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mallymal614
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Jan 11, 2010 3:46pm
I should have started a thread on who is the second greatest ever
Jimmy by far IMO.
sleeper
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Jan 11, 2010 3:48pm
I agree.
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Footwedge
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Jan 11, 2010 4:00pm
Jimmy was the best....except for Bo Jackson. Bo knew football.
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BCSbunk
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Jan 11, 2010 4:02pm
Jim Brown. I don't even think it is that close.
Trueblue23
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Jan 11, 2010 4:03pm
Barry Sanders
Mr. 300
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Jan 11, 2010 4:07pm
Jim Brown. One bad momma jammer.
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mallymal614
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Jan 11, 2010 4:12pm
Jim brown is one of the all time leading rushers, despite only playing 9 seasons, at a time where there were only 12 & 14 regular season games. And before someone say "Well the players weren't as good back then" it goes both ways. Yes Jimmy would go up against better defensive players today, but he would have had a much bigger and better offensive line to run behind. If big backs such as Eddie George, Jerome Bettis, and Brandon Jacobs can get yardage in the modern era, then Brown also would have with ease with his physical tools.
Writerbuckeye
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Jan 11, 2010 4:24pm
Anyone who ever saw Jim Brown play football would have to agree that he was the best -- ever.
There have been some outstanding backs since he played, but none as powerful, durable and consistently productive over nine years.
There have been some outstanding backs since he played, but none as powerful, durable and consistently productive over nine years.
wes_mantooth
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Jan 11, 2010 4:27pm
I love watching Tomlinson run, but he and Emmitt do not belong in the conversation.
Jim Brown followed by Barry Sanders...IMO.
Jim Brown followed by Barry Sanders...IMO.
ytownfootball
Posts: 6,978
Jan 11, 2010 4:30pm
Jim Brown has to top the list obviously...
But I have a deep appreciation for the varying styles of Sweetness, Earl Cambell and Barry Sanders. They were all unique and awesome to watch.
But I have a deep appreciation for the varying styles of Sweetness, Earl Cambell and Barry Sanders. They were all unique and awesome to watch.
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Footwedge
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Jan 11, 2010 4:36pm
I watched Jimmy live about 2 dozen times....and I think Bo Jackson was better....his hip injury ruined his ascension to number one status, IMO.Writerbuckeye wrote: Anyone who ever saw Jim Brown play football would have to agree that he was the best -- ever.
There have been some outstanding backs since he played, but none as powerful, durable and consistently productive over nine years.
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mallymal614
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Jan 11, 2010 4:43pm
I added Ladanian because it seem like he is breaking some kind of NFL record every year. I had to put Emmit on the list because he is #1 all time in yardage, though I think he was extremely overrated.
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pkebker
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Jan 11, 2010 4:46pm
Barry Sanders. He had no OL, and if you watch some of his highlights on youtube, you can see that he has the best vision, and can simply start and stop on a dime.
Hesston
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Jan 11, 2010 4:47pm
this is like picking one super model over another, Jim Brown/Barry Sanders
royal_k
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Jan 11, 2010 4:49pm
Jim Brown
Everyone else
Everyone else
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Al Capone
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Jan 11, 2010 4:50pm
Just another thread to give Browns fans something to feel good about. BTW didn't he and Franco have some kind of contest and Franco punked him?
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mallymal614
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Jan 11, 2010 5:04pm
I don't care how you feel about the man, but talking just on the FIELD, O.J. Simpson was the truth!
NNN
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Jan 11, 2010 5:13pm
No, he only had Kevin Glover and Lomas Brown for the prime of their careers.pkebker wrote: Barry Sanders. He had no OL, and if you watch some of his highlights on youtube, you can see that he has the best vision, and can simply start and stop on a dime.
Sanders' line may not have been great, but it was still pretty good most years. It's certainly a lot better than anything Joey Harrington had in front of him.
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mallymal614
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Jan 11, 2010 5:26pm
lol Joey Harrington. I forgot all about him. Is he still in the league or kicking it somewhere with Tim Couch?
killer_ewok
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Jan 11, 2010 6:50pm
Barry Sanders
NNN
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Jan 11, 2010 7:12pm
And David Carr, as long as we're talking about guys whose linemen should be charged with negligent homicide.mallymal614 wrote: lol Joey Harrington. I forgot all about him. Is he still in the league or kicking it somewhere with Tim Couch?
Don't think I'm knocking Sanders, but I do think the offensive line is regarded as being much worse than it was. There's also the fact that he had a LOT of plays that went for negative yardage.
Laley23
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Jan 12, 2010 12:28pm
Jim Brown.
BUT, no one is exciting to watch as Barry Sanders.
BUT, no one is exciting to watch as Barry Sanders.
Early Cuyler
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Jan 12, 2010 2:19pm
Barry Sanders
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mtrulz
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Jan 12, 2010 3:49pm
1. Jim Brown
2. Emmitt Smith
3. Barry Sanders
2. Emmitt Smith
3. Barry Sanders
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mallymal614
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Jan 12, 2010 3:53pm
Emmitt better than Barry and Sweetness?mtrulz wrote: 1. Jim Brown
2. Emmitt Smith
3. Barry Sanders