Best RB of All Time Game 4

[Nosferatu]

Adrian Peterson vs Thurman Thomas

Vote and Discuss...

 

[mrwallace2ku]

Perterson's size, power and numbers in his short career. Not to mention the knee rehab prior to getting into the NFL...good stuff.

Homer play here...hehehe

 

[RoboticDreams]

If we were playing Tecmo Bowl I might take Thurman but in the real world it has to be Peterson.

 

[Nosferatu]

How did someone vote against AD? lolzzzz

 

[ram29jackson]

Thurman played in multiple important playoff games and contributed


Adrian fumbled his one chance at glory and helped Favre get blamed again

Okay, I know this probably seems wrong. Thomas played on teams that went 0-4 in the Super Bowl, including three games that weren't particularly close. He even missed the beginning of Super Bowl XXVI because he lost his helmet. Boooo.
However, Thomas rushed for 1,442 yards in the postseason, third-best all-time. That includes six 100-yard rushing games, tied with Riggins for third all-time. He's one of only three players — the others are Jerry Rice and Emmitt Smith — to score at least 20 TDs in postseason play. Arguably his best game came in Super Bowl XX. Thomas belongs on this list, maybe not in the same category as someone like Riggins or Smith, but up there with Csonka and Allen.
Thomas cemented his legacy in the 1990 postseason. The Bills got into a shootout with Dan Marino's Dolphins, and Thomas went off for 117 rushing yards, 38 receiving, and 2 TDs in Buffalo's 44-34 victory. In a 51-3 rout over the Raiders, Thomas tallied 138 yards on the ground, 199 total, with a 12-yard TD run. In Super Bowl XXV, facing a Giants defense that ranks among the best of all time, Thomas rushed for 135 yards with a 9.0 average, adding 55 receiving yards (190 total). His 31-yard TD run gave the Bills a 19-17 lead in the fourth quarter, but the Giants came back to win, and Thomas' heroics were largely forgotten.

 

[Nosferatu]

You trying to say Thomas is better than AD?

 

[KnightAndDay]

How did someone vote against AD? lolzzzz

I actually came very close to picking Thurman. This matchup is a LOT closer than the poll indicates IMO.

I made my pick from the viewpoint of my team being in the championship game and I have to pick between these two with both being perfectly healthy and in their prime.

I wouldn't fault anyone for picking Thurman

 

[Wazmankg]

Another easy call. Peterson could be the best ever if he could stay healthy.

 

[Nosferatu]

Another easy call. Peterson could be the best ever if he could stay healthy.

Aside from the knee he hasn't missed much time at all, especially for a running back.

 

[RoboticDreams]

Another easy call. Peterson could be the best ever if he could stay healthy.

And stop fumbling the rock. It appears he may have gotten that under control last year. We shall see.

 

[Nosferatu]

And stop fumbling the rock. It appears he may have gotten that under control last year. We shall see.

31 fumbles in 7 seasons for AD

The player you said could be #1 had 31 fumbles in his first seven seasons.

 

[RoboticDreams]

31 fumbles in 7 seasons for AD

The player you said could be #1 had 31 fumbles in his first seven seasons.

I stand corrected.

 

[Wazmankg]

And stop fumbling the rock. It appears he may have gotten that under control last year. We shall see.

He's done much better with that the past couple of years. At least that's my impression. I haven't looked it up.

 

[Voltaire26]

I hate the Vikings, but Peterson is an easy pick.

 

[Nosferatu]

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