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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. Chuck~Taylor

    Chuck~Taylor Active Member

    He great talent around him. The O-line,Troy Aikman, Michael Irvin, and a great defense. Barry played with....*drum roll*.....Scott Mitchell.
     
    Chuck~Taylor, Dec 17, 2006
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  2. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    This is an unfair criticism. Football is, in many ways, about highlights.

    Lynn Swann and Joe Namath, to name two, are not from the highlight generation. Yet they are in the Hall of Fame because their highlights are so memorable. Their numbers aren't superfantastic... Unlike baseball, which is way more about cumulative numbers, football is about the things you remember a player doing.

    Sanders did things on a football field that made people stop and look on with dropped jaws. That's special.
     
    The Big Ragu, Dec 17, 2006
    #38
  3. wickedwritah

    wickedwritah Guest

    Hey, Sanders had the great WAYNE FONTES coaching him! At least he got the Lions into the playoffs.
     
    wickedwritah, Dec 17, 2006
    #39
  4. BYH

    BYH Active Member

    No one circles the wagons like THE DETROIT LIONS!!!!! [/Berman]
     
    BYH, Dec 17, 2006
    #40
  5. fever_dog

    fever_dog Active Member

    the cowboys stopped beinig a super team in 1996. after that they were just an average, aging ordinary team with a string of coaches (switzer, gailey, campo) as bad or worse than the lions. from 1996 on, emmitt still piled up 9,399 yards and 68 rushing TDs and still averaged 4 yards a carry. he was good.
     
    fever_dog, Dec 17, 2006
    #41
  6. Chuck~Taylor

    Chuck~Taylor Active Member

    But even after 96', you could still argue that the Cowboys were better than the Lions. If Barry would've not retired, he would've broken the record before Emmitt.
     
    Chuck~Taylor, Dec 17, 2006
    #42
  7. fever_dog

    fever_dog Active Member

    one reason the cowboys were still good: they had emmitt.

    just like it's not jim brown's fault that he dominated a primitive game made up of slow, undersized players who held odd jobs in the off-season and couldn't train year-round, it's not emmitt's fault that barry was a quitter.
     
    fever_dog, Dec 17, 2006
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  8. Chuck~Taylor

    Chuck~Taylor Active Member

    It has nothing to do with quitting. It's about who was the better player. If Barry would've stayed, he would've broken the record before Emmitt. Period.
     
    Chuck~Taylor, Dec 17, 2006
    #44
  9. fever_dog

    fever_dog Active Member

    if, coulda, woulda, shoulda ..... we won't ever know because barry was a quitter.
     
    fever_dog, Dec 17, 2006
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  10. Chuck~Taylor

    Chuck~Taylor Active Member

    Oh come on man, let's be real. He would've broken the record.
     
    Chuck~Taylor, Dec 17, 2006
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  11. Fenian_Bastard

    Fenian_Bastard Guest

    He should be in the conversation, no doubt.
     
    Fenian_Bastard, Dec 17, 2006
    #47
  12. HoopsMcCann

    HoopsMcCann Active Member

    but didn't because he was a quitter

    and when bring up emmitt as a superior football player, the only person who brought up the record was you
     
    HoopsMcCann, Dec 17, 2006
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