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re: Tyrann Mathieu may be the best pound for pound football player of all time

Posted on 5/6/22 at 1:03 pm to
Posted by tigercross
Member since Feb 2008
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Posted on 5/6/22 at 1:03 pm to
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Reading back, I realize I didn’t specify college football. I ain’t thinking pro career. And I may not have stressed the “pound for pound” aspect as much as I assumed I had.


Still not better than Barry Sanders:

2600+ yds (plus another 222 in the Holiday Bowl that don't count toward official stats)
7.6 ypc
37 TD (44 if you count the bowl game and all-purpose touchdowns)
This post was edited on 5/6/22 at 1:06 pm
Posted by AlwysATgr
Member since Apr 2008
16586 posts
Posted on 5/6/22 at 1:25 pm to
Well, someone else had to give Barry the ball. Tyrann would just take it upon himself.

Sanders was special. No doubt about it. But he's also the type of player who comes to mind when the OP's question is broached.
Posted by Hot Carl
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Posted on 5/6/22 at 2:58 pm to
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Still not better than Barry Sanders:

2600+ yds (plus another 222 in the Holiday Bowl that don't count toward official stats) 7.6 ypc 37 TD (44 if you count the bowl game and all-purpose touchdowns)


Were those teams any good? Barry may have been the most electric and exciting football player ever, but his running style was not conducive to winning football. He could rip off a couple of 75 yards touchdown and finish a game with 180 yards and 2 tds, averaging 8 yards/carry. On paper, that’s an amazing game. But in context, it may not have been as great as it seems. He lost yards on too many plays, putting his teams consistently behind the chains in 2nd and 12s or 3rd and 13s.
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