Today’s question is based on a recent ESPN/Scouts Inc. piece, in which they rated the top 64 running backs in the league. Here’s where Larry Johnson ended up, and their comments on the Chiefs‘ Iron Man:
Now, where would you rank L.J. among today’s top running backs?
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LOL…you banning us from The Landry Hat is kind of like Mark Cuban banning Commissioner Stern from Mavs games, isn’t it? Or maybe even Wade Phillips banning Jerry Jones from the sideline. C’mon, man. Blog wars make the ’sphere go round!
Can’t wait for your top five TEs. Gates and Tony G will both be honorable mention, Witten will be first, second and third, because nobody else is worthy.
No Adam, your analogies do not work. The Landry Hat is mine. All Mine. You are banned for poor behavior. We Cowboys fans don’t tolerate pouters who throw tantrums when they don’t like what they hear. It also seems that the only ones who don’t agree with my running back list is you, Zach and SeanBCOol, the gayest nickname on the Web without being SeanBGay. With that said, the tight end list will be coming soon.
ill have to chime in on this one cuz your in our space here talkin about our back who will most definately have better numbers this season then yours so you over there with the cowboy boots with spurs and leather chaps with your bare ass hangin out and your big cowboy hat, and your leather vest with nothing underneath, get back on your high horse and head your ass back to brokeback mountain
get along lil doggy…YEE HAW
hahaha cowboys fans suck a$$!!! they cant accept a little off-season war….pretty sad
Hilarious how hypocritical he is. It really is. Anyway, back to the real discussion: Our top 5 backs.. I always think in my mind of who I would trade for on a Madden franchise. Supposing I had a solid line, a decent QB and other options, and my back would decide the fate of my team that year, as well as stay fully healthy the whole year, I’d go with these backs.
5. Stephen Jackson. When his team is healthy around him, the guy’s can be beastly, there’s no doubt about it. Fast, powerful, agile.. Has the ability to be a top back in this league.
4. Clinton Portis. He did it in Denver. He did it in Washington (pre-Jason Campbell era, anyway), he simply gets the job done. He’s no LJ or LT, but he’ll fight for those tough yards. If had had some offensive help- aka, not facing 9 man fronts all day long- he’d be an unstoppable beast, netting 100 yards a game, and in convincing fashion, I might add.
3. Maurice Jones-Drew. Home rune hitter, little quick ball of elusiveness. A small but powerful runner who also catches out of the backfield very well, and who can handle punt return duties, and pretty damn well, if I do say so. And I do. And I did.
2. Larry Johnson. We’ve all seen his runs. You know what I’m talking about.. Bengals, last game of 06. BEASTLY. ‘can’t make runs on his own?’ shove that whole game up your ass then, ESPN.. 200 yards, on alot of jukes/dodges/out running the defenders.. We know he’s a beast, and if we have any semblance of an O-line, he’ll be back in the top 3 RB’s where he RIGHTFULLY belongs.
1. LaDanian Tomlinson. Of course this man is a beast, he does it all. Throws, runs, catches, blocks. He’s pretty much singlehandedly made the Charger’s a contender. Others helped, but look at the monster stats he put up in the early 2000’s. He’s a stud. Hate to say it but it’s true.
Honorable mentions: Brian Westbrook- the guy gets little to no-credit around the league, despite being a stud on and off the field. I tend to think powerbacks are better, and that’s my bias, so he’s out, but definetly near the top of the NFL.
Adrian Petersen- if this kid can come out blazing, like he did in 2007, AND STAY HEALTHY! I think there’s no doubt about it he’s a top 5 back in the league. If he can notch another great season, and prove his injury was a rare event, then he definetly gets the nod. He did have alot of talent around him (Line, FB) but alot of those runs he made on his own. There’s a reason he’s called Purple Jesus, people.