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re: Bo Jackson vs. Herschel Walker
Posted on 7/8/21 at 11:41 am to Turf Taint
Posted on 7/8/21 at 11:41 am to Turf Taint
Both were absolutely phenomenal, freak athletes, who were blessed with the ability to do things athletically that very few if any ever had before. The incessant need to place one above the other by football fans only serves to diminish both of their incredible achievements on the field of play.
It should be enough for anyone to say that they both, along with Darren McFadden in my homer opinion, were to this point the greatest college running backs to ever play the game.
It should be enough for anyone to say that they both, along with Darren McFadden in my homer opinion, were to this point the greatest college running backs to ever play the game.
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Posted on 7/8/21 at 11:45 am to troyt37
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along with Darren McFadden in my homer opinion, were to this point the greatest college running backs to ever play the game.
Darren McFadden’s 1,000-yard season has been virtually worthless by Matthew Conner 5 years ago Follow @RockyMntRaider Tweet Share x Comment Despite rushing for what is certain to be over 1,000 yards in 2015, Darren McFadden has added little substance to the Dallas Cowboys’ offense. For only the second time in his 8-year NFL career, Dallas Cowboys’ running back Darren McFadden will break the 1,000 yards rushing mark once he gains a mere three yards in the season finale. The 1,000-yard mark has long been the standard used to determine a quality season from a running back but McFadden’s 1,000-yard season in 2015 must be considered one of the least impactful of such campaigns in Cowboys’ history. To say that Cowboys’ fans have been spoiled at the running back position is like saying George Clooney has been spoiled at the girlfriend position. The franchise that has featured running backs like Tony Dorsett, Emmitt Smith, Hershel Walker, Calvin Hill and DeMarco Murray has come to expect production from the running back as a God-given right.
As directly as you can compare them, Emmitt and Herschel were far superior to McFadden and he doesn't belong in the same breath as those two.
This post was edited on 7/8/21 at 11:47 am
Posted on 7/8/21 at 11:47 am to troyt37
Bo won a Heisman trophy.
Hershel won a Heisman Trophy and a National Championship.
Derrick Henry won a Heisman Trophy and a National Championship. In the same year. ALONG with the SEC Single Season Rushing Record.
Maybe we're having the wrong conversation.
Hershel won a Heisman Trophy and a National Championship.
Derrick Henry won a Heisman Trophy and a National Championship. In the same year. ALONG with the SEC Single Season Rushing Record.
Maybe we're having the wrong conversation.
Posted on 7/9/21 at 10:59 am to troyt37
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Both were absolutely phenomenal, freak athletes, who were blessed with the ability to do things athletically that very few if any ever had before. The incessant need to place one above the other by football fans only serves to diminish both of their incredible achievements on the field of play.
It should be enough for anyone to say that they both, along with Darren McFadden in my homer opinion, were to this point the greatest college running backs to ever play the game.
I loved watching McFadden at Arkansas. He does not belong in this discussion.
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