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Put Barry behind Emmits line and he would have had double the yardage.Should have stayed in the league longer. Now ding dong Emmitt is the NFL career rushing leader. He stays in a few more & a turd wouldn’t have touched it.
Simple facts and observations about Barry Sanders (NFL):
- perhaps the best pure runner in the game
- fun to watch on film
Highly overated and overblown and here is why:
- NFL leader both in negative plays and total yardage lost
- NFL record in a playoff game for most rushes in a game resulting in negative yardage (13 yards for minus 1 yard)
- Was 1 for 6 in playoffs. Overall avg yards per game in playoffs was under 50 and that numbers drops to under 30 in his 4 games on grass fields.
- 1 playoff touchdown in 6 games played
- played on playoff teams in 5 of his 10 NFL seasons on teams that featured muliple 1,000 yard receivers (Moore, Perryman) and multiple allpros on the oline.
- his running style had as much to do with his lack of postseason success but people falsely assume it is due to lack of support
- Barry was the Sammy Sosa of RBs (leading league in strikeouts to lead league in homeruns) passing up open holes and forgoing minimal gains / losses in search of the bigger play. Consequently his teams punted far too often unable to convert 3rd and longs.
- This all or nothing run style combined with his 67 percent completion to target ratio resulted in drives stalling and failure to score points more often
- Barry was often substituted for in short yardage and goal line situations which is why his average yards per carry was so high compared to his contemporaries but yet he lacks total TD numbers on similar attempts
- Barry's final season was for 2,000 yards and people remember it as the season he played in a 2 back offensive under new coach. It is true that they changed offenses to have Barry run behind a fullback and then promptly abondoned it after 2 games because Barry's yards per carry dropped to 2.1 in that system. He was not nearly as versatile as people assume
- Barry played in the "Black and Blue" NFC Central which was the worst division in the NFC. Only Green Bay emerged in the mid 90s as a contender after acquiring Reggue White. Up till then all of the good teams played in the East (6 superbowls in 90s) and West. Detroit often played the 2nd or 3rd tier cross divisional based on prior season playoff finish (weaker competition).
- Barry missed only 7 games in his career. The Lions were 3 and 4 in those games. Barry's final season they won 5 games. The following year they won 8 and made the playoffs. Again, the Lions were actually a decent team and hardly the bad team that Barry's proponents like to remember
My apologies for any pain this reality check may have caused. Barry's fans tend to be softer than Barry's play
Do you have some personal vendetta CPAnole? I guess there are two sides to every story but your post makes it seem like he's a chump. Without a doubt he's a top 3 all time RB I dont care about yards lost or who he played with. Did it occur to you that maybe they racked up those passing numbers because teams were stacking the box to stop the GOAT? And you failed to mention those terrible defenses that cost them deep playoff runs.
He got tired of losing and taking a pounding for a LOSER!!! Don't blame him at all.Should have stayed in the league longer. Now ding dong Emmitt is the NFL career rushing leader. He stays in a few more & a turd wouldn’t have touched it.
highly overrated? you know nothing about footballSimple facts and observations about Barry Sanders (NFL):
- perhaps the best pure runner in the game
- fun to watch on film
Highly overated and overblown and here is why:
- NFL leader both in negative plays and total yardage lost
- NFL record in a playoff game for most rushes in a game resulting in negative yardage (13 attempts for minus 1 yard)
- Was 1 for 6 in playoffs. Overall avg yards per game in playoffs was under 50 and that numbers drops to under 30 in his 4 games on grass fields.
- 1 playoff touchdown in 6 games played
- played on playoff teams in 5 of his 10 NFL seasons on teams that featured muliple 1,000 yard receivers (Moore, Perryman) and multiple allpros on the oline.
- his running style had as much to do with his lack of postseason success but people falsely assume it is due to lack of support
- Barry was the Sammy Sosa of RBs (leading league in strikeouts to lead league in homeruns) passing up open holes and forgoing minimal gains / losses in search of the bigger play. Consequently his teams punted far too often unable to convert 3rd and longs.
- This all or nothing run style combined with his 67 percent completion to target ratio resulted in drives stalling and failure to score points more often
- Barry was often substituted for in short yardage and goal line situations which is why his average yards per carry was so high compared to his contemporaries but yet he lacks total TD numbers on similar attempts
- Barry's final season was for 2,000 yards and people remember it as the season he played in a 2 back offensive under new coach. It is true that they changed offenses to have Barry run behind a fullback and then promptly abondoned it after 2 games because Barry's yards per carry dropped to 2.1 in that system. He was not nearly as versatile as people assume
- Barry played in the "Black and Blue" NFC Central which was the worst division in the NFC. Only Green Bay emerged in the mid 90s as a contender after acquiring Reggie White. Up till then all of the good teams played in the East (6 superbowls in 90s) and West. Detroit often played the 2nd or 3rd tier cross divisional based on prior season playoff finish (weaker competition).
- Barry missed only 7 games in his career. The Lions were 3 and 4 in those games. Barry's final season they won 5 games. The following year they won 8 and made the playoffs. Again, the Lions were actually a decent team and hardly the bad team that Barry's proponents like to remember
My apologies for any pain this reality check may have caused. Barry's fans tend to be softer than Barry's play
Had no idea that Mike Gundy was the QB at that time. Huh. ESPN has some short videos about Barry and his magical year.
Cocaine is a helluva drug!Simple facts and observations about Barry Sanders (NFL):
- perhaps the best pure runner in the game
- fun to watch on film
Highly overated and overblown and here is why:
- NFL leader both in negative plays and total yardage lost
- NFL record in a playoff game for most rushes in a game resulting in negative yardage (13 attempts for minus 1 yard)
- Was 1 for 6 in playoffs. Overall avg yards per game in playoffs was under 50 and that numbers drops to under 30 in his 4 games on grass fields.
- 1 playoff touchdown in 6 games played
- played on playoff teams in 5 of his 10 NFL seasons on teams that featured muliple 1,000 yard receivers (Moore, Perryman) and multiple allpros on the oline.
- his running style had as much to do with his lack of postseason success but people falsely assume it is due to lack of support
- Barry was the Sammy Sosa of RBs (leading league in strikeouts to lead league in homeruns) passing up open holes and forgoing minimal gains / losses in search of the bigger play. Consequently his teams punted far too often unable to convert 3rd and longs.
- This all or nothing run style combined with his 67 percent completion to target ratio resulted in drives stalling and failure to score points more often
- Barry was often substituted for in short yardage and goal line situations which is why his average yards per carry was so high compared to his contemporaries but yet he lacks total TD numbers on similar attempts
- Barry's final season was for 2,000 yards and people remember it as the season he played in a 2 back offensive under new coach. It is true that they changed offenses to have Barry run behind a fullback and then promptly abondoned it after 2 games because Barry's yards per carry dropped to 2.1 in that system. He was not nearly as versatile as people assume
- Barry played in the "Black and Blue" NFC Central which was the worst division in the NFC. Only Green Bay emerged in the mid 90s as a contender after acquiring Reggie White. Up till then all of the good teams played in the East (6 superbowls in 90s) and West. Detroit often played the 2nd or 3rd tier cross divisional based on prior season playoff finish (weaker competition).
- Barry missed only 7 games in his career. The Lions were 3 and 4 in those games. Barry's final season they won 5 games. The following year they won 8 and made the playoffs. Again, the Lions were actually a decent team and hardly the bad team that Barry's proponents like to remember
My apologies for any pain this reality check may have caused. Barry's fans tend to be softer than Barry's play
Simple facts and observations about Barry Sanders (NFL):
- perhaps the best pure runner in the game
- fun to watch on film
Highly overated and overblown and here is why:
- NFL leader both in negative plays and total yardage lost
- NFL record in a playoff game for most rushes in a game resulting in negative yardage (13 attempts for minus 1 yard)
- Was 1 for 6 in playoffs. Overall avg yards per game in playoffs was under 50 and that numbers drops to under 30 in his 4 games on grass fields.
- 1 playoff touchdown in 6 games played
- played on playoff teams in 5 of his 10 NFL seasons on teams that featured muliple 1,000 yard receivers (Moore, Perryman) and multiple allpros on the oline.
- his running style had as much to do with his lack of postseason success but people falsely assume it is due to lack of support
- Barry was the Sammy Sosa of RBs (leading league in strikeouts to lead league in homeruns) passing up open holes and forgoing minimal gains / losses in search of the bigger play. Consequently his teams punted far too often unable to convert 3rd and longs.
- This all or nothing run style combined with his 67 percent completion to target ratio resulted in drives stalling and failure to score points more often
- Barry was often substituted for in short yardage and goal line situations which is why his average yards per carry was so high compared to his contemporaries but yet he lacks total TD numbers on similar attempts
- Barry's final season was for 2,000 yards and people remember it as the season he played in a 2 back offensive under new coach. It is true that they changed offenses to have Barry run behind a fullback and then promptly abondoned it after 2 games because Barry's yards per carry dropped to 2.1 in that system. He was not nearly as versatile as people assume
- Barry played in the "Black and Blue" NFC Central which was the worst division in the NFC. Only Green Bay emerged in the mid 90s as a contender after acquiring Reggie White. Up till then all of the good teams played in the East (6 superbowls in 90s) and West. Detroit often played the 2nd or 3rd tier cross divisional based on prior season playoff finish (weaker competition).
- Barry missed only 7 games in his career. The Lions were 3 and 4 in those games. Barry's final season they won 5 games. The following year they won 8 and made the playoffs. Again, the Lions were actually a decent team and hardly the bad team that Barry's proponents like to remember
My apologies for any pain this reality check may have caused. Barry's fans tend to be softer than Barry's play
highly overrated? you know nothing about football
Simple facts and observations about Barry Sanders (NFL):
- perhaps the best pure runner in the game
- fun to watch on film
Highly overated and overblown and here is why:
- NFL leader both in negative plays and total yardage lost
- NFL record in a playoff game for most rushes in a game resulting in negative yardage (13 attempts for minus 1 yard)
- Was 1 for 6 in playoffs. Overall avg yards per game in playoffs was under 50 and that numbers drops to under 30 in his 4 games on grass fields.
- 1 playoff touchdown in 6 games played
- played on playoff teams in 5 of his 10 NFL seasons on teams that featured muliple 1,000 yard receivers (Moore, Perryman) and multiple allpros on the oline.
- his running style had as much to do with his lack of postseason success but people falsely assume it is due to lack of support
- Barry was the Sammy Sosa of RBs (leading league in strikeouts to lead league in homeruns) passing up open holes and forgoing minimal gains / losses in search of the bigger play. Consequently his teams punted far too often unable to convert 3rd and longs.
- This all or nothing run style combined with his 67 percent completion to target ratio resulted in drives stalling and failure to score points more often
- Barry was often substituted for in short yardage and goal line situations which is why his average yards per carry was so high compared to his contemporaries but yet he lacks total TD numbers on similar attempts
- Barry's final season was for 2,000 yards and people remember it as the season he played in a 2 back offensive under new coach. It is true that they changed offenses to have Barry run behind a fullback and then promptly abondoned it after 2 games because Barry's yards per carry dropped to 2.1 in that system. He was not nearly as versatile as people assume
- Barry played in the "Black and Blue" NFC Central which was the worst division in the NFC. Only Green Bay emerged in the mid 90s as a contender after acquiring Reggie White. Up till then all of the good teams played in the East (6 superbowls in 90s) and West. Detroit often played the 2nd or 3rd tier cross divisional based on prior season playoff finish (weaker competition).
- Barry missed only 7 games in his career. The Lions were 4 and 3 in those games. Barry's final season they won 5 games. The following year they won 8 and made the playoffs. Again, the Lions were actually a decent team and hardly the bad team that Barry's proponents like to remember
My apologies for any pain this reality check may have caused. Barry's fans tend to be softer than Barry's play
And yet, not a single statement of fact to counter any comment made. 22 has all of the rings and records. I don't believe his fans are the individuals who are butthurt.Butthurt Emmitt Smith fan that’s jealous of Barry being called the GOAT.
Smith is also great but also played behind one of the greatest offensive lines of all time with a hall of fame QB and hall of fame WR.And yet, not a single statement of fact to counter any comment made. 22 has all of the rings and records. I don't believe his fans are the individuals who are butthurt.
Just exhausted from 30 years of excuses from Sanders' fans
I've never seen a back that was really that close to Sanders but keep up the good work Statsman.Simple facts and observations about Barry Sanders (NFL):
- perhaps the best pure runner in the game
- fun to watch on film
Highly overated and overblown and here is why:
- NFL leader both in negative plays and total yardage lost
- NFL record in a playoff game for most rushes in a game resulting in negative yardage (13 attempts for minus 1 yard)
- Was 1 for 6 in playoffs. Overall avg yards per game in playoffs was under 50 and that numbers drops to under 30 in his 4 games on grass fields.
- 1 playoff touchdown in 6 games played
- played on playoff teams in 5 of his 10 NFL seasons on teams that featured muliple 1,000 yard receivers (Moore, Perryman) and multiple allpros on the oline.
- his running style had as much to do with his lack of postseason success but people falsely assume it is due to lack of support
- Barry was the Sammy Sosa of RBs (leading league in strikeouts to lead league in homeruns) passing up open holes and forgoing minimal gains / losses in search of the bigger play. Consequently his teams punted far too often unable to convert 3rd and longs.
- This all or nothing run style combined with his 67 percent completion to target ratio resulted in drives stalling and failure to score points more often
- Barry was often substituted for in short yardage and goal line situations which is why his average yards per carry was so high compared to his contemporaries but yet he lacks total TD numbers on similar attempts
- Barry's final season was for 2,000 yards and people remember it as the season he played in a 2 back offensive under new coach. It is true that they changed offenses to have Barry run behind a fullback and then promptly abondoned it after 2 games because Barry's yards per carry dropped to 2.1 in that system. He was not nearly as versatile as people assume
- Barry played in the "Black and Blue" NFC Central which was the worst division in the NFC. Only Green Bay emerged in the mid 90s as a contender after acquiring Reggie White. Up till then all of the good teams played in the East (6 superbowls in 90s) and West. Detroit often played the 2nd or 3rd tier cross divisional based on prior season playoff finish (weaker competition).
- Barry missed only 7 games in his career. The Lions were 4 and 3 in those games. Barry's final season they won 5 games. The following year they won 8 and made the playoffs. Again, the Lions were actually a decent team and hardly the bad team that Barry's proponents like to remember
My apologies for any pain this reality check may have caused. Barry's fans tend to be softer than Barry's play
Dalvin Cook was also extremely overrated. Seminole coaches thought so lowly of him that Patrick would come in on 3rd and short most of the time. The greatest Seminole running back should be brought off the field.
Great players show up in big moments. Cook only had 33 yards against Houston when the team needed him.
again..you know nothing about football, Emmitt had Troy Aikman, Irvin, Novachek, numerous others to help key defenses away from him..Barry WAS the Lions offense.And yet, not a single statement of fact to counter any comment made. 22 has all of the rings and records. I don't believe his fans are the individuals who are butthurt.
Just exhausted from 30 years of excuses from Sanders' fans
He got tired of losing and taking a pounding for a LOSER!!! Don't blame him at all.
First, Lets not bash our noles. Second, I believe that Dunn is the best RB to ever play for FSU.
Cook definitely had some tough moments in post season play and when discussing all time greats that cannot and should not be disregarded. He was a beast against Miami though.
As to the analogy to Smith in Dallas, he was the best option on every down and regardless of the position on the field. That is part of his greatness
Dalvin lost yards on something like 25% of his carries. And he was 0-1 in the playoffs, largely in part due to his fumbles. And he played next to a Heisman winner and still failed.
Dalvin’s overrated apparently. And since running backs make (or break) offensive lines, it must be Dalvin’s fault his FSU lines were not better.
Pretty
Posted youtube video earlier in this thread by NFL Films where both experts and teammates said that Barry's style of play was to risk losing yards for a potential big plays. That is not the key to winning football games per most coaches
All RBs have losses and the Noles oline and Jimbos playcalling didnt do Cook any favors. I never accussed Cook of running around in search of individual glory. He made the best and more from what he had to work with and that so why he was so good for FSU when he played here
The last part is laughable. When nobody is there to tackle you behind the line of scrimmage, you don’t lose yards. When you’re 2 yards downfield before you have to do anything, it’s not as difficult to make something happen. When your line gets push, the back - no matter who it is - can be told to just push forward.
Multi 1,000 yard receivers (Moore, Perryman, and Morten) and pro bowl OLs are hardly a 1 man team.So, Dalvin made the best and more from what he had to work with. But Barry didn’t. Got it.
again..you know nothing about football, Emmitt had Troy Aikman, Irvin, Novachek, numerous others to help key defenses away from him..Barry WAS the Lions offense.