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re: Most overrated NFL player ever...Bo or Joe?
Posted on 2/8/19 at 11:04 am to lsupride87
Posted on 2/8/19 at 11:04 am to lsupride87
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If you dont think not training for football specifically and not being able to run all the plays due to lack of time with the team cut into his efficiency I dont think this conversation is worth having
He's a RB. Take ball, hit hole. He ran for 6.6 YPC in college. How much more was he really supposed to get out of the NFL than his 5.4 YPC?
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Posted on 2/8/19 at 11:04 am to slackster
quote:No he isnt. He is revered as a guy who played a limited amount of football at an incredibly high level while also being a All star baseball player
but he's revered as an NFL legend, which is where the overrated part comes into play.
Posted on 2/8/19 at 11:07 am to slackster
quote:If Bo played a 12 year NFL only career, assuming no injuries with the production he had even as a dual sport athlete, you are looking at these numbers
He's a RB. Take ball, hit hole. He ran for 6.6 YPC in college. How much more was he really supposed to get out of the NFL than his 5.4 YPC?
15,000 yards and 5.4 YPC
That would be considered one of the best running backs of all time
So I am not sure what you are even arguing now Posted on 2/8/19 at 11:09 am to lsupride87
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No he isnt.
, of course he is. Have you read this thread? People have taken his Bo Knows campaign + Tecmo Bowl and allowed the cultural impact of Bo Jackson to become bigger than the actual on the field results.
Posted on 2/8/19 at 11:09 am to slackster
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he's revered as an NFL legend, which is where the overrated part comes into play.
No he isn't.
He is revered as one of the greatest athletes of all time with a "what could have been" attitude towards his career stats because of injury and baseball. People do argue he could have been one of the best of all time with a fully dedicated career and no injury. Nobody argues he is an all-time NFL legend based on his career stats. If you disagree with any of that then you are crazy.
Posted on 2/8/19 at 11:10 am to lsupride87
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That would be considered one of the best running backs of all time So I am not sure what you are even arguing now
You could say the same about Jamaal Charles, except his numbers would have been even better.
Alas, multiple knee injuries did him in.
Being able to stay healthy is a big part of whether or not you're a legend.
Posted on 2/8/19 at 11:11 am to slackster
quote:Dude, no they havent
People have taken his Bo Knows campaign + Tecmo Bowl and allowed the cultural impact of Bo Jackson to become bigger than the actual on the field results.
Bo is talked about as "one of the best pure athletes of all time that could have been an nfl legend if he focused on football only without injuries"
That is is legacy to the majority of people
Posted on 2/8/19 at 11:11 am to GoCrazyAuburn
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Nobody argues he is an all-time NFL legend based on his career stats.
Start a thread asking who the best RBs were in NFL history. Report back.
Posted on 2/8/19 at 11:12 am to slackster
quote:And Jamaal Charles is going to be a first ballot hall of famer......
You could say the same about Jamaal Charles, except his numbers would have been even better
This post was edited on 2/8/19 at 11:12 am
Posted on 2/8/19 at 11:13 am to lsupride87
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That is is legacy to the majority of people
And that speculation is thrown to the curve when asked who the greatest RBs in were in NFL history.
Gil Brandt has Bo Jackson #4 all time, for example.
Posted on 2/8/19 at 11:14 am to lsupride87
You're right.
A guy with 2700 rushing yards in 4 seasons would have definitely averaged 1500 for 8 years straight AND kept the same yard per carry.
A guy with 2700 rushing yards in 4 seasons would have definitely averaged 1500 for 8 years straight AND kept the same yard per carry.
Posted on 2/8/19 at 11:15 am to slackster
quote:Here you go
Start a thread asking who the best RBs were in NFL history. Report back
Here is a 6 page thread
Only once in the entire thread (page 5) was bo jackson mentioned
And the poster said it was based on talent and not production....
This post was edited on 2/8/19 at 11:18 am
Posted on 2/8/19 at 11:15 am to lsupride87
quote:
And Jamaal Charles is going to be a first ballot hall of famer......
Is he? Serious question.
Posted on 2/8/19 at 11:16 am to slackster
quote:Thats one human being. Go read your tigerdroppings thread you asked for.........
Gil Brandt has Bo Jackson #4 all time, for example.
Posted on 2/8/19 at 11:16 am to slackster
quote:Yes, serious answer
Is he? Serious question.
Posted on 2/8/19 at 11:20 am to BZ504
as the initiator of this thread, my intent is not to minimize what was ACTUALLY accomplished by these two...everyone agrees on the freakish athleticism of Bo...everyone agrees (I suppose) on the downfield passing ability of Joe.
But the truth is that the legend of them both...IMHO...doesn't measure up to what they actually accomplished in the NFL.
Thanks for playing and pick up your case of Rice-a-Roni on the way out.
But the truth is that the legend of them both...IMHO...doesn't measure up to what they actually accomplished in the NFL.
Thanks for playing and pick up your case of Rice-a-Roni on the way out.
Posted on 2/8/19 at 11:29 am to slackster
quote:Also, did you straight up lie?
Gil Brandt has Bo Jackson #4 all time, for example
Here is Gil Brandts list
LINK
1 Brown
2 sanders
3 payton
4 sayers
5 simpson
6 campbell
7 dickerson
8 dorsett
9 LT
10 Smith
Other running backs considered: Marshall Faulk, Thurman Thomas, Ollie Matson, Marion Motley, Steve Van Buren and George McAfee.
Posted on 2/8/19 at 11:33 am to lsupride87
quote:LINK
Also, did you straight up lie?
quote:
4. Bo Jackson
L.A. Raiders, 1987-1990
» One Pro Bowl selection
» 2,782 career rushing yards, 16 career rushing touchdowns
Posted on 2/8/19 at 11:34 am to lsupride87
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Here is another 5 page thread where Jakson is only mentioned once.....
Is Jamaal Charles mentioned in either of the threads?
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