Best all time Running Back in NFL?
 

My man Barry Sanders thats who...




prove me wrong

barry sanders:thumbsup

Jim Brown just edges Barry Sanders....

yah barry sanders, no doubt

agreed

Walter Payton

Jim Brown kicks Sanders in the balls

2nd would be Mr Smith

3rd might be Mr Sanders or Payton

While I just loved the work ethic and heart and talent of Payton, Barry Sanders was the most talented player I have ever seen and did cuts and turns that left my jaw slack.

Hard to argue with Sweetness!

Of course OJ could kill them all!!

:1orglaugh

And not draw a penalty for it either.

These guys were ALL better than Barry Sanders.

Bronko Nagurski
Red Grange ( he made the NFL ) :thumbsup
Jim Thorpe
Gale Sayers
Walter Payton :thumbsup

walter payton was good

Best all round, including catching was:

Eric Dickerson

:thumbsup

some say emmit smith..


i liked barry as well

Walter Payton, Emmit Smith, Barry Sanders

Emmit and Sweet Feet

Barry Sanders
Walter Payton
Jim Brown
OJ Simpson
Emmit Smith


In that order. If Barry had still been playing... his rushing record would never be beatin. Emmit can not stand in Barrys shadow.

Too many different styles of running to make a fair comparison.

As far as power backs go its got to be Payton, he was out there hitting the linebackers as opposed to the other way around.
There have been guys since who might hit harder than him, but nobody has done it for as long as he did.

As for "make you miss" backs, nobody did it like Barry.
And the fact that he put up the numbers he did while playing for horrible teams all those years makes it that much more impressive.

No way to say who is better really, it all depends on what type of game you prefer. Its like asking who's better out of Peyton Manning and Michael Vick....no way to compare them even though they're both great.

:2 cents:

Bo Jackson, Marcus Allen, Walter Payton, Barry Sanders...

i got absolutely abused when i wore my sanders jersey to the philly/det playoff game in philly in 95. nothing like the sound of 10,000 people at the entrance chanting asshole at you :thumbsup

for the hundreth time: barry sanders

Faulk had his good days.

but not like the others posted here..

Bo might have been the best all time if he had not gotten injured. He was an amazing athlete.

let's play some tecmo bowl!

Yup Barry Sanders :thumbsup

payton....c'mon the man even did the superbowl shuffle :thumbsup

Jim Brown was the best, Barry Sanders was second, after that it drops off quite a bit

payton becasue i seen him, jim brown form what i've heard

Toss up between Brown and Sanders

barry sanders gets my pick

its gotta be a tossup between Jim Brown and Barry Sanders.

I gotta think Jim Brown probably was the better of the two.

- Brent Axford

How in the fuck is micheal vick great?

Emmitt Smith doesnt belong in the best backs area... he ran behind the best off. line for what 3-6 years.


Athletic RB = Barry Sanders / Gale Sayers Different Era's
Powerbacks = Payton , B. Jackson

I agree :glugglug

Pity that he finished so early too.

Earl Campbell

did Emmitt Smith retire yet? i sure hope he did

Barry Sanders and Jim Brown...we wouldn't even be having this convo if they both hadn't retired early. :)

Jim Brown. Sanders could only really run on astroturf.

Walter Payton. Hands down.

:thumbsup

If I was building my team I would start with Earl Campbell. Hands down. Had a shitty line in front of him and still led the league in rushing.

Sad now he can barely walk.

1) walter Payton
2) Barry Sanders
3) Eric Dickerson

Eric Dickerson was great too

BO JACKSON KNOWS FOOTBALL

Tough call..

Barry Sanders, Emmitt, Sweetness, and Jim Brown

honorable mention: Marcus Allen & Gale Sayers

Smith would have gotten my vote for 2nd if he would have known to retire 5 years ago.