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The question was the most exciting players you have seen. Most of the people in this forum were not alive to see either. That’s no disrespect to either but not many still around that have seen them play

I was born in 66, so I don't really know what it was like when they played

but I've seen the Cannon run against Ole Miss that is famous, but if I am honest, he looks slow in that footage, JD5 would smile as he's passing Cannon down that sideline...

am I wrong?

lineman back then were about 100 lbs lighter...

the game has changed

so I give the edge to modern players..

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Posted by Scoob

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Posted on 11/21/23 at 11:47 am to ApexTiger

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but I've seen the Cannon run against Ole Miss that is famous, but if I am honest, he looks slow in that footage, JD5 would smile as he's passing Cannon down that sideline...

am I wrong?

It looks slow, but I think playback isn't quite at realtime speed in at least some playbacks. You can tell when you watch people's legs moving.

I just watched it on SEC Clips, and the other thing to note about that runback was that he didn't break free on pure speed. He broke tackles at least 4 times: at the 20, 26, 35, and 45 yd lines. Those weren't just jukes where the defender missed, they were good contact on all 4. He drags one guy about 5 yds to the 30, takes a stride and then cuts, with the next guy trying to wrap up his ankles.

Cannon's run isn't like Peterson/Kennison speed, it's more like Guice in the open field, weaving through the crowd with moves and power.

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