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Total career rushing yardage is only one measure of greatness. One can see from the list below that Jim Brown and Gale Sayers are absent.

What really impressed me about Sayers is that he was a quadruple threat (rushing, receiving, returning punts and kickoffs). Jim Brown (retired early), Sayers (injuries) and Sanders (retired) had short but great careers.


All-time RB Scrimmage Yds Leaders: 1. Emmitt Smith - 21,579 2. Walter Payton - 21,264 3. Frank Gore - 19,985 4. Marshall Faulk - 19,154 5. LaDainian Tomlinson - 18,456 6. Barry Sanders - 18,190 7. Marcus Allen - 17,654 8. Curtis Martin - 17,430 9. Adrian Peterson - 17,286
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10. Thurman Thomas - 16,532 11. Tony Dorsett - 16,293 12. Tiki Barber - 15,632 13. Edgerrin James - 15,610 14. Eric Dickerson - 15,396 15. Warrick Dunn - 15,306 16. Steven Jackson - 15,121 17. Jerome Bettis - 15,111 18. LeSean McCoy - 15,000 19. Ricky Watters - 14,891
 
Greatness- It's yard per carry IMO, thus the 4 greatest are:
Bo Jackson 5.4
Jim Brown 5.2
Gale Sayers 5.0
Barry Sanders 5.0
 
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bazokajoe said:
Never be in the greatest conversation but I loved watching Earl Campbell running through people.

There will never be another power back like him.
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I remember Donnie Shell just leveling him one game as he was being tackled by another player.

Those Oiler teams were fun to watch. Unfortunately for them the Steelers were always in their path.
 
unassuming said:
Greatness- It's yard per carry IMO, thus the 4 greatest are:
Bo Jackson 5.4
Jim Brown 5.2
Gale Sayers 5.0
Barry Sanders 5.0
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The sport evolves though. League was a running league from time it was established until about 15 years ago when it started to morph into a passing league. As such I think the way we evaluate RBs has to change too to keep up with the times. For me I look not just at the ability to run the football but the ability to run pass-patterns and catch the ball out the backfield , ball-security, AS WELL as pass-pro (blitz pickup) which often gets overlooked by a lot of the fantasy crowd.
 
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vixxcampbell said:
The sport evolves though. League was a running league from time it was established until about 15 years ago when it started to morph into a passing league. As such I think the way we evaluate RBs has to change too to keep up with the times. For me I look not just at the ability to run the football but the ability to run pass-patterns and catch the ball out the backfield , ball-security, AS WELL as pass-pro (blitz pickup) which often gets overlooked by a lot of the fantasy crowd.
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So true, when I grew up football was a running back league, those days are long gone.
 
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unassuming said:
Greatness- It's yard per carry IMO, thus the 4 greatest are:
Bo Jackson 5.4
Jim Brown 5.2
Gale Sayers 5.0
Barry Sanders 5.0
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All retired early, injury or just decided to call it quits while still in their prime. Jim Brown wanted to do movies, Sanders has never given a really true answer. One day Barry will say it's because of lack of team success, but he never demanded a trade. Then sometimes he just says he lost interest in playing football.

I think Eric Dickerson gets overlooked, he was great as anybody in his prime, along with Walter Payton.
 
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The Oracle said:
I remember Donnie Shell just leveling him one game as he was being tackled by another player.
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Donnie Schell was a notorious helmet tackler, he broke Earl Campbell's ribs doing it.

For a brief while the Ravens Jamal Lewis was the most dominant running back in the NFL, then he tore up his knee. His replacement didn't exactly cover himself with glory.

 
If he hadn’t brutally killed two people, O.J. Simpson would be ranked high in the top ten running backs by most pundits. 2000 yards in a season for the Bills.
 
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If he hadn’t brutally killed two people, O.J. Simpson would be ranked high in the top ten running backs by most pundits. 2000 yards in a season for the Bills.
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I think it was Jim Brown and/or Walter Payton who said that O.J. should "man up" regarding those murders.
 
My top 3 of all time

1. Jim Brown
2. Barry Sanders
3. Walter Payton
HM LaDanian Tomlinson

Gayle Sayers and Bo Jackson didn't play enough seasons for me to consider them. Sadly injuries/illness cut their careers short.
 
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For me, in terms of players I saw play live, my top five would be Walter Payton, Herschel Walker, Bo Jackson, Marcus Allen and Barry Sanders. Haven't done any statistical comparative analysis of any kind...just my picks as a fan in the context of pure excitement. You just knew when any of those guys got the ball in their hands odds were something exciting was going to happen. That prospect always kept me riveted.
 
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Darts said:
How many RB's can do this?
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Yet it didn't seem to get him into the end zone that often

GS--39 TDs in 68 games=.57 TDs/game
JB--106 TDs in 118 games=.90 TDs/game

No need to dipsy doodle when you can run straight ahead and nobody can tackle you.

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Every Gale Sayers Touchdown (Kickoffs & Punts) | Gale Sayers Highlights - Bing video
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GALE SAYERS HIGHLIGHTS AMAZING!! - Bing video
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How many RBs can do this? Nooobody.
No need to dipsy doodle when you can just run straight ahead and swat away the tacklers. He never missed a game.

8 times rushing leader in 9 seasons. 3 league MVPs.

Jim Brown Highlights (Final Version) - YouTube

 
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