Buffalo716 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001078454/article/running-back-finalists-announced-for-alltime-team The finalists for the NFL All Time Team are being announced and the 22 finalists for the running back position have been named Glad to see Thurman Thomas listed amongst the finalists and not surprised to see Juice What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Freddie's Dead Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 42 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said: http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001078454/article/running-back-finalists-announced-for-alltime-team The finalists for the NFL All Time Team are being announced and the 22 finalists for the running back position have been named Glad to see Thurman Thomas listed amongst the finalists and not surprised to see Juice What do you think? 1. Jim Brown 2. Walter Payton 3. Earl Campbell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlbillsfan1975 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 (edited) 17 hours ago, Freddie's Dead said: 1. Jim Brown 2. Walter Payton 3. Earl Campbell 3. Emmitt Smith instead of Campbell for me. Edit- I don’t like Smith but I believe he gets the nod over Campbell due to his yards and longevity. Edited November 19, 2019 by atlbillsfan1975 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldmanfan Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 I din’t Know how you pick out of these guys. Brown is a given. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed83HOF Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 3 minutes ago, oldmanfan said: I din’t Know how you pick out of these guys. Brown is a given. Walter has to be as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie's Dead Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 7 minutes ago, atlbillsfan1975 said: 3. Emmitt Smith instead of Campbell for me. He beat the Bills in two Super Bowls. ***** him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luka Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 I'd take a back field of Earl Campbell and Barry Sanders. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlbillsfan1975 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 9 minutes ago, Freddie's Dead said: He beat the Bills in two Super Bowls. ***** him. I know and I also think he played behind one of the greatest Olines ever, but he is the all time leading rusher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koko78 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Jim Brown OJ Simpson Walter Payton 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r00tabaga Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Jim Sweetness Barry Sorry Thurm- 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgil Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 (edited) Barry #1 all day Marshall Faulk as my 3rd down back Peyton as my goal line back. Edited November 19, 2019 by Virgil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Pretty amazing list when guys like Allen, Thurman and AP are afterthoughts. Brown -- he's still #1 Barry -- 15k yards in 10 season on mostly bad teams. Incredible OJ -- gonna give the homer nod to OJs talent edge vs Payton's longevity and toughness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan in Cleveland Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Based on pure talent Brown Sanders OJ If I was starting a team now, I would go OJ, Tomlinson, and Sanders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcali Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Jim Brown by far #1 then put Sanders,OJ,Campbell,Dickerson,Payton together and draw straws Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcali Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 2 hours ago, Reed83HOF said: Walter has to be as well i disagree....he wasnt at all better than oj or barry or dickerson. not saying he doesnt deserve it--but by no means a given. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcali Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 there are many guys who have no chance at top 3 amongst the finalists. incl franco,thurman,bettis,allen,dorsett,faulk..--great RBs all of them gayle sayers pre-injury is right up there with OJ& Barry for sheer rushing talent but career so brief i dont think Jim Taylor has a chance BUT i only saw him play a couple of yrs. The old timers----no one under 80 should be allowed an opinion on them..:) Of the new guys Adrian Peterson is the best...But Id put him ever so slightly behind the top 6. RB is just not stressed that much in the league anymore.whereas it used to be the marquee position. There are amazing talents out there who could have and would have been great RBs-- like Michael Vick,Tyrod Taylor etc.--had they been in the league at a different time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted November 19, 2019 Author Share Posted November 19, 2019 47 minutes ago, Tcali said: there are many guys who have no chance at top 3 amongst the finalists. incl franco,thurman,bettis,allen,dorsett,faulk..--great RBs all of them gayle sayers pre-injury is right up there with OJ& Barry for sheer rushing talent but career so brief i dont think Jim Taylor has a chance BUT i only saw him play a couple of yrs. The old timers----no one under 80 should be allowed an opinion on them..:) Of the new guys Adrian Peterson is the best...But Id put him ever so slightly behind the top 6. RB is just not stressed that much in the league anymore.whereas it used to be the marquee position. There are amazing talents out there who could have and would have been great RBs-- like Michael Vick,Tyrod Taylor etc.--had they been in the league at a different time. Tyrod Taylor could hardly take hits at QB no way he could play RB in any era He wasn't nearly strong enough or big enough to play RB back in the day and he'd be a glorified scat back today Vick was bigger so that's a better case but def not TT imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearNorth Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 (edited) I grew up in the Buffalo area. Before the Bills came along, Cleveland was the NFL team we saw on TV. I was familiar with Jim Brown from his syracuse days [my uncle was a classmate]. Watching him in '57 '58 '59 hard to argue he was not the GOAT running back. 8 rushing titles in 9 years, only year he didn't rush for a title he got to 996 playing with a broken bone in his wrist. Bigger than most LB's and DB's and just as fast if not faster. He has to be #1 Edited November 19, 2019 by BearNorth 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Juice had the fullback weight and more speed than a quick running back. the only one.... hey you go kids, he hit top speed by his second step 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ticketssince61 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 on purely football basis, #1 Jim Brown #1 #2 OJ (hands down) He was the most electrifying runner ever - changed the way the position was played In 1975, when RB's were not utilized as receivers he had 40 catches for 600 yards He was the first RB to have incredible speed and size and was a threat to score a TD every time he touched the ball And look at the teams he played on - there was no passing game. In 1973, when he ran for 2,003 yards and averaged 6.0 yards /carry our starting QB's (Joe Ferguson) stat's were 73 completion in 164 Attempts (44.5%) for 939 yards, 4 TD, 10 INT's. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 15 hours ago, Freddie's Dead said: 1. Jim Brown 2. Walter Payton 3. Earl Campbell Most folks here (including myself) never saw Jim Brown play and people love to exhibit recency bias in these types of opinions. But I will always remember my father going on about Jim Brown and how the guy was like no other runner. Speed and power. It just seems like Jim Brown should be #1 on this list; he seems to have been the most unique talent at the position, though OJ would be right up there too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formerly Allan in MD Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 15 hours ago, Luka said: I'd take a back field of Earl Campbell and Barry Sanders. You obviously never regularly saw Jim Brown play. No contest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Biscuit97 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 15 hours ago, Freddie's Dead said: 1. Jim Brown 2. Walter Payton 3. Earl Campbell I wasn’t alive for Brown but wasn’t he bigger than offensive linemen back then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEra Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Adrian Peterson has the best blend of speed, power and elusiveness I’ve seen. He gets my vote as the best RB I’ve ever seen. Jim Brown playing vs little men gets my nod for #2 due to his pure dominance. I’m 45, so I’ve only seen highlights and documentaries. Barry #3. Watched his entire career. Might be #1 if he didn’t play for the Lions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Boo Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 (edited) 16 hours ago, Koko78 said: Jim Brown OJ Simpson Walter Payton Hard to argue that, but there is no RB list, especially a top 3, that I can make that wouldn't have Barry Sanders on it. He would be just as dominant in any era, past, present or future. Edited November 19, 2019 by Chicken Boo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mannc Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 15 hours ago, Koko78 said: Jim Brown OJ Simpson Walter Payton An unassailable list... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffaloboyinATL Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Has Bruce been selected for DE yet? If they put together and all time defense, I can't imagine he wouldn't be there. My guess is he might be the only Bill to make the final cut if it is 11 O and 11 D. Maybe Tasker if you add special teams... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mannc Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, row_33 said: Juice had the fullback weight and more speed than a quick running back. the only one.... hey you go kids, he hit top speed by his second step He was the best I ever saw. And for most of his career he played on Bills teams with no other weapons at all. In one MNF game against Pittsburgh (during the Steelers’ dynasty years) he ran for over 260 yards while the Bills’ QB went 2-16 passing, for less than 40 yards. Edited November 19, 2019 by mannc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeding Bills Blue Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 (edited) Hmm i'd probably go with Barry. The guy was just so smooth. Not to mention his college season record somehow still stands even though there are teams that play 14 games and he only played 11. If i gotta pick 3 - i'll add Faulk because of his pass catching on 3rd downs. After that I want Bettis for short yardage situations. It's not an all-time team for me, i want my team to be able to have a HOFer to contribute at their best in any situation. Edited November 19, 2019 by dneveu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRC Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Jim Brown Barry Sanders OJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 (edited) 25 minutes ago, mannc said: He was the best I ever saw. And for most of his career he played on Bills teams with no other weapons at all. In one MNF game against Pittsburgh (during the Steelers’ dynasty years) he ran for over 260 yards while the Bills’ QB went 2-16 passing, for less than 40 yards. he said that every man on the Pittsburgh D was perfectly textbook placed on every single down and he put in some counter moves to rack up that many yards it was an honor to cheer for this man, of course the other stuff later detracts from the overall picture..... Edited November 19, 2019 by row_33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luka Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Formerly Allan in MD said: You obviously never regularly saw Jim Brown play. No contest. OK boomer. I saw Barry and Thurman but that was already a backfield at OSU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 1 minute ago, Luka said: OK boomer. I saw Barry and Thurman but that was already a backfield at OSU. How's life on the 2nd floor these days? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luka Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 2 minutes ago, eball said: How's life on the 2nd floor these days? Child abuse isn't a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 3 hours ago, ticketssince61 said: on purely football basis, #1 Jim Brown #1 #2 OJ (hands down) He was the most electrifying runner ever - changed the way the position was played In 1975, when RB's were not utilized as receivers he had 40 catches for 600 yards He was the first RB to have incredible speed and size and was a threat to score a TD every time he touched the ball And look at the teams he played on - there was no passing game. In 1973, when he ran for 2,003 yards and averaged 6.0 yards /carry our starting QB's (Joe Ferguson) stat's were 73 completion in 164 Attempts (44.5%) for 939 yards, 4 TD, 10 INT's. You lost your cred with the bolded part. Do Amad Rashad, JD Hill, Bob Chandler & Mark Brammer ring a bell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 17 hours ago, Sherlock Holmes said: Christian McCaffrey Don’t forget Jason Sehorn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloRebound Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Barry obviously one of the all time greats, but when comparing him to the others he takes a hit with me because he had a lot of runs for negative yardage. Home run hitter with a lot of strikeouts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 7 minutes ago, Luka said: Child abuse isn't a joke. Well I figured you're grown up by now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mannc Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 5 minutes ago, Chandler#81 said: You lost your cred with the bolded part. Do Amad Rashad, JD Hill, Bob Chandler & Mark Brammer ring a bell? No. Go back and look at the Bills' passing stats in 1972 and 1973. I know the game was different back then, but the Bills' QBs stunk, including Fergy's rookie year, when he threw for under 100 yards per game and completed less than 50 percent of his throws. And that's not even counting OJ's first three years in the league, when the Bills' "braintrust" decided he should play sparingly due to his alleged deficiencies as a blocker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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