Larry Johnson is the best back in the NFL
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natedogg
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I was waiting for this. He is good, I'll give you that. BUT...you could drive an 18 wheeler through the holes his O-Line provides for him. You have 3 of the best O-Lineman in the league in Roaf, Shields and Wiegmann; all pro bowlers. Barry Sanders could come out of retirement and easily run for 1000 yards.oswizzle said:
Kato
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oswizzle said:
you are correct, not that you needed me to tell you this! lol
last nine games
150 yds/game
1351 rushin yards
1.88 td's/game
take those #'s for a full season
2400 yds
30.2 tds
as far as receiving he was
9th in rec yds for a back w/ 343 yds.
and 22nd for rec w/ 33
def a great line
and you can always teach someone how to block but you can't teach someone how to run like gran ma ma
throw up the diamond cutter baby.....unnh!
Sanders wasn`t good he was unbelievable!
Blutarski
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doggzj said:Wow Roaf is still playing? I had no idea. Isn't he like 50 now?
I've had LJ on my fanasy team for 3 years, and boy did it pay off this year
LOL, Roaf may be old but KC's offense wasn't very good at all until Willie came all the way back from a bad hammy. First Ballot HOF, if not it will only be from playing in NO and KC and not huge media markets. LJ is a damn good back but I have to agree he's not the best as his pass blocking sucks. He might be the best runner though. My defintion of a great back is one who stays healthy and ages well, in which Tiki Barber has done great in both departments, but also not fumbling is important and Tiki has had those problems in the past. Playing hurt and staying healthy at that position is paramount to being the best, all the players mentioned have great skills and good lines make them look even better. That's what made Walter Payton so good, some of those Bears teams sucked ass on the line and he never got hurt. Incredible.
doggzj
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EEmain said:
Um...
LJ vs Tiki
- Giants have a passing attack - Advantage Tiki
- LJ wasn't even the starting RB for almost half the season! - Advantage Tiki
- Did you see any of the highlights when Tiki went over 200 yards? My Dad could have gone for 100 vs the tackling he faced. - Advantage Tiki
- LJ has the best oline - Advantage LJ
This is like an Emmitt vs Barry debate. Barry was clearly the better runner, but he didn't have everything else like Emmitt did.
PS. While we are at it lets look at the stats. LJ has over twice the TDs, and only 100 less yards. Did I mention that he was the backup for half the season?
EEmain
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doggzj said:
Yea half a season and more carries...:jaw:
If you watched the Giants at all this year you would have seen Barber on the sideline inside the 5... Why? Coughlin wanted it that way... you must of missed that in my previous post. LJ ever go to the side inside the 50yd line?
Blutarski
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natedogg said:
No way LJ holds up for a whole season getting 30 carries a game, not an idictment against him but no back can handle 480 carries, especially with his running style. "If" Priest Holmes would be willing to caddie for LJ (and I think he would at his age and if they are willing to pay him) and get 5-8 carries a game it would help tremendously. Right now LJ's backup is Dee Brown, and he hasn't been the same since that dunk contest way back when..
Bean
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doggzj said:
This whole TD by a RB thing is totally bunk. MANY teams put in the Fullback if they run it in... most RBs get the ball there but don't always run it in...
When you have an offense GEARED towards running the ball; you have a HUGE advantage... so LJ has it there buddy; sorry. Tiki being on a passing team just shows that he can run the ball quite well when the O-line isnt the best.