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Topic: 100 RBs who had lots of carries and didn't stink

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OrangeAfroMan

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Re: Top 100 RBs of All-Time
« Reply #154 on: March 16, 2020, 12:24:40 AM »
Option halfbacks did get fewer carries, but as a group, probably got a bump in yards per carry.  Perhaps it's a wash, perhaps not.
But because they only got the ball (ideally) because it was prudent for the QB to pitch the ball, they benefitted from that. 
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Re: Top 100 RBs of All-Time
« Reply #155 on: March 16, 2020, 12:42:46 AM »
Yes.  True.
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Re: Top 100 RBs of All-Time
« Reply #156 on: March 23, 2020, 11:42:05 AM »
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Re: Top 100 RBs of All-Time
« Reply #157 on: March 24, 2020, 12:21:29 PM »
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That guy was a pretty good college running back.
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Re: Top 100 RBs of All-Time
« Reply #158 on: March 24, 2020, 12:28:18 PM »
Yeah, but what about his NFL career?
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Re: Top 100 RBs of All-Time
« Reply #159 on: March 24, 2020, 12:55:53 PM »
He's bounced around a bit.  I think he's still on a roster somewhere.
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Re: Top 100 RBs of All-Time
« Reply #160 on: March 24, 2020, 01:07:14 PM »
Yeah, I guess, I can't evaluate a college career without thinking about their NFL performance.
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Re: Top 100 RBs of All-Time
« Reply #161 on: March 24, 2020, 01:29:21 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on March 24, 2020, 01:07:14 PM
Yeah, I guess, I can't evaluate a college career without thinking about their NFL performance.
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Re: Top 100 RBs of All-Time
« Reply #162 on: March 24, 2020, 01:35:08 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on March 24, 2020, 01:07:14 PM
Yeah, I guess, I can't evaluate a college career without thinking about their NFL performance.
Tough to do sometimes,guys like Charles White looked good with those great USC lines in the late '70s but was small and not all that fast.And of coarse the BROWNS drafted him.Reggie Bush was another great in college didn't carry over.Archie Griffin,same, great balance and moves - marginal in the Sunday league.Tebow would have loved to have him on  Saturday roster
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Re: Top 100 RBs of All-Time
« Reply #163 on: March 24, 2020, 01:36:24 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on March 24, 2020, 01:07:14 PM
Yeah, I guess, I can't evaluate a college career without thinking about their NFL performance.
Peterson is interesting because he battled those injuries his last two years and was still pretty dang productive despite missing games.

He did have a bit of a first impression issue. Barring something other-worldly, he'd always be chasing his first season. Until that pro career obviously. 
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Re: Top 100 RBs of All-Time
« Reply #164 on: March 24, 2020, 01:36:28 PM »
I'm just poking the bear a bit here ...
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Re: Top 100 RBs of All-Time
« Reply #165 on: March 24, 2020, 01:37:58 PM »
Quote from: MrNubbz on March 24, 2020, 01:35:08 PM
Tough to do sometimes,guys like Charles White looked good with those great USC lines in the late '70s but was small and not all that fast.And of coarse the BROWNS drafted him.Reggie Bush was another great in college didn't carry over.Archie Griffin,same, great balance and moves - marginal in the Sunday league.Tebow would have loved to have him on  Saturday roster
I disagree on Reggie Bush. He had a pretty solid NFL career. 

He wasn't some next-level game-changer, but he wasn't exactly a bust. 

His biggest problem was probably that he was a jack-of-all-trades player not a "pure RB" or "pure WR". It took the right coaching staff to find the best ways to integrate his skill set into a gameplan, instead of just plugging him into a position. 
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Re: Top 100 RBs of All-Time
« Reply #166 on: March 24, 2020, 01:38:54 PM »
Quote from: OrangeAfroMan on March 24, 2020, 01:29:21 PM
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You want to see them against the best competition. Otherwise they might be running it up against large HS teams. 
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Re: Top 100 RBs of All-Time
« Reply #167 on: March 24, 2020, 01:39:39 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on March 24, 2020, 12:28:18 PM
Yeah, but what about his NFL career?
A paltry 14,216 yards rushing, Browns would have never touched these guys
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