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Top 10 Alabama running backs since 1990?
Posted on 1/25/13 at 4:50 pm
Posted on 1/25/13 at 4:50 pm
If you had to list the ten best backs to play at Alabama since 1990, which ones would you put on the list?
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Posted on 1/25/13 at 5:29 pm to RollTide1987
Trent
Ingram
Shaun
TJ
Lacy
Siran Stacy
Coffee
Shaud Williams
Darby
Terrence Cody
Ingram
Shaun
TJ
Lacy
Siran Stacy
Coffee
Shaud Williams
Darby
Terrence Cody
This post was edited on 1/25/13 at 5:30 pm
Posted on 1/25/13 at 5:39 pm to RollTide1987
Great thread idea.
stream of consciousness:
Trent, Mark, Shaun, Riddle, Coffee, Yeldon, Lacy, Darby, Lassic, Stacy, Sherman William, Shaud Williams, Upchurch, Grant.
Ranking:
1) Trent
2) Mark
3) Shaun
4) Sherman Williams
5) Lacy
6) Lassic
7) Yeldon
8) Shaud Williams
9) Stacy
10) Darby
Tough call. Hard to leave Riddle and Coffee off the top 10, but I think Yeldon's one year production and the potential he's shown warants him being there ahead of them. Obviously he's the only one on the list with a chance to keep moving up, too.
stream of consciousness:
Trent, Mark, Shaun, Riddle, Coffee, Yeldon, Lacy, Darby, Lassic, Stacy, Sherman William, Shaud Williams, Upchurch, Grant.
Ranking:
1) Trent
2) Mark
3) Shaun
4) Sherman Williams
5) Lacy
6) Lassic
7) Yeldon
8) Shaud Williams
9) Stacy
10) Darby
Tough call. Hard to leave Riddle and Coffee off the top 10, but I think Yeldon's one year production and the potential he's shown warants him being there ahead of them. Obviously he's the only one on the list with a chance to keep moving up, too.
Posted on 1/25/13 at 5:53 pm to bamasgot13
Nice list. I'd put Sherman on the list, but I'm not sure I'd put Lassic in over Coffee.
Should the lists be adjusted for their playcallers or the lines they played behind?
Should the lists be adjusted for their playcallers or the lines they played behind?
Posted on 1/25/13 at 6:12 pm to lookslikedave
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Should the lists be adjusted for their playcallers or the lines they played behind?
I think it would be a lot easier to rank them based on what they did on the field. Everyone talks about what Brodie Croyle would have done behind a better offensive line but, when it's all said and done, no one will ever know. All we do know is what he did.
As for me….I would rank our running backs like so:
1. Trent Richardson (2009-2011)
2. Mark Ingram (2008-2010)
3. Shaun Alexander (1996-1999)
4. Sherman Williams (1991-1994)
5. Eddie Lacy (2010-2012)
6. Siran Stacy (1988-1991)
7. Shaud Williams (2002-2003)
8. Kenneth Darby (2003-2006)
9. Glenn Coffee (2006-2008)
10. TJ Yeldon (2012-present)
This post was edited on 1/25/13 at 6:15 pm
Posted on 1/25/13 at 7:16 pm to RollTide1987
quote:
I think it would be a lot easier to rank them based on what they did on the field. Everyone talks about what Brodie Croyle would have done behind a better offensive line but, when it's all said and done, no one will ever know. All we do know is what he did.
True. I wish could see what Ahmaad Galloway could have done without the injuries, but we can't.
If we're just ranking them based on what they did on the field, a case could be made that Sherman should be ranked behind Lacy and Shaud, and maybe Coffee.
These are from their best years:
YDS / AVG / TD
Sherman
1341 / 4.6 / 8
738 / 4.4 / 9
Lacy
1322 / 6.5 / 17
674 / 7.1 / 7
406 / 7.3 / 6
Shaud Williams
1367 / 4.9 / 14
921 / 7.1 / 5
Coffee
1383 / 5.9 / 10
545 / 4.2 / 4
This post was edited on 1/25/13 at 7:19 pm
Posted on 1/25/13 at 7:28 pm to RollTide1987
Don't know about the top 10, but if I had to pick only 2 RBs in Bama history to be on my team, it would be Trent and Shaun Alexander.
Posted on 1/25/13 at 7:43 pm to lookslikedave
Lassic deserves special consideration based solely on his Fred Sanford heart attack touchdown celebration.
Posted on 1/25/13 at 7:45 pm to bamasgot13
Darby over Coffee? Not eve close IMO.
Posted on 1/25/13 at 7:57 pm to bamabenny
I agree with Coffee over Darby, but the stats were closer than I thought they would be.
Two best seasons:
Darby
1242 / 5.2 / 3
1062 / 4.8 / 8
Coffee
1383 / 5.9 / 10
545 / 4.2 / 4
Two best seasons:
Darby
1242 / 5.2 / 3
1062 / 4.8 / 8
Coffee
1383 / 5.9 / 10
545 / 4.2 / 4
This post was edited on 1/25/13 at 8:01 pm
Posted on 1/25/13 at 8:23 pm to lookslikedave
Darby wins over Coffee because Darby rushed for a thousand yards (twice) behind two very sub-par offensive lines. The '08 line is second to the '12 line in terms of greatness.
Posted on 1/25/13 at 8:42 pm to RollTide1987
In terms of sheer ability, Yeldon is a better running back than all of them. He has amazing agility for his size, has great vision, can break tackles at will, and is a good receiver coming out of the backfield. I won't be surprised if he has a LaDainian Tomlinson-type career in the NFL. He's that good.
Posted on 1/25/13 at 9:43 pm to Bench McElroy
Are we allowed to include NFL careers in this discussion?
If so, only one of those guys on everyone's lists was ever named nfl MVP.
If so, only one of those guys on everyone's lists was ever named nfl MVP.
Posted on 1/25/13 at 10:09 pm to Golgi Apparatus
quote:
Are we allowed to include NFL careers in this discussion?
I only had their college careers in mind when I made the OP.
Posted on 1/25/13 at 11:29 pm to RollTide1987
I'm with you if we're adjusting the top 10 based on the lines they played behind now.
Posted on 1/26/13 at 3:29 am to lookslikedave
1. Trent Richardson
2. Shaun Alexander
3. Mark Ingram
4. Eddie Lacy
5. TJ Yeldon
6. Shaud Williams
7. Glen Coffee
8. Ken Darby
9. Sherman Williams
10. Santonio Beard
2. Shaun Alexander
3. Mark Ingram
4. Eddie Lacy
5. TJ Yeldon
6. Shaud Williams
7. Glen Coffee
8. Ken Darby
9. Sherman Williams
10. Santonio Beard
This post was edited on 1/26/13 at 3:42 am
Posted on 1/26/13 at 6:18 am to Tide_in_Tally
Riddle scored the game winning touchdown against auburn and had good career he might be number 11 for me
Posted on 1/26/13 at 7:22 pm to lookslikedave
Itd be silly to try to rank Yeldon right now. Putting him at 7 or 5 etc doesnt do him justice because we dont know just how good he is right now. Heck he could end up being #1.
That said:
1)Alexander
2)Ingram
3)TR
Darby should get some love in this thread too. That guy ran behind some mediocre lines and with terrible coaching and still somehow was able to churn out yards.
That said:
1)Alexander
2)Ingram
3)TR
Darby should get some love in this thread too. That guy ran behind some mediocre lines and with terrible coaching and still somehow was able to churn out yards.
This post was edited on 1/26/13 at 7:25 pm
Posted on 1/26/13 at 7:43 pm to bamafan1001
Trent
Alexander
Ingram
Alexander
Ingram
Posted on 1/26/13 at 8:18 pm to CrimsonCoast
I'm not sure I'd have Ingram in my top 4. Both Trent and Alexander are easily the top 2.
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