Total yards and other career stats are irrelevant. The question is, in their primes, who were the greatest ever with the football in their hands? ?
Here's my top 3:
#1: Earl Campbell (1979) - Campbell was the original rolling wrecking ball, a jumble of muscle and desire that struck fear in every defense. Carried piss-poor Oilers teams on his back to 2 AFC championship games.
#2: Eric Dickerson (1984) - Dickerson was the total package early on ... a big, rangy back with sprinter's speed and a thirst for a heavy workload. If he'd stayed with the Rams, he'd probably been the first to break Payton's record.
#3: O.J. Simpson (1973): This was the year that the juice rushed for 2,003 yards in 14 games on one of the league's worst teams. O.J. had breakaway speed and nifty elusiveness.
Others: Payton (1977), Brown (1955) Terrell Davis (1998)
2007-03-15
07:40:40
·
15 answers
·
asked by
The Brain
3
in
Football (American)