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Peter King says hes a sure fire 1st ballot and #2 of his most VERSATILE RBs of the past 30 years.
DOnt think he mentioned it, but Tomlinson got a ton of carries. USually around 300+ or more a season. Im sure thats a bigger worklead than Faulk and MArcus Allen got. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...&sct=hp_t11_a0 Who do we consider the best all-purpose backs of the last 30 years? Well, three players prominent in the conversation are Marcus Allen, Marshall Faulk and Tomlinson. I'll take Tomlinson in history over Allen and argue that Tomlinson and Faulk should be 1 and 1a as the most versatile modern backs. • Tomlinson vs. Allen. Allen started 15 games or more seven times in his career. In those seven seasons, he totaled 10,049 rushing-receiving yards and 78 touchdowns. In the first seven seasons of Tomlinson's career, he totaled 14,025 rushing-receiving yards ... with 51 more touchdowns. But the more impressive comparison, I believe, is with Faulk, the 2011 first-ballot Pro Football Hall of Famer. • Tomlinson vs. Faulk. I picked out the best seven years of Faulk's illustrious career in Indianapolis and St. Louis, and lined up the numbers against the first seven years of Tomlinson's football life, when he was at his peak. (The Faulk numbers don't include a sub-par third season in Indianapolis. I wanted to take the prime of Tomlinson's career and compare it to the best of a first-ballot Canton performer. Total Rushing/Receiving Yards Games Total Yards. Avg. Per Game Avg. Yards/Season Avg. Yards/Touch TDs W-L* Marshall Faulk 108 13,874 128.4 1982.0 5.67 103 58-50 LaDainian Tomlinson 111 14,025 126.3 2003.6 4.97 129 62-49 * Team's record during the seven years of analysis Tomlinson, by the way, will be eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2018. Top five versatile runners of the last 30 years? (Walter Payton not included, because seven of his 13 seasons came before 1982.) My list: 1. Faulk. Super Bowl win helps -- plus the Super Bowl that New England based its entire game plan on stopping him. 2. Tomlinson. But it's very, very close. 3. Thurman Thomas. His prime wasn't quite as productive as Tomlinson's, but great anyway. 4. Darren Sproles. State of the art today, and perfect in Saints offense. 5. Marcus Allen. Strange to put him behind Sproles, but Allen wasn't as explosive
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LT dominated in a division that has sucked ass for 9-10 years.
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I'm surprised Emmitt Smith isn't mentioned. He was a great, all-around back, too
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He will probably get alot of sh*t from Cowboys fans over that one. Yet, he has Darren Sproles in his list. WTF?? Dude isnt even an every down back.
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