson
3. Barry Sanders
4. Walter Payton
5. Eric Dickerson
6. LaDainian Tomlinson
7. Marshall Faulk
8. Tony Dorsett
9. Thurman Thomas
10. Emmitt Smith
I didn't realize how rare truly great backs were until I made that list. I didn't really want to include anyone else after Faulk.
bhall43
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if we want to talk about someone with a shitty oline, it is Marshall Faulk during his Indy days. Dude seriously doesn't get the credit he deserves. Tomlinson couldn't sniff his jock.
jdbolick
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Originally posted by bhall43
if we want to talk about someone with a shitty oline, it is Marshall Faulk during his Indy days. Dude seriously doesn't get the credit he deserves. Tomlinson couldn't sniff his jock.
lolno. LT was a beast, and for that matter he played behind a crap line as well. During his best season he played behind a second round rookie, two third rounders, a seventh rounder, and an undrafted guy. Faulk's best Indy season came behind two first rounders, a second rounder, a fourth rounder, and a ninth (lololddraft) rounder. I couldn't rank Marshall any higher than I did, and frankly he probably shouldn't be that high. So much of his success came in the first three seasons with the Rams when they were spreading defenses out.
if we want to talk about someone with a shitty oline, it is Marshall Faulk during his Indy days. Dude seriously doesn't get the credit he deserves. Tomlinson couldn't sniff his jock.
lolno. LT was a beast, and for that matter he played behind a crap line as well. During his best season he played behind a second round rookie, two third rounders, a seventh rounder, and an undrafted guy. Faulk's best Indy season came behind two first rounders, a second rounder, a fourth rounder, and a ninth (lololddraft) rounder. I couldn't rank Marshall any higher than I did, and frankly he probably shouldn't be that high. So much of his success came in the first three seasons with the Rams when they were spreading defenses out.
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Originally posted by StudMuffin
brian piccolo and gale sayers
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068315/
Brian was actually a shitty HB, he would have never made a modern day NFL team
brian piccolo and gale sayers
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068315/
Brian was actually a shitty HB, he would have never made a modern day NFL team
Edited by CyberNinja on Dec 10, 2012 07:26:44
an_old_dude
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Originally posted by jdbolick
The offensive line made him look a lot better than he really was, just like Priest Holmes.
Best Running Backs in NFL history
1. Jim Brown
2. Adrian Peterson
3. Barry Sanders
4. Walter Payton
5. Eric Dickerson
6. LaDainian Tomlinson
7. Marshall Faulk
8. Tony Dorsett
9. Thurman Thomas
10. Emmitt Smith
I didn't realize how rare truly great backs were until I made that list. I didn't really want to include anyone else after Faulk.
Walter Payton higher IMO
The offensive line made him look a lot better than he really was, just like Priest Holmes.
Best Running Backs in NFL history
1. Jim Brown
2. Adrian Peterson
3. Barry Sanders
4. Walter Payton
5. Eric Dickerson
6. LaDainian Tomlinson
7. Marshall Faulk
8. Tony Dorsett
9. Thurman Thomas
10. Emmitt Smith
I didn't realize how rare truly great backs were until I made that list. I didn't really want to include anyone else after Faulk.
Walter Payton higher IMO
bhall43
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Originally posted by jdbolick
lolno. LT was a beast, and for that matter he played behind a crap line as well. During his best season he played behind a second round rookie, two third rounders, a seventh rounder, and an undrafted guy. Faulk's best Indy season came behind two first rounders, a second rounder, a fourth rounder, and a ninth (lololddraft) rounder. I couldn't rank Marshall any higher than I did, and frankly he probably shouldn't be that high. So much of his success came in the first three seasons with the Rams when they were spreading defenses out.
I was never really high on Tomlinson. So that could just be my bias. I would take Faulk over him any day.
lolno. LT was a beast, and for that matter he played behind a crap line as well. During his best season he played behind a second round rookie, two third rounders, a seventh rounder, and an undrafted guy. Faulk's best Indy season came behind two first rounders, a second rounder, a fourth rounder, and a ninth (lololddraft) rounder. I couldn't rank Marshall any higher than I did, and frankly he probably shouldn't be that high. So much of his success came in the first three seasons with the Rams when they were spreading defenses out.
I was never really high on Tomlinson. So that could just be my bias. I would take Faulk over him any day.
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Originally posted by tigerbloodwinning
how is e. smith not on this list ?
Because he was behind essentially an entire pro bowl O-line his whole career. I could have run through some of the holes he had. And then consider Troy Aikmen and Michael Irvin. That's a lot to worry about other than Emmit for defenses which made his job even easier. When you see highlights of great rushing plays via NFL films, you don't see a lot of Emmit for a reason. He wasn't that special, IMO
Guys like Sanders, Brown, Payton, were far more talented backs that had their success behind suspect O-lines and with the other team knowing that they were getting the ball and they still could not stop them.
Find me an Emmit Smith Highlight that compares to this : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WHgTyXEG14
how is e. smith not on this list ?
Because he was behind essentially an entire pro bowl O-line his whole career. I could have run through some of the holes he had. And then consider Troy Aikmen and Michael Irvin. That's a lot to worry about other than Emmit for defenses which made his job even easier. When you see highlights of great rushing plays via NFL films, you don't see a lot of Emmit for a reason. He wasn't that special, IMO
Guys like Sanders, Brown, Payton, were far more talented backs that had their success behind suspect O-lines and with the other team knowing that they were getting the ball and they still could not stop them.
Find me an Emmit Smith Highlight that compares to this : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WHgTyXEG14
jdbolick
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Originally posted by an_old_dude
Walter Payton higher IMO
No. Payton's durability and tenacity were incredible, but you shouldn't receive extra credit just for getting a ton of carries.
Originally posted by Lazer Noble
get him to rank QBs next
1. Joe Montana (the original Brady)
2. Brett Favre (35 more wins than anyone else, never played with great receivers except Sharpe)
3. Tom Brady (Intelligence and accuracy)
4. Steve Young (the original RG3)
5. Peyton Manning (best regular season QB ever, but loses major points for playoff failures)
6. Dan Marino (why were his defenses always terrible?)
7. Johnny Unitas (have to compare him to others from his era to see how good he was)
8. John Elway (his rookie completion percentage was worse than Tebow's, 56.9% career mark)
9. Aaron Rodgers (career QB rating 7.1 points higher than anyone in history, will fly up this list with more seasons)
10. Fran Tarkenton (all-time overachiever, made some terrible teams relevant)
Walter Payton higher IMO
No. Payton's durability and tenacity were incredible, but you shouldn't receive extra credit just for getting a ton of carries.
Originally posted by Lazer Noble
get him to rank QBs next
1. Joe Montana (the original Brady)
2. Brett Favre (35 more wins than anyone else, never played with great receivers except Sharpe)
3. Tom Brady (Intelligence and accuracy)
4. Steve Young (the original RG3)
5. Peyton Manning (best regular season QB ever, but loses major points for playoff failures)
6. Dan Marino (why were his defenses always terrible?)
7. Johnny Unitas (have to compare him to others from his era to see how good he was)
8. John Elway (his rookie completion percentage was worse than Tebow's, 56.9% career mark)
9. Aaron Rodgers (career QB rating 7.1 points higher than anyone in history, will fly up this list with more seasons)
10. Fran Tarkenton (all-time overachiever, made some terrible teams relevant)
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