Football BEST RB EVER!? Who do you got?!

[Ground Support]

Who do you got and why?!

 

[ewilkens]

I'm a little biased... ok, maybe a lot of biased, but I've got Walter Payton #1.

But I can see the argument for Jim Brown and Barry Sanders as well.

My list is broken down kinda like this:
Group 1: The All-Time Greats
1- Payton
2- Brown
3- Sanders

Group 2 - The Greats
4 - OJ Simpson
5 - Emmit Smith
6 - Faulk
7 - Dickerson

Group 3: The "Wish they stayed healthy" - they coulda jumped into group 1 with longer/healthier careers
8 - Earl Campbell
9 - Gale Sayers


it feels like I'm forgetting a person or 2 as well, b/c I used to have a full top 10. Basically I feel guys are interchangeable in their groups, but can't exceed the top ranking in their group

 

[Ground Support]

I totally blanked Gale Sayers.

I mean we could actually bring LT into this also.

 

[HiEnd]

Jim Brown hands down for me.

Jerome Bettis??

 

[Ground Support]

Jerome Bettis is #5 on the alltime list.

Though I could have put Curtis Martin up too.

 

[ewilkens]

I totally blanked Gale Sayers.

I mean we could actually bring LT into this also.

we could. he's had some of the best seasons ever for RBs. But I'm usually cautious about dubbing current players as all-time greats.

 

[HiEnd]

Jerome Bettis is #5 on the alltime list.

Though I could have put Curtis Martin up too.

& neither of them belong in conversations of the all time greats

 

[Prosper]

I voted Barry as he had the moves and did a lot with minimal help. I recall Barry making people look silly. Never had a chance to watch any of his predecessors.

However if it was 1st and 10 on my 5 yrd line. I would take a healthy Bo Jackson over any of the mentioned backs.

 

[Hockey cards for Seahawks]

Barry Sanders is easily the most fun to watch of all time. And I also agree that Bettis has no place on the list.

 

[pcag]

Walter Payton.