There will never be another like him. The guy was nasty.
There will never be another like him. The guy was nasty.
He was great but hes a deserter and a quitter
I beg to differ that there won't be another like him. CJ Spiller!
Although that's not exactly fair.
CJ Spiller will be like nothing anyone has ever seen before.
THRILLA SPILLA BABY!
Can you tell I'm going through football withdrawals?
I am The Batman.
He was a home run type back, but hugely inconsistent. I saw us tackle him in his end zone for a safety, and remember him getting negative yardage in a game against Green Bay.
When you rank the great backs, you have to start with Jim Brown, and then argue 2nd place on down.
Should have known, way back in 1960 when we drafted Richie Lucas Number 1, that this would be a long, hard ride. But who could have known it would be THIS bad?
I am shocked with a few negative comments regarding Barry. The guy is flat out the best Rb ever. Take into consideration the fact that he never played behind a good O line, he never played with a good Quarterback, and never in a good offense. He was the lions O for 9 years. ONE MAN!!! (H Moore had good numbers but never did anythign big).
Originally Posted by Jaybird
Ya haters want to hate
barry was the most entertaining player to watch...
he got out to early but is most likely happy he did RB's take a beating
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The guy plays forever on a terrible team. Never complains. Never holds out. Never hits anyone in his car. Finally after like a decade of futility, he asks to be released so he can go and try to win. They say no. He retires. The next year he asks again to be released and they say no again. That is bull***** treatment of the best RB of all time and the face of your franchise.
The Lions were going to lose anyways. Having Barry on another team wouldn't have changed that. That was a bush league move by a bush league organization.
why? because he retired before he has concussion problems or just flat out sucked (see shaun alexander etc.)
he is to the RB position what jerry rice was to the WR position. the best.
The last time the Bills made the playoffs was 1999.
I dont disagree that he was exciting to watch no doubt he was. Was he the best No he was one of the top 10 of all time yes. But Im in the mindset that if a player signs his name he should honor it (asking for a trade is fine). Yes I know the teams release without thinking anything which isnt fair but thats how it is.
I actually gained respect for him when he left. He was never after anointing himself as the best ever through breaking rushing records etc... He just loved the game. He was a humble guy who just loved the game. And in today's age of me-first-football, its a reason he deserves respect.
That's weak
In Barry's defense , he had a crappy OL with a crappy organization his entire career
Barry Sanders is the best RB of all time, bar none.
Its a very significant factor into why I think hes the best ever. If he played for a good team, with a good OL, what would he have done then?
Yeah exactly. Imagine if Green Bay takes Barry instead of Tony Mandrich?
Same here. In this day and age, we see (and hear) the self promoting, whiny, it's all about me types day in and day out. Barry was class, absolute class. He made a decision that playing for the Lions was no longer an option for him. He requested to be let go, the Lions refused. They also refused to consider trading him.
Barry never wavered, he stayed away. Quietly went on with his life, without badmouthing the Lions, etc.
Pure class, and the most explosive RB most of us will ever see. The only sad thing about all this is that Barry should be the all time back, and not Emmit Smith. Emiit was good back, with a great line on mostly good teams. Emmit couldn't hold a candle to Barry.
Barry Sanders and Walter Payton were two of the classiest players I've known of.
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Barry Sanders wasn't even the best RB in his franchises' history...
Billy Sims was a much better back.
And played on an even worse Lions team.
hopefully you are joking
Boy, you can tell the off-season is getting old.
Top 10 definitely, maybe even top 5, but absolutely not #1.
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