Popular Post Doggin94it Posted July 16, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 16, 2019 Happy birthday to the most electrifying back in NFL history 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post T0mShane Posted July 17, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 17, 2019 The reason I’ve always felt a certain kinship with Barry Sanders is that he’d make thirty dazzling moves just to get back to the line of scrimmage and that was always how I interpreted every interaction I’ve ever had with women. 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Doggin94it Posted July 17, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 17, 2019 Just now, T0mShane said: The reason I’ve always felt a certain kinship with Barry Sanders is that he’d make thirty dazzling moves just to get back to the line of scrimmage and that was always how I interpreted every interaction I’ve ever had with women. Both of them? 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32EBoozer Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 1 minute ago, Doggin94it said: Both of them? His mom and sister! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post T0mShane Posted July 17, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 17, 2019 1 minute ago, Doggin94it said: Both of them? Efffffffffff youuuuuuu 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
14 in Green Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 13 minutes ago, Doggin94it said: Both of them? 12 minutes ago, T0mShane said: Efffffffffff youuuuuuu Pretty easy to see where this is headed... I’ll give it about 15 minutes until @joewilly12 sees this, and then we’re off to the races!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32EBoozer Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 Was watching a football life about Thurman Thomas. He was an Oklahoma State player and Barry Sanders was behind him. Talk about two great running back’s coming out of that school. Sanders was a class act 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genot Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 33 minutes ago, T0mShane said: The reason I’ve always felt a certain kinship with Barry Sanders is that he’d make thirty dazzling moves just to get back to the line of scrimmage and that was always how I interpreted every interaction I’ve ever had with women. You need to preserve your energy for the main event Tom 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUM-KNEE Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 Dude was fun to watch, a true freak of nature let loose. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nico002 Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 2 hours ago, T0mShane said: The reason I’ve always felt a certain kinship with Barry Sanders is that he’d make thirty dazzling moves just to get back to the line of scrimmage and that was always how I interpreted every interaction I’ve ever had with women. You are insufferable 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snell41 Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 I’m actually surprised how often he was caught from behind in this video. I loved him back on the day.Sent from my iPhone using JetNation.com mobile app 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Losmeister Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 12 hours ago, T0mShane said: The reason I’ve always felt a certain kinship with Barry Sanders is that he’d make thirty dazzling moves just to get back to the line of scrimmage and that was always how I interpreted every interaction I’ve ever had with women. freeman mcneil also had some gorgeous 2 yd runs... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenFish Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 During his 2000 yard season he averaged 6.1 yards per carry. ? I remember him being great, didn’t realize how great that season was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 12 hours ago, genot said: You need to preserve your energy for the main event Tom I thought the half marathon wasn't until November? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genot Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 O.J would have ran for 2000 yds every year in that stadium, on that turf. Sanders was electric, though. No doubt. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32EBoozer Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 3 hours ago, Snell41 said: I’m actually surprised how often he was caught from behind in this video. I loved him back on the day. Sent from my iPhone using JetNation.com mobile app He was running 60 yards from LOS with 20 different east/west jukes which adds another 10 yards. Remember that the CB's had the angles also. Not a 4.2 guy but that vision and those moves are what set him apart! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrcoops Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 17 hours ago, Doggin94it said: Happy birthday to the most electrifying back in NFL history Loved watching Sanders play. There's never been another back quite like him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peace Frog Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 3 minutes ago, mrcoops said: Loved watching Sanders play. There's never been another back quite like him. For a very brief moment, Terry Metcalf was nearly as electrifying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgb Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 Lazy effort they couldn’t add one more highlight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurnleyJet Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 2 hours ago, Peace Frog said: For a very brief moment, Terry Metcalf was nearly as electrifying. What with the Toronto Argonauts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peace Frog Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 3 minutes ago, BurnleyJet said: What with the Toronto Argonauts? Lol. With the Cards he was electrifying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirorob Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 7 hours ago, Snell41 said: I’m actually surprised how often he was caught from behind in this video. I loved him back on the day. Sent from my iPhone using JetNation.com mobile app He didn't have amazing straight line speed. Don't get me wrong, he wasn't a slug, but he wasn't a 4.2 guy. It was the elusiveness and the acceleration that was off the charts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirorob Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 6 hours ago, GreenFish said: During his 2000 yard season he averaged 6.1 yards per carry. ? I remember him being great, didn’t realize how great that season was. Averaged 5.0 for his career, which is amazing. Almost averaged 100 yards per game for the career, I believe only Jim Brown has done that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snell41 Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 He was running 60 yards from LOS with 20 different east/west jukes which adds another 10 yards. Remember that the CB's had the angles also. Not a 4.2 guy but that vision and those moves are what set him apart!Don’t take it the wrong way, I’m not knocking him at all. He and Bo Jackson are my favorite RB’s I’ve ever seen. I was just surprised to see in the first 30 or so runs he got caught from behind quite a bit. Sent from my iPhone using JetNation.com mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenFish Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 4 hours ago, Snell41 said: Don’t take it the wrong way, I’m not knocking him at all. He and Bo Jackson are my favorite RB’s I’ve ever seen. I was just surprised to see in the first 30 or so runs he got caught from behind quite a bit. Sent from my iPhone using JetNation.com mobile app I didn't see flat get caught from behind much. The times he got caught from behind, the defender either had an angle on him or he was slowed down by arm tackles. There were 2 or 3 plays where the defender clearly just out ran him though. His claim to fame was his suddenness though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenFish Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 5 hours ago, chirorob said: He didn't have amazing straight line speed. Don't get me wrong, he wasn't a slug, but he wasn't a 4.2 guy. It was the elusiveness and the acceleration that was off the charts. Agree. He was just so sudden and accelerated so quickly. Looked it up, he ran a 4.37 40. So still pretty fast. He had a funky running style which I dont recall, but shows up in that highlight film. When he breaks away, he tends to almost gallop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAD_Brooklyn Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Watched it on YouTube. Right after was Dante Hall. That was a refreshing 20 mins of watching both he and Barry back to back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycdan Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 The 'knock' on Barry was always that he would gain a yard, lose a yard, then gain 20 yards for a great net average. The problem was if you absolutely needed 2 yards on 3rd down, he wasn't necessarily the best option. In truth, I'm not sure if that's really the case, but it is how I recall it. Here's one stat that sort of sums this up, using Thurman Thomas a a comp. On 1st and 10 plays, Thomas had 46 1st downs on 530 attempts (8.7%). Barry had 141 1st downs on 880 attempts (16%) On 3rd/4th and short plays, Thomas converted 46/77 (59.8%). Sanders converted 36/69 (52.2%). He was certainly one of the absolute most exciting guys to watch for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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