He didn't rack up the touchdown numbers that Emmitt Smith did and he's in third place for rushing yards behind Emmitt and Walter Payton, but for my money Barry Sanders was the best pure runner of all time. Averaging four yards per carry is considered good - Barry averaged five. He was so illusive it was like he he slathered butter on his jersey. He stopped and started and cut on a dime often making defenders look drunk. In his ten year of wizardry, Barry missed a total of eight out of 162 possible games. His highlight video is unlike any other...
IASID has uncovered a Barry Sanders recruiting tape...
Oh, by the way, that recruiting tape is Barry Sanders, Jr.'s. Yep, another Barry has been created to wreak havoc on today's linebackers. Junior, a member of Oklahoma City's Heritage Hall High School's Class of 2012, has received attention from Tennessee, Notre Dame, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech and Texas A&M. I'd bet my left foot he'll be receiving offers from Texas, Oklahoma, USC and every other top program in the country before long.
Barry Sr. made the defenses look like slow old geezers.
ReplyDeleteBarry Jr. made the defenses look like 3rd graders.