08-07-2017, 01:52 PM
(08-07-2017, 10:51 AM)RASCAL Wrote: whoa there young fella, you said ELITE backs, I'll give you Brown and Payton as somewhat elite but the rest of that crew will be long forgotten and soon! Barry Sanders will NEVER ever fade away because he made his OWN way with a shitty line his entire career! Ask Emmit if you don't believe me!
I also said "very good" before that. Which is the verbiage i've used overall. Elite was the wrong word to use in that sentence since it is so easy to focus on and divert from the conversation of what a good back can do for an average/bad line.
Those other backs will not fade from anyone's memory. Martin and Dillon aren't on the tip of anyone's tongue when discussing top notch running backs in NFL history, but they were still very good in their day.
I don't need to ask Emmitt Smith about Sanders. I know he's a top 3 in NFL history.
The overall focus should be on what a good back, re:the names i listed and others, can do for an offensive line.
It still holds to be seen what Mixon can do but Burkhead ran behind the same guys last year and was able to produce pretty well...better than anyone else that tried for the Bengals.
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