Top Ten Running Backs of the Millennium

[Tarik One]

Dispute all you want:

1. Marshall Faulk
2. LaDainian Tomlinson
3. Edgerrin James
4. Adrian Peterson
5. Priest Holmes
6. Ricky Williams
7. Steven Jackson
8. Corey Dillon
9. Shawn Alexander
10. Chris Johnson

Honorable mention:

Deuce McCallister
Jerome Bettis
Curtis Martin
Ray Rice
Eddie George
Arian Foster
Jamal Lewis
Matt Forte
Al Gore
Tiki Barber
Clinton Portis
Brian Westbrook
Darren McFadden
Joseph Addai
Fred Taylor

All I can come up with.....

[-p.tiddy-]

hmm...might have to make my list later

Ricky Williams over SJax? ...that's crazy...don't even think he would make my top-10

SJax just passed Torry Holt in all purpose yardage

[Timmy D for MVP]

Originally Posted by -p.tiddy-

hmm...might have to make my list later

Ricky Williams over SJax? ...that's crazy...don't even think he would make my top-10

SJax just passed Torry Holt in all purpose yardage

This is going to be an interesting debate because just like you see in bball you have that perceived ability vs. actual production.

So I could see why he might list them in that order, but I wouldn't because it's not played on paper.

[irondarts]

It's incredible how fast a RB's career can fade, some of those names on the list went from great Backs to nothing really quick (Particularly Deuce McCalister)

[franchise#3]

Al Gore lol

[YouAintGrizz]

Originally Posted by Tarik One

Dispute all you want:

1. Marshall Faulk
2. LaDainian Tomlinson
3. Edgerrin James
4. Adrian Peterson
5. Priest Holmes
6. Ricky Williams
7. Steven Jackson
8. Corey Dillon
9. Shawn Alexander
10. Chris Johnson

Honorable mention:

Deuce McCallister
Jerome Bettis
Curtis Martin
Ray Rice
Eddie George
Arian Foster
Jamal Lewis
Matt Forte
Al Gore
Tiki Barber
Clinton Portis
Brian Westbrook
Darren McFadden
Joseph Addai
Fred Taylor

All I can come up with.....

You mean Frank Gore?

And Chris Johnson should not be on this list. At all.

[Timmy D for MVP]

Al Gore... one of the best RB's of his era.

[-p.tiddy-]

Curtis Martin is the most underrated RB of all time...

he is arguably top-10 ALL TIME...a true HOFer

[GOBB]

Originally Posted by -p.tiddy-

Curtis Martin is the most underrated RB of all time...

he is arguably top-10 ALL TIME...a true HOFer

Top 10 all time?

Jim Brown
Barry Sanders
Walter Payton
Eric Dickson
OJ Simpson
Marshall Faulk
Ladanian Tomlinson
Earl Campbell
Gale Sayers
Emmitt Smith

Sorry I dont see Curtis Martin anywhere

[-p.tiddy-]

we've had this debate before...

Gale Sayers played 5 seasons

I would have AD in there before Gale

and compare Earl Campbell's numbers to Martin's...it's not even close

[Heavincent]

Curtis Martin should definitely be in the top 10.

[Tarik One]

Curtis Martin was never a top 3 running back at any point of his career. That's before and after the Emmitt/Barry era.

[-p.tiddy-]

Originally Posted by Tarik One

Curtis Martin was never a top 3 running back at any point of his career. That's before and after the Emmitt/Barry era.

he was in 2004, perhaps a couple other years

it doesn't matter though, there were just even better RBs around...


Curtis Martin ran for 1,000+ yards TEN YEARS IN A ROW

[BuffaloBill]

Chris Johnson shouldn't be in the top 10, Clinton Portis should.



Ahman Green didn't even make the honorable mention?

[knickballer]

Joseph Addai

Maybe some players like Warrick Dunn and Thomas Jones should be added. Can't think of anyone off the top of my head