THE JUICE
"The Juice was a Fantasy Monster in 1975.. He racked up 1817 yds rushing and 2243 from scrimmage" ~ That's about 500 more than his nearest competitor in both categories and those totals are from 14 game seasons.
Many fans tend to give Thurman the nod as the greatest Bills Tailback because of his recieving abilities.. but contrary to what many believe OJ was excellent at catching the ball out of the backfield as he demonstrated against the Phins in '75 when he put up well over 100 yards recieving in a loss and 7 reciving TDs total that season. The Juice had the ability to turn any busted screen into a 60 yd dash for a TD.
As a Fantasy Back OJ had few equals but in reality he was an All time great Back playing on poor teams with coaching staffs that often misused his abilities.. OJ was never surrounded by equal talent at the skill positions the way that Thurm was throughout his time in Buffalo, which resulted in the abreviated career of the Juice.
www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20050508/1030819.asp
"The Juice was a Fantasy Monster in 1975.. He racked up 1817 yds rushing and 2243 from scrimmage" ~ That's about 500 more than his nearest competitor in both categories and those totals are from 14 game seasons.
Many fans tend to give Thurman the nod as the greatest Bills Tailback because of his recieving abilities.. but contrary to what many believe OJ was excellent at catching the ball out of the backfield as he demonstrated against the Phins in '75 when he put up well over 100 yards recieving in a loss and 7 reciving TDs total that season. The Juice had the ability to turn any busted screen into a 60 yd dash for a TD.
As a Fantasy Back OJ had few equals but in reality he was an All time great Back playing on poor teams with coaching staffs that often misused his abilities.. OJ was never surrounded by equal talent at the skill positions the way that Thurm was throughout his time in Buffalo, which resulted in the abreviated career of the Juice.
www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20050508/1030819.asp
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