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07-05-2012, 10:26 PM
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If you could have one halfback from NFL lore as a rookie who is it?
Sweetness. Easy choice for me.
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Oh, my bad. Didn't realize SWDC was the pinnacle of class and grace.
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07-05-2012, 10:36 PM
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07-06-2012, 02:41 AM
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Herschel had 2300 yards from scrimmage as a rookie.
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07-06-2012, 02:59 AM
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Barry Sanders behind a good ZBS OL... It would be LOLDEFENSE.
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Barry Sanders behind a good ZBS OL... It would be LOLDEFENSE.
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07-05-2012, 10:51 PM
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Bo Jackson, if he would make a full-time commitment to football.
Edit: I don't even care about his hip condition. I'd take Bo for three years over anybody else.
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07-05-2012, 11:16 PM
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I forgot about Bo Jackson. That would be a good pick. I also like Marshall Faulk.
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07-05-2012, 11:56 PM
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I can't diss any of the great RBs of yesteryear, nearly all would be still be stars in today's game. Payton, Brown, Earl Campbell, Barry Sanders, OJ, etc.
But Eric Dickerson needs more love!!! Damn he was beast.
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07-06-2012, 01:13 AM
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Eric Dickerson was the best right away so I'd go with him too.
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Dickerson or Faulk
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07-06-2012, 08:51 AM
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I think that's the man who jumped off the back of one defender to kick another defender in the head:
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When I saw the title of this thread I immediately thought about Dickerson, but Bo Jackson was an animal. I would actually also take Adrian Peterson.
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I can't believe I'm the first person to mention the greatest RB in NFL history, Jim Brown.
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07-06-2012, 10:37 AM
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Jim Brown then Bo Jackson second.
07-06-2012, 01:05 PM
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Gale Sayers was pretty impressive in the highlights I've seen. He would be high on my list.
07-06-2012, 01:43 PM
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What rookie RB from the past.
Was Bo Jackson killing it his first season?? I don't know.
Off the top, I think Dickerson/Barry Sanders/Tony Dorsett are best oldskool RBs who had great rookie seasons.
Most of these great RBs weren't 'great' as rookies.
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07-06-2012, 02:34 PM
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What rookie RB from the past.
Was Bo Jackson killing it his first season?? I don't know.
Off the top, I think Dickerson/Barry Sanders/Tony Dorsett are best oldskool RBs who had great rookie seasons.
Most of these great RBs weren't 'great' as rookies.
Gale Sayers rookie year was probably his best.
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What rookie RB from the past.
Was Bo Jackson killing it his first season?? I don't know.
Off the top, I think Dickerson/Barry Sanders/Tony Dorsett are best oldskool RBs who had great rookie seasons.
Most of these great RBs weren't 'great' as rookies.
Perhaps I should have been more clear. I meant having one of the greatest halfbacks of all time as a rookie to grow on your team for years to come. If you had Barry Sanders you'd want him as a rookie for your team right?
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People forget what a monster Edgerrin James was as a rookie.
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I think I could build an offensive monster with Dickerson, Riggins, Payton or Barry Sanders in my team's backfield.
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Don't forget about O.J. Simpson. He was murderously good.
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Don't forget about O.J. Simpson. He was murderously good.
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