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

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bayareabadger

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Re: Top 100 RBs of All-Time
« Reply #168 on: March 24, 2020, 01:41:55 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
White was odd because he was injured and middling most of his career, then All Pro at 29, done at 31.

Granted, he had 700 carries his last two seasons. Lord. 
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Re: Top 100 RBs of All-Time
« Reply #169 on: March 24, 2020, 02:48:28 PM »
I pay almost no attention to the NFL in general, but I saw some discussion about Gurley going to ATL and read some saying he's done, his production fell off, and others claiming he's fine, which is what I expected from "ESPNesque TH types".  He was the lesser rated HS prospect at RB going to UGA his first year but really took the place by storm.  The other higher rated RB had a string of injuries.  Gurley of course tore his ACL in his last game in college.  I thought he was really good.

Anyway, back to whatever we were discussing.  The RBs who sustained their NFL career for 15 years or more were freaks?  Lucky?  

Who was the worst CFB RB to have a great NFL career?  Terrell Davis might merit mention.  He was good in college but didn't get to play much.
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Re: Top 100 RBs of All-Time
« Reply #170 on: March 24, 2020, 02:57:26 PM »
Frank Gore never had a 1,000 yard season in college, and he's the 3rd-leading rusher, all-time.
Neither did Bettis or Franco Harris, but the former was an effective FB and the latter shared time - both were 1st rounders.
Every guy in the top 40 career NFL rushers was a known dude in college.  There's a couple guys from way back that I don't know about.  When you get to Earnest Byner at 42nd - you have some anonymity.  East Carolina.  No 1,000 yard seasons.  Not a high draft pick.

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« Reply #171 on: March 24, 2020, 03:14:13 PM »
He didn't necessarily have the longevity, and he was a first round pick, but I don't recall knowing who Chris Johnson was before he blew up in his bowl game, and then set the 40 yard dash record at the combine.  And I'm guessing most casual fans had never heard of him prior to that combine result.
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Re: Top 100 RBs of All-Time
« Reply #172 on: March 24, 2020, 03:17:23 PM »
Davis was drafted by the Broncos in the sixth round (196th pick overall) of the 1995 NFL Draft. He is the Denver Broncos all-time leading rusher, with 7,607 rushing yards. Davis still holds the NFL record for most rushing touchdowns in a single postseason, scoring 8 in the 1997 playoffs.[1] As a player, he was given the nickname "T. D." by players, fans and the media; this denoted both the initials of his first and last name as well as being an abbreviation for touchdown.

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Re: Top 100 RBs of All-Time
« Reply #173 on: March 24, 2020, 04:01:59 PM »
Same deal as Johnson with a super high, super short peak.  They are the only two players with a 2,000 yard season, but are under 10,000 for their career.
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Re: Top 100 RBs of All-Time
« Reply #174 on: March 24, 2020, 05:13:49 PM »
So, there is a strong correlation between college performance and NFL performance once injury is taken out of it.  We have a few sleepers and a few duds, but not many.

Who is the best college back to be a dud in the pros injury aside?  Might be someone who got into drugs.
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Re: Top 100 RBs of All-Time
« Reply #175 on: March 24, 2020, 05:31:13 PM »
Too numerous to list, probably.  
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Re: Top 100 RBs of All-Time
« Reply #176 on: March 24, 2020, 05:32:41 PM »
Well, the best of a thing would be one thing, it's not possible it could be numerous by definition.
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Re: Top 100 RBs of All-Time
« Reply #177 on: March 24, 2020, 05:33:08 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on March 24, 2020, 05:13:49 PM
So, there is a strong correlation between college performance and NFL performance once injury is taken out of it.  We have a few sleepers and a few duds, but not many.

Who is the best college back to be a dud in the pros injury aside?  Might be someone who got into drugs.
The very-talented and aptly named HB Joe Don Looney who got kicked off Bud Wilkinson's last really-good Sooner team (1962) flamed out very quickly in the NFL.  Might have been drugs combined with Eastern mysticism.  It couldn't have been much of a surprise to anyone.
Another fabulously talented Sooner was Marcus Dupree.  He flamed out at OU and then again in the pros.
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Re: Top 100 RBs of All-Time
« Reply #178 on: March 24, 2020, 05:43:52 PM »
I was thinking more of a guy who really lit it up in college and was drafted say in the top ten and  then just couldn't hack it.
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Re: Top 100 RBs of All-Time
« Reply #179 on: March 24, 2020, 06:25:54 PM »
Take your pick:
Fournette
Gordon has stunk
Trent Richardson.
CJ Spiller
Ryan Matthews
Knowshawn Moreno
McFadden
Reggie Bush
Cedric Benson
Ron Dayne
Curtis Enis
Lawrence Phillips
Ki-Jana Carter
Tyrone Wheatley
Garrison Hearst
Tommy Vardell
Blair Thomas
Tim Worley
Brent Fullwood
David Overstreet
USC's Ricky Bell was taken #1 overall, only ran for 3,000 yds.  The #2 pick was HOF Tony Dorsett.  
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Re: Top 100 RBs of All-Time
« Reply #180 on: March 24, 2020, 06:32:31 PM »
Hearst?  He was a bust in the pros?  Huh.

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Re: Top 100 RBs of All-Time
« Reply #181 on: March 24, 2020, 07:08:49 PM »
Quote from: OrangeAfroMan on March 24, 2020, 06:25:54 PM
Take your pick:
Fournette
Gordon has stunk
Trent Richardson.
CJ Spiller
Ryan Matthews
Knowshawn Moreno
McFadden
Reggie Bush
Cedric Benson
Ron Dayne
Curtis Enis
Lawrence Phillips
Ki-Jana Carter
Tyrone Wheatley
Garrison Hearst
Tommy Vardell
Blair Thomas
Tim Worley
Brent Fullwood
David Overstreet
USC's Ricky Bell was taken #1 overall, only ran for 3,000 yds.  The #2 pick was HOF Tony Dorsett. 
More than a few of those guys were perfectly fine pros.

They were not at the level they were in college, but they were pretty decent. Hurst was arguably better in the pros than in college.
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