Best 5 RBs of the 1990s

[megalodon30]

because only one voter thought he was top 5.

Because being "the whole package" doesn't mean much.

 

[Schmoopy1000]

Because being "the whole package" doesn't mean much.

the fact he got one vote for top 5 kinda proves the whole package does mean something.

 

[SonnyCID]

Jamaal Anderson had a 2k season and has 0 votes.

 

[megalodon30]

Jamaal Anderson had a 2k season and has 0 votes.

Who's Jamaal Anderson?

 

[SonnyCID]

Who's Jamaal Anderson?

*Lewis

But to answer your question, Jamaal Anderson was a pass rusher.

 

[megalodon30]

Jamal Anderson the RB's best year was 1,846 yards.

 

[Wazmankg]

No. But we're talking about best RBs, not best WRs.

RBs being terrific receivers as well is a good thing, no ?

 

[megalodon30]

RBs being terrific receivers as well is a good thing, no ?

You could say that, yes.

 

[SonnyCID]

Jamal Anderson the RB's best year was 1,846 yards.

Youre right. Im confusing my jammals.

I was thinking of Lewis from the Ravens.

 

[beardown07]

1. Barry Sanders
2. Emmitt Smith
3. Thurman Thomas
4. Marshall Faulk
5. Terrell Davis



It's really Barry>>>>>>>>the rest

 

[Breed]

Barry Sanders
Emmitt Smith
Marshall Faulk
Curtis Martin
Terrell Davis - injury is the only reason he's 5th. Had he stayed injury free, he could easily be #1.

 

[Breed]

Then why does Mike Alstott have only 1 vote?

I'll take because running with the ball and receiving were part of the criteria as well as blocking for a $1,000, Alex.

 

[Stomp]

Barry was the best runner not the best running back. Faulk was the best running back during the 90s

 

[The Oldtimer]

I don't know. Faulk never had a 2,000 yard season, or 20 TDs in a season. He was definitely better receiving out of the backfield, but I think TD was the better back.

Here are their career stats:

Terrell Davis 7,607 rushing yards (4.6 YPC), 169 receptions (7.6 YPC)

Marshall Faulk 12,279 rushing yards, (4.3 YPC), 767 receptions (9.0 YPC). Faulk did have 18 rushing TDs in 2000.

Also catching the ball out of the backfield is part of a RB's job.

 

[The Oldtimer]

Alstott is the only one who was not a HB.

Why isn't Eric Dickerson on this list?

 

[Schmoopy1000]

Why isn't Eric Dickerson on this list?

he only played til 93' So he wasn't one of the best of the 90's

 

[iowajerms]

I have a Top 3 and 3 going for 4th that I switched back and forth.

My #1 is Barry Sanders. He was that team. Yeah, he had an okay QB in Scott Mitchell, who was horrible compared to Elway and Aikman. Horrible OL and no amazing WR. Sanders never once finished a season under 1,000 rushing yards and six 10+ TD seasons. If he had the talent TD and Emmitt had around him, who knows how many TDs he would have had.

My #2 is Mike Alstott. Of course he doesn't have the stats the other RBs have, he was a fullback. When he lined up 3rd and short or they were going for it on 4th and short, everyone knew he was getting the ball right up the middle and got it nearly every time. I would say he was a FB far better than the team's HB.

My #3 is Emmitt Smith. Yes, he had the talent around him like Davis, but Smith did it through the entire decade. Davis had 2 seasons of 20+ rushing TDs in the 90s. Didn't have a 2,000 yard season, but only 1x in the 90s had < 1,000 yards. So, it was his longevity that put him above Davis. Take away all that talent, his stats didn't come close to Sanders.

Now it came down to Davis, George, and Thomas. I see Thomas and Davis very similar. Both were great RBs for great teams that were loaded with talent. George doesn't have the stats of Davis and Thomas, but also didn't have the talent around him until the 2000s. However, Davis only had 4 healthy years (which were his 1st 4 years and were the end of the 1990s). Thomas had 7 seasons in the 1990s of 1,000+ rushing yards.

 

[Stomp]

Why isn't Eric Dickerson on this list?

In that same note Earnest Byner and Marcus Allen did some good work in the early 90s

 

[The Oldtimer]

Faulk had 2 seasons of 20+ tds.

Yes he did, Faulk had 26 TDs in 2000 and 21 TDs in 2001. That was including rushing and receiving TDs.

 

[The Oldtimer]

In that same note Earnest Byner and Marcus Allen did some good work in the early 90s

Yes I agree.