alg Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 On 11/19/2019 at 10:17 AM, 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 When people put Payton, Smith, Sanders (Campbell?) or anyone not named Jim Brown in front of OJ I want to cry. Juice was one of a kind, and the only guy that can be legitimately debated as better than JB. Most of these folks didn't watch him on Sunday's, or won't vote for him because of his tragic fall. In his day he was not the best running back. He was the best football player in the NFL. Period. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreggTX Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 OJ was the best RB in NFL history, but he won't be selected for obvious reasons. Bruce and Reggie White also deserve the honor. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 3 hours ago, GreggTX said: OJ was the best RB in NFL history, but he won't be selected for obvious reasons. Bruce and Reggie White also deserve the honor. tougher to define a top d-lineman than a top RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mannc Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 3 hours ago, GreggTX said: OJ was the best RB in NFL history, but he won't be selected for obvious reasons. Bruce and Reggie White also deserve the honor. If OJ was playing today, he would be absolutely unstoppable against defenses that are geared to stop the pass. He was also an outstanding receiver during an era in which RBs weren't used much in the passing game. Again, today he would be unstoppable as a receiving threat out of the backfield--a faster, more elusive Zeke Elliott. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 On 11/19/2019 at 10:17 AM, row_33 said: Good highlights, he was an amazing back...but why is Dan Marino playing defense and chasing him at the 0:57 mark? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mannc Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 1 minute ago, eball said: Good highlights, he was an amazing back...but why is Dan Marino playing defense and chasing him at the 0:57 mark? He made a lot of NFL defensive players look silly, didn't he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 8 minutes ago, eball said: Good highlights, he was an amazing back...but why is Dan Marino playing defense and chasing him at the 0:57 mark? he's GONE by the second step, the number of men shaken off is always fun to watch he was the 3rd leg on the 440 yard relay for USC, setting a world record, which still stands as they only race 400m now i had forgotten how straight he stood up for those runs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewPort71 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 As someone old enough to have seen all of these play, my list is similar to others. Jim Brown Walter OJ Honorable mention. Gale Sayers damn knee injury 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 So i can only pick one of Butkus, Sir Lawrence Taylor and Jack Ham? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed83HOF Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giuseppe Tognarelli Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 On edge of seat to see if Thurman makes it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed83HOF Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 27 minutes ago, Giuseppe Tognarelli said: On edge of seat to see if Thurman makes it... welp.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcali Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 3 hours ago, Reed83HOF said: welp.... Thurman was an amazingly solid and smart RB with GREAT receiving skills. But definitely not anywhere near the top 12. On 11/21/2019 at 9:44 AM, LewPort71 said: As someone old enough to have seen all of these play, my list is similar to others. Jim Brown Walter OJ Honorable mention. Gale Sayers damn knee injury That season when he ran for 1000 yards on one leg was one of the most amazing things ive seen. he was dragging that leg along for the ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcali Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 If he were in the NFL earlier then Cookie woulda gotten consideration.His rookie yr in the AFL he was 27 yrs old Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mannc Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Tcali said: If he were in the NFL earlier then Cookie woulda gotten consideration.His rookie yr in the AFL he was 27 yrs old Larry Felser said he was the best football player he ever saw. I give his opinion a lot of weight. Edited November 23, 2019 by mannc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 4 hours ago, Reed83HOF said: welp.... So who are the Top 12 RB's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In Summary Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 On 11/19/2019 at 10:17 AM, 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 The O-line play! Fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 I'm glad Marion Motley made the top 12. My Dad would have been happy! I'm also glad that OJ, Barry and Earl are in the top 12...........Those are the only 3 that I've seen in my lifetime that did things that could not be duplicated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsbackto81 Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 On 11/20/2019 at 5:43 PM, row_33 said: Bruce would be the other to consider, but c'mon.... Juice is #1. OJ singlehandedly powered this team for years, got them to the playoffs once Averaged 91 yards a game in 9 years with the Bills including a 5 year span of 1251, 2003, 1125, 1817, 1503 when seasons were 14 games. Unprecedented!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 On 11/18/2019 at 8:53 PM, 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? considering that list Thurm should definitely be on it. Gore should also be on that list. He wasn't used properly by Mike Alstott was one of the most devastating runners ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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