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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 4:18 pm to Hot Carl
Posted on 5/6/22 at 4:18 pm to Hot Carl
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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.
1) His negative yardage carries are counted in that 2800 yd total.
2) OSU went 10-2 that year. That's pretty dang good.
Posted on 5/6/22 at 5:23 pm to tigercross
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1) His negative yardage carries are counted in that 2800 yd total.
You completely miss the point. It’s not able the total yards he lost. It’s about how often he put his offense behind the chains.
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2) OSU went 10-2 that year. That's pretty dang good.
They were pretty good that year, and he was in believable. But his game was much more suitable for the college game at that time than the NFL, where you have to be able to pass the ball. Not like now, but you still had to more back then than I’m college. But since this is a thread about college, Barry is certainly in the conversation. I’m sure he weighed a good bit more than Tyrann, but he was so good that he’s still in the best “pound for pound” discussion.
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