Barry Sanders = GOAT

Discussion in 'NFL General Discussion' started by Monietooth, Nov 2, 2007.

  1. Monietooth

    Monietooth Starter

  2. DawkinsINT

    DawkinsINT Tebow free since 9/5/2015.

    He's the most skilled as a runner, but I'm not sure about greatest ever. Jim Brown had power in addition to moves.
     
  3. Cheezymadman

    Cheezymadman Born Again Browns Backer

    He's definitely the greatest back I've ever seen. Of course, I'm just a kid. :rolleyes:
     
  4. Monietooth

    Monietooth Starter

    So did Barry, check out the article, it debunks a lot of his 'negatives'.
     
  5. BarlOwens

    BarlOwens Rubicon Runner

    Barry is the best..period..end o story...
     
  6. Spiderman34

    Spiderman34 Starter

    Never saw Payton or Brown.. but from 91ish on Barry was the best imo.

    The only knock on Barry that I can think of is that he wasn't the fastest back there was.. but he could change gears quicker than anyone I've seen.
     
  7. BarlOwens

    BarlOwens Rubicon Runner

    The dude was so freaking fast it was unbelievable to watch in person....his ability to accel out of a cut is unmatched..never will be..
     
  8. Spiderman34

    Spiderman34 Starter

    My favorite is what he did to John Lynch at the 3 minute mark...

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yifWMmU7cSM"]YouTube - Barry Sanders!![/ame]
     
  9. TOP DAWG

    TOP DAWG Pro Bowler

    :icon_cheesygrin: Hilarious watching defenders play their position perfect,and still getting deked out of their jockstraps. What moves! No one ever has run like that. Just think how good he would have been on a good team. Probably the best back of all time.
     
  10. TJ

    TJ Dez Caught It

    Barry Sanders is a QUITTER in my book...that's why I have absolutely no respect for him...
     
  11. Monietooth

    Monietooth Starter

    Wow, that's some prize winning bullcrap right there.
     
  12. Barry was not the best back of all time....he was not the total package....thats why when the team was on the goal line he was not in the game....he was the best scat back eric metcalf of all time for sure. He wasn't a leader and he was a quitter...but who could blame him for bailing on a team like the lions with crapty owners like the Fords who are only interested in making money and not winning.
     
  13. TOP DAWG

    TOP DAWG Pro Bowler

    He retired. What's that have to do with quitting?
     
  14. Fish

    Fish I'm glad I came!

    Spoken like a true cowboy fan. :butthole:

    Did you watch the same video? That guy has moves. Maybe Emmitt had moves. Maybe some other guys could run over the defenders. And maybe some other guys had some speed. But Barry could just plain run around guys, outmanuever guys, and the speed is unbelievable! I wouldn't say the best- but just about.
     
  15. BarlOwens

    BarlOwens Rubicon Runner

    good thing I have no respect for you or I might actually take this post serious....:icon_rolleyes:
     
  16. Crowned

    Crowned Doesn't give a shit.

    yea barry is the best, he could have shattered all records, and if you have no respect for him stop watching football thanks.
     
  17. Monietooth

    Monietooth Starter

    Did you even read the article?

     
  18. Crawl

    Crawl Pro Bowler

    The guy was amazing, I'm not understanding this quitting thing people keep saying. He retired while he was on top..... So what, thats better than being washed up and not knowing when to retire.

    If he was on any half decent teams just imagine how good he could have been.
     
  19. BarlOwens

    BarlOwens Rubicon Runner

    I like to imagine him with the cowboys line during the 90's..tell me he wouldn't have at least 5 to 10k more yards in the same amount of years....imagine if he added 5 years to that.....
     
  20. TJ

    TJ Dez Caught It

    Good thing I have no respect for you either and I couldn't care less about what you say...