Which NFL running back had the best season (min. 2,000 rush yards)

[The Derski]

Peterson, tougher competition, fresh off destroying his knee, terrible QB giving him the ball. Everyone knew he was going to run and he still produced. Big time

 

[Money]

The Ravens QBs in 2003 were Kyle Boller and Anthony Wright. Teams were playing with 11 men in the box against Lewis. If people forget who Boller was:

 

[iowajerms]

The Ravens QBs in 2003 were Kyle Boller and Anthony Wright. Teams were playing with 11 men in the box against Lewis. If people forget who Boller was:

Well, Anthony Wright and Kyle Boller, but they did have weak QBs that year. They also had one of the best defenses in the NFL.

However, Lewis had a decent line in front of him.

 

[GreenNickle]

Eric Dickerson

 

[darken65]

Gotta go with Barry on this poll. The kid ran for more yards but just not downfield. I've seen them all run (including Juice) and Sanders(IMO) had the worse line to get that number.

 

[cowboys5xsbs]

I gotta go with AP that was the greatest running back performances i have ever seen. It's a shame he couldn't break the record I was rooting for him.

 

[Schmoopy1000]

I went with OJ who did it in 14 games, but my next would be unpopular pick. Chris Johnson, who not only ran for over 2000 yds but caught more passes for more yards than any of the others.

 

[Ravskins]

It's easy to go homer pick but OJ has to take my vote. 1. It was two less games (fewest attempts out of all of them) 2. They had no passing offense that year (<1,000 yds pass) 3. Defenses in the day were geared to stop the run and 4. his season was such an outlier to anyone previous (outside of JB's 1,800 season in '63 (?), there was no other above 1,600 yds). His season broke the mold.

 

[SteelersPride]

Peterson, tougher competition, fresh off destroying his knee, terrible QB giving him the ball. Everyone knew he was going to run and he still produced. Big time

its not like they didnt know barry was gonna run

i voted for jamal, but looking it again im wrong

i go

Barry
AP
Jamal

 

[iowajerms]

It's easy to go homer pick but OJ has to take my vote. 1. It was two less games (fewest attempts out of all of them) 2. They had no passing offense that year (<1,000 yds pass) 3. Defenses in the day were geared to stop the run and 4. his season was such an outlier to anyone previous (outside of JB's 1,800 season in '63 (?), there was no other above 1,600 yds). His season broke the mold.

I will argue for Barry Sanders using your same points.

1) Barry may have had 2 more games, but Barry had only 2 more carries.

2) Scott Mitchell wasn't a horrible QB. Lions had a little bit of a passing game, but Lions had a horrible offensive line to block for Barry.

3) Barry was stopped on a lot of plays. In fact, he ran backwards and had 15+ yards for loss quite often. His OL was so awful, even weak DLs were breaking the line. Yet, Barry still gained 2,053 more yards than he lost.

4) Barry wasn't the first to do it, so I can't argue against it

 

[Ravskins]

I will argue for Barry Sanders using your same points.

1) Barry may have had 2 more games, but Barry had only 2 more carries.

2) Scott Mitchell wasn't a horrible QB. Lions had a little bit of a passing game, but Lions had a horrible offensive line to block for Barry.

3) Barry was stopped on a lot of plays. In fact, he ran backwards and had 15+ yards for loss quite often. His OL was so awful, even weak DLs were breaking the line. Yet, Barry still gained 2,053 more yards than he lost.

4) Barry wasn't the first to do it, so I can't argue against it

Barry Sanders is my favorite running back and was just flat out fantastic. What OJ did that year was just phenomenal.

Look at Top 5 for 1997:
1. Sanders 2,053
2. Davis 1,750
3. Bettis 1,665
4. Levens 1,435
5. George 1,399

Look at Top 5 for 1973:
1. Simpson 2,003
2. Brockington 1,144
3. Hill 1,142
4. McCutcheon 1,097
5. Csonka 1,003

 

[Cave_Johnson]

The Ravens QBs in 2003 were Kyle Boller and Anthony Wright. Teams were playing with 11 men in the box against Lewis. If people forget who Boller was:

Sort of off topic but there was a guy on the old ESPN boards that kept getting banned but would always have a username making fun of Boller. Some examples:

Kyle_Boller_Corn_Holer
Kyle_Boller_Joint_Roller
etc.

One of the best usernames on the site.

 

[Cave_Johnson]

Anyway for me I got TD followed by AP. Not that this has anything to do with his regular season stats, but Davis winning the MVP in the Super Bowl after getting a migraine is just amazing. Dude's a tough SOB.