@Barry Allen "besides they have the same amount of super bowl wins" how to tell everyone you dont understand anything about football without saying you dont understand anything about football
@@jaymoon5906 only other lion play I can think of is... Chris Spielman!It was amazing to see him make an interception against the Cowboy, I startled my mother in the living room with a "Yeah" yell, I was 2 rooms over watching the game on tv!
@@jaymoon5906 behind Emmitt Smith's multiple HOFer OLine the number of times Barry Sanders would have been able to find the edge where its just him vs the safety... #GameOver
Some of those Joe Washington runs are just sick. The ability to fully plant one foot hard into the turf push off and go the other direction sideways full tilt is incredible. That talent is just unbelievable.
I'm a Giants fan but I cannot bring myself to dislike Cunningham. He's just so good on the field that I wanna hate him but so charismatic that I can't help but like him.
@@QwertyCaesar I clearly remember they had a group of Giants fans for an interview and the interviewer was trying to get them to say Cunningham was overrated. One of those fans shut the guy down saying, "You may think that but he was Joe Montana against us." Giants fans always struck me as knowledgeable people who respect good football and players.
2:04 Willie Galimore. 5:14 Dickie Post. 8:33 Joe Washington. 13:30 Randall Cunningham. 16:25 Red Grange. 20:48 Bobby Mitchell. 24:15 King Hugh McElhenny. 28:43 Marshall Faulk. 34:08 Gale Sayers. 39:42 Barry Sanders.
For the people wondering why there's so much footage of Red Grange when television didn't exist, in those days, when you went to the movies, you got a cartoon, some short subjects, and a newsreel in addition to the feature film. Because Grange was so popular, lots of film of him was shot for those newsreels.
This list is kinda cool cuz I’m a huge running backs fan, and I’ve never heard of some of these players. It’s nice to learn more about some of the under appreciated players
Wish he and Megatron could have the opportunity Stafford got and be able to go to a contender. While I admire someone who has the loyalty to remain with one organization it is sad when that organization doesn't care to find a way to at least once in a ten year period assemble a group that isn't written off before the first game.
That's a myth. He had a 4-5 time Pro Bowl Tackle named Lomas Brown who did a great job for him. And had Herman Moore at WR. Barry didn't have a great line, but to say he had nothing is a lie. It's overrating Barry.
It was also easier for Barry to run with the Lions’ run and shoot. Lots of 5-6 man boxes and big seams to run through on the outside. He got into the open field faster than most backs because there was more open field. That wouldn’t have happened in the scenario where he played for the Cowboys, lining up in the I-formation and facing 7-8 in the box all the time.
@Chris Paul I can't speak on Walter's career before Ditka, I need to research it. I know he was the 1977 MVP and I know that 1983 onward, he had a magnificent offensive line. They drafted Jimbo Covert the HOF All-Decades Tackle, Mark Bortz, Tom Thayer, and they got Willie Gault whose speed at wide receiver definitely help draw defensive backs into coverage and keep them from crowding the box where Walter would run. So we can't say that Walter did it all alone either. I'll look in to his earlier rosters.
imagine replacing Emmitt Smith and Michael Irvin with Barry Sanders and Calvin Johnson... that team wins 4-6 titles in a row as long as Jerry Jones doesnt ego trip Jimmy Johnson
I remember there was a game where it was raining and Tomlinson couldn't wear his signature visor. They put the camera close to his face during a play. His eyes were dotting everywhere and was scanning the defense like a computer. It was pretty insane.
lt running "players to the ground" would be on a power back list not an elusive runner list...elusiveness means running AROUND players not running through them
Quick list: 10. Willie Galimore 9. Dickie Post 8. Joe Washington 7. Randall Cunningham 6. Red Grange 5. Bobby Mitchell 4. Hugh McElhenny 3. Marshall Faulk 2. Gale Sayers 1. Barry Sanders
Berry Sanders is the greatest RB of all time. This is coming from a life long, die hard Jim Brown and Cleveland Browns fan! I was privileged enough to watch Berry for his entire career. Had Berry had the line like the 90’s Cowboys line I have no doubt he would have every record for RB in the NFL by far, that’s how great he was.
so if we put Barry Sanders on the Cowboys and Emmitt Smith on the Lions the Lions dont have that one playoff win since Bobby Lane and the Cowboys win what 4-6 super bowls ? Aikman's stats would defiantly be hilarious.... 5 rings and 15 attempts a game
lets go a step further and say that Calvin Johnson replaces Michael Irvin... my Lawrd that team might go like USC go undefeated win it all then go undefeated again the next season going into the big game but the AFC was weak AF still cause free agency didnt exist until Reggie went to Green Bay...
Fran Tarkenton was the first modern QB. Randal Cunningham was the first dual-threat QB. In two entirely separate seasons. Led the league in rushing yards by a QB and passing yards
I love Barry Sanders . Was no show off and he played on a Lions team that was never great . He earned his yards and deserves to be number one . Class Guy !
Barry had over 1,000 yards for loss and the majority of those runs were special. From the right of the field to the left while 10 more yards from scrimmage. Always hear "what if he had a better offensive line" but as a Lions fan I'd rather have a great coach. Barry wanted to win and played his ass off. We had the talent. Joe Washington was fun to watch with his cut jersey sleeves. He was Faulk before Faulk. Prime Time was a great elusive runner too. Great pass defender. Not a tackler. His returns for interceptions, kickoffs, and punts are incredible.
I just keep coming across these & I can’t say “No”. I sworn my entire DAY watching these. Lol! I still have a loooong way to go. And these are so old (which is crazy to say. Bc these still feel just a couple years old, for my old ass!), and there needs to be updated lists. But, still. Fun to watch
This list was made in like 2007 or 08. If this list was redone today..I think he would have to be considered. I also dont know why a guy like Dante Hall isnt on this list. Or Hester. There are alot of old timey guys that I understand showing them love but..I mean..put Hester in the 50s (minus the integration problem) and he would be a fucking legend of legends.
Loved the story of Bobby Mitchell. What a badass. So many of these guys are buried pretty deeply in history. Goes to show that the passing game has fully taken over and guys like this aren't seen as essential parts of a football team anymore.
My favorite Walter Payton quote was when a defender said that he was about to lay a hit on Sweetness when Walter split in 2 and reformed behind him and ran for a score. LOL
All these guys are great but Barry is number 1. I watch his highlights and I end up laughing multiple times. He makes the defenders look like clowns. That play where he has 3 Chicago Bears trying to tackle him... And they end up lying on the ground he just keeps on going. And these were great defensive players.
What about Billy Sims, who also played for the Lions, before sanders. And Fran Tarkenton, who invented the scrambling Quarterback sometimes I agree with these list but this isn’t one of those time, they left out Floyd Little as well.
The new version would have Michael Vick and Lamar Jackson added. Honestly, they need to do new top 20 lists. Too many amazing players over the 100 years of the league.
@@joka7316 Barry was ten times the RB that Emmitt was, Smith had the best line in football to open holes for him, Barry didn't even have the best line in Michigan
I have a friend who played DE in college against him. Hes about 6'4 6'5 and 280 or so..and he said Chris Johnson is one of the strongest players hes ever played against at only 190 pounds or so
Midlife I’m not saying Lewis did not have a dirty play against him, but if it was in the playoffs, that was only in his rookie year. The following year CJ2K had one of the greatest seasons in NFL history in 2009
Bobby Mitchell’s trade to Washington was because the owner refused to sign black players until Bobby Kennedy, as AG, refused to renew the lease unless they integrated. Paul Brown trading him for Ernie Davis (who died of leukemia w/out playing) was to control Jim Brown but led to Paul Brown’s firing & him later becoming owner of the Bengals.
Some people don’t realize how dominant Barry Sanders would have been had he gone to a competent franchise like the Mike Shanahan Broncos, early 90’s Cowboys, or any other franchise that knew the importance of having a good offensive line. If Barry Sanders was the Broncos’ RB in 1998 instead of Terrell Davis, with that offensive line, zone blocking scheme he would have rushed for 2400 yards+ in a single season. People have a misconception that Barry Sanders wouldn’t hit the hole, and a good defense could shut him down. The reality is he accomplished everything with a below average-mediocre offensive line and a nonexistent passing game. Just watch his highlights from Oklahoma State where he had a decent offensive line. 2800 yds in a single season.
if you replaced Emmitt Smith with Barry Sanders the Cowboys win idk maybe 5-6 titles... undefeated one year sounds realistic with Deion... Troy winning playoff games with 15 pass attempts... the number of times Barry would get to the second level untouched would have been one juke and second level if he aint tripped then its just him and the safeties ... Barry behind Larry Allen pulling into the gap is frightening ... as a Broncos fan if you put him behind the OLine's OG Shanahan was rocking to those back to back titles in the mile high City that would have been incredible but the timeline doesnt add up obviously for Barry having been retired for a couple but prime B Sanders... my goodness... Elway plays longer... Put Barry on the 49ers now and he's somehwere in his 30's... they'd have a chip or two if not more in the Shanahan Jr era. Barry Sanders is the RB GOAT IMO
Great runners are tough, have exceptional balance, speed, and an intuitive ability to recognize momentum, and to cut against it. As Gayle Sayers said, I knew where I was going, and they didn't. Cutting against moment means you use your opponent's momentum, at the last instant, against him, because he has physically no way in that instant to reverse, or even substantially react, to your cut. You see it again and again in the great elusive runners, and watch Devin Hester return kicks. It is a master course in physics on the gridiron.
As a lifelong Bears fan, Sayers and Payton were untouchable. That is, until Barry came along. He’s like a Sayers-Payton hybrid. He used to just murder the Bears.
not really i met him at solidier field and he wouldnt sign and autographs bc we held him to 25 rush yards and he was all mad about it, payton is the goat
Funny, they mention Joe Washington was “vertically challenged”, at 5’9. Then, stated how people “..thought he was too small, to make it in pro football.” THEN..:come the 80s, people realized short guys were GOOD, bc the Opposing D’s can’t SEE them behind the line. These HBs hit the line, before anyone knows they’re even THERE. Ever since the 70s, there’s been NUMEROUS sub-6’ HBs…and GREAT ones, too. Marshall Faulk, who was somewhat the second-coming of Barry Sanders (also shorter than 6’). They were only 5’10 & 5’8 respectively. Two of the all-time GREATS. Ladanian Tomlinson - 5’10, Emmitt Smith - 5’9, Thurman Thomas - 5’10, Walter Payton - 5’10, even the brute Jamal Lewis was 5’11, Warrick Dunn - 5’9, and then many have been or are right at 6’0. (I was surprised to see my Bengals’ Joe Mixon is actually 6’1. I think that may be inflated, though. Because he doesn’t LOOK over 6’, to ME. Lol!) We’re all of these all-time GREATS? No. I won’t even say so myself. But, many ARE, & those that AREN’T were STILL high-level impact players (Thurman Thomas being an example here). Amazing how the game changes. Granted, there have ALSO been MANY above 6’. I am just making the statement that many HAVE been under 6’…and a couple WAY below that mark. That’s all.
Joe Washington came out of college 20 years too early, he was nowhere near big enough to be a primary tailback and not enough opportunities in the old offensive schemes to get him the ball 20 times a game. He's one of my all time favorites
No he'd fit right in with teams like the patriots who use james white like that along with the teams that had Darren sproles. Kamara is similar to that type of player as well.
The music at 12:29; that sounds like WWE's theme for La Resistance, called Final Force. Am I hearing things or did the NFL somehow manage to get that music?
@@cordellthomas7768 That’s not true at all. The jukes he performed in the open field with little blockers, same in college, his rare talents would have still been known out the gate.
Bro I’m just saying we would not have experience seeing all the moves he made in the nfl had he had a line, I no he had moves before but had he had a line like emmit smith all he would have to do is run straight threw. I live in Detroit and saw him up close and all those moves he had to make just to get out of the backfield. He’s the most elusive back I’ve ever seen.
Joe Washington definitely could've been a dangerous running back that could put up big rushing and receiving yards per season like Marshall Faulk/LeSean Mccoy
I see a lot of comments questioning picks and wondering why certain people aren't on it. I think you have to understand the difference between speed and elusiveness.
Having Barry on top is right. He was probably one of the best runners of all time. He WAS the detroit lions, the whole time he played. Seriously, the lions had no one anyone can name the whole time Barry WAS the lions.
The same can be said for Walter Payton 1977-1982 when he was all the offense the Bears had. Had he played on one of those great O teams he'd have another 3-5 thousand yards.
I’ve typed this before and I’ll type it again: 11 lists that NFL Top 10 should make: 1. Top 10 Offensive Lines of All Time 2. Top 10 Defensive Lines of All Time 3. Top 10 Coaches of All Time 4. Top 10 Most Overrated Players of All Time 5. Top 10 Combine Performances of All Time 6. Top 10 Best Announcer Reactions of All Time 7. Top 10 One and Done Teams of All Time 8. Top 10 60 Minute Men of All Time 9. Top 10 Most Important Owners of All Time 10. Top 10 Worst First overall draft picks of All Time 11. Top 10 Memorable Monday Night Football Games of All Time What do you think? This was an excellent episode in my opinion.
Who didn't see Barry as #1? He gained all of those yards, when the defenses were keyed on him. In a game with 40 offensive plays, you expected Barry to touch it at least 30 times. So did the NFL defenses.
As a skins fan I could laugh too. Mann was literally frustrated. Barry could make a sober man relapse with moves he put on. He made many do the lords prayer
@@rjam1974 oh he was mad at Cunningham. Cunningham was so damn elusive he gave everyone fits. The 16 sacks just makes me laugh every time cause he’s doing everything right and as soon as he got to Cunningham, he would transform in Houdini
No Marcus Allen??? 40 year Anniversary of one of the greatest post seasons in NFL History. 121- and 2 TDS against Pittsburgh. 154 Rushing/62 Receiving/216 Total 1TD against Seattle and 191 Rushing/2Tds in the Super Bowl against Washington 466/plus receiving. Close to 600 in 3 games. Marcus Allen as elusive as they come. When he retired didn’t he have more games at RB except for OJ Andersen??
He was a contact back stiff arms and breaking tackles he wasn't a stop and go make u miss back . He was a hard nose runner. His own Montra was never die easy, doesn't really rate to him being Elusive.
I imagine trying to tackle Barry Sanders will be like trying to grab jello with a gloves on that are covered with KY-Jelly. I got to see him play against the Buffalo Bills in the early 90s. He made some of the baddest defensive men in the NFL of that time look like they were ice skating, without any ice skates.😅😅😅
It's like some of the creators of these videos are really infatuated with the super old players; the 70s and 80s I understand, but I never heard of the players from the 20s on
OJ Simpson should’ve been on this list. He didn’t even truck players or even lowered his shoulders he was just slippery and defenses couldn’t tackle the guy
The world really got deprived of seeing how good Barry could have been because the Lions organization is such a joke. Literally every team stacked the box with 9 guys and still he burned them. But one guy won’t win it all and all the losing is what forced his retirement. It has to be disheartening to be as good as him and still never win. I’d leave the shitty Lions too.
@@dickhardpicard And now Matthew Stafford..but I think Stafford's success with the Rams vindicates Barry Sanders and Calvin Johnson. As much as it was a win for him it was a win for them as well.
