Top 5 RB's Of All Time

Aveosmth · February 3rd, 2005, 11:42 AM

Emmitt Smith has decided to retire from football. He was one of the most steady and reliable runningbacks of all time. Whenever a player like Emmitt decides to hang up the cleats, inevitably people tend to ask who is the greatest runningback of all time. The runningback position is one of the...
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mark_chalifoux · February 4th, 2005, 02:12 AM

Sanders, Payton, Smith, Brown

Jim Brown was good, but Sanders did more with less

KP · February 4th, 2005, 10:03 AM

I gotta go with Sanders first as well. What that guy did was simply amazing. He made professional defensive players look like high school second stringers. Payton would be next on my list. Similar to what Sanders had to deal with in terms of surrounding talent, until the last couple years of his career. Payton NEVER avoided contact, even as a little guy, and hardly ever got hurt. Brown would be third on my list. Power and speed. The records he set while playing fewer games is remarkable. I really hate to say this, but OJ Simpson has to be mentioned. Kind of a Jim Brown mold in terms of power and speed but played on some very average teams. He did have a pretty good OL, though. Emmitt would be my number five. My arguement has always been that I didn't think Emmitt could do what Sanders and Payton did if he had to run behind those lines. Emmitt had the best OL in football. Put Sanders behind Emmitt's OL, and Sanders probably would have consistently run for 2,000 yards a season. Emmitt also had the best talent around him of the top four.

1. Sanders
2. Payton
3. Brown
4. Simpson
5. Smith

ssigman · February 4th, 2005, 10:21 AM

my vote has to go to guys i've seen play....i know jim brown was great but i never saw it so i'm excluded everyone i've never seen play a few times
1. sanders
2. payton
3. smith

Ishkur · February 4th, 2005, 10:39 PM

Willie Fleming.

Shane · February 4th, 2005, 10:44 PM

OJ Simpson.

Leave all the post NFL hooplah out of it, the man was DEFINITELY top 5 quality.

Walter Payton too.

Aveosmth · February 4th, 2005, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Point_Man

OJ Simpson.

Leave all the post NFL hooplah out of it, the man was DEFINITELY top 5 quality.

Walter Payton too.

Point Man, agreed! O.J. was right there for my Top 5...

I can't believe no one else agrees w/Jim Brown...the man AVERAGED 5 yards a carry!!!!! This was back before passing was en vogue as well....he was a dominant force.

jtg33 · February 4th, 2005, 11:06 PM

No, I agree with you. Jim Brown was one of the first great players in the game, and he is STILL the best to this day. Says quite a lot for not only him, but his predecessors.

1. Jim Brown
2. Barry Sanders
3. Walter Payton
4. OJ Simpson
5. Emmit Smith

Shane · February 4th, 2005, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Aveosmth

Point Man, agreed! O.J. was right there for my Top 5...

I can't believe no one else agrees w/Jim Brown...the man AVERAGED 5 yards a carry!!!!! This was back before passing was en vogue as well....he was a dominant force.

I agree with Jim Brown. He was the foundation everyone else was compared to.

Eric Dickerson anyone?

Shane · February 4th, 2005, 11:18 PM

Oh sorry. I missed that Aveosmith already listed Eric.

Mike · February 5th, 2005, 08:26 PM

Ricky Williams by far!

focal22 · February 6th, 2005, 12:17 AM

1. Jim Brown - is there any doubt??
2. Sanders - did so much with so little
3. Payton
4. OJ
5. Smith maybe - how many probowl lineman did he have blocking for him??

Shane · February 6th, 2005, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by focal22

5. Smith maybe - how many probowl lineman did he have blocking for him??

Landmark occasion here, I agree with focal.

focal22 · February 6th, 2005, 01:19 AM

or how many pot smugglers was there blocking for him?

February 3rd, 2005, 11:42 AM	#1
Aveosmth Loyalist Join Date: 01-28-2005 Posts: 241 Tournaments Joined: 0 Tournament Wins: 0	Top 5 RB's Of All Time Emmitt Smith has decided to retire from football. He was one of the most steady and reliable runningbacks of all time. Whenever a player like Emmitt decides to hang up the cleats, inevitably people tend to ask who is the greatest runningback of all time. The runningback position is one of the... Full Article

February 4th, 2005, 10:03 AM	#3
KP blank Join Date: 07-08-2002 Posts: 1,988 Tournaments Joined: 0 Tournament Wins: 0	I gotta go with Sanders first as well. What that guy did was simply amazing. He made professional defensive players look like high school second stringers. Payton would be next on my list. Similar to what Sanders had to deal with in terms of surrounding talent, until the last couple years of his career. Payton NEVER avoided contact, even as a little guy, and hardly ever got hurt. Brown would be third on my list. Power and speed. The records he set while playing fewer games is remarkable. I really hate to say this, but OJ Simpson has to be mentioned. Kind of a Jim Brown mold in terms of power and speed but played on some very average teams. He did have a pretty good OL, though. Emmitt would be my number five. My arguement has always been that I didn't think Emmitt could do what Sanders and Payton did if he had to run behind those lines. Emmitt had the best OL in football. Put Sanders behind Emmitt's OL, and Sanders probably would have consistently run for 2,000 yards a season. Emmitt also had the best talent around him of the top four. 1. Sanders 2. Payton 3. Brown 4. Simpson 5. Smith __________________ It's a RANT DADDY world.....and we're all just livin' in it!

February 4th, 2005, 11:06 PM	#8
jtg33 Yeah, yeah. Slacker. Right. Got it. Join Date: 03-18-2004 Location: Colorado Posts: 4,487 Tournaments Joined: 0 Tournament Wins: 0	No, I agree with you. Jim Brown was one of the first great players in the game, and he is STILL the best to this day. Says quite a lot for not only him, but his predecessors. 1. Jim Brown 2. Barry Sanders 3. Walter Payton 4. OJ Simpson 5. Emmit Smith __________________ Colorado Rockies: 2007 National League Champions Still gotta let that one sink in.

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focal22 Rant Addict Join Date: 08-07-2002 Posts: 6,506 Tournaments Joined: 0 Tournament Wins: 0	1. Jim Brown - is there any doubt?? 2. Sanders - did so much with so little 3. Payton 4. OJ 5. Smith maybe - how many probowl lineman did he have blocking for him?? __________________ Everyone must :allpraise LONG BEACH's finest Transit Instructor: RAIDER ASSASSIN. Who needs a good upside his big bald dark head. All he knows how to do is :4-argue: Most the time he is and pussy :whipped: by his dog. bunch of over educated inbred sue happy people.

February 6th, 2005, 01:19 AM	#14
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mark_chalifoux Loyalist Join Date: 07-02-2004 Posts: 305 Tournaments Joined: 0 Tournament Wins: 0	Sanders, Payton, Smith, Brown Jim Brown was good, but Sanders did more with less

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