IMO Barry Sanders was the best - but it was tie between and and Earl Campbell for most entertaining to watch for two entirely different reasons

Barry Sanders and Sweetness are two thats probably going to get the most credit for being the best of all time. Being such a die-hard fan, and idolizing him growing up, I couldn't live with myself If I did not vote for Emmit. Has the record to back it up so I can get away with it, but I'll admit that deep down I know Barry Sanders, Walter Payton, and Jim Brown are better backs.

 

One thing about it though, for some reason its tough to judge running backs, and it really is hard to decide who really is the all time greatest. If you ask me, one guy who definatly doesn't get enough credit although mentioned quite a bit in this thread is Earl Campbell. If the Rose would have had any bit of talent around him, or any kind of line at all then it would be unfathomable what he could have done. Still yet, his numbers and highlights speak for themselves. Earl Campbell may just be the greatest of all time.

 

 

 

Furthermore, if he comes back from this year and posts two more stud seasons, when its all said and done LT will have his name in this discussion. Depending on where his career goes from here, Adrian Peterson may do the same.

 

 

 

 

And last statement.........Willie Parker???? WTF?

Give me Emmitt and his 175 TD's to Sanders' 109 any day. Name of the game is to score touchdowns.

^ :lol::lol::lol:

 

Emmit 4400 carries 15 years - 175

Barry 3000 carries 10 years - 109

 

Switch teams and Emmit would have been out of football after his fifth season trying to run for the Lions. Barry would have scored 250 with the Dallas line and offense around him.

Barry Sanders had one heck of a career for a pretty bad franchise, never under 1115 yds for a season. Just take a look at Jim Brown's statistics, seven seasons of averaging more than 100 yds/game, he never played more than a 14 game season, and in two seasons he would have gone over 2K yards based on a 16 game schedule. Look at his '63 stats.

 

14g 291r 1863yds 12Tds 6.4avg 133.1/gm 24rec 268yds 11.2avg 3 Td

 

Flat out sick stats.

Sweetness

Sweetness

 

:thumb:

Jim Brown.

 

Brown never missed a game in his nine years. 43 years after his retirement, he still ranks in the top 10 in career rushing yards and touchdowns. He led the NFL in rushing in eight of his nine years in the league and played in the Pro Bowl every single season. He averaged 5.2 yards per carry and 104 yards per game over the course of his career, both of which still stand as all-time records. Brown also caught an average of 29 passes per season. His numbers would be staggering had he not retired so early. I was a little too young to get to see him play, but my dad talked about him all the time.

Jim Brown.

 

Brown never missed a game in his nine years. 43 years after his retirement, he still ranks in the top 10 in career rushing yards and touchdowns. He led the NFL in rushing in eight of his nine years in the league and played in the Pro Bowl every single season. He averaged 5.2 yards per carry and 104 yards per game over the course of his career, both of which still stand as all-time records. Brown also caught an average of 29 passes per season. His numbers would be staggering had he not retired so early. I was a little too young to get to see him play, but my dad talked about him all the time.

 

Same could be said for B. Sanders.

Same could be said for B. Sanders.

 

Don't disagree, but it is interesting to note that Sanders had 700 more carries than Brown in his career. When people think of Sanders, the thing that comes to mind (at least to me) is those crazy, reverse-the-field long runs that he had. Yet Jim Brown retired with a higher Yards per Carry average than Sanders. Brown was simply more consistent from the scrimmage line, as Sanders would frequently have rushes where he would lose large chunks of yardage.

 

My guess is that Brown doesn't get the same respect as Sanders or even some others because many younger fans - of which there are quite a few here on BGP - aren't as familiar with his exploits.

Sanders

-10 Seasons

-10 Pro Bowl Selections

-First player to rush for 1,000 yards his first 10 seasons

-Led NFL in rushing four times

-NFL's MVP, 1997

-Career rushing record: 15,269 yards, 99 TDs

-First- or second-team All-NFL each of his 10 seasons

-Sanders became the first NFL running back to record five 1,500-yard rushing seasons, in addition to being the only back to do so in four consecutive seasons (1994-1997).

-Sanders also caught an average of 35 passes per season (More than Brown's 29)

-He averaged 5 yards per carry and 100 yards rushing per game

-41 career fumbles compared to Brown's 57 career fumbles while Brown played 1 less season than Sanders did.

Don't disagree, but it is interesting to note that Sanders had 700 more carries than Brown in his career. When people think of Sanders, the thing that comes to mind (at least to me) is those crazy, reverse-the-field long runs that he had. Yet Jim Brown retired with a higher Yards per Carry average than Sanders. Brown was simply more consistent from the scrimmage line, as Sanders would frequently have rushes where he would lose large chunks of yardage.

 

My guess is that Brown doesn't get the same respect as Sanders or even some others because many younger fans - of which there are quite a few here on BGP - aren't as familiar with his exploits.

 

By .2...

Sanders

-10 Seasons BROWN PLAYED 9 SEASONS.

-10 Pro Bowl Selections BROWN MADE 9 PRO BOWLS (MVP 3X)

-First player to rush for 1,000 yards his first 10 seasons BROWN RUSHED FOR OVER 1000 YDS. EVERY SEASON HE PLAYED AND DID IT IN 12 OR 14 GAMES

-Led NFL in rushing four times BROWN LED NFL IN RUSHING 8 TIMES.

-NFL's MVP, 1997 BROWN WAS NFL MVP 2x.

-Career rushing record: 15,269 yards, 99 TDs BROWN HAD 700 LESS CARRIES SO HIS OVERALL YARDAGE IS LESS, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY HIS YARDS PER CARRY IS HIGHER AND HE SCORED 126 TDS.

-First- or second-team All-NFL each of his 10 seasons SAME FOR BROWN ALL 9 SEASONS HE PLAYED.

-Sanders became the first NFL running back to record five 1,500-yard rushing seasons, in addition to being the only back to do so in four consecutive seasons (1994-1997). HAD BROWN PLAYED IN 16 GAMES SEASONS HE WOULD HAVE DONE THE SAME.

-Sanders also caught an average of 35 passes per season (More than Brown's 29) BROWN'S YARDS PER RECEPTION WAS HIGHER.

-He averaged 5 yards per carry and 100 yards rushing per game BROWN AVERAGED 5.2 and 104.

-41 career fumbles compared to Brown's 57 career fumbles while Brown played 1 less season than Sanders did. SANDERS CERTAINLY HAS BROWN IN THIS CATEGORY. OF COURSE, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT SANDERS HOLDS THE ALL-TIME RECORD FOR CARRIES WITH NEGATIVE YARDAGE.

 

 

Sorry, Brown measures up (or exceeds) Sanders in just about every category.

Sanders

-10 Seasons

-10 Pro Bowl Selections

-First player to rush for 1,000 yards his first 10 seasons

-Led NFL in rushing four times

-NFL's MVP, 1997

-Career rushing record: 15,269 yards, 99 TDs

-First- or second-team All-NFL each of his 10 seasons

-Sanders became the first NFL running back to record five 1,500-yard rushing seasons, in addition to being the only back to do so in four consecutive seasons (1994-1997).

-Sanders also caught an average of 35 passes per season (More than Brown's 29)

-He averaged 5 yards per carry and 100 yards rushing per game

-41 career fumbles compared to Brown's 57 career fumbles while Brown played 1 less season than Sanders did.

 

By 6 whole receptions per season . . . .

Sorry, Brown measures up (or exceeds) Sanders in just about every category.

 

That's fine. Does not mean he is the better RB.

 

And No, Brown DID NOT rush for over 1,000 yards each season but Sanders did. :thumb:

 

"BROWN AVERAGED 5.2 and 104"....By .2 whole yards and by a whole 4 yards...