Barry Sanders was awesome- Fun video to watch.

[whoman69]

Sanders did things nobody else in the history of football could do. If I had a beef it would be that he lost yardage too often. For a team that had as small a passing game as the Lions did, to start constantly in a 2 and 14 hole was too much to overcome. With all the negative yardage, its hard to believe he is 2nd all-time rushing.

[milkman]

Originally Posted by whoman69

Sanders did things nobody else in the history of football could do. If I had a beef it would be that he lost yardage too often. For a team that had as small a passing game as the Lions did, to start constantly in a 2 and 14 hole was too much to overcome. With all the negative yardage, its hard to believe he is 2nd all-time rushing.

I don't think there are many that will argue that Barry Sanders was the most most talented RB that ever played the game.

He did, however, play with a lack of intelligenge.

If I remember correctly, he had the most carries for lost yardage in NFL history.

He put his team in difficult positions as often as he did great things f r them.

Give me a RB like Walter Payton or Eric Dickerson, that almost always moved forward.

[jjjayb]

Originally Posted by milkman

I don't think there are many that will argue that Barry Sanders was the most most talented RB that ever played the game.

He did, however, play with a lack of intelligenge.

If I remember correctly, he had the most carries for lost yardage in NFL history.

He put his team in difficult positions as often as he did great things f r them.

Give me a RB like Walter Payton or Eric Dickerson, that almost always moved forward.

That could have a little to do with the shit o-line he played behind. Like was said earlier, if he played on the cowboys teams Emmitt played on he wouldn't have had as many carries for loss. He would have shattered every running record.

[milkman]

Originally Posted by jjjayb

That could have a little to do with the shit o-line he played behind. Like was said earlier, if he played on the cowboys teams Emmitt played on he wouldn't have had as many carries for loss. He would have shattered every running record.

Walter Payton, in his first 5 or 6 years, ran behind a line every bit as bad as the Lions.

He ran smart.

He rarely gave up yardage in an effort to make something happen.

Barry Sanders did.

[jjjayb]

Originally Posted by milkman

Walter Payton, in his first 5 or 6 years, ran behind a line every bit as bad as the Lions.

He ran smart.

He rarely gave up yardage in an effort to make something happen.

Barry Sanders did.

He didn't give up yardage trying to make something happen. He gave up yardage being hit 3 yards behind the line when he got handed the ball.

[Molitoth]

Originally Posted by milkman

Walter Payton, in his first 5 or 6 years, ran behind a line every bit as bad as the Lions.

He ran smart.

He rarely gave up yardage in an effort to make something happen.

Barry Sanders did.

rofl, what did you expect him to do? Just fall on the ground and give up in order not to lose a couple of yards? A lot of his best plays came from broken hand offs right off the bat.

[milkman]

Originally Posted by jjjayb

He didn't give up yardage trying to make something happen. He gave up yardage being hit 3 yards behind the line when he got handed the ball.

He had carries that resulted in losses that all told cost him 2000 yards rougly over the course of his career.

Do you have any idea how many times he would have had to simply get hit 3 yards behind the line to acummulate 2000 yards in losses?

Originally Posted by Molitoth

rofl, what did you expect him to do? Just fall on the ground and give up in order not to lose a couple of yards? A lot of his best plays came from broken hand offs right off the bat.

No, I want him to move forward.

He cost his teams more often with losses than he helped with spectacular plays.

[jjjayb]

Originally Posted by milkman

He had carries that resulted in losses that all told cost him 2000 yards rougly over the course of his career.

Do you have any idea how many times he would have had to simply get hit 3 yards behind the line to acummulate 200 yards in losses?



No, I want him to move forward.

He cost his teams more often with losses than he helped with spectacular plays.

Cost his team?!? Are you kidding me? What would his team be without him?!? They had nothing! Nobody! Who were their other weapons??? He ran for 2,000 frigging yards in a single season when he was the ONLY weapon. Opponents had NOBODY else to defend against. They're gameplan against Detroit was literrally "stop Barry Sanders". That's it. And he STILL ripped off 2,000 yards in a single seaon, yet you complain about losing yards occassionally? Put down the pipe man.

[Bowser]

Originally Posted by milkman

He had carries that resulted in losses that all told cost him 2000 yards rougly over the course of his career.

Do you have any idea how many times he would have had to simply get hit 3 yards behind the line to acummulate 200 yards in losses?



No, I want him to move forward.

He cost his teams more often with losses than he helped with spectacular plays.

Maybe so, but whatever. He's the ultimate risk/reward type of player, and I'll take a guy that will try until the very last to make a play.

There isn't a team out there that wouldn't take Barry Sanders in his prime, no matter who their starting running back is. He is as good as there ever was to play, and that includes Payton and Brown.

[jjjayb]

[Gadzooks]

Originally Posted by jjjayb

In some of these highlights Sanders has to juke out his own linemen.

BTW - the move on Reggie White is Epic! Payton and Brown would have shit their pants and went home.