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Devil's Advocate
Name all other RBs in NFL history who had anything close to his speed AND power. This shouldn't take long.
Adrian Peterson, I'll give you. My thread about Herschel made me think of Bo, but even though Walker was fast and powerful, he didn't run with much power. He preferred to run past tacklers rather than run over them. He ran like a much smaller man, and he got a lot of criticism for that. Other than ADP, nobody else comes to mind quickly. Jim Brown was as powerful as they come, but his top-end speed was nothing like Peterson's or Jackson's.
Bo getting hurt in the playoffs against the Bengals is still probably the saddest moment in my sports viewing lifetime. It was like seeing a magnificent thoroughbred breaking its leg coming down the home stretch of the Kentucky Derby. Some people will say Bo was overrated, which is comical. He had a career 5.4 YPC, and in three of his four seasons, his long runs were 91, 92 and 88 yards. That's just STUPID for a man of his size.
For the younger FBGs, behold the greatness:
It's not exactly in HD, but you'll get the idea.
Adrian Peterson, I'll give you. My thread about Herschel made me think of Bo, but even though Walker was fast and powerful, he didn't run with much power. He preferred to run past tacklers rather than run over them. He ran like a much smaller man, and he got a lot of criticism for that. Other than ADP, nobody else comes to mind quickly. Jim Brown was as powerful as they come, but his top-end speed was nothing like Peterson's or Jackson's.
Bo getting hurt in the playoffs against the Bengals is still probably the saddest moment in my sports viewing lifetime. It was like seeing a magnificent thoroughbred breaking its leg coming down the home stretch of the Kentucky Derby. Some people will say Bo was overrated, which is comical. He had a career 5.4 YPC, and in three of his four seasons, his long runs were 91, 92 and 88 yards. That's just STUPID for a man of his size.
For the younger FBGs, behold the greatness:
It's not exactly in HD, but you'll get the idea.
