Greatest Running Backs of All Time - peak skills over 3-5 year stretch (not on longevity)

Originally posted by brodiebluebanaszak:

Originally posted by TheGore49er:

Originally posted by Mooseman:

Jim Brown
6-2 230

As big as the avg o lineman, with world class speed.
Played on s**tty surfaces, rain mud etc.

Played with no hip pads or thigh pads, Never missed a game in 9 years.

Marked man every game, he asked no quarter he gave no quarter. His 1963 thru 65 years were crazy.

Best player of all time. Period

that's were the argument gets lost. when a RB at 230 lbs is bigger than most players on the field, that's not top class competition.

please stop

Originally posted by Chief:
Barry Sanders the best RUNNING BACK of all time, dominated on a s**tty team, behind a s**tty line, with s**tty ownership, no other running back is close, no competition, end of story, period.

Originally posted by CatchMaster80:

This is a really tough question. When you look at a 3-5 year stretch you could make a good argument for any of these guys. O.J. was incredible for a few years with the Bills. Earl campbell couldn't be stopped for a period with Houston. Dickerson had his glory years. Gale Sayers had his short but electric career ended by a knee injury. I'll never forget watching that game in the mud against the 49ers when he scored 6 TDs from everywhere on the field. On the ground, in the air and by punt return.

In the end I'll go with Sanders who never really had a bad season playing for a bad team. His moves were from another planet.

Originally posted by Chief:
Barry Sanders the best RUNNING BACK of all time, dominated on a s**tty team, behind a s**tty line, with s**tty ownership, no other running back is close, no competition, end of story, period.

Originally posted by BMoore56:

Originally posted by CatchMaster80:
This is a really tough question. When you look at a 3-5 year stretch you could make a good argument for any of these guys. O.J. was incredible for a few years with the Bills. Earl campbell couldn't be stopped for a period with Houston. Dickerson had his glory years. Gale Sayers had his short but electric career ended by a knee injury. I'll never forget watching that game in the mud against the 49ers when he scored 6 TDs from everywhere on the field. On the ground, in the air and by punt return.

In the end I'll go with Sanders who never really had a bad season playing for a bad team. His moves were from another planet.

You got to watch sayers??

Originally posted by IrishCrnjo:
1. Ricky Watters
2. Christian Okoye
3. Edgar Bennett
4. Priest Holmes
5. Marcus Allen
6. Whoever disagrees with this list is a b***h

Originally posted by IrishCrnjo:

1. Ricky Watters
2. Christian Okoye
3. Edgar Bennett
4. Priest Holmes
5. Marcus Allen
6. Whoever disagrees with this list is a b***h

Originally posted by MrGriz:

Originally posted by BMoore56:

Originally posted by CatchMaster80:
This is a really tough question. When you look at a 3-5 year stretch you could make a good argument for any of these guys. O.J. was incredible for a few years with the Bills. Earl campbell couldn't be stopped for a period with Houston. Dickerson had his glory years. Gale Sayers had his short but electric career ended by a knee injury. I'll never forget watching that game in the mud against the 49ers when he scored 6 TDs from everywhere on the field. On the ground, in the air and by punt return.

In the end I'll go with Sanders who never really had a bad season playing for a bad team. His moves were from another planet.

You got to watch sayers??

It wasn't THAT long ago.

I had to go with Sayers too, reluctantly.