Family Matters
Footballguy
OK I know there has been a lot of speculation that Holmes may be forced to retire which is sad in it's own right, but now I hear Faulk may nave to retire too? Say it ain't so. Faulk is my alltime favorite fantasy player and 1 of my alltime football players. I know the debate is ongoing but for me my top 5 RB's are:
M.Faulk (12,279)
J.Brown (12,312)
E.Smith (18,355)
W.Payton (16,726)
B.Sanders (15,269)
Now you can argue that all of these guys have more yards than Faulk. But when you look at the TOTAL player it's a different view:
Faulk:
rush yds: 12,279 9th alltime
receptions: 767 16th alltime
receiving yds: 6875 not sure but has to be top 75
total TD's 136 4th alltime
total yds from scrimmage: 19,154 4th alltime
And he still ownd the best year ever for total yds from scrimmage. This guy was a total stud that did everything well. In fact some of his contributions are rarely ackowledged. For example he is considered a student of the game and helped run the offense because he always knew what and where everyone was to be doing at all times.
His blitz pick ups were not always spectacular but most always effective. Some might say he very good at it. One of the best.
I want to share a fanasty story with you. My first year I played was 1999 against an experienced league. I bought a magazine so I could decide who to draft with the #2 pick. I think many laughed when I drafted Steve Young. And that back fired. But I still won the championship due to a little magazine research. I found a couple of RB's in the 2nd and 3rd rounds by the names of Faulk and E. Smith. This was a PPR league and I had Faulk ranked as 1 of the highest. The rest is history.
I owned Faulk in many other leagues as well and I've won many of my championships with him. If and when he retires he will be missed as he is my favorite fantasy player. He is the guy that put "STUD" in the name "Stud RB".
So cheers to you Faulk and Holmes as you 2 have been a big part of the NFL and of many fantasy teams over the years. I appreciate wjat you've done as a fan and as a fantasy player. But what you guys did was real. And it will never be forgotten by me.
M.Faulk (12,279)
J.Brown (12,312)
E.Smith (18,355)
W.Payton (16,726)
B.Sanders (15,269)
Now you can argue that all of these guys have more yards than Faulk. But when you look at the TOTAL player it's a different view:
Faulk:
rush yds: 12,279 9th alltime
receptions: 767 16th alltime
receiving yds: 6875 not sure but has to be top 75
total TD's 136 4th alltime
total yds from scrimmage: 19,154 4th alltime
And he still ownd the best year ever for total yds from scrimmage. This guy was a total stud that did everything well. In fact some of his contributions are rarely ackowledged. For example he is considered a student of the game and helped run the offense because he always knew what and where everyone was to be doing at all times.
His blitz pick ups were not always spectacular but most always effective. Some might say he very good at it. One of the best.
I want to share a fanasty story with you. My first year I played was 1999 against an experienced league. I bought a magazine so I could decide who to draft with the #2 pick. I think many laughed when I drafted Steve Young. And that back fired. But I still won the championship due to a little magazine research. I found a couple of RB's in the 2nd and 3rd rounds by the names of Faulk and E. Smith. This was a PPR league and I had Faulk ranked as 1 of the highest. The rest is history.
I owned Faulk in many other leagues as well and I've won many of my championships with him. If and when he retires he will be missed as he is my favorite fantasy player. He is the guy that put "STUD" in the name "Stud RB".
So cheers to you Faulk and Holmes as you 2 have been a big part of the NFL and of many fantasy teams over the years. I appreciate wjat you've done as a fan and as a fantasy player. But what you guys did was real. And it will never be forgotten by me.


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