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Marty: "LT is the finest running back to ever wear an NFL Uniform"

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by Chef, Dec 17, 2006.

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  1. Chef

    Chef Active Member


    Tom?

    No way are you talking about Bo.
     
    Chef, Dec 17, 2006
    #13
  2. BYH

    BYH Active Member

    Let's see where LT2 is in the conversation in two years. If he has two more monster years and wins a Super Bowl, he's in the top three. The Payton similiarities are uncanny.
     
    BYH, Dec 17, 2006
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  3. BYH

    BYH Active Member

    I can't believe I wrote it either. But that team is so potent that even Marty, playing not to lose, can win in the playoffs with it.
     
    BYH, Dec 17, 2006
    #15
  4. shotglass

    shotglass Guest

    If LT, god forbid, goes down with a career-ending injury this weekend, there will be a lot of sentiment for him being the greatest ever. You'll remember him as even better than he was ...

    And if you're going to list those four, I don't know how one can avoid putting Gale Sayers right in the middle of them.
     
    shotglass, Dec 17, 2006
    #16
  5. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    I think "best back ever" is one of those things that isn't quantifiable. There are so many criteria people can honestly value differently. I mean Jim Brown was so much better than everyone else during his era that it was like watching a man against boys (kind of like Babe Ruth). Does that make him the best ever? Walter Payton was an "all-purpose" back before there even was such a thing and he dominated so many facets of the game for a long time. Does that make him the best ever? You tuned in to Sportscenter just to see what ridiculous juke you'd never seen before on a football field Barry Sanders pulled off that day. Does that make him the best ever?

    You can say that Tomlinson has all of those qualities, to some degree or another. In a few more years he will also have the longevity numbers, too. He's definitely put his name in the conversation. lt's just a conversation without a definitive answer.
     
    The Big Ragu, Dec 17, 2006
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  6. jason_whitlock

    jason_whitlock Member

    i don't know the order but the top six are...earl campbell, walter payton, jim brown, barry sanders, oj simpson and ladanian tomlinson...
     
    jason_whitlock, Dec 17, 2006
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  7. Fenian_Bastard

    Fenian_Bastard Guest

    Let's see.
    Ah...Jim Brown.
     
    Fenian_Bastard, Dec 17, 2006
    #19
  8. HoopsMcCann

    HoopsMcCann Active Member

    it's made michael vick the best ever!
     
    HoopsMcCann, Dec 17, 2006
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  9. fever_dog

    fever_dog Active Member

    hoops says herschel walker is the greatest human ever. :)
     
    fever_dog, Dec 17, 2006
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  10. Omar_dont_scare

    Omar_dont_scare Guest

    Easy answer: Walter Payton.
     
    Omar_dont_scare, Dec 17, 2006
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  11. HoopsMcCann

    HoopsMcCann Active Member

    and he's not wrong

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    HoopsMcCann, Dec 17, 2006
    #23
  12. spnited

    spnited Active Member

    1. Jim Brown
    2. OJ Simpson
    3. Walter Payton

    Then comes everybody else in any order you want to put them
     
    spnited, Dec 17, 2006
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