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Originally Posted by jjjayb
So basically, you're saying Walter Payton would have run better than Barry if he played for the Detroit Lions? Because the lions were a bad o-line with Marginal talent, and Barry put up numbers as great as Paytons.
And your anology of Barry losing yards being like a QB throwing interceptions is completely wrong. It would be more akin to a QB taking a lot of sacks hanging in the pocket waiting for a big play. Or a qb attempting a 60 yard bomb and having an incompletion rather than hitting the open guy 3 yards out. If he fumbled, that would be a comparison to a QB throwing an INT.
And to set the record straight, Barry didn't lose 2,000 yards as you stated. He lost yards 336 times in his career for a total of 962 yards lost. Averaging 16 games a year (not sure how accurate that is, don't know exactly how many games he played figuring games not played + playoff games. ) That equals about 2 losses for a total of -6 yards per game. I'd take losses for 3 yards twice a game anyday with what he brought to the table. Especially when you take into account how many gains he had after he was hit behind the line of scrimmage, or juked a guy to avoid a hit behind the line of scrimmage.
Anyway, back to more of the fun stuff:
I really like videos like this that show all of his runs in a game so you can really get a feel for how he did throughout the game. Watch how many times he has people in his face behind the LOS. It's amazing he didn't have MORE carries for loss.
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I'm not going to find the link, cause it's been a few years, but I read a story a few years ago that said he had far more lost yardage than 962 yards.
Regardless, I watched Sanders, and his propensity for lost yrdage always pissed me off.