Is Marshall Faulk a Top 10 Runningback All-Time?

[buchtelgrad04]

Originally Posted by buchtelgrad04

All in your opinion of course....but we'll agree to disagree.

Originally Posted by BuckeyeTillIDie

Agree to disagree.

Swagger Jacker.

[NFBuck]

For a period of three years (99-01),he was arguably the most dominant offensive force in the game...also, again arguably, the best three all around years ever for a RB. He had some nice years in Indy prior to the Rams and a couple nice years after, though injuries ultately caught up to him. His all around game makes him a fringe top-10 guy IMO. He was more explosive than Thurman Thomas in his prime, but Thurman had a longer, more sustained, "prime".

p.s. I like these kind o' topics.

[Buckeye Nut]

Here's a few numbers that show how great Faulk was.

#9 all-time leading rusher

#3 all-time yards from scrimmage among running backs(trails Smith & Payton)

#4 all-time touchdowns by running back(trails Smith, Allen, Tomlinson)

I couldn't find a list, but among the yards from scrimmage leaders Faulk is #1 all-time in receiving yards by a running back by over 2,000 yards!

I don't think people realize how great Faulk was when he was in Indy, I think it's pretty remarkable he put up those numbers playing on mostly bad or average teams.
I don't see how he's not top 10, the guy was the complete package and the numbers bear that out.

[Blackburn]

Originally Posted by buchtelgrad04

I'd have to say top 12.

1. Sweetness
2. Barry
3. Brown
4. Smith
5. Simpson
6. Sayers
7. Campbell
8. Dickerson
9. Dorsett
10. Tomlinson
11. Allen
12a. Thomas
12b. Faulk

Edit: I may even slide him to 13 behind Thurman Thomas....but i'm not discrediting how nice Faulk was in his prime.

Is #4 Emmit or Robert?

[ScarletBlood31]

No way Tomlinson is ahead of Faulk. No way.


Also, Sanders is an all-timer, but he was not better than Jim Brown. IMO Brown is the greatest running back ever, if not the greatest NFL player ever.

[OH10]

Greatest pass-catching running back of all time. I don't know much, but I do know that.

[buchtelgrad04]

Originally Posted by Claretwasframed

Is #4 Emmit or Robert?

Both, maybe?

[OHSportsFan9]

I still remember when my parents bought me a Colts #28 jersey as a young kid for St. Nicholas Day (left my shoes outside my room). My first football jersey.

[buchtelgrad04]

I never said Faulk wasn't a great back. But in MY OWN PERSONAL opinion, there are at least 10 RB's that I'd select before him if I was starting my own team. I see people are a little touchy about this topic.

It's just my opinion folks. He's great I get it...but not top 10 to ME.

[powerlifter]

Marshall plan is definitely a 10 ten on my list. Never cared much for Emmitt Smith. I never seen anything he did as "amazing" compared to most of the others on the list. I'm not saying he doesn't belong,but he was definitely in a highly beneficial situation.

I couldn't place Jim Brown at the top of my personal list. No doubt he was one of the best,but he was way ahead of his time athletically. I honestly believe a running back like Beanie Wells would have hammered the defenses at the time,and he's not Jim Brown.

[buchtelgrad04]

Originally Posted by powerlifter

Marshall plan is definitely a 10 ten on my list. Never cared much for Emmitt Smith. I never seen anything he did as "amazing" compared to most of the others on the list. I'm not saying he doesn't belong,but he was definitely in a highly beneficial situation.

I couldn't place Jim Brown at the top of my personal list. No doubt he was one of the best,but he was way ahead of his time athletically. I honestly believe a running back like Beanie Wells would have hammered the defenses at the time,and he's not Jim Brown.

I'm with you about Smith. I've never seen him do something that any other RB couldn't do. I also dislike the fact that he forced himself to play many more years just so he can try to put the record out of reach. He had HOF OL, QB, WR, and an all-pro FB in Moose.

[Jake]

Originally Posted by BuckeyeTillIDie

Agree to disagree.

Most yards from scrimmage, per game, NFL career, minimum 14,000 total yards: Jim Brown

Sanders is third on that list.

[Jake]

Originally Posted by ScarletBlood31

No way Tomlinson is ahead of Faulk. No way.

Also, Sanders is an all-timer, but he was not better than Jim Brown. IMO Brown is the greatest running back ever, if not the greatest NFL player ever.

Most yards from scrimmage, per game, NFL career, minimum 14,000 total yards:

1. Jim Brown
2. LaDanian Tomlinson
3. Barry Sanders

Tough to refute that kind of production.

[Buckeye Nut]

So does that make Tomlinson better than Sanders?

Another thing to consider might be quality of team. Brown was playing on great teams that were competing for NFL titles. Sanders played on garbage teams behind garbage offensive lines basically his entire career.

[NFBuck]

Barry Sanders put up huge numbers in a run-n-shoot [censored]in' offense for a few years. Have him and Emmitt switch teams and I doubt few would argue putting Barry #1 all-time. He was the most exciting player I've ever watched. Unfortunately, he was stuck on mostly [censored] teams with mediocre at best, dreadful at worst, offensive lines.