All Facts. The O-line was sooo horrible in many games he would have like 10 carries for -15 yards at halftime and then in the 2nd half he would have 10 more carries for like 200 yards!
This is completely wrong on almost all counts. I'll grant most elusive but he is nowhere near the most complete back in any metric and he played with Lomas Brown and Kevin Glover on the Oline....Brown is an arguable HOF (his accolades are actually better than some HOF tackles) and Glover was a multi-pro bowler. Get the facts straight.
@@scottb3034 Hey Scott, maybe if you had watched some of his games live, you would know better. The O-line was atrocious and many times when he was handed the ball, there was no hole available to run through or the O-line found themselves on their back or backpedaling. He had to either create his own running lane or suffer the loss in the back field. FACTS.
Absolutely . I've been watching since the 80's. I've never seen a running back get near what Sanders could do. I haven't really seen Jim Brown or OJ Simpson, so I have to check out their clips.
I was fortunate to be at his last game on Dec 27th 1998 at (then PSI Net Stadium) in Baltimore against my home team the Ravens. Still have my ticket stub. It was cold asf but we didn't care cause .... football. His last play mid-4th quarter we fans gave him a standing 15 min ovation as he waved to the crowd. They pulled him cause Detroit was losing and they didn't see any reason for him to get hurt. The guy is a legend and although we were the homefield opposing crowd, we treated him like a retired Raven for everything he gave us to the game of Football.
He’s second to Bo Jackson. Bo would miss 1/3 of the season and still come in, dominate, get a pro bowl selection. If Bo was full time football and never got hurt, he’d average 2000 yards rushing a season. Barry is a very close second to Bo. People forget or don’t realize Bo is the only athlete in the history of sports to be a Pro Bowler and MLB All Star.
I've been a Cowboy fan since 1977...and as I watched Barry Sanders in awe back then, I said if he had OL like E. Smith did, he'd break all the records. Barry Sanders best/humblest running back in my book.
They said the same thing about Walter Payton. Then Barry came along, and it was still true. He wasn't just like Walter Payton. There will be another transcendent RB in the same category as those two, though. Eventually.
It's good to see young guys appreciate just how great Barry was. Greatest running back in NFL history. Period. He did make the playoffs though. Helped Detroit get their only playoff win in franchise history.
`OK, REALITY CHECK, COWBOY FANS!!!!!! Emmitt Smith ran behind an offensive line that included Larry Allen (11 Pro Bowls), Nate Newton (6), Erik Williams (4), Mark Stepnoski (3), Ray Donaldson (2), Mark Tuinei (2), not to mention TE Jay Novacek (5), BLOCKING FULLBACK Daryl Johnston (2), and having QB Troy Aikman (6) and WR Michael Irvin (5) there to be sure defenses couldn't just key on him. Barry had LT Lomas Brown (7) and C Kevin Glover (3). As far as help offensively he had WR Herman Moore (4) as the only other threat defenses had to worry about. The Lions had BARRY, that was it. And yet with the field so tilted topward Smith, Emmitt's best 5 years Yards Per Carry were 5.3, 4.7, 4.6, 4.3, 4.3. Barry's best 5 were 6.1, 5.7, 5.3, 5.1, 5.1. Barry's WORST 2 years were both 4.3, which were equal to Smith's 4th and 5th BEST!!!!! GAME OVER!!! NOT CLOSE! BARRY< BARRY< BARRY< BARRY............ That said, Barry is still only the second best ever. Ya'll were talking about Okoye, Tomlinson, etc. etc. Look it up. JIM BROWN is hands down not only the best RUNNING BACK ever, he is probably the PLAYER ever. 9 years, lead the league in rushing in 8. yards per game in 8, averaged 5.2 a carry for his career, and, get this, 104.3 yards a game for his career. Retired with 12,312 career yards, at the time not only best but the one back over even 10,000 yards ever, and the year he retired, at 29 years old, he averaged 5.3 a carry for 1544 yards and 17 TD's (4 more recieving) and did it in a 14 game season. Perhaps more amazing than all that, he not only never missed a single game hurt, he NEVER MISSED A SINGLE PLAY HURT! THAT is the hands down greatest player of all time, not only the NFL but any sport, You give me 11 Jim Browns and we go unbeaten every year. BTW, he was 6'2", 232, and ran a 4.5.
@@curtisclayton8023 The worst wasted talent ever. If he had played for the cowboys or redskins of his era the records would be untouchable. Simply untouchable.
He is one of those great players that had the misfortune of not being on a great team. However, we all can recognize a champion and his greatness. He was the only reason to watch the Lions back then.
Barry was not only one of the best RB of all time but he’s a nice humble person. I lived across the street from him in the late 90s in Rochester Hills and would occasionally run into him while we were both walking our dogs. I was amazed at how down to earth and humble he was. It’s a shame he ended up leaving the NFL because the Lions executives lacked motivation to build a good team.
Barry was only a starter in college his Junior Year at OK State, where in 11 Games he put up 2,628 Yards Rushing and 37 Touchdowns, which means he averaged 239 Rushing Yards and over 3 TDs a game for one season. Just staggering figures!
And to think that OSU had both he and Thurman Thomas at the same time who was the All time leading rusher in OSU AND Big-8 history as well as 3 time All American. I don't think there's ever been or will ever be quite the 1-2 combo/2 RB package in a college Football team than the dynamic duo of Barry and Thurman. Absolutely incredible combo they were
@@RoadDoug you know what's funny about Thurman Thomas being there is that head coaches with instruct their defense is not to hurt Thurman Thomas in fear of Barry Sanders . True fact
I live in Canada, starting watching sports big time starting in 1989. We happened to have a Detroit feed as one of our channels so I watched Lions games, meaning I had the honour and privilege of watching Barry play from the beginning. He will always be the GOAT, not just because of his stats but his style. There will NEVER be another Barry Sanders, stats or style wise. When you watch this video, take notice how many of the runs are draws and delayed draws up the middle. He was a one man wrecking crew.
He wasn't close to the Michael Jordan of football, Barry was a very flawed running back (unlike jordan as a basketball player). He did certain things better than everyone but it was a narrow band. The running back equivalent to Jordan was Walter Payton who did literally everything on the field at a high level and had his own signature, unique skills/moves. Also Barry was terrible in the playoffs unlike Jordan.
@@aaronscollectinganddetecti3018 He was a very, very bad redzone rusher and in the same vein was mediocre in short yardage. He also had increasingly diminishing returns the closer he got to the opponent goalline. He was 6 YPC on the Lions half of the field and dropped to about 3 YPC on the opponent half of the field. I also wouldn't call him the best pass protector or receiving back. He struggled in the postseason (and it wasn't ALWAYS because the Lions were bad). And there is obviously the well-documented issues where he didn't like taking the simple play, trying to get the homerun all the time. What he was good at, he was really good at. He had plenty of big plays, he was very elusive in all fields, probably the best finesse RB ever. In his best seasons he was very efficient. But he was also very bad at the things he was bad at and his weaknesses were pretty clear. Hence flawed. Let me add that being flawed doesn't mean he sucks. It just means he overcame more to be a great in the league. And for the record I would have preferred he had the rushing record over Emmitt if I had a choice.
As a 43 year old Black Man, the GREATEST highlight was watching you young bros appreciate and learn from the past. Even the jokes about the old uniforms were funny 😂 I wish you young brothers ALL the success in life. Stay healthy, positive, blessed and continue to BE great.
Barry was the complete package. But the thing that stands out the most to me is how he set up his direction changes by where others were on the field in real time. Even if his blockers weren't blocking, simply by having them in the way of the tacklers always extended the play. He was a master at this.
I wouldn't say the Lions were "so bad" during Barry's run... they were essentially a .500 team over his career. He played in six playoff games, but was only effective in one of them. It wasn't all on his teammates, he was shut down in big games more often than not. In 1994 he rushed for over 1800 yards in the regular season and then had 13 rushes for -1 yards in the playoff loss. Yes, ownership was cheap... lots of solid teammates walked into free agency... but they were rarely outright bad during Barry's career. The Lions improved by three games and made the playoffs the season immediately following Barry's retirement... so it wasn't like they were just hopeless scrubs without him. The biggest problem with the Lions during Barry's career was mediocre / inconsistent QB play, they had decent O-Lines and typically a competitive defense... just never found a franchise QB. Emmitt had Troy Aikmen. Thurmon Thomas had Jim Kelly. Who did Barry have? Rodney Peete, Bob Gagliano, Scott Mitchell, Charlie Batch... no more than a bunch of journeymen career backups.
Got to meet Barry Sanders at an event I was working in Wichita. He was my childhood hero and I got to tell him he was my favorite player. He was incredibly kind, humble and soft spoken. He told me his favorite player was Walter Payton "Sweetness." Barry didn't talk trash or gloat. He just played with the same quiet humility I saw for myself. All time great.
many don't remember, but Walter Payton was dying when Barry retired. It was speculated at that time, he retired to allow Walter to pass away with the rushing title. Kinda seems plausible knowing Walter was his favorite player and how humble he was.
no fullback, bad QBs, mediocre WRs, and an awful O line. Just look at how many of these runs he goes away from where the play is designed and/or the entire defense is collapsing on him
I watched Barry's entire career. And his entire career he destroyed my Bears. And another fact. Every single TD Barry scored. He handed the ball to the ref. Also, Barry's dad said Jim Brown was the greatest RB of all time. Even after Barry retired. And Barry and his dad were very close. His dad was just being honest. I'm from Michigan. And the day Barry announced his early retirement. All my family and friends were shocked. So was the entire NFL. Barry was so amazing.
@@chitownshank3164 He just made the entire division look silly his entire career. As a Bears fan, I will say. There hasn't been another one like him. And it's been 23 years since he retired.
Brown and Sanders were two different kinds of backs, so I don't think that's a fair comparison. There were things Brown could do Sanders couldn't, but there were also things Sanders could do Brown couldn't.
To fully appreciate Barry Sanders, watch a full game highlight. Many of his actual best runs were between -2 and 3 yards, where he had to make 3 guys miss just to get back to the line of scrimmage.
Yes Barry had that same killer instinct on the field as MJ had on the court. A whole different level of drive then most athletes. But that’s why they’re Goats 🔥
Was going to post the same thing. Sanders had the greatest 2 or 3 yd runs I've ever seen (maybe someone like Gale Sayers was as good but never saw him in real time). That's meant to be a compliment to Sanders because he never had the luxury of a very good offensive line
@@PapaEli-pz8ff and that acceleration was insane. Looked like all he needed was 2 steps and he was at full speed. Some of those holes were only open for a split second and he’d burst through before anyone could fill them.
Bo was 230 during his college years, it's impressive to be as fast, quick, agile and strong as he was because we don't ever see athlete as physically gifted as Bo, ever!!!
@@MSgt_0699 You mean no excitement and/or entertainment? People tend to only take issue with show-boating when they want. Otherwise, they know it's generally harmless and in good fun. I mean, are people not to experience excitement? Some have trouble containing such a powerful feeling in big moments where the thrill level reaches heights most don't see but a few times in their lives. I don't find it my place to put limitations on those who clearly have a much higher ceiling than myself.
@@ivankawnartist showboating is fine. I've got no problems with it. A guy like Primetime, it's in his blood. It's part of his game. It revs up the team and the fans, it's fun! But that wasn't Barry. Total respect to him for just being his humble self.
Not taking anything away from the greatness of Barry Sanders, but when combining blistering speed AND brute power, there hasn't been another RB like Bo Jackson, IMO. Derrick Henry comes close, but even he isn't a match for Bo's breakaway speed. Granted, the career-ending hip injury only gave us 3-4 years of prime Bo, but in terms of raw ability in their prime, I haven't seen of another RB like Bo. But you're right about no one having the amazing cutback ability of Sanders, that's for sure.
Barry Sanders was so good and so seemingly effortless that he made his opponents look like they weren't even trying. His balance, his footwork, his field of vision, his situational awareness, his ability to ride the sideline, his acceleration -- it was more than just "the whole package", it was more like a one-in-a-million combination. Then on top of that, he was a pretty amazing human being, too. And I say all this as a Washington Redskins fan in the 1980s-early '90s (go Darrell Green!). 😆
I am a lifelong Bears fan growing up in NC. I was born in 1975, Walter's rookie year. I started watching around 1980. He was such a great athlete , intelligent and yet humble. Barry was the same , never gloating or showboating. His actions on the field spoke for him. I miss watching both of them. Barry only played 10 years, stating "My desire to exit the game is greater than my desire to remain in it". Many speculate he retired because Detroit would not let him out of his contract to play for a team with a better O-Line.
I agree with just about everything you said. I think if push came to shove I would still go with Payton #1 and Sanders#2. Just love the way Payton punished tacklers! One is a Punisher and one is Flash!
I had the privilege to see both Deion and Bo play in College and the Pros. I can tell you for certain Bo ran a 4.1 while at Auburn and weighed 220 pounds +. Bo is the better athlete and the best I have seen in a backfield besides Walter Payton. Deion is a tremendous talent and pure athlete. You need to remember Bo's career was cut short by his hip injury Bo was the first Pro athlete to play both NFL and MLB and dominated at both. I enjoy watching you're channel keep up the good work.
So cool to see you guys paying tribute to a legend! No doubt if Barry would've had Emmitt Smith's offensive line and not retire early, his records would never have been touched. He was just a class act! Never celebrated scoring a touchdown and even came out of a game when he had the chance to earn rushing record. Hands down Barry's the best there is, best there was and best there ever will be!
His feet never stop moving and his eyes never stop shifting, looking for the best route. He could change on a dime and not lose any momentum. Amazing. His lack of championships is an ownership failure. He is a marquee player that didn’t have the right team around him. And as said in Lisa’s comment, they man wasn’t flashy on the field and was humble off. A nice guy who wanted to make his mark. He’s a legend.
I swear at times this man made very small subtle movements that were simply perfect. Like the #1 run they showed. At one point he made about 5 movements in an area less than 3 square yards n dodged half the defense. Literal perfection, divine intervention even. Incredible.
He ran full speed past the goal line, handed the ball to the ref after every touchdown or play, he wasn't cocky or arrogant, didn't showboat, played injured, gave 100% on every play, held celebrations to the bare minimum. He's a completely different player than today's athletes who need to be the center of attention, who love to show off, who need the "look at me" moments and need to be coddled. Barry let his play do the talking for him. He's the greatest running back of all time in my opinion.
Y’all need to check out NFL HOF’er and one of the top power backs of all time, Earl Campbell. His workload was the only thing that could slow this beast down, 5’ 11’, 232lbs, thighs like redwoods, and a 4.5-40 time to boot. He carried 30-40 times a game for the Houston Oilers back in the late 70’s and early 80’s before finishing his career up with the Saints, and he would drag defenders with so much force his jersey would literally tear off and the defender would be left laying on the ground panting and wincing with shredded fabric still in their clutch as they watched him cannonball through his next victim lol. That force + speed combo was unstoppable…in 1980 he had 4 games in which he rushed for over 200 yards! In EACH of his first three seasons he: led the league in rushing (plus his fourth time in his fourth year), was selected to the All- Pro Team, and won the Offensive POY award…in each of his first 3 pro years! In 8 NFL seasons overall: 5X pro-bowler, 3x Offensive POY, ROY, MVP - NFL Hall of Fame (1991). Not to mention his collegiate career where he amassed 4,443 yds, 40 touchdowns, and a massive 5.8 YPC career average over only 40 games, or his Heisman. Brute force back with speed and agility…the Tyler Rose is a legend. And most importantly….he’s damn fun to watch!
Earl Campbell is the only person I’ve ever asked for an autograph. He signed it “Peace & Love, Earl Campbell” He had the same problem at Houston and New Orleans that Barry Sanders had at Detroit: he WAS the offense! He got so beat-up that he only played what?… 8 years or so.
He's the only guy I've ever seen where everyone knew he was getting the ball, including the defense, and they still struggled to stop him. He retired right before Warren Moon joined the Oilers. I would have loved to see the kind of team those two would have created if they played at the same time.
I was at the game where he broke 2000 yards. It was a roller coaster of emotions. Barry got off to a slow start and then, Reggie Brown was severely injured. Hardened players from both teams were panicked calling for paramedics. After the game got started again, Barry went off. I’ve never been to a louder game. I thought the Pontiac Silverdome was going to collapse. What a ride. Barry deserved better.
He is so much more than the best running back of all time, he was mentored by Walter Payton and was with him when he passed and now runs a camp for kids with disabilities
I really love how these young men go back and learn their history from sports and entertainment, to whatever. I'm 44 and my childhood was in the 80's, adolescence, teenage, and coming of age in the 90's. Barry Sanders is my favorite Running Back of all time, and I think he's the best I've ever seen. Keep it up young brothers.
You should have seen him when he was at Oklahoma State, especially the year he won the Heisman. Over 2600 yards, averaging nearly 240 yards a game for the whole season. I remember it because he embarrassed my Oklahoma Sooners. I'm 64, and I actually watched Jim Brown and Gale Sayers. Barry was incredible at every level.
I always laugh when I think of this quote by Switzer....."Whatever you do, don't hurt Thurman (Thomas). You don't want to play against this freshman back they have named Barry Sanders.- Barry Switzer (before the 1987 Oklahoma- Oklahoma State game)"
Great reaction ! And Barry never celebrated or talked trash. Most elusive and quickest back ever. Not a super fast sprinter, but fast enough .Extremely low center of gravity and powerful legs. The Lions and Browns were awesome back in the fifties- not much success since then. But my Lions are clawing their way back this year. 😎
The qb #9 you asked about was Rodney Peete. During Barry's time the lions did make the playoffs a time or two. The lions had a decent offense, but lacked defense and consistency at qb.
Also, terrible o-line and awful ownership and management. Drafted WRs in the first round four years in a row. Despite having major holes everywhere else. Most of those picks didn't pan out in the NFL. Lost, arguably, the best RB and WR during the time they played, Barry Sanders and Calvin Johnson, respectively. Both retired with playing time left.
Barry didn't want to leave Detroit. He never left. He picked up our draft picks (Jaymir Gibbs) from the airport. He's always with the organization and they just built a statue of him. It's dope
Pound for pound the greatest to ever run the ball, could stop on a dime, dude even broke Rod Woodson's ankle juking him! Will never be another with that kind of vision, speed, cuts, moves, and humbleness. Amazing person as well, never celebrated, just handed the ball to the ref and did his job. Shame he ended it so soon, no one would touch that record if he kept playing behind a good Oline.
Yes, OSU had 2 first ballot HOFers in the backfield at once. In the NFL, Barry was asked who the best RB in the NFL at the time is. At That time, Thurman Thomas was on the Bills and going to 4 straight SBs. He just grinned and said, "I don't know, but I know he went to Oklahoma State." I loved to watch him play, he was magic.
I will never forget watching the Bills lose all 4 of those SB's in a row. Heart wrenching, Felt so bad for Thurman. They were so close in the 2nd one against the Giants but lost 20-19.
I've gotta say, it was a pleasure watching you guys checking out Barry's best runs. I'm 41 and grew up watching and appreciating the GOAT...and I'm no Lions fan, haha. This just took me back. I especially remember those runs against my Jets...even when we had decent teams and the Lions were nothing special, Barry always was and he always gave us fits. But, he did that to the entire league, to be fair. If you really want to see some of his most truly mind-blowing displays, look up a supercut on his best negative yardage or short yardage runs. You'll see how it wasn't just his vision, but how smoothly he could change direction by shifting his weight, and how otherworldly this guy's balance and ability to "feel" the would-be tacklers around him was. Unmatched and unrivaled to this day. Plus, in doing so you'll also see how right dude is talking about how bad their line was. It was insane how many times he was literally under pressure as soon as he took the handoff, and how many people he made miss just to try to break even on a play. Great videos though, always enjoy watching the channel! 🍻 And one last thing, as a Jets fan, while when we're bad, we're really bad (talking Front Office all the way down to the person scrubbing the toilets after a game bad), I don't think they're in the running for the worst franchise in league history. They've got a SB win, granted it was the 3rd SB, but shit, we've got one! 😅🤣 But we've still had some fun and competitive teams, a few AFC Championship Games in the last 23 years or so. The Pennington years we had good teams, same as far as the skill position guys when Sanchez was the QB leaving much to be desired. Not putting my favorites on a pedestal, just trying to be objective. The first two that pop into mind are immediately the Lions and the Bengals, for me. No SB wins for either, limited playoff success as well besides a couple seasons where they went to the Conference Championship or SB and lost. Funny thing though, is when I was growing up the Lions would still have been in that conversation, but the others would probably have been the Bucs and the Patriots. We all know though that once we hit the 2000's, those teams' competitive fortunes changed drastically for the better.
Great running back , if you watch again pay attention to how fast he transfers the ball from side to side !!!! (He hardly ever fumbled ,,, great reaction young men 👍👍✌️✌️
I have been a Lions fan since 1977. Barry is the greatest running back in football history and The Lions are indeed the WORST FRACHISE in foot ball history.
This was my FAVORITE running back as a kid. When i was in 4th grade he rushed for over 2000 yards in one season. It was the 97-98 season. I was glued to the games every sunday !!!
3rd saddest moment of my life was the day ESPN broke that news Barry retired. Ruined me for the whole season. For years after, thought he would come back. He was the greatest RB I ever saw
Grew up as young nephew in Detroit, i can tell you he was THE BEST And no one has come even close still. Closest i've ever seen in my life was LT, besides him, no RB talent has come within even 20ft of Barry's skill.
Dion was a primer athlete! He is a HOF CB, that right there shows how good he was as a football player. He did also play baseball, but was no where near the baseball player that Bo was. Bo was an all around better athlete. Watch Bo Jackson 30 for 30 and you will see Bo Jackson differently
Deion also played for the Yankees (highest pay roll in baseball) while Bo played for small market KC. If Bo hadn't got injured...we might be talking about him as a notch under Barry Sanders
I still have my all white Barry Sanders jersey 💯 Barry was the toughest running back in history to all of the defenses he faced when interviewed. They said that their teams would run them back and forth all week in practice to prepare for him.
Barry running out to the practice field at the Pontiac Silverdome, everyone held there things they wanted autographed out, he grabbed my card and took off running and told me to catch up. Very lucky to be a kid watching Barry Live with my own eyes. I will say everytime I wanted a hot dog or had to go to the bathroom at the Silverdome, he would break an 80 yarder. You guys should also look at our kick returner during the Barry years, Mel Gray. He took one to the house every game I went to.
Barry retired early as he wanted to keep his health. He made millions and was smart enough to leave the game as 1 of the All-Time Greats. Detroit had a middle of the pack team. This man was amazing with change of direction and burst of speed.
5 ft 8 208 lbs and never missed one game in the NFL. Never played a preseason game his rookie year and had 100 yards in his first game. Also was sleeping on the sidelines of a game vs Tampa Bay and they were looking for him to go into the game and he took it 80 yards for a touchdown. Simply the best ever!
Barry, in my mind, was the BEST back of ALL TIME! If he wouldn't have retired so soon, Emmitt Smith would be second all time rushing! And I'm a Cowboys fan!
Walter Payton is. He did everything and then some. I mean EVERYTHING. He was a 40 yard punter, 30 yard kick returner, retired as the most prolific receiving back and rushing back, set the record for TDs at RB, was a better blocker than smith and sanders and he has the record for most TD passes in the super bowl era for a non-QB.
@@scottb3034 Sorry, that is simply incorrect. Walter was a great guy and a great RB, but there were several that were better. Barry and Jim Brown come to mind first. Also, possibly Earl Campbell and OJ as well, but that can be debatable. The 1st two are not. They were simply far better than literally all other RBs.
@@ashocck8065 Absolutely false. there is more to running back than simply toting the rock. Walter Payton retired as the all-time rushing, receiving and total yardage leader at the position (total yardage among all-positions until jerry rice and then brian mitchell passed him; only two ahead of him to date), could run with power and finesse (barry and jim could not) and he is the position's greatest blocker of all-time. additionally he is on record as an exceptional return man (better than barry on more returns), holds the record for touchdown passes for a non-QB in the super bowl era and 2nd in the NFL's entire history and could punt the ball 40 yards in game. He was literally a do it all and do it all well. Jim played in an era when the league wasn't even close to full integration and the average player was way smaller. imagine a running back rushing against a defense full of guys his size (that includes DLine and LB)...no wonder he was so good. plus he played with a RB that when converted was a multi-time yard leader at WR, and a HOF RB in Leroy Kelly and some good QBs for the era. Barry was possibly the most talented rusher but he did everything else worse than Payton, had as good an oline and way better QB and WR play to aid him. Earl Campbell's career was too short. his effective years were a flash in the pan. After year 3 he wasn't close to the same player and finished with a fraction of the impact Payton did. At his summit he was the best power back of all time though. OJ has a better case but he too had a short peak. He had three magnificent seasons, 2 decent ones and then like 5-6 mediocre ones. Walter Payton meanwhile had 1300 rushing yards every full season he played and started but one and that season 1200. Only Barry managed that but I explained why Barry wasn't better. Too one-dimensional in style and mastery. Your knowledge of the game is severely limited or lacking if you don't have A) Payton at or with the top 3 RBs (everyone from the NFL to USA Today has him listed as the best RB of all-time ahead of sanders). B ) place Jim and Barry in a class by themselves.
@@scottb3034 Not going to reply to this gigantic post, except in one way. If you think the Lions had a better QB than pretty much anyone else, including the Bears, you have no idea what you're talking about. The Lions had no offinsive talent at all. You put Payton on that team instead of Barry, and he would average 3 yards per carry. As it is, Walter's yards per carry were not all that impressive in the first place. Either way, whatever.
@@ashocck8065 Herman Moore ALONE was more help than Payton got in 13 years from the skill positions. A 3-time 1st team all-pro and 4-time pro bowler, Brett Perriman in 1995 would have been an all-pro any other year than that one which had insane WR numbers. And Johnnie Morton was a multi-time 1k WR. Payton had Willie Gault and Dennis McKinnon Bruh. I urge you to look at their production and compare them to moore, perriman and Morton and dare you to say Walter had more help. I urge you to do the same for Bob Avellini, Jim McMahon and Vince Evans and say they are better than Erik Kramer, Scott Mitchell and Charlie Batch. You can't. You have absolutely NO CLUE. The bears are the worst franchise for quarterbacks in league history by a mile. Our best QB was from 1943. So don't preach to me about bad QBs. Barry had tons more help. Point blank. Stop. That's Payton's YPC isn't as good because he he didn't retire when he was 30. Walter's 1977 is better than any season barry ever had and that was legitimately with no one else on offense to help. Come back when you get a clue or learn NFL history.
Saw him play live too. Best RB ever and no one is close. Literally every run you held your breath. Also, those WERE his legs, not pads!! I'm a 5'9, 200lb RB and stood a foot from Barry once... EACH of his legs are bigger than my whole waste! Heard he has to have custom made pants and its facts. Plus I towered over him. He's under 5'6 all day long.
He was my favorite running back of all time. Wish he had played in San Fran....can you imagine the double threat of Sanders and Rice? Speaking of which, you should check out Jerry Rice highlights as the greatest receiver in the games history.
Agreed! We need a Rice reaction! The GOAT at receiver and possibly all-time!; He has records that won't get touched for awhile. Moss needed 16 games to break his single season td record that Rice set playing 14 games!
Bo Jackson was a better athlete all around than Deion...in both sports he play professionally. Bo was probably the greatest athlete in the last 50 years. Barry Sanders, the greatest running back from scrimmage. Just hand him the ball.
I love see you youngsters getting the Barry experience! I got to see him live and even then the feeling was the same. NOTHING LIKE HIM! He actually made one of my favorite players of ALL time (Rod Woodson) tear his acl he shook him so bad. Love the video!
This man never needed to tell people how great he was. No matter how amazing he played I never saw him do any kind of personal celebration. He would hand the ball to the referee like it was no big deal. 100% CLASS ACT. Wish we had more players with his character now, but his talent is of the rarest kind. So glad I got to see him play at the holiday bowl in San Diego
Barry Sanders was an annual Thanksgiving treat. But I honestly think Greg Pruitt’s highlight real is even more impressive. Greg Pruitt was criminally underrated.
Can’t really compare the two. I love both but WP played on much better teams/owner etc while Barry accomplished what he did with the worst franchise in NFL history.
Barry was absolutely the best ....he never had a great o-line.....never had a great QB to offset him and move the safeties back ...never had a great defense to get him the ball back .....and he still did what he did..... amazing
Barry is indeed the best back of all time imo. The most skillful back for sure. He just retired too early. If he played the amount of time that the other top RBs he woulda crushed all the records. And that's playing with the shit Lions.
Yes and the Lions got even worse since he left. They’re an embarrassment to everyone who lives in the D although there’s some hope now that Campbell is coach.
@@tbglover Payton also had 31 yard KR average in his career AND punted the ball 40 yards and STILL holds the record for touchdown passes by a non-QB in the modern era. He was legit the perfect player.
Love that response from Romanowski about who he would rather try to tackle: E Smith or B Sanders & his response was E Smith without hesitation. Then he went on to say he’d “win some lose some” with E Smith but Barry would make you look like you’ve never played football!
Barry is the best running back I've ever seen. Next is Earl Campbell. Lamar Jackson, even as a QB, is the shiftiest dude I can recall since Barry. Same kind of great moves.
@@garycrow1943 Desmond Howard's 1st game was the last one I went to @ the silverdome. First play he returned a punt for a 68 yard td & broke a 18 game losing streak playing against the Redskins. Nobody knew he signed to the Lions either. It was a great game.
I'm glad you boys enjoyed watching Berry... I'm from Michigan, and had the privilege to see him play live twice... and I'll tell you what, trying to watch Barry Sanders through a pair of binoculars,was like watching a cartoon!? You're watching him,and you think he's over here,when a second later,he's way over there!?🤷♂️❓️
Every Thanksgiving the Lions would play a home game against the Cowboys! My family being from the suburbs of Detroit living outside of Philadelphia, we absolutely HATED the Cowboys! I remember watching Barry play and couldn’t help but think what a great player he was and how outstanding he could be with a proper team with him! He truly was amazing to watch!
