Eric Metcalf was awesome...I dont know a Terry Metcalf...possibly the brother??

 

Terry was Eric's dad and was a pro-bowl RB for the Cardinals in the '70s. Compact guy with great moves.

Eric was also a pro-bowl player, and played RB, WR and returned kicks.

Eric has a brother, Terrence, who plays in the NFL Europe.

 

cool

 

1. Emmit Smith
2. Tony Dorsett
3. Barry Sanders
4. Walter Payton
5. Earl Campbell

 

I think Terry was Eric's Daddy...

 

In his first year in the NFL they asked Ron what the biggest difference between the NFL & college was, and Ron said the speed of the game... He said in college he could kinda sit back and wait for a hole to open, then hit it, But, in the NFL- he said if you see a hole you better hit it fast because it won't be there long.

He went on to say he admired Tiki's speed because He could see an opening and duck through it and maybe pick up 2-3 yards. Tiki could hit the same hole and may pick up 5-6 yards. They were calling Tiki & Ron Thunder & Lightning for their running styles.

There is a difference I guess. As my homeboy used to tell me; [i]When you watch a College game, you're watching the nation's best high-school players play. But, when you watch an NFL game- you're watching the best of the Best college players play... Thus was his logic during our repeated arguements in high school as to whether college powerhouses from the 80's (Nebraska Cornhuskers, OU, Miami, Notre Dame) would defeat the worse teams in the NFL (Tampa Bay & New Orleans); who were called the "Doormat to the NFL" back then...

We thought so; he thought not... Either way, I'd like to have seen it!

 

I have to agree with Payton & Sanders but what about Franco Harris? And even though he is slowing down Jerome Betis is like #5 on the all time yardage list. What no Steeler fans here?

 

Does anyone remember Billy Sims? He played for the Detroit Lions in the early 80's. I went to one game and watched him runs over around and through everyone. Too bad his career ended short due to injuries.

"Heisman Trophy winner in 1978…Drafted in the first round by the Detroit Lions in 1980 (first player selected in 1980 draft overall)…A very creative, but strong runner who would move the pile…Rookie season rushed for 1,303 yards and 13 TD’s…Played in three Pro Bowls…Currently ranks second on Lions’ all-time rushing list with 5,106 yards with 1,131 attempts and 42 TD’s…Also a receiving threat, ended his career with 186 catches for 2,072 yards and 47 TD’s…Major knee injury in the 1984 season ended career abruptly"

He has his own BBQ restaurant now http://www.billysimsbbq.com/

 

I definitely remember Billy Sims- I remember a highlight when he was running, and jumped over a pile with his leg extended, and kicked an opposing player dead-in-the-numbers, put him on his ****, and kept on running... I don't remember if the ref called the play back for that flying kick- but, it was a beautiful thing to see...

Aside from that run, and Tony Dorsett's 99-yard dash against the Vikings, the only runs that REALLY stick out in my mind as "Great" was the day I saw Bo Jackson break a 94 and 97 yard touchdown runs against somebody in THE SAME GAME...

Bo knew football....

 

Hell yes, Billy Sims was great!


Has anyone mentioned Eric ****erson yet? Another great running back.

 

Yeah- no *****- I forgot about Eric ****erson...
Didn't he rush for 2,000 yards in a season, the only RB (At the time) to have done that since OJ Simpson?

I don't remember if he broke OJ's record or not...

 

****erson's 2105 rushing yards in 1984 is still the single season record. He topped 1500 yards four times in his career. ****erson is currently #6 on the all time rushing yardage list, as Curtis Martin and Jerome Bettis passed him last year.

OJ's long standing record was 2003 yards. Jamal Lewis, Barry Sanders and Terrel Davis also bested OJ's figure.

However, the season was only 14 games when OJ played, vs. 16 games for all the others.

 

http://www.pro-football-reference.co...s/****Er00.htm

Has some ****erson stats and you can use it as a starting point to view other players, too.

A quick glance at Jim Brown makes a pretty good case that he was the best.

For his career, Brown averaged 5.2 yards per carry. He is #8 on the all time rush yards list despite only playing 118 games (he retired at the top of his game and for much of h is career the season was only 12 games). In comparision, Marcus Allen is #9 on the rushing yardage list and played in 221 games. Most the guys in front of Brown on the yardage list played in over 150 games and the only one with a 5.0 average per carry is Barry Sanders (most of the greats are 4.1 - 4.4). And Brown's got good stats receiving, too.

 

I am old enough to have seen Jim Brown play. He was just devastating on linebackers. Most powerful runner I can remeber. There was another guy I really liked to see play, Rick Caseres for the Bears. That was a long time ago. Also, Gayle Sayers. This is before my time but I read a lot about Jim Thorpe and Leroy crazy Legs Hirsh. They must have been awesome in their day.