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Very nice list by ActionMike. If we're fine tuning it, might I suggest working Ronnie Lott in there?
 
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Bo Jackson was better than Lawrence Phillips, Marshall Faulk, and all the others. BY FAR.
 
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Jimmy Clausen
 
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I was too young to appreciate Lott's time at USC, so I didn't list him.  But if he was anything in college like he was in the pros, can't argue with that.
 
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There's so many great backs, it's really like picking drunk broads at Spring Break.  They'll all get the job done, you just happen to feel a little more attached to that special one.  Faulk and Bo were GREAT backs (as were Dayne and Williams), I just prefer Phillips as my "man among boys" power back and Sanders as my "did he just do that?" back.
 
Menace, while I'm impressed that a guy with a Buckeye avatar brought up Woodson, I've got to disagree with you.  I always thought he was overrated as a man corner and made a lot of plays in Michigan's zone scheme because the talent around him allowed him to roam and gamble.  Definitely a great player, but if we're splitting hairs, I can't put him on my team (plus, I think someone should allert the authorities that he is holding Peyton Manning's Heisman).
 
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i'd say woodson
but i'm a young gun
 
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Vince Young won the national Champ. almost single handed
 
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hard to pick
 
Jim Kelly
Herschel
Emmitt
Barry Sanders
 
 
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Quote Originally Posted by chomper:

hard to pick
 
Jim Kelly
Herschel
Emmitt
Barry Sanders
 


Emmitt? You have got to be kidding me. I'm a big UF fan from way back (John Reeves era) and no way Emmitt comes close. Much better as a pro, and still not an elite back at that, IMO. Are you completely disregarding his senior year?

I ain't buying Jim Kelly either (again, loved him as a pro) but I'll let someone else take issue with that.
 
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Patrick White.  Yes, I'm serious.
 
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Hershel Walker
 
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Julius Peppers
 
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Damn i scrolled all the way down, looking forward to being the only one to pick hershel walker, and then i see straightshooter beat me too it, so its agreed, its Hershel, 100%, barry was a better pro to be honest, but Archie is a close second..........
 
great idea for a thread, keep it going
 
How bout the best team of all time?     
    well for me thats easy, despite being a long time gator fan, since emmitt was there, it has to be either of the two years that ken dorsey was the quarterback...........let me count the waves,
 
Andre Johnson, Antrel Rolle, Brandon Meriweather, Brock Berline, Thomas Carroll, DJ Williams, Frank Gore, Devin Hester, Jason Geathers, Vilma, Kellen Winslow, Mcgahee, Sinorice Moss, Roscoe Parrish, Sean Taylor, Vince Wilfork, and Dorsey
 
and the team had just lost Clinton portis to the draft, but he was on the 2001 team, does that make the '01 team the best and not this one, remember, the Canes lost to OSU in the Fiesto bowl on a nasty shot by Mike Doss to willis, could have used portis to have stuck around for another year huh, they he would have went down inside of just being another box washington redskins player
 
GL to all, 13-7 this week, hammer the NFL, not great on CFB, but I have some nice early leans that I might have to get where they stand now, I'll post somewhere about them soon, peace hommies
 
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I was born in 1989, so I haven't seen some of the players that you all have.  I would probably have to say Vince Young, Michael Vick, Charles Woodson and Peter Warrick are at the top of my list.
 
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Quote Originally Posted by Tarheelz:

Julius Peppers

 Hard to omit Suggs or Freeney,but I would have to include Julius Peppers as well.

 I would have a Bo Jackson/Herschel Walker backfield but I think that Tony Dorsett deserves a mention and Earl Campbell was pretty damn good!

 As far as QB's go,shouldn't Ty Detmer get some love?

 
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Andre Ware
 
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reggie ball
 
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wilbur marshall
 
barry sanders
 
 
 
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Emmitt broke the freshman record for consective 100 games and put 224 on bama up there
 
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Without question, Jared Lorenzen
 
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How bout OJ
 
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Quote Originally Posted by joeyd88:

How bout OJ

 He was unbelievable the way that he would carve up defenses!

 But seriously if you watch some O.J. highlights he did some things that nobody had ever done before,he should be included as one of the best ever.

 
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Just two words... two simple words.

Herschel Walker

Let's think about what Herschel's accomplishments for a minute. 
  • In an era where freshmen had literally just been granted the opportunity to play at all on the varsity teams, Herschel finished 3rd in the Heisman trophy balloting in his freshman year, and 2nd his sophomore year.
  • Herschel won the Heisman as a Junior, and would have likely won it as a senior, as well, if he'd stayed his senior year
  • Herschel rushed for over 1,600 yards as a freshman, and he didn't play 11 quarters of that year due to either injury or being benched by Vince Dooley during a blowout.
  • Herschel was the first football player to go pro after his junior year, jumping to the USFL because of all the he was promised.
  • If Herschel had stayed for his senior year and rushed for his average per-game rushing total of 159 yards of the previous 3 years, he would have had a career total of over 7,000 rushing yards, which would still be the all-time record.  As it is, his career totals from 3 years are still good for 6th place all-time. (All of the top 5 places are taken by players with 4 years of numbers.)
I could probably go on with more statistics, but I think that's enough to make my point.  All of this, of course, doesn't even take into account his incredible pro career.  Even if you don't include his USFL stats, he's still the only person in NFL history to score touchdowns of 90+ yards on a run, pass reception, and kick return in the same season, and he's still 8th on the all-time list of all-purpose yards gained.

Bottom line, Herschel was a damn hoss.  He was probably too good for his own good, and that's why he just doesn't tend to get the respect he deserves (because of the whole USFL fiasco, and subsequent bad press).
 
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This thread is degenerating. OK, no more argument. Todd Marinovich.


 
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Quote Originally Posted by ActionMike:

I've been watching since the mid-'80s.  Here's my
 
ALL-TIME TEAM
 
QB - Vince Young
RB - Lawrence Phillips
RB - Barry Sanders
WR - Peter Warrick
WR - Randy Moss
TE - Keith Jackson
OL - Jeff Faine
OL - Reuben Brown
OL - Zack Weigert
OL - Tony Boselli
OL - Orlando Pace
 
DT - Cortez Kennedy
DT - Chris Zorich
DE - Terrell Suggs
DE - Dwight Freeney
ILB - Marvin Jones
ILB - Brian Bosworth
OLB - Cornelius Bennett
OLB - Derrick Brooks
CB - Deion Sanders
CB - Fred Smoot
S - Ed Reed
S - Mark Carrier


nice team...but how do you leave out...
<<<this guy...Derrick Thomas...52 career sacks...27 in one season!
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