Oneonta Buffalo Fan Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 Thurman Thomas by far! Such a great player to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justnzane Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 best pure runner the juice. best all-around back thurmal all the way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 WM has alot to prove before he can be compared to OJ or Thurman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatPatPatSack Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 WM has alot to prove before he can be compared to OJ or Thurman 597178[/snapback] Greatest? got to be Cookie the Mitten Man. Greatest in the Jim Thorpe, pure power, kind of way. His is one of the all-time almost stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfladave Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 The slasher, I mean the Juice was the best pure RB the Bills ever had. In fact you could probably argue top 3-5 of all time. That being said, if I had to choose 1 that I want for my team, Thurman hands down. !@#$ the psycho killer! edit: Willis "I'm the greatest" McGahee doesn't even deserve to be mentioned in this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcali Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 Thurman Thomas by far! Such a great player to watch. 597172[/snapback] oh come on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcali Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 The slasher, I mean the Juice was the best pure RB the Bills ever had. In fact you could probably argue top 3-5 of all time. That being said, if I had to choose 1 that I want for my team, Thurman hands down. !@#$ the psycho killer! edit: Willis "I'm the greatest" McGahee doesn't even deserve to be mentioned in this thread. 597185[/snapback] Willis isnt even at Kenneth davis level yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SACTOBILLSFAN Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 Willis isnt even at Kenneth davis level yet 597187[/snapback] K Davis was a baller...especially in tecmo super bowl when thurman would get injured every year around week 12...does anyone have the link to that OT thread about the tecmo super bowl website??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfladave Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 Willis isnt even at Kenneth davis level yet 597187[/snapback] That was actually the first person who I thought of who was more deserving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 Willis isnt even at Kenneth davis level yet 597187[/snapback] Personally, I think he's hovering around the Ronnie Harmon/Greg TinkerBell level. He's got a chance to prove himself further, but his jury's out. Let's see if he stays in Buffalo for a few more years first before we try to think of him as belonging with the greats of the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oneonta Buffalo Fan Posted February 7, 2006 Author Share Posted February 7, 2006 Personally, I think he's hovering around the Ronnie Harmon/Greg TinkerBell level. He's got a chance to prove himself further, but his jury's out. Let's see if he stays in Buffalo for a few more years first before we try to think of him as belonging with the greats of the game. 597202[/snapback] If Willis has a good year, then he'll be around for 3 or 4 years more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheRocks Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 Willis isnt even at Kenneth davis level yet 597187[/snapback] i can think of a few more that are ahead of Willis, namely Jim Braxton. Others, Roland Hooks and Curtis Brown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Like A Mofo Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 I would say Willis isnt even ahead of Joe Cribbs at this point. Lets be fair here...Im a huge Thurman fan...but before 1994, would this even be a debate with OJ? He is one of the Top 5 RB's of all time..Thurman is close to that level, but not quite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tux of Borg Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 Travis Henry has to given credit for being one of the toughest backs we've ever had. Yeah, he can't block, catch the football, and fumbles in key situations... but that guy could play through anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tennesseeboy Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 OJ is up there with Jim Brown, Gale Sayers, Payton. There has never been anyone even close before or since. Awful human being but he is one of the top five running backs ever to play the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 i can think of a few more that are ahead of Willis, namely Jim Braxton. Others, Roland Hooks and Curtis Brown. 597252[/snapback] Cribbs, Cookie was mentioned, Braxton without question, even Henry. Willis has a way to go. Does he even crack the top 10 at this point? Thurman Cookie Juice KD Braxton Cribbs Hooks Henry Bell Harmon . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 OJ, by far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 Greatest? got to be Cookie the Mitten Man. Greatest in the Jim Thorpe, pure power, kind of way. His is one of the all-time almost stories. 597183[/snapback] You're right! Cookie's the MAN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tennesseeboy Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 I followed Cookie through his career, but he was never in the same class as OJ. He went to the Browns out of high school and made the final cut (the Browns kept the rookie Jim Brown) and he played a number of years in Canada as a linebacker and fullback. A number of coaches approached him to play offensive line as he was a great blocker (when so inclined.) Interesting guy, great runner, probably the toughest sob ever to put on a bills uniform...but no OJ.. Top runners: OJ Thurman Cookie Gilchrist everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seq004 Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 Simpson, not even close. When OJ was playing for the Bills he was so far ahead of any RB in the league. He was one of the greatest ever. Too bad he turned out to have a very dark side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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