Dr. K Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 The Murderer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juror#8 Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Maybe not the “most” underrrated but he should be in the “underrated” discussion: Tiki Barber (don’t laugh, I’m being serious) And to a lesser extent, Shaun Alexander. Alexander is not talked about because he had three phenomenal years, peaked, and then hit a wall like nothing I’ve ever seen before (or since) in the nfl year-over-year. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 1 hour ago, BillsBlue said: I gotta say Freddy haha if he had a chance to start from his early 20s he would have probably gotten a ring somewhere Fred was a great guy, but not a game changer. He wasn't an every game back and on bad teams with modest offensive weapons, he didn't dominate with his legs. But in the spirit of "underrated", it has to be a truly great back who is not often mentioned with other great backs. So: C Martin E James Ricky Williams 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stank_Nasty Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 54 minutes ago, PlayoffsPlease said: Yet OJ and Jim Brown have dominated this threads discussion. Uhhh. What thread are you talking about? This is most UNDERRATED. Brown and OJ Simpson havnt been mentioned at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toesy Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Frank Gore-considering the guy has almost 19000 yards I would say he is somewhat underrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That's No Moon Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 William Andrews. Career was shortened by injury but he was a good football player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlayoffsPlease Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Stank_Nasty said: Uhhh. What thread are you talking about? This is most UNDERRATED. Brown and OJ Simpson havnt been mentioned at all. i got mixed up. On the other hand, they are have been discussed a lot in the forum, so the point was valid. Edited March 31, 2019 by PlayoffsPlease Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logic Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 LeSean McCoy. Seriously. This dude is the closest thing to Barry Sanders since, well....Barry Sanders. Because he has never had much postseason success, and because he has played the second half of his career in Buffalo (which, in terms of national eyes on the team, may as well be the Atlanta Legends), he is not talked about much. Or at least, not as much as his trascendent talent level should dictate. Frank Gore, also. Top five all time in NFL rushing yards. His longevity and consistency -- especially considering the injuries he had in college -- are insane. Funny that these two guys now comprise the Buffalo Bills backfield. What a time to be alive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Junction Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 46 minutes ago, Juror#8 said: Maybe not the “most” underrrated but he should be in the “underrated” discussion: Tiki Barber (don’t laugh, I’m being serious) And to a lesser extent, Shaun Alexander. Alexander is not talked about because he had three phenomenal years, peaked, and then hit a wall like nothing I’ve ever seen before (or since) in the nfl year-over-year. Interesting thing about Tiki Barber... He got to run behind his college fullback (Charles Way) with the Giants. Way was certainly underrated in his own right. Definitely a top 5 blocking FB, and a beast in short yardage... until his knees deteriorated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Junction Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 While he wasn’t underrated in his playing days, he’s certainly been forgotten about since then... Rickey Watters. Another forgotten guy... Ahman Green. He put up six 1000 yard seasons with a 4.5 ypc career average. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Warrick Dunn Tiki Barber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay_Fixit Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Dr. K said: The Murderer Ray Lewis played MLB. Edited March 31, 2019 by Jay_Fixit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringMetheHeadofLeonLett Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Curt Warner... not the QB, Tony Dorsett, Christian Okoye i think of Wendell Tyler mostly as a Ram, and he did fumble a lot. He carried the ball sooo loose- great at bursting through traffic, then he'd just drop the call in open field haha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostbitmic Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Ickey Woods What list would be complete without Shaud Williams ? ... He picked up 10 yards a lot but they only gave him the ball to run draws on 3rd and 20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stank_Nasty Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 8 minutes ago, BringMetheHeadofLeonLett said: Curt Warner... not the QB, Tony Dorsett, Christian Okoye i think of Wendell Tyler mostly as a Ram, and he did fumble a lot. He carried the ball sooo loose- great at bursting through traffic, then he'd just drop the call in open field haha I totally disagree on okoye. Dude attained what seem to be mythical status through the 90’s and had only two 1,000 yd seasons out of his 6 years in the nfl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YodaMan79 Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 A lot of great names mentioned. Hard to pin down to just a few, but I've always been a big B. Westbrook fan. He could do it all, I thought he was just as good as Faulk when healthy. I dont think these guys have been mentioned: Thomas Jones Terry Allen Ernest Byner Clinton Portis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruffalo Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Jon Arnett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toesy Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Also Marcus Allen-his stats are great-he was maybe the top goal line RB ever-and Al Davis worked pretty hard at screwing up his career-there is a video on the whole thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris heff Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Cookie Gilchrist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve O Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Has Joe Delaney been mentioned? AFC ROY in 81. 82 was strike shortened and he had an eye injury limiting his play. Drowned before the 83 season trying to rescue three kids from a water hole left from construction. He couldn't even swim if memory serves. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSHMEAB Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 I actually think Eddie George and Jerome Bettis are OVERrated. They were very solid, effective, productive backs. Never game changers. Napolean Kaufman is a guy who was electric, but walked away early to go into some kind of ministry. Loved watching him run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve O Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 4 hours ago, RobbRiddick said: Oh and I always had a soft spot for Eric Metcalf, great returner and receiver out of the backfield Don't forget has father Terry. Both great return men. Terry the better runner, Eric the better receiver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphadawg7 Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 20 minutes ago, LSHMEAB said: Kaufman is a guy who was electric, but walked away early to go into some kind of ministry. Loved watching him run. One of my favorite all time players. Not only was he lightning fast and electric, but he was one of the strongest Raiders despite being so small. Could out bench the OL and DL. Watching him as such a small guy also layout DL on blocks was amazing. Never understood the under usage when they made him split carries with Harvey Williams. One of my fave all time plays was against cowboys where he stayed into block and picked up Russell Maryland over his head. A couple plays later blocking for Harvey Williams he destroyed Charles Haley on a block. Just nuts for such a small guy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcali Posted March 31, 2019 Author Share Posted March 31, 2019 3 hours ago, Juror#8 said: Maybe not the “most” underrrated but he should be in the “underrated” discussion: Tiki Barber (don’t laugh, I’m being serious) And to a lesser extent, Shaun Alexander. Alexander is not talked about because he had three phenomenal years, peaked, and then hit a wall like nothing I’ve ever seen before (or since) in the nfl year-over-year. not laughing. Tiki was a terrific runner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJS Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 OJ Simpson. That little murder thing overshadows his playing career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEra Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Joe Cribbs- contract squabble, USFL and knee injuries stunted a HoF career. Joe Delaney- risked his life to save another. Paid the ultimate price. Sucks that 99.99% of the worlds population doesn’t even know he existed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formerly Allan in MD Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 It wasn't Spiller. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan_34 Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 8 hours ago, BillsFan1988 said: Arian Foster Texans Robert Smith Vikings Fred Jackson Bills Cory Dillon Bengals Robert Smith was a beast and fun to watch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 4 hours ago, frostbitmic said: Ickey Woods What list would be complete without Shaud Williams ? ... He picked up 10 yards a lot but they only gave him the ball to run draws on 3rd and 20. LMAO!!....from the archives of "Frostyisms"......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan1988 Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Ricky Williams he's probably the only back in history to go from over-rated to under-rated . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 14 hours ago, Doc Brown said: Curtis Martin Roger Craig I remember the first time I ever saw Curtis Martin play. It was an all star game (Blue-Gray?), and he just jumped out.....this guy is not like the other guys. I don’t claim to have a great eye for this stuff, but I was immediately asking “who IS that guy?” His great career was kind of....”quiet?” for some reason. Or at least it seemed that way to me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuckyBoys Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 2 hours ago, Alphadawg7 said: One of my favorite all time players. Not only was he lightning fast and electric, but he was one of the strongest Raiders despite being so small. Could out bench the OL and DL. Watching him as such a small guy also layout DL on blocks was amazing. Never understood the under usage when they made him split carries with Harvey Williams. One of my fave all time plays was against cowboys where he stayed into block and picked up Russell Maryland over his head. A couple plays later blocking for Harvey Williams he destroyed Charles Haley on a block. Just nuts for such a small guy. He had that gruesome leg injury where he got caught in a pile and his leg broke at the need and folded the wrong way I think that ended football for him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logic Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 1 minute ago, Augie said: I remember the first time I ever saw Curtis Martin play. It was an all star game (Blue-Gray?), and he just jumped out.....this guy is not like the other guys. I don’t claim to have a great eye for this stuff, but I was immediately asking “who IS that guy?” His great career was kind of....”quiet?” for some reason. Or at least it seemed that way to me too. You're 100% right. He's a Hall of Famer. And yet, if you were to ask long time football fans to make their "top 10 all time running backs" list, I'd be willing to bet that very few would feature Curtis Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthNYfan Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Edgerrin james Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 ...never was a superstar, but Rocky Blier was a gritty, determined SOB that showed up every game....honorable mention to Czonka, Kiick & Mercury........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphadawg7 Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 2 hours ago, DuckyBoys said: He had that gruesome leg injury where he got caught in a pile and his leg broke at the need and folded the wrong way I think that ended football for him No he actually retired unexpectedly to become a minister and still is to this day in the Bay Area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 7 hours ago, KD in CA said: Warrick Dunn Tiki Barber ...always liked the Dunn kid...ON and OFF the field......damn good ambassador for the sport IMO..... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talley56 Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Earnest Byner, not a great RB but had some good years yet he only seems to be remembered for the fumble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodneykm Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 I'll go with Kenneth Davis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 11 hours ago, Stank_Nasty said: Edge James finished his career in the top ten all time when he retired. Corey Dillion ran for over 11,000 yds but most of his prime hidden away on awful cincy teams. And has their ever been a more underrated back than Fred Taylor? Guy had 7 different 1,100 yd+ rushing seasons and only was voted into the pro bowl ONCE. He ran for 1500 one year and didn’t even get the nod. Hard not to put Steven Jackson in there as well. Honorable mentions... Rodney Hampton only played 8 years in the 90’s but had 5 straight 1000 yd seasons. And Brian Westbrook had over 10,000 scrimmage yds and 71 td in only 9 season. Stephen Jackson is a great call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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