12.11.08 THE ARRIVAL OF BARRY SANDERS JR
Everyone’s all excited about this video of high school freshman Barry Sanders, Jr. — son of Barry Sanders, obviously — scoring on a 64-yard run in the Oklahoma state high school playoffs. And let’s be honest: it’s a great run, and he looks very nimble, and he could go on to do great things in college football or even the pros.
But let’s not get too excited, okay? Let’s not saddle this kid with expectations to be his dad. Barry Sanders is the greatest running back ever, and I don’t mean that in the way bloggers always say the most recent thing they’ve seen is the best thing ever. I mean that Sanders retired almost a decade ago, and even the best running back today (Adrian Peterson) doesn’t hold a candle to him. Sanders was better than Walter Payton, better than LaDainian, even better than Jim Brown. This isn’t up for discussion, and I’ve got the video to back me up.
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THE ARRIVAL OF BARRY SANDERS JR
Barry Sanders Jr. better be brushing up on his ballerina skills if he wants to be as good as Pops.
It seems as if Barry Sanders, Jr. is already as good as Sr. in one department … making at least 2 defenders miss tackles before he even gets to the line of scrimmage.
Agreed. And damn did he ever love playing against Tampa.
Matt you’re slackin. This is a “yes, I agree, Dominic Raiola wouldn’t have to flip fans off if he had Barry in the backfield” kind of post. We need stuff about gay soccer players and Pacman Jones. From a comedy standpoint this is Bobcat Goldtwait territory
Barry Sanders couldn’t hold Jim Brown’s jock.
Ufford, while we may disagree on booze and women (I prefer my booze cold and women warm), I couldn’t agree more with you about Sanders. Had he not hung it up 5 years too early, the rushing record would be unreachable. Even playing in Detroit.
/serious
Fuck…That video made me sad, considering how shitty football is around here right now.
In that one play, Junior already celebrated his run more than his old man ever did.
Advantage: Barry the First. G.O.A.T.
Two words:
Bo Jackson
Barry was great, but he wasn’t nearly the slasher O.J. Simpson was.
/no one has EVER made that joke before
Two words:
Dorsey Levens
2 words:
Edgar Bennett
Number 2 words:
Najeh Davenport
Jim Brown dominated more, but he also ran in an age before linebackers were black.
This just looks like bad tackling to me.
Bobby Mitchell makes the effective argument that Jim Brown is under appreciated because he played before 12 video cameras were pointed at the field. If you could see everything he was doing, you would be blown away.
/Dick joke.
Im gonna go out on a limb and say Jr doesnt live with Sr
You are right, Jim Brown didn’t run when linkbackers were black, but Jim Brown didn’t get to run against the Bucs.
No, instead Jim Brown ran against the Chicago Cardinals and played on a team that was actually good.
Barry was great and all, but NO ONE beats up women like Jim “Fag Hats” Brown.
Jim Brown would like to dangle Enrico from a balcony right now.
That was mesmerizing… but Jim Brown did get to bang Raquel Welch in a movie.
Brian Russell sighting at 2:00
Sweetness was the best ever. He didn’t elude tacklers like a prancing bitch like Sanders, he fucking ran them over. More touchdowns. More yards. Weaker line to run behind. Fuck your supposed evidence.
Case closed.
Too bad Walter Payton couldn’t use some of those moves to juke his way past Death.
What, too soon?
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