Serrated Shadow

Okay guys, before voting, check out the stats, the discussion, what have you. This whole point of this tournament is to learn stuff about these guys that you didn't know and maybe change your opinion of some.

Marshall Faulk



Hall of Famer: No
Pro Bowls: 7 Times
All Pro: 6 Times

Years: 1994-2005

Rushing Average: 4.3
Rushing Yards: 12,279
Rushing Touchdowns: 100
1,000 yard rushing seasons: 7
Receptions: 767
Receiving Yards: 6,875
Yards per reception: 9
Receiving TDs: 36
Fumbles: 36

Total net yards: 19,154
Total Td's: 136

# NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team
# NFL 1970s All-Decade Team
# 1968 Heisman Trophy
# 1968 Maxwell Award
# 1967 Walter Camp Award
# 1973 NFL MVP
# 1973 NFL Offensive Player of the Year
# 1973 Bert Bell Award
# 1973 Pro Bowl MVP

# Super Bowl champion (XXIV)
# 2000 NFL MVP


Barry Sanders



Hall of Famer: Yes, inducted in 2004
Pro Bowls: 10 Times
All Pro: 10 Times

Years: 1989-1998

Rushing Average: 5.0
Rushing Yards: 15,269
Rushing Touchdowns: 99
1,000 yard rushing seasons: 9, plus one 2,000 yard season
Receptions: 352
Receiving Yards: 2921
Yards per reception: 8.3
Receiving TDs: 10
Fumbles: 41

Total net yards: 18,190
Total Td's: 109

1997 Co-NFL MVP
1989 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year
2x NFL Offensive Player of the Year (1997, 1994)
Member of 1990's All Decade Team

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BU54

This is a tough matchup. Too bad both of these guys can't win.
Barry by the length of the football.

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The-Hammer

Barry, stats are closer then I thought they would be.

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Professor

Barry would have set the rushing record and put it where emmitt would never have gotten, had he stayed in the league. It wouldn't even have been close, he played nine years and was only 1346 yards behind payton when he retired.

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Serrated Shadow

I can't say i disagree. This was just bad luck for Faulk being paired with Sanders.

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RoyWilliams

Wow what a tough, tough matchup. Had to take Barry though.

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Professor

by all reasonable calculations, he would have broken the record at Chicago that year too.

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tal3nted

LOL...since i am from Kansas...i am going to go with barry sanders. Yardage wise...he would have blown that record wide open...and Smith would have never caught it. I will say this though....when Talking about the best all around running backs of all time...Faulk has to be considered one of the greatest all purpose backs ever.

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