Commanders Post at The Warpath - View Single Post - Marshall Faulk's Top 5 RB's...No Portis?!

an23dy · 07-07-2009, 08:46 PM

I think there could be 20 guys you could create some argument for, given some would be a stretch but it's tough to say what makes a good RB and it's definitely tough to judge guys because it's so much based on the o-line. I think AP is able to do so much of what he does in open space because his o-line is very good at run blocking. No doubt he's real good, but put him behind the Lions o-line and he's not putting up the best stats in the NFL.

Adrian Peterson
Michael Turner
DeAngelo Williams
Clinton Portis
Steven Jackson
Brandon Jacobs
Thomas Jones
Chris Johnson
Steve Slaton
Matt Forte
Frank Gore
Willie Parker
Larry Johnson
Ladanian Tomlinson
Brian Westbrook
Marion Barber
Ronnie Brown
Maurice Jones-Drew
Jonathan Stewart
Derrick Ward

07-07-2009, 08:46 PM	#40
an23dy Special Teams Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 162	Re: Marshall Faulk's Top 5 RB's...No Portis?! I think there could be 20 guys you could create some argument for, given some would be a stretch but it's tough to say what makes a good RB and it's definitely tough to judge guys because it's so much based on the o-line. I think AP is able to do so much of what he does in open space because his o-line is very good at run blocking. No doubt he's real good, but put him behind the Lions o-line and he's not putting up the best stats in the NFL. Adrian Peterson Michael Turner DeAngelo Williams Clinton Portis Steven Jackson Brandon Jacobs Thomas Jones Chris Johnson Steve Slaton Matt Forte Frank Gore Willie Parker Larry Johnson Ladanian Tomlinson Brian Westbrook Marion Barber Ronnie Brown Maurice Jones-Drew Jonathan Stewart Derrick Ward