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Originally Posted by BUCKYLE
So you're ignoring the OLine factor? Also, Beanie's injury was in his junior year. Why does it matter who he sat behind his freshman year? Beanie sat behind Pitt. Because Lawrence Phillips is better than Pitt, that makes Beanie not as good? Just askin'.
Also, to whomever put the tag down there...I have admitted as much in Beanie's thread.
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There's no way you can discuss the oline. It is what it is,a variable. What if Ahman Green had Joe thomas,jake long,orlando pace etc etc...but he didn't.
What if Jim Brown wasn't 235lbs playing against nfl teams that didn't have very many guys that big on defense? Can you imagine the defenses he faced at syracuse?
What if Bo Jackson never was injured?
Green played behind one of the best college backs in the history of the game as a freshman and had over a 1000 yards rushing on a small amount of carries. It does make a difference,because most rb's wouldn't get 1000 yards rushing behind him. I like pittman,but there's no comparison with Phillips. Green was injured his sophmore year.
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Originally Posted by mross34
As far as stats go, if you're going to measure stats, Ricky Williams has to be the pick.
Green played in an offense that exclusively ran the ball.
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Yes he did..Look at the total amount of carries he had versus beanie..He also had 300 yards receiving on a run happy squad. Green-574 Carries,3880 yards,42 td's,Wells-569 Carries,3276yards,30 td's
Ricky Williams is not just about stats. If you watch his films he is one of the most punishing runners that ever played on a field. He wasn't a speed demon,and he played in a rough conference at the time. Ungodly vision,balance and toughness. If Ricky Williams would have played at
OSU,he would be one of the poster boys for ohio state history.