The best running back in NFL history [ded srs]

[nn586]

Look at these fkn stats, disgusting:

[DustinTheHuss]

I thought you were going to write CMC.

[JBhaverhill]

The myth that he quit at his peak is laughable.
10 high usage seasons, 32 years old, and just had the lowest YPC of his career. He was about fall off a cliff and he knew it. Coward protecting his reputation.

[bezarker]

Did the most with the least help around him...

[SmashinYoungVag]

OJ never gets enough talk in these convos. Only him and Jim brown have 2 seasons in the top 10 seasons of ypg. And OJ has the record by a mile with 143 ypg in 1973. Next closest is 133 ypg in a year.

[thedarrenestes]

Retards (e.g. Gronk bois) will say that because he didn't have perceived elite blitz pickup skills he can't be considered the best

[nn586]

The myth that he quit at his peak is laughable.
10 high usage seasons, 32 years old, and just had the lowest YPC of his career. He was about fall off a cliff and he knew it. Coward protecting his reputation.

that doesnt even make sense after viewing the stats in OP

[SoutheastBeast1]

I think you're underestimating Lamar Jackson for this recognition

[LuvVag]

The myth that he quit at his peak is laughable.
10 high usage seasons, 32 years old, and just had the lowest YPC of his career. He was about fall off a cliff and he knew it. Coward protecting his reputation.

He was actually 30 when he retired. He could have had another 2 years of solid production.

[ezmac31]

The myth that he quit at his peak is laughable.
10 high usage seasons, 32 years old, and just had the lowest YPC of his career. He was about fall off a cliff and he knew it. Coward protecting his reputation.

Barry’s mileage was different though, he never took hits like other backs did. 32 year old Barry is like 28 year old anyone else

[Zere0wn]

how do you compare running backs with vastly different OLs and passing threats?

[swolefnatic]

The myth that he quit at his peak is laughable.
10 high usage seasons, 32 years old, and just had the lowest YPC of his career. He was about fall off a cliff and he knew it. Coward protecting his reputation.

Strong IQ.

Yea no chit all running backs fall off a cliff. But given his pace he could have surpassed E. Smith in yardage. And his peak was a HELL of a lot better in both LONGEVITY and IMPACT than most RB's past and present.

[YoungMetro24]

OJ never gets enough talk in these convos. Only him and Jim brown have 2 seasons in the top 10 seasons of ypg. And OJ has the record by a mile with 143 ypg in 1973. Next closest is 133 ypg in a year.

Yeah OJ really killed the competition back in the day.

[ghostfacedup]

this guy was soooo much damn fun to watch.

[bigcat3655]

The myth that he quit at his peak is laughable.
10 high usage seasons, 32 years old, and just had the lowest YPC of his career. He was about fall off a cliff and he knew it. Coward protecting his reputation.

Horrible take.

First off, he was only 30. They had just gone 5-11 and he still got 1400 yards with defenses targeting him every snap because they didn't need to worry about a passing game. Their QB was Charlie Batch for Christ sake. He barely got over 2k yards for the season. Even herman moore, who was a beast in the 90s, didn't get 1k that year. And even a few more mediocre years would have easily given him the all time record. He quit on his terms before his body was broken

You tell me what was worse. Barry leaving at 30 and us never witnessing him have even a mediocre season, or Emmett Smiths 2 years with the Cardinals?

[Cartiac]

Barry was great, incredibly fun to watch, and you have to admire the self-awareness and conviction it took for him to realize he was completely happy with what he had done as a player, make that decision to walk away, and never have any second thoughts that he made the right decision.

I do have a personal bias toward Emmitt, so I gotta stick up for my boy and point out while that is a whole lotta yards per season, he is looking quite a bit light on the TDs. The biggest thing stopping Emmitt from racking up more yards was the end zone.

You tell me what was worse. Barry leaving at 30 and us never witnessing him have even a mediocre season, or Emmett Smiths 2 years with the Cardinals?

That's a flag for Unsportsmanlike Conduct! That is one of those things like MJs games with Washington that you just don't talk about, even though Emmitt's numbers in his last year were certainly nothing to be embarrassed about. He was also already the all time leading rusher without those seasons which considering how the game has changed will be a title he holds for a very long time.

[ASTROCYTOMA]

Barry crew checking in

[Jaydawg08]

Barry is the GOAT and to me it's not particularly close. What he did in college, followed by the NFL idk if anyone is gonna do what he did

Style has been imitated to a degree but not close to the real deal.

Lions ruined both him and Calvin Johnson

[Babayagawick85]

Yeah OJ really killed the competition back in the day.

Lol

[HotCheetos]

He is certainly in the conversation at the very least. I do not see how anyone could argue for any other running back being more entertaining though. He could have 4 guys coming at him from different directions in the backfield and you still weren’t convinced it wasn’t going to be an 80 yard TD run

[HaiMeesk]

Either seeing him play live during the 90's or just watching one of his highlight reel videos on Youtube would be enough to show that he's the best ever. His number stats over that 10 year period just help the case further.

[Paul Kreul]