Tomlinson retires

Campbell does not need an asterisk. He was that dominant. Led the NFL in rushing three times and went over 1,300 two other times.

Bo Jackson wasn't even close. He could have been, but he wasn't. People really need to stop giving Jackson credit for what he could have done but didn't.

 

don't know how any idiot puts sanders no. 4 on the all-time list.

 

Actually he probably wouldn't be. There are plenty of individual seasons better than is 1,900+ yard 13 TD season.

 

There weren't then and for a long time after. Now, with actual defense having been outlawed, they're more commonplace.

 

i dunno. he did it in 15 games, averaged 5.2 a carry and 129 per game. it was one of the most dominate seasons by a back i ever saw.

 

Campbell's combination of size, speed and agility was probably only seen one other time in NFL history.

If he played for Pittsburgh, Oakland or Dallas in the 1970s and 1980s they would rename the HOF after him and probably the town. Instead he had Pastorini handing him the ball.

 

at least houston went out and got a washed-up stabler. ; )

 

Depends at what point you put the cutoff. Running backs have gone over 1,900 yards to lead the league five times since Campbell did it. Only O.J. Simpson had done it before, but at least part of that was the shorter schedules. The rule changes have done a lot more to open up the passing game than the run.

 

I think he was better than Emmitt.

1. Brown
2. Payton
3. Sanders
4. Faulk
5. Tomlinson

 

Before there was ...

Simpson's 1973 (2073 total yards 12 TDs)
Simpson's 1975 (2243 yards 23 TDs)
Brown's 1958 (1665 yards 18 TDs in 12 games)
Brown's 1963 (2131 yards 15 TDs)
Brown's 1965 (1872 yards 21 TDs)
Payton's 1977 (2121 yards 16 TDs)

Before all the rule changes there were a bunch more than would drop him off the list.

Dickerson 1983, 1984
Sanders 1997
Terrell Davis 1997, 1998
Jamal Anderson 1998
Emmit 1992, 1995
Marcus Allen 1985
Edgerrin James 1999, 2000
Roger Craig 1985
Faulk 1999, 2000, 2001



Those are just the ones I got from the obvious names and seasons I remember. Could be more.

 

Oh, Cubbiebum, you and your stats. It is how you end up sucking off Fred Taylor as one of the great running backs. If you want to believe Edgerrin James in 1999 and 2000 was more dominant than Earl Campbell in 1980, go right ahead. You're only showing how little you know.