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Syracuse Running Back Most like Fournette: Ernie Davis or Jim Brown?
Posted on 9/25/15 at 4:45 pm
Posted on 9/25/15 at 4:45 pm
Jim Brown was more size, power, and agility
Ernie was probably faster, I'll try to find some video highlights.
Ernie Davis highlights w/social commentary
It's difficult to find Ernie Davis footage without the social commentary.
Jim Brown Highlights THE RUN AT 3:22 OMFG
Ernie was probably faster, I'll try to find some video highlights.
Ernie Davis highlights w/social commentary
It's difficult to find Ernie Davis footage without the social commentary.
Jim Brown Highlights THE RUN AT 3:22 OMFG
This post was edited on 9/25/15 at 6:20 pm
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Posted on 9/25/15 at 4:47 pm to Hugo Stiglitz
Probably closer to Ernie. Jim was mostly brute strength, as you alluded to. Ernie was the faster of the two. Had Ernie not passed away, he'd have been the tailback with Brown as the fullback for Cleveland.
Posted on 9/25/15 at 4:48 pm to Hugo Stiglitz
I'll go with Ernie since he has a Heisman
Posted on 9/25/15 at 4:48 pm to jekelish
quote:Jesus Christ at that tandem.
ad Ernie not passed away, he'd have been the tailback with Brown as the fullback for Cleveland.
Posted on 9/25/15 at 4:58 pm to Hugo Stiglitz
I think Jim Brown. He was about the same size, was fast, and was able to accelerate, then able to bowl people over or spin and run away from them. He should have won the Heisman.
Posted on 9/25/15 at 4:59 pm to Hugo Stiglitz
I'll say Ernie too. Nice blend of power and speed. How are LF's hands? Ernie was a pretty gifted receiver out of the backfield.
Posted on 9/25/15 at 5:00 pm to shenexon
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I think Jim Brown. He was about the same size, was fast, and was able to accelerate, then able to bowl people over or spin and run away from them. He should have won the Heisman.
Obviously, can't go wrong with either. Fournette also seems like a pretty humble kid, so I'll go with Ernie there, too. Ernie, after getting tackled, would famously often help the defender up and say "Nice tackle." Unbelievable human being. Unbelievable tragedy.
LINK
Posted on 9/25/15 at 5:01 pm to shenexon
Fournette is more likely to slow down to run over a defender like Brown would. Ernie would more likely try to avoid contact an flat out run them.
Posted on 9/25/15 at 5:19 pm to Hugo Stiglitz
Fournette is more Davis than Brown. A. Peterson is more Brown. AP is a collision runner he looks to have contact I'm not saying LF7 doesn't he just not AP in that since. And I like that he picks and chooses when to deliver the blow than to constantly try to overpower every body.
Posted on 9/25/15 at 5:26 pm to Hugo Stiglitz
He definitely is a combination of the athletic qualities of both men
Posted on 9/25/15 at 5:30 pm to Hugo Stiglitz
semi-related...
"Earnie Davis, Jim brown, Floyd Little... Thank you guys for paving the way for us running backs to this day GOATS "
- LF7 on twitter
(sorry, at bar typing verbatim here what buddy of mine is reading off of Twitter)
And I'll say Jim Brown but with a better/more-utilized burst.
"Earnie Davis, Jim brown, Floyd Little... Thank you guys for paving the way for us running backs to this day GOATS "
- LF7 on twitter
(sorry, at bar typing verbatim here what buddy of mine is reading off of Twitter)
And I'll say Jim Brown but with a better/more-utilized burst.
Posted on 9/25/15 at 5:34 pm to I20goon
quote:
semi-related...
"Earnie Davis, Jim brown, Floyd Little... Thank you guys for paving the way for us running backs to this day GOATS "
- LF7 on twitter
(sorry, at bar typing verbatim here what buddy of mine is reading off of Twitter)
Saw that. Fournette is making it difficult for SU fans to hate him as soon as the final whistle blows on Saturday. Well, other than spelling Ernie wrong, but that's neither here nor there.
Posted on 9/25/15 at 5:41 pm to Hugo Stiglitz
Jim Brown is one of the greatest athletes in American history. Led the NFL 8 out of 9 years in rushing and NEVER missed a game in those 9 years. He is also widely considered the greatest lacrosse player of all-time.
Posted on 9/25/15 at 5:45 pm to glassman
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Jim Brown is one of the greatest athletes in American history. Led the NFL 8 out of 9 years in rushing and NEVER missed a game in those 9 years. He is also widely considered the greatest lacrosse player of all-time.
It's kind of amazing that he only retired out of pure spite and stubbornness. Basically, the Browns told him that he couldn't go make Dirty Dozen, and he said, "Oh no?"
And the rest is history.
Posted on 9/25/15 at 5:57 pm to jekelish
He was $$$ in I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
Posted on 9/25/15 at 6:01 pm to Hugo Stiglitz
I know this is blasphemy but Jim Brown was just so much bigger and faster than everyone else.
The lbs then we're 220-240 and ran 4.7's
The lbs then we're 220-240 and ran 4.7's
Posted on 9/25/15 at 6:18 pm to Rickdaddy4188
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The lbs then we're 220-240 and ran 4.7's
That would have been a freak then. He was 20 years ahead of his time. Of the few players from that era that would be great today.
Posted on 9/25/15 at 6:19 pm to Hugo Stiglitz
Posted on 9/25/15 at 6:32 pm to ornagestorm
Barry Sanders deserves to be on that list.
Posted on 9/25/15 at 6:35 pm to Rickdaddy4188
The best of both.
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