COACH85 Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Well, we didn't need a RB with Thurman on board, thats for sure..........but I sure would much rather have drafted Emmitt Smith (who was taken 17th by Dallas) then J. Williams. Its easy to say that no one could have predicted Emmitt's highly successful NFL career but he did put up monster stats at Florida. Heck, who knows, maybe we win both those Super Bowls against Dallas if they don't have their franchise back in the fold. Just specualating as we get ready for the upcoming draft and thought that was kind of cool to look back on. Go Bills!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bizell Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 eh emmitt smith was a good rb don't get me wrong but his offensive line was all-universe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyJay1234 Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Well, we didn't need a RB with Thurman on board, thats for sure..........but I sure would much rather have drafted Emmitt Smith (who was taken 17th by Dallas) then J. Williams. Its easy to say that no one could have predicted Emmitt's highly successful NFL career but he did put up monster stats at Florida. Heck, who knows, maybe we win both those Super Bowls against Dallas if they don't have their franchise back in the fold. Just specualating as we get ready for the upcoming draft and thought that was kind of cool to look back on. Go Bills!! Didnt I start a thread like this a few weeks ago?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philly McButterpants Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 eh emmitt smith was a good rb don't get me wrong but his offensive line was all-universe. Agreed . . imagine what Barry Sanders would have done with a good offensive line . . . Not to take naything away from Emmitt . . .he deserved his rings and HOF career, but a lot of his success was due to the line he played behind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Adams Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Barry Sanders played like the game was two hand touch and he didn't want to get tagged. He made more people miss than any RB in history. Too bad he was on such a sh------- team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stenbar Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Agreed . . imagine what Barry Sanders would have done with a good offensive line . . . Not to take naything away from Emmitt . . .he deserved his rings and HOF career, but a lot of his success was due to the line he played behind. Ask Cornholio Bennett if emmitt is HOF..Of course he would be answering from his backside that Emmit put him on during the SuperBowl..LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Barry Sanders played like the game was two hand touch and he didn't want to get tagged. He made more people miss than any RB in history. Too bad he was on such a sh------- team. Barry Sanders = Leon. It was all about him... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COACH85 Posted April 15, 2008 Author Share Posted April 15, 2008 sorry, I don't usually post that often. Didn't mean to repeat the topic. Didnt I start a thread like this a few weeks ago?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiderweb Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Barry Sanders = Leon. It was all about him... Cincy, did someone give you a hard time today? Barry was a great player, a decent and soft spoken person. When he retired, a huge group of folks thought he was merely trying to force a trade. He simply lost his desire to continue. The Lions can do that to a player. I would tend to lean heavily towards Barry simply being great, all around. In fact, I don't recall any of his teammates having any problem with Barry either. So, bad day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Well, we didn't need a RB with Thurman on board, thats for sure..........but I sure would much rather have drafted Emmitt Smith (who was taken 17th by Dallas) then J. Williams. Its easy to say that no one could have predicted Emmitt's highly successful NFL career but he did put up monster stats at Florida. Heck, who knows, maybe we win both those Super Bowls against Dallas if they don't have their franchise back in the fold. Just specualating as we get ready for the upcoming draft and thought that was kind of cool to look back on. Go Bills!! JD Williams probably wouldn't have had such a bad career if his knee hadn't been rolled up prior to his first season (accidentally by Leonard Smith, if memory serves) but *after the Bills drafted him*. He never fully recovered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Ask Cornholio Bennett if emmitt is HOF..Of course he would be answering from his backside that Emmit put him on during the SuperBowl..LOL You're probably thinking of Jeff Wright and Phil Hanson. Bennett played pretty well in the final super bowl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Barry Sanders = Leon. It was all about him... Sanders is a very classy guy. I liked how he would hand the ball to the ref after a TD. He is a humble guy who is very involved in his church in Wichita Kansas. I believe he always gave 10% of his salary to the church Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geno Smith's Arm Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 With all the creeps that have played in the NFL and pro sports in general, it seems ridiculous to say a bad thing about Barry Sanders. If it was really "all about him", he would have tried to force a trade to a winning franchise. The reason it was all about him is because the Detroit front office could never find any other weapons (QB especially) to move the ball forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Tuesday Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Uh, didn't we have a decent running back in 1990? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Barry Sanders played like the game was two hand touch and he didn't want to get tagged. He made more people miss than any RB in history. Too bad he was on such a sh------- team. Jerry Ball, Chris Speilman, Mike Johnson, Herman Moore, etc..........they all were terrible, weren't they. They were in a conference with Washington, NY, Philly, Dallas and San Francisco. Minnesota and Chicago were pretty good too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geno Smith's Arm Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Jerry Ball, Chris Speilman, Mike Johnson, Herman Moore, etc..........they all were terrible, weren't they. They were in a conference with Washington, NY, Philly, Dallas and San Francisco. Minnesota and Chicago were pretty good too I don't remember Mike Johnson. Herman Moore was real good, but I'm don't think they were together many seasons and the QB situation was bad, real bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibs Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Agreed . . imagine what Barry Sanders would have done with a good offensive line . . . Not to take naything away from Emmitt . . .he deserved his rings and HOF career, but a lot of his success was due to the line he played behind. In keeping with the oh so highbrow premise of this thread.......imagine if in the 1989 draft the Packers had selected Barry Sanders at #2(picked at #3) instead of Tony Mandarich. Good grief Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike formerly from Florida Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Well, we didn't need a RB with Thurman on board, thats for sure..........but I sure would much rather have drafted Emmitt Smith (who was taken 17th by Dallas) then J. Williams. Its easy to say that no one could have predicted Emmitt's highly successful NFL career but he did put up monster stats at Florida. Heck, who knows, maybe we win both those Super Bowls against Dallas if they don't have their franchise back in the fold. Just specualating as we get ready for the upcoming draft and thought that was kind of cool to look back on. Go Bills!! Thurman was the better back for our offense. If Thurman and Emmitt switched teams, Thurman would have been first ballot and Emmitt second. That's how close these guys are. Again, the Dallas OL was better than ours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In space no one can hear Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 In the 1977 NHL Draft: 14. Buffalo -- Ric Seiling-- RW -- St. Catharines OMJHL Canada 15. N.Y. Islanders -- Mike Bossy-- RW -- Laval QMJHL Canada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spun Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Painful. Bloody painful. Bossy most likely would have been lined up with Perreault as the French Connection was soon finished. The Cowboys did have a dominant offensive line. Having Moose Johnson was also a strength. Watching "highlights" of Moose clearing holes for Emmitt prior to watching more of the same against the Bills in SB 28 was chilling. The Cowboys defensive line was also very good. The Bills didn't have an answer for Charles Haley. It seems odd that a player in their prime would just walk away seemingly injury free from the NFL. It seems to happen more with running backs. The running backs know the pain they carry when they are simply walking from the living room to the kitchen. The money and notoriety may be great but the pain gets old. In the 1977 NHL Draft: 14. Buffalo -- Ric Seiling-- RW -- St. Catharines OMJHL Canada 15. N.Y. Islanders -- Mike Bossy-- RW -- Laval QMJHL Canada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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