Supercowboy1986
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My best best friend and I were talking about some of our favorite players throughout time and we got on the topic on the most exciting running backs we have seen.
His 2 were Barry Sanders and OJ Simpson.
Mine were Emmitt Smith and Ladainian Tomlinson.
ES was always fun to watch for me because how deceptively athletic he was. For being a stocky guy he was incredibly elusive and his cuts and jukes were one of a master technician. Seeing all those ankles break always felt good. He always appeared to out maneuver tacklers with ease and rarely lost his balance.
LT was a different beast all together. Watching him throw touch down passes and spin and juke defenders gave a different level of satisfaction compared to ES. LT to me was more "shifty" and faster then ES but neither were easy to tackle. LT was so dangerous in the open field and running through the hole. his speed and second gear were insane.
Both were great pass catchers with a slight edge to LT but I believe ES was the better pass protector. ES obviously has more rings. Whereas LT has none. Both were NFL MVP's at some point. LT was the more exciting player to watch but ES was the better winner overall IMO. In terms of durability it's probably a wash with a slight edge to ES (can't forget the separated shoulder game).
What do you guys think?
His 2 were Barry Sanders and OJ Simpson.
Mine were Emmitt Smith and Ladainian Tomlinson.
ES was always fun to watch for me because how deceptively athletic he was. For being a stocky guy he was incredibly elusive and his cuts and jukes were one of a master technician. Seeing all those ankles break always felt good. He always appeared to out maneuver tacklers with ease and rarely lost his balance.
LT was a different beast all together. Watching him throw touch down passes and spin and juke defenders gave a different level of satisfaction compared to ES. LT to me was more "shifty" and faster then ES but neither were easy to tackle. LT was so dangerous in the open field and running through the hole. his speed and second gear were insane.
Both were great pass catchers with a slight edge to LT but I believe ES was the better pass protector. ES obviously has more rings. Whereas LT has none. Both were NFL MVP's at some point. LT was the more exciting player to watch but ES was the better winner overall IMO. In terms of durability it's probably a wash with a slight edge to ES (can't forget the separated shoulder game).
What do you guys think?
