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Many of the RBs I'd take over Barry played with even lesser teams than he had around him. My preference in running style has nothing whatsoever to do with Barry's teammates and whether they could or could not get the job done. It has to do with the fact that offenses are less effective when they get stuck 2nd and long, and 3rd and long so many times in a game. That's where he left them too often. He was great, when he got free. When he couldn't his style hurt his team.Banned_n_austin said:I like the post. It's thoughtful, but I disagree on the points that he had the supporting cast. IMO there weren't great players around him.
He would not grind out yards to move the chains.They depended on him too much and I think that's where the team failed during his time there. He ran up the middle. The way you put it, he NEVER ran up the middle. That's just not true.
I agree with you. He tried too hard to make something happen, and not hard enough to make a difference. If he had ever pushed himself on every carry in a game I'd love him. I think he danced a lot and was spectacular. Big deal. That doesn't win football games when it counts.On the "hard yards" I thought maybe Barry tried too hard to make something happen ... I do agree he wasn't the best short-yardage back, but he wasn't awful either. I put a lot of that on the line.
He really was. I'm grateful to have seen his entire career. I'm also glad he didn't play for us. I don't believe we'd have won 3 of 4 with him instead of Emmitt Smith. I don't believe we'd have won even 1. That was a disciplined offense and he was a free lance runner. Bad mix.He was amazing to watch ... and I agree he would have gotten the record had he kept playing. I'd be a bigger dummy than I already am to think differently.
I don't disagree with you one bit on any of this. I prefer the RB who will lay it all on the line. I said I could easily name 20 RBs I'd rather have. I wasn't joking. As amazing as he was it did not translate to winning. There is a reason for that. Football is 11 guys working together. Not 10 guys trying to figure out a way to let 1 guy do his amazing thing.He just wasn't that short-yardage hammer-style back, but he accomplished a lot more than 99% of RBs can say they did. He was so elusive ... I don't know if I'll ever witness a guy with those moves again.
I've heard all that for years and I don't agree. On him being a nice, humble guy...yeah. To some extent. he also held out several tiems and walked away leaving his team high and dry then threatened to go into the Hall of Fame not wearing Lions gear. To me that is a bit prima donna.I also think he is a very humble guy and would be willing to do what it takes for his team to win. It's just that his team wasn't willing to put the pieces in place for them to win - other than him. This has been what Barry has been saying since he retired.
Actually, according to him and his father he never seriously considered a comeback. He admitted that he didn't like football that much. I really wasn't surprised to hear that. I thought he played without much passion. Not talking about emotion. Passion, as in left every ounce he had on the field. Can't say i ever saw him do that.He tried to come back and play for another team ... Detroit wouldn't let him. I just don't think Detroit was the best fit for Sanders. As where Emmitt had the perfect situation.
I don't believe any team he was on would have won. In the NFL discipline wins. His style is anything but. Again, it is just my opinion and I know it is not popular. I say again, he was amazing. I am so relieved he never wore the star.