Story of the Greatest RB ever.

[offiss]

Originally Posted by smootsmack

Offiss, it's interesting you talk about longevity. I had a hard time deciding where to rank Campbell, Sayers and to some extent even Bo Jackson because of their relative lack of longevity. Do you think the longer Emmitt stays in the game, and if he plays like last year, the more his legacy might diminish?

Also, where would you rank Bettis and Thurman Thomas?

I don't believe so, when Emmitt set the record I didn't really look at him as a hanger on, he was still a good back on a bad team, I have to rate longevity as a big part of a back's rating, reason, if your going to chose a back to build a franchise around, you want him to last at least 10 year's, the reason I like peyton at #1 is 2 reason's he played every game but 1, and there was nothing he couldn't do as back, Brown played every game and maybe a better pure runner, but he wasen't in peyton's class when it came to recieving, or throwing the ball, I like Peyton's over all diversity, so I believe longevity is an attribute to an NFL RB.

Now if we are looking for a back for just 1 game, who would that be? Essentially you are going to pick the most gifted back that ever played, and longevity doesn't factor in, that is I believe an even more interesting topic, I think I would go with Earl Cambell for 1 game, but there will be a real difference of opinion on this one.