The best Half Back of all time Thread

[gr81]

so I got to thinking with all this Ricky Williams nonsense about the tailback position and I want to hear some opinions on who y'all think is the BEST running back of ALL TIME? what'chall think, let it be known... I didn't make this a poll b/c I wanna hear why and someone brobably would'va been left off.. lets go football fans

 

[PreMier]

Walter Payton.

Did you ever see him run? Guy was fucking amazing.

 

[P-funk]

barry sanders

phenominal athlete and great pressence on the field. And all those yards with no offense line to throw blocks for him!!! Amazing!

 

[djrx06]

It's a toss up b/w Walter and Barry. I never saw a more punishing runner than Walter and I never saw a more elusive runner than Barry, you decide.

 

[gr81]

what about OJ simpson, lets not forget how phenomenal he was and how much he transcended the game at the time. I agree with Payton and Sanders fo course,. You also have to mention Jim Brown's name in there.. Personally Barry Sanders was my favorite, I may be biased thou b/c he was in my era but I loved watching him run

 

[Pepper]

I am not suggesting he is the best, but Eric Dickerson deserves some mention here.

 

[Flex]

3) Jim Brown- NEVER ran out of bounds. an absolute punisher on the field.
2) Barry Sanders- incredible moves/speed/agility/quickness
1) Walter Payton- a combo of 2) and 3)

Someone that i just cant leave off this list is Bo Jackson. He had the potential to be one of the greatest RB's ever, but that damn broken hip....

 

[Pepper]

My favorite to watch was Earl Campbell.

 

[Pepper]

Sayers deserves consideration also

 

[PreMier]

Sayers deserves consideration also

There are tonz that should be mentioned.. Bo Jackson, Eddie George, Terrel Davis, etc. Who do YOU think was the best though? You cant think they were all the best.

 

[ratm383]

EMMITT SMITH

1. MOST CAREER YARDS
2. HMMM nothing else matters.


na but seriously....dudes a winner and have you ever seen anyone run as disiplined as he did/does .....the man was north south no funny business...SUPER BOWLS....

hes number one for the same reason joe montana is....

Cowboys

 

[ratm383]

oh yeah......did i forget to mention something extremely important pertaining to these times......DESIRE.....emmitt still has desire. dudes all broken in half limping but he still wants to play...even for the friggin CARDINALS holy crap.


emmitt wins.

 

[Pepper]

There are tonz that should be mentioned.. Bo Jackson, Eddie George, Terrel Davis, etc. Who do YOU think was the best though? You cant think they were all the best.

Eddie George...no effing way.

Terrel had three great years and that's it

Bo could have been, but got hurt.

I gotta go with Sweetness.

 

[Pepper]

EMMIT SMITH

1. MOST CAREER YARDS
2. HMMM nothing else matters.


na but seriously....dudes a winner and have you ever seen anyone run as disiplined as he did/does .....the man was north south no funny business...SUPER BOWLS....

hes number one for the same reason joe montana is....

Cowboys

I watched Emmitt break the record, then I watched my Seahawks beat the sorry Cowboys. Good day. I like Emmitt, hate the cowpies.

 

[PreMier]

Terrel was by far one of the best. Due to injury like BO though, he was forced into early retirement. However, this was not my point!! I wanted you to state who YOU thought was best, and not name a bunch of guys I have never even heard of

 

[Pepper]

Terrel was by far one of the best. Due to injury like BO though, he was forced into early retirement. However, this was not my point!! I wanted you to state who YOU thought was best, and not name a bunch of guys I have never even heard of

How old are you son? You never heard of Dickerson, Sayers or Earl Campbell?

The thing that always impressed me about Davis is that he had horrible migraine headaches to the point where he almost could not see. And he played through it.

 

[PreMier]

Im 21

 

[BigKev75]

3) Jim Brown- NEVER ran out of bounds. an absolute punisher on the field.
2) Barry Sanders- incredible moves/speed/agility/quickness
1) Walter Payton- a combo of 2) and 3)

Great line up. I would add Emmit Smith. He holds or has held alot of records.

 

[djrx06]

Not saying he was the best but what about Edgerrin James when he first came into the league...He was f'in sick! Sucks he went down with the knee injury.

 

[ratm383]

I watched Emmitt break the record, then I watched my Seahawks beat the sorry Cowboys. Good day. I like Emmitt, hate the cowpies.

you may of won the battle....but ill win the war. wOOt

na as long as the 'gulls beats the niners down im cool with you guys.

 

[cappo5150]

I'm with ya on Barry and Walter, they were both some bad ass running backs. You guys havent mentioned Tony Dorsett.

 

[P-funk]

EMMITT SMITH

1. MOST CAREER YARDS
2. HMMM nothing else matters.


na but seriously....dudes a winner and have you ever seen anyone run as disiplined as he did/does .....the man was north south no funny business...SUPER BOWLS....

hes number one for the same reason joe montana is....

Cowboys

I think Emmit was a grood running back but I always hesitate to place him in the list with these other guys. Yes, he does have the most career yards but when you play on a team like the Cowboy's had back then it is almost a gimme that you are going to break that record. He had such a great line to throw blocks for him. I always say if Barry Snaders and Emmit switched teams then I don't think we would be talking about Emmit and that record because, although he was good, I don't think he was great or had as much running talent as guys like sanders, payton or brown. Just my opinion.

 

[JerseyDevil]

My vote goes to Jim Brown. He lead the league in rushing 8 times. 5 of those were consecutive, he sat out 1 season, then lead the league another 3 consecutive seasons. He was in the NFL for only 8 years. So in otherwords, he lead the NFL in rushing every year he played.

OJ Simpson, Eric Dickerson, Barry Sanders, Emmitt Smith were the next closest at leading the league 4 seasons, and none of those were in a row. The next closest consecutive was 3 times, by Earl Campbell and Emmitt Smith. Although he had a ton of records, including NFL player of the year in 1977 and 1985, surprisingly Walter Payton never lead the league in rushing. I consider Walter number 2 behind Brown, then probably Barry Sanders.

Can't believe no one has mentioned Marcus Allen.

 

[ZECH]

As far as toughness and ramming the ball down your throat play after play, you have to think of Larry Csonka.

 

[ZECH]

And John Riggins also...........

 

[JerseyDevil]

And John Riggins also...........

I don't think Riggo was the best, but he was sure one of the most fun to watch. Smash mouth football!

 

[BigKev75]

EMMIT SMITH - MOST RUSHING YARDS (CAREER) -- 17162

Emmit Smith also had 11 seasons in a row where he rushed for over a thousand yards the only running back close to that is Barry Sanders.

Emmit is the only player to have 5 straight 1,400 Yard seasons

Emmit had the most Monday night touchdowns.

Emmit at one time had the most touchdowns in one season. 25 in 1995

Emmit and Jim Brown are the only two running backs to have 6 straight 10 touchdown seasons

Most Rushing Touchdowns (career) -- 153
Most Rushing Attempts (career) -- 4052
Most Rushing Touchdowns (Super Bowl) -- 5
Most Rushing Yards (postseason) -- 1586
Most Rushing Touchdowns (postseason) -- 19
Most Games with 100+ Yards Rushing (postseason) -- 7
Most Consecutive and Total 1000+ Yard Seasons -- 11

3 Super Bowl Rings (XXVII, XXVIII, & XXX)
Super Bowl XXVIII MVP
1993 NFL MVP
1991-93, 95 NFL Rushing Champion
1990 NFL Rookie of the Year

I'm not saying hes the Best But hes in the top 4.

 

[ASSPUNCTURE]

Walter Payton.

Did you ever see him run? Guy was fucking amazing.

Agreed.

Sweetness was all heart....guy ran through people not around them


R.I.P. Sweetness!

 

[ASSPUNCTURE]

Emmit smith ran behind the greatest offensive line ever assembled.....what has he done elsewhere? Emmitt is nothing

 

[PreMier]

EMMIT SMITH - MOST RUSHING YARDS (CAREER) -- 17162

Emmit Smith also had 11 seasons in a row where he rushed for over a thousand yards the only running back close to that is Barry Sanders.

Not true... Payton had 10 seasons over 1200 yards, and only played for 13.

CAREER STATS:
.........................G Att Yds TD Avg Rec Yds TD Avg
1975 Chicago......13 196 679 7 3.5 33 213 0 6.5
1976 Chicago......14 311 1390 13 4.5 15 149 0 9.9
1977 Chicago......14 339 1852 14 5.5 27 269 2 10.0
1978 Chicago......16 333 1395 11 4.2 50 480 0 9.6
1979 Chicago......16 369 1610 14 4.4 31 313 2 10.1
1980 Chicago......16 317 1460 6 4.6 46 367 1 8.0
1981 Chicago......16 339 1222 6 3.6 41 379 2 9.2
1982 Chicago......9 148 596 1 4.0 32 311 0 9.7
1983 Chicago .....16 314 1421 6 4.5 53 607 2 11.5
1984 Chicago......16 381 1684 11 4.4 45 368 0 8.2
1985 Chicago......16 324 1551 9 4.8 49 483 2 9.9
1986 Chicago......16 321 1333 8 4.2 37 382 3 10.3
1987 Chicago......12 146 533 4 3.7 33 217 1 6.6
13 NFL Seasons 190 3838 16726 110 4.4 492 4538 15 9.2
Post Season 9 180 632 2 3.5 22 178 0 8.1
(Passing TDs: 1979-1 1982-1 1983-3 1984-2 1985-1)