Which RB Has The Best Seven Year Stretch In NFL History (1 Viewer)

[Slum Lord]

Tiki was absolutely HOSED on the MVP last year when it went to Alexander IMO

Giants fan hey? SA was dominante, moreso than Tiki, because he was a scoring machine. They call it paydirt for a reason.

 

[Jason Wood]

1 Barry Sanders

2 Marshall Faulk

3 Walter Payton

4 Emmitt Smith

5 Curtis Martin

All of those guys scored over 100 TDs in their career.Tiki...67

Sanders 1 MVP

Faulk 2 MVPs

Payton 1 MVP

Emmit 1 MVP

Martin 0 MVPs (he gets in for sustained excellence over a long period of time)

Thurman Thomas has more total yards, more TDs, won an MVP, went to 4 Superbowls and even he didn't get in yet and I think he was eligible this year.

Tiki had a nice career and he may get in, but it won't be a lock and there are other backs out there that I'd pick before him (and who he may have to compete against):

Marshall Faulk

Thurman Thomas

Curtis Martin

And if he doesn't get in in the next 7 or 8 years he'll have the younger guys to contend (and be compared to):

Ladainian Tomlinson

Clinton Portis

Shaun Alexander

Only 24 RBs in the modern era have been selected to the HOF. I'd say that unless they start selecting more RBs Tiki won't get there. Of the 6 RBs I listed above that aren't in the HOF I'd put Tiki 5th on that list. Doesn't look good.

Tiki was absolutely HOSED on the MVP last year when it went to Alexander IMO. He had a better year on a worse team behind a worse line. Put up more combined yards that season than anyone in history except one year from Faulk. Guy was amazing in 2005, despite his 4th place MVP showing.

So the SEVENTEEN (17) TD differential between the two didn't matter? Tiki was a very deserving candidate, as well. Every NFL RB that's ever won the MVP has either led the league in yards from scrimmage or touchdowns scored that season, no exceptions. Barber had the YFS that year, Alexander had the TDs. Both were on NFL offenses that ranked among the top 3 (another historically important indicator), with Alexander having the slightest of edges in that department (2nd vs. 3rd).

What really did Tiki in last year was two things...

1) Alexander didn't just score a lot of TDs, he set a single season record

2) Tiki didn't finish among the top-10 in TDs, no MVP RB has ever finished worse than 6th in that category (Thurman Thomas...and he was the only one ever to finish outside the top 5).

I wrote up some MVP analysis and indicators a few years ago in the Stategist if you're so inclined:

http://apps.footballguys.com/03stategist15.cfm

 

[Chase Stuart]

Upon further review,

That 13440 is the top mark of all-time. The next three marks are from another player on the above list, in three consecutive years. The next five marks are from two other players as well. The top stretch from a player not on that list is Walter Payton, beginning in 1979 (12372). The next player not on the above list is Jim Brown (12149).

Not to single you out, but I am continually amazed at how much people forget about Eric Dickerson. I think the main problem is that everyone here uses the pro-football-reference database. Because Dickerson was traded partway through the 1987 season the pro-football-reference database appears to show that as two mediocre seasons instead of as one season where he was second in the league in rushing yards. Eric Dickerson had 12,859 yards from scrimmage in his first seven seasons in the league.

Thanks, Q-Bert. I'll try and keep that in mind. Good catch.

 

[Chase Stuart]

Tiki ranks 3rd all time behind Jim Brown and Barry Sanders in YPC (Min: 2000 car).

 

[Jason Wood]

Tiki ranks 3rd all time behind Jim Brown and Barry Sanders in YPC (Min: 2000 car).

Where does he rank all-time in TDs?How about fumbles per attempt?All Pro teams?MVPs?Super Bowl rings?How many years did he lead the league in rushing?How many times was he in the top 10 in league scoring?