Chase Stuart
Footballguy
Lots of posts on who the best RB of all time is....let's flip it around here. Who do you think is the worst?
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Who is the worst RB of all time? (1 Viewer)
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Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
We need some criteria here."Worst RB ever to start one NFL game"...?"Worst RB ever to make an NFL roster"...?"Worst RB ever to start 16 games in a season"...?Give us more to work with.No matter what though, the answer is bound to be a Chief or Bronco.
Chase Stuart
Footballguy
Worst RB to ever carry the ball in an NFL game was what I was thinking, but feel free to enunciate your own criteria and tell us your selection(s).We need some criteria here."Worst RB ever to start one NFL game"...?"Worst RB ever to make an NFL roster"...?"Worst RB ever to start 16 games in a season"...?Give us more to work with.No matter what though, the answer is bound to be a Chief or Bronco.
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TheGreatest
Footballguy
This question is to hard....I think a better ? would be who was a good/great college RB to suck in the NFL.
R. Salaam
R. Salaam
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
Jim Finn.
Jermaine Fazande wasn't very good . . .
How about the worst ever to lead his team in rushing for the season? You can still nominate Salaam, and I can still nominate Fazande.
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Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
I might have been too hasty here. Finn had 11 career carries for 30 yards. Small sample size. Witness one Darnell Autry. 224 career carries for 653 yards. That's 2.9 YPC for those scoring at home. Not sure how you even GET 224 carries with an average like that.
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
Chase Stuart
Footballguy
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
I can picture him with his grandkids on his knee...."Did I ever tell you about that time I had a rushing attempt in the NFL?"
Chase Stuart
Footballguy
Also a pretty strong nomination for best playoff performer ever.
"Did I ever tell you about that time I had a rushing attempt in the NFL?"
Speaking of which, now that I just looked this up . . . did you realize that in the two seasons before the Chargers drafted LaDainian Tomlinson in 2001, the leading rushers were Jermaine Fazande (1999) with 365 yards, and Terrell Fletcher (2000) with 384 yards? It's safe to say that Tomlinson upgraded the position.Chargers Trivia question
Try this without looking it up.
LaDainian Tomlinson has rushed for over 1000 yards in each of the six seasons he's been in the league. Before Tomlinson, who was the last RB to have multiple 1000-yard rushing seasons for the Chargers?
A. Natrone Means
B. Marion Butts
C. Gary Anderson
D. Earnest Jackson
E. Chuck Muncie
F. Paul Lowe
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that was a blown second rounder...balanced by a nice 19 yards per reception career average, though...
"Did I ever tell you about that time I had a rushing attempt in the NFL?"
Chase Stuart
Footballguy
I'll guess Paul Lowe because I just found out he existed today. When running some numbers on all-time RBs (hence the thread), I noticed that he had two seasons of 1,000 yards rushing with 5.0+ YPC. That's a pretty darn exclusive club, and I'd never heard of him.
Yes. The only two RBs in the history of the Chargers to rush for over 1,000 yards more than once were Paul Lowe (twice) and LaDainian Tomlinson (six times and counting). The other guys on that list each rushed for over 1,000 yards as Chargers only once.Is that crazy? Only two guys? The very first RB who was there during the team's inaugural season in 1960, and the current guy. Nobody in between.
Chase Stuart
Footballguy
Really? Cool. Shocked none of those guys ever did that.
Chase Stuart
Footballguy
Continuing with the MT hi-jack...
104 RBs have rushed for 1,000+ yards two or more times with the same team. Here's a list of the number of RBs to hit 1K twice for that franchise. While the Chargers run problems are clear, the Tennessee, Oakland and New England franchises have been around as long (1960) and been equally as unfortunate. Yet the Cardinals take the cake.
For the Rams: Jackson, Faulk, Bettis, Dickerson, McCutcheon, Bell, Tyler, Bass.
104 RBs have rushed for 1,000+ yards two or more times with the same team. Here's a list of the number of RBs to hit 1K twice for that franchise. While the Chargers run problems are clear, the Tennessee, Oakland and New England franchises have been around as long (1960) and been equally as unfortunate. Yet the Cardinals take the cake.
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Lord Lucan
Footballguy
There's plenty of suitable candidates (plus one suitable Canidate). Besides the Chargers guys already mentioned, the following guys all led their team in rushing in the last 10 years. I had to think twice about which team some of them played for.Ken Oxendine Maurice SmithTravis PrenticeStacey MackJJ JohnsonRichard HuntleyCurtis EnisTroy HambrickDarick HolmesJoe MontgomeryJune HenleyTrung CanidateCharles Way
This is a fantastic list. I am changing my vote to either June Henley or Ken Oxendine.
BigRed
Footballguy
So FBG actually pays you, do I have that right? FYI the answer is someone that nobody except the person who mentions his name has probably ever heard of.
BigRed
Footballguy
Now that's a good one, something a little diff. Or maybe same criteria but for your fav team?wtf is a Fazande?As a Colt fan I'd say it's likely some 80s schlep.Edit: checked it out. Albert Bentley, 1987 (600+ yds). Actually he had a good YPC though and was a good receiver. Colts never really had an Oxendine/etc, amazingly.
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BigRed
Footballguy
That is freakin amazing. I woulda swore Means did it at least twice, but I think he was hurt a lot.Finally some interesting trivia!
Iron Mike Tomczak
Footballguy
Blaylock is pretty bad.
All time.... shiiit.
I like Rashaan Salaam.
All time.... shiiit.
I like Rashaan Salaam.
Lord Lucan
Footballguy
It's kind of hard to believe now, but in Tiki's first three years in the league the Giants' leading rushers were Charles Way in 97, Gary Brown in 98, and Joe Montgomery in 99.
The Mechanic
Footballguy
Currently, for opportunities had and preformance of LATE (more than 1 year)
I nominate Kevin Barlow!
I nominate Kevin Barlow!
bicycle_seat_sniffer
Smells like chicken
Jeff Komlo, oh wait that's worst QB ever.
Worst RB - got to be Curtis Enis
Worst RB - got to be Curtis Enis
Colin Dowling
Footballguy
I realize there are different criteria here, but watching James Allen try to be the running back for the first year Texans was a disaster. It was like knowing every drive would eventually devolve in to 2nd and 12. To be fair, it wasn't really his fault, but it was still painful to watch.
Bull Dozier
Footballguy
All I'm going to say is that I am glad this question was not asked in the late 80s AND I don't think the answer is a former PSUer.
zamboni
Footballguy
He didn't look nearly like the worst of all time down the stretch last year, nor in limited time with Denver. But yes, he's fallen far short of expectations.
jetpack
Footballguy
Using YPC as a criteria:
Worst Average 2K+ Attempts
Eddie George 3.64
John Riggins 3.89
Best: Jim Brown 5.22
Worst Average 1.5-2K Attempts
Bill Brown 3.54
Kenny WIllard 3.76
Rodney Hampton 3.78
Best: Joe Perry 4.82
Worst Average 1K-1.5K Attempts
Karim Abdul-Jabbar 3.40
Leonard Russell 3.41
Best: Paul Lowell 4.87
Worst Average 500-1K Attempts
Michael Haddix 3.01
Lynn Chandois 3.26
Best: Bo Jackson 5.40
Worst Average 100-500K Attempts
Willie Spencer 2.38
Jack Holmes 2.50
Best: Michael Turner 5.99
Worst Average 2K+ Attempts
Eddie George 3.64
John Riggins 3.89
Best: Jim Brown 5.22
Worst Average 1.5-2K Attempts
Bill Brown 3.54
Kenny WIllard 3.76
Rodney Hampton 3.78
Best: Joe Perry 4.82
Worst Average 1K-1.5K Attempts
Karim Abdul-Jabbar 3.40
Leonard Russell 3.41
Best: Paul Lowell 4.87
Worst Average 500-1K Attempts
Michael Haddix 3.01
Lynn Chandois 3.26
Best: Bo Jackson 5.40
Worst Average 100-500K Attempts
Willie Spencer 2.38
Jack Holmes 2.50
Best: Michael Turner 5.99
Don Quixote
Footballguy
Is there a stat for lowest carries per fumble? I'd be interested in seeing the leaders in that category.
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GreenNGold
Footballguy
Rueben Droughns. This thread is over.
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
Sammie Smith
FunkyPlutos
Footballguy
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