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sheajets wrote: ↑Fri Jun 21, 2024 11:09 am

Bryan wrote: ↑Mon Jun 17, 2024 10:05 am In the original NFL Films 'Best Ever Runners' of 1982...the first pro RB to be shown is Walter Payton. Who is the second RB shown in the film?

Orenthal James?

Good guess, but the RB is someone who is "just a guy"

Jay Z wrote: ↑Wed Jun 19, 2024 9:41 pm Byner ultimately had more TDs and more yards than Anderson. They were similar in stature. Byner's long carry in NFL was only 54 yards.

Tsk, tsk! I just saw Byner go for 66 yards against the Miami "Vise" defense in 1985. j/k

These two RBs were backfield mates for 5 seasons. They retired with nearly identical career rushing totals, yet one RB went to the pro bowl 3 times in the 5 seasons they were teammates while the other RB never really came close to making a pro bowl. Name the two RBs. Giving a hint....the jersey num...

From that era, I think Earnest Byner and James Brooks were probably better as backs with some receiving ability. Anderson does have a lot of TDs, but Byner and Brooks match him there and had longer careers. I think Byner was more of a grind it out guy, and Brooks was more talented than Anderson. Bu...

Thanks for sharing. I agree that Lewellen was one of the best players of his era, but its funny to me that any credence was placed on a 1920's All-Decade team. Those teams usually are terrible, and that is from an era when all the games are on TV and all the stats are in front of you. And the All-De...

Does anyone have any written references that describe Lindy Infante's offense? Like how did it differ from Walsh & Coryell?

In the original NFL Films 'Best Ever Runners' of 1982...the first pro RB to be shown is Walter Payton. Who is the second RB shown in the film?

*had two HOF players *had a player who tied the franchise record for most TDs in a season *lost 6 of their last 7 games to miss the postseason for the first time in 8 years *featured 4 QBs on the roster who would combine for 42 NFL seasons of playing 81 LAR Correct! *Youngblood, Slater *Wendell Tyl...

*had two HOF players
*had a player who tied the franchise record for most TDs in a season
*lost 6 of their last 7 games to miss the postseason for the first time in 8 years
*featured 4 QBs on the roster who would combine for 42 NFL seasons of playing

IMO, the 1974 defense was the best. The 1978 offense the best. 1975 team the best. I think statistically the best team is the 1979 team, because they put up some big offensive numbers. They averaged almost two yards more per play than their opponents (5.8 to 4.1). But they had a ton of turnovers an...