Barry Sanders never missed a Pro Bowl. He AVERAGED over 1500 rushing yards a season. He only had one season with fewer than 1300 rushing yards-the season when he sat out 5 games. He was the best football player, any position, some years. He won a league MVP at RB with over 2000 rushing yards one season, and finished second in MVP voting another season. His offensive line was not good, and defenses keyed in on him every gameplan. And just watch the footage. The best running back of all time; it’s not remotely close. -Sincerely, a Titans fan
If Barry would have played 16 years like Emmitt, his rushing yards record would be as untouchable as Wayne Gretzky’s 2857 career points or John Stockton’s 15806 career assists.
As long as those 6 years weren't in a blue and silver uniform. They were getting worse and worse up front and Barry was ahead of the only person on that list he wanted to be ahead of. Jim.
Barry was like 5’8”, 205lbs, and was built like a fire hydrant. That gave him an incredibly low center of gravity, which is one reason he was so hard to bring down. While yes, he was really fast, he wasn’t one of those 4.25 40 burners or anything. That’s why you can see him get run down from behind sometimes in those videos. However, his *acceleration* was otherworldly. Not sure there has ever been ANY other running back who could go from zero to top speed faster. What makes his accomplishments even more impressive is that for pretty much all of his career, the Lions were generally AWFUL, especially without him. For a bunch of seasons literally their entire offense was “give the ball to Barry and hope something happens.” So he accomplished everything he did in *spite* of the fact that opposing defenses were solely focused on not letting him beat them. Yet he still had a season where he ran for 2000 yards in 14 games. From what I understand, a big part of his decision to retire was being fed up with being on terrible teams. He wanted to get traded. (rumor back then was that he wanted to go to the 49ers, which would have been *sick*.) However, the ownership refused to trade him for anything short of a deal no other team would ever agree to. So, rather than continue to get beat up carrying a terrible team, and with no hope of getting to go elsewhere, he basically said “F you” and retired. Good for him. Probably the best RB in the history of the NFL.
Barry had 3 defensive players in the backfield he had to break tackles before he could even reach the holes. When there was containment from the offensive line, it was a touchdown. His lineman were awestruck and didn't block up the field. I could only imagine if he had some help like a Larry Allen to Emmit Smith.
Barry Sanders is one of the greatest to ever pick up a pigskin. That's why its been damn near 30 years since he retired and we're still watching highlight reels.
Barry Sanders is THEE greatest running back of all time. Even Emmitt said if Barry wouldn’t have retired, he would have been the NFLs only 20,000 yard rusher. And yes you could blind wife block the, but keep in mind, they could horse collar too.
The number 1 run where he pops out of the scrum was the 91 playoff win. Dallas had held Barry intact until late in the third qtr. When he broke that run.
Yo! Working in retail, I helped Herman Moore pick out pedometers for him and his wife, circa 2013. Suuuuuper nice guy - I could tell he wanted to get it done, so I didn't say anything in recognition until he was ready to go, and then I got to shake his hand and thank him and tell him that he and Barry were childhood heroes of mine and that I always remember my father telling me that those guys play their hearts out every game for one of the worst teams (can say that; lifelong Lions fan) and get up and do it again. I'll never forget that. 🦁🦁🦁
😢correct they should've called that run back for a clip. Dorsett had the same reaction time in terms of changing direction. That hop that Barry does enables him to change his direction instantaneously. Barry is the greatest pure runner the NFL has ever seen. Emmitt was a different type of runner. Emmitt was nifty as well but wouldn't hesitate to run the defender the fuck over. Barry Sanders would much rather you miss him altogether, he didn't possess that Earl Campbell mentality
Barry retired because he was sick of losing and the Detroit Lions organization, during the first year of his retirement the Miami Dolphins offered 3 first round picks for Barry, who was going to play for the Dolphins but the Lions decided to decline and said that Barry would only play for Detroit under contract or not at all and so he never played again.
Barry is the goat. And as a detroiter its an easy homer take. I will say though, before he got injured, Jamaal Charles was lightning in a bottle. He passed the eye test for sure, just didnt have the career numbers.
Division rivals I Minnesota bet (I think) game plan was for the whole defense to stop Barry Sanders but doing doing so but Detroit would sign a QB that was decent enough to make Minnesota pay for not guarding the the passing game. I Bet the HC Dennis Green had nightmares before and after the game
Best ever football quote was from the Bucs coach in the 70s when they had like 0-1 wins on the season. After like the 7th or 8th straight loss of the year, a reporter asked the head coach, “So, coach, what do you think about your team’s execution?” His reply: “I’m in favor of it.” Absolutely *savage*🤣
The NFC North was previously known as the NFC Central from 1970 to 2001. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were previously members, from 1977, thats why like the Packers, Bears, and Vikings the highlights favored those teams. I was lucky to grow up watching Sanders career thru college. Its a damn shame what the Lions did to him keeping him from a Super Bowl chance, but thems the breaks. In our hearts Barry has a ring even if its not on his finger.
Barry could have played another 7 or more seasons and still be a top RB. He had speed, vision, balance, power, quickness , evasion and was also a decent receiver. He rarely took any big hits because he never put himself in the position. I think his only injuries were ankle and a knee sprain I think.
Barry was hardly ever injured. I think he just got tired of losing and didn't see the Lions changing. He didn't mesh with the new coach and his good friend Lomas Brown was traded. Rumor is he wanted a trade but the GM wouldn't entertain it. So he retired short of the rushing record. Emmitt Smith got it years later after playing past his prime into his decline.
Play #13, was the very first carry after he got to 2000 yards in the season, and got the football, he was at exactly 2000 yards, this 53-yard run the very next play gave him 2053 yards for the season.
His.head duck extra movement running was usually he was out of gas from all the moves to break the run. He was trying to find more gas to finish the run.
Some people could run faster. No player could accelerate/decelerate with him. Four steps and he was full speed. World class acceleration. Yes, 90% of these tackles you see in the video are now illegal. If they'd let Barry tack on 15 or half the distance every time he was horse collared he would the Lions sure would have won more. edit: #41 was his first run in the NFL.
The Lions definitely are cursed. Truly sad that they couldn't get the right mix especially at QB. Pete, Ware, Mitchell etc just couldn't be consistent with the throwing game to open up the field.
His dad and his dad's love for the great Jim Brown is why he walked away. To his dad the great Jim Brown was the greatest running back the God ever breathed life into and he wanted to leave his dad with that. He was on pace to not only break his record but absolutely destroy it. Emmitt Smith's record should have an asterisk beside it because it took him another 5 years after Cyber Barry walked away from the game and has not looked back.
He ran like momentum had no effect on him. He'd start in one direction, do that little stop and hop, twist his hips in the air, and land moving in a totally different direction. Most guys who tried that would start left, do the hop and twist, and their momentum to the left would have landed them on their asses. Barry just turned on the jets in the other direction and was gone. His top end speed was good, but his initial acceleration was other worldly.
Horse collar rule was added after some guy took down Jerry Rice with a horse collar and destroyed his ACL. It can be argued if Barry was the GOAT at RB. There’s no argument for ANYONE other than Rice as the GOAT WR, and the league acted to stop those kind of injuries from happening as often in the future once Rice went down.
I loved Thanksgiving Day football because I was able to watch Barry. If memory serves, he retired because he didn’t want to beat his idols record (Walter Payton)
Same here I loved those games and watching the leaves on the ground now makes me want to play backyard football. We used to play 11 on 11 tackle football in the morning before we eat. Good old days when we played outside with friends
They scheduled games differently back then. You played the same teams far more often. When you see things like Green Bay or Dallas, it was probably a a playoff game.
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Barry Sanders never missed a Pro Bowl. He AVERAGED over 1500 rushing yards a season. He only had one season with fewer than 1300 rushing yards-the season when he sat out 5 games. He was the best football player, any position, some years. He won a league MVP at RB with over 2000 rushing yards one season, and finished second in MVP voting another season. His offensive line was not good, and defenses keyed in on him every gameplan. And just watch the footage. The best running back of all time; it’s not remotely close. -Sincerely, a Titans fan
Bro, you said Barry wasn't one of the greatest ever. On what planet did you play football. Barry is arguably the best.
If Barry would have played 16 years like Emmitt, his rushing yards record would be as untouchable as Wayne Gretzky’s 2857 career points or John Stockton’s 15806 career assists.
Well…. not as untouchable as Gretzky’s points record, but your point definitely stands.
As long as those 6 years weren't in a blue and silver uniform. They were getting worse and worse up front and Barry was ahead of the only person on that list he wanted to be ahead of. Jim.
I’m 67 and watching every game Barry ever played. GOAT
Check out Barry's highlights from his Heisman season at Oklahoma State. Might be the greatest in college football.
No might about it. Average 300 total yards per game.
Barry was like 5’8”, 205lbs, and was built like a fire hydrant. That gave him an incredibly low center of gravity, which is one reason he was so hard to bring down. While yes, he was really fast, he wasn’t one of those 4.25 40 burners or anything. That’s why you can see him get run down from behind sometimes in those videos. However, his *acceleration* was otherworldly. Not sure there has ever been ANY other running back who could go from zero to top speed faster.
What makes his accomplishments even more impressive is that for pretty much all of his career, the Lions were generally AWFUL, especially without him. For a bunch of seasons literally their entire offense was “give the ball to Barry and hope something happens.” So he accomplished everything he did in *spite* of the fact that opposing defenses were solely focused on not letting him beat them. Yet he still had a season where he ran for 2000 yards in 14 games.
From what I understand, a big part of his decision to retire was being fed up with being on terrible teams. He wanted to get traded. (rumor back then was that he wanted to go to the 49ers, which would have been *sick*.) However, the ownership refused to trade him for anything short of a deal no other team would ever agree to. So, rather than continue to get beat up carrying a terrible team, and with no hope of getting to go elsewhere, he basically said “F you” and retired. Good for him. Probably the best RB in the history of the NFL.
He was faster than any 4.25 burner from 0 to top speed in 6 feet. He ran 4.38 in tennis shoes (not track) and cut offs. He was not slow.
Barry had 3 defensive players in the backfield he had to break tackles before he could even reach the holes. When there was containment from the offensive line, it was a touchdown. His lineman were awestruck and didn't block up the field. I could only imagine if he had some help like a Larry Allen to Emmit Smith.
The run at number 1 was the Last time the Lions won a playoff game.
I am almost fifty years old and I grew up in Michigan as a Lions fan. In my ENTIRE LIFETIME the Lions have won just that one playoff game. 🤯
Barry was the best ever!!
Barry Sanders is one of the greatest to ever pick up a pigskin. That's why its been damn near 30 years since he retired and we're still watching highlight reels.
#36 for the 49ers was Mertin Hanks, I used to hate him too 😂, he used to do that duck walk every time he got an interception lol
lmaoooooooooooo Hank with that long neck no pause lol
Emmitt had one of the best offensive lines of all time in front of him.
Tampa and Minnesota were in his division back then... Along with Chicago and GB...
Number 8 and Number 6 are the same game. He had two 80 yards runs in the same gamem
Jesus lol
Barry said in his own words that his desire to leave the game is stronger than his desire to stay. Lions sucked back then. Same with Calvin Johnson.
True. Calvin Johnson was one of my favorite players too
Barry Sanders is THEE greatest running back of all time. Even Emmitt said if Barry wouldn’t have retired, he would have been the NFLs only 20,000 yard rusher. And yes you could blind wife block the, but keep in mind, they could horse collar too.
Check out Gale Sayers and Jim Taylor from the sixties. Two different styles but both were great.
The number 1 run where he pops out of the scrum was the 91 playoff win. Dallas had held Barry intact until late in the third qtr. When he broke that run.
Yo! Working in retail, I helped Herman Moore pick out pedometers for him and his wife, circa 2013. Suuuuuper nice guy - I could tell he wanted to get it done, so I didn't say anything in recognition until he was ready to go, and then I got to shake his hand and thank him and tell him that he and Barry were childhood heroes of mine and that I always remember my father telling me that those guys play their hearts out every game for one of the worst teams (can say that; lifelong Lions fan) and get up and do it again.
I'll never forget that. 🦁🦁🦁
Just think Rodney Pete, and Carson Palmer are the 2 best USC QBs that played in the NFL.
😢correct they should've called that run back for a clip.
Dorsett had the same reaction time in terms of changing direction. That hop that Barry does enables him to change his direction instantaneously.
Barry is the greatest pure runner the NFL has ever seen.
Emmitt was a different type of runner. Emmitt was nifty as well but wouldn't hesitate to run the defender the fuck over. Barry Sanders would much rather you miss him altogether, he didn't possess that Earl Campbell mentality
Only time they ever made it to the NFC CHAMPIONSHIP
These arent even his best highlights. Some of his most exciting runs were for little to no yards but made 5 guys miss and look stupid.
Walter Payton is a great video as well. Him and sanders were a little alike, both short but powerful
All the teams you mentioned were in their division. That’s why he torched them so much
Z i know that but when your reacting it's bomm bomm lol you know.
Barry retired because he was sick of losing and the Detroit Lions organization, during the first year of his retirement the Miami Dolphins offered 3 first round picks for Barry, who was going to play for the Dolphins but the Lions decided to decline and said that Barry would only play for Detroit under contract or not at all and so he never played again.
Calvin Johnson and Barry Sanders should go bowling together.
Herman Moore and Brett Perriman were better blockers for him than most of his linemen.
Another reason why Barry retired early was because he didn’t get along with the Lions Head coach at the time
Madden and Summerall were the greatest broadcasting duo ever.
I love those two Legends!!!
Yes. And Keith was great no matter who they paired him with.
Now imagine he played in an era where horse collar tackles were illegal; in half the videos he was caught, that was how they brought him down
that's true
I loved watching Michael Jordan, Dan Marino, Atlanta Braves Ace's Maddox,Glavine and Smoltz and Barry Sanders
The Bucs used to be in our division. We played them 2x a year so... yeah. They got all the Barry they wanted and then some.
Crazy to think that they haven’t won a division title since the Central Division. That shit’s about to change this season.
Detroit is looking good. I wasn't a fan of coach Campbell but I see his DNA on this team tough gritty never give up attitude
The Bucs, Bears, Vikings & Green Bay were in the division with them at the time.
It's why you're seeing them tortured so much.
true lol.
Barry is the GOAT
Barry is the goat. And as a detroiter its an easy homer take.
I will say though, before he got injured, Jamaal Charles was lightning in a bottle. He passed the eye test for sure, just didnt have the career numbers.
Division rivals I Minnesota bet (I think) game plan was for the whole defense to stop Barry Sanders but doing doing so but Detroit would sign a QB that was decent enough to make Minnesota pay for not guarding the the passing game. I Bet the HC Dennis Green had nightmares before and after the game
He is the best of all time
Barry played Minnesota, Chicago, and Green Bay twice a season. The Bucs sucked a$$😂
lol.
Best ever football quote was from the Bucs coach in the 70s when they had like 0-1 wins on the season.
After like the 7th or 8th straight loss of the year, a reporter asked the head coach, “So, coach, what do you think about your team’s execution?”
His reply: “I’m in favor of it.”
Absolutely *savage*🤣
The NFC North was previously known as the NFC Central from 1970 to 2001. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were previously members, from 1977, thats why like the Packers, Bears, and Vikings the highlights favored those teams. I was lucky to grow up watching Sanders career thru college. Its a damn shame what the Lions did to him keeping him from a Super Bowl chance, but thems the breaks. In our hearts Barry has a ring even if its not on his finger.
where all the tiki barber or mike alstott vids... be ahead of the curve and start that, thank me later
I remember tiki with the giants Mr hold the ball so I don't fumble. It's all I remember about him lol... Mike was nuts lol
Barry could have played another 7 or more seasons and still be a top RB. He had speed, vision, balance, power, quickness , evasion and was also a decent receiver. He rarely took any big hits because he never put himself in the position. I think his only injuries were ankle and a knee sprain I think.
Barry was hardly ever injured. I think he just got tired of losing and didn't see the Lions changing. He didn't mesh with the new coach and his good friend Lomas Brown was traded. Rumor is he wanted a trade but the GM wouldn't entertain it. So he retired short of the rushing record. Emmitt Smith got it years later after playing past his prime into his decline.
Bears, Packers, Vikings and Bucs were divisional games. There's more highlights against them than anyone else because they played them twice a year.
Play #13, was the very first carry after he got to 2000 yards in the season, and got the football, he was at exactly 2000 yards, this 53-yard run the very next play gave him 2053 yards for the season.
Lots of highlights against Vikings, Bears and Bucs because they were in the same division.
His.head duck extra movement running was usually he was out of gas from all the moves to break the run. He was trying to find more gas to finish the run.
Some people could run faster. No player could accelerate/decelerate with him. Four steps and he was full speed. World class acceleration. Yes, 90% of these tackles you see in the video are now illegal. If they'd let Barry tack on 15 or half the distance every time he was horse collared he would the Lions sure would have won more. edit: #41 was his first run in the NFL.
The last play occurred during the 91 playoffs which the Lions won 31-6.
The Cowboys had really stopped Sanders all day up until he turned into Houdini
Goat. Goat. Goat.
No RB in history could do more on these plays. Try his "mini-movie". Even better than this video.
Just image what would have happened if Barry was behind the Dallas line.
Than think about Emmitt behind Detroit's line. Nowhere the numbers he had.
The Lions definitely are cursed. Truly sad that they couldn't get the right mix especially at QB. Pete, Ware, Mitchell etc just couldn't be consistent with the throwing game to open up the field.
You should take a look at Earl Campbell.
I heard of Earl Campbell because of video game and will add it to the list
Barry is the best of all time. Hands down. His O-Line sucked so bad and he still got a 2000 yard season.
His dad and his dad's love for the great Jim Brown is why he walked away. To his dad the great Jim Brown was the greatest running back the God ever breathed life into and he wanted to leave his dad with that. He was on pace to not only break his record but absolutely destroy it. Emmitt Smith's record should have an asterisk beside it because it took him another 5 years after Cyber Barry walked away from the game and has not looked back.
Bucs used to be in the Lion's division with GB, Minny, and GB. That's why it looks like he torched them so often, cause they played each other a lot.
He ran like momentum had no effect on him. He'd start in one direction, do that little stop and hop, twist his hips in the air, and land moving in a totally different direction. Most guys who tried that would start left, do the hop and twist, and their momentum to the left would have landed them on their asses. Barry just turned on the jets in the other direction and was gone. His top end speed was good, but his initial acceleration was other worldly.
3 or 4 of the Vikes runs were in the same game. He had another game against them when we were down 18 with 3 min left, and he broke 3 TD runs to win.
Randell Cunningham
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Barry IS the greatest ever, and he retired when he did because he felt it was time
He retired because he was never going to get a chance at a Super Bowl
Something about you saying he might have been one of the best irritates me
Yeah I don't really want to watch this video with him in it he irritates me saying that
FB on this play is Corey Schlesinger
Yes indeed, that WAS Warren Sapp.
There was no horse collar rule either.
That is true and with Barry he always gets tacked from behind and so nanny horse collar tackle
Horse collar rule was added after some guy took down Jerry Rice with a horse collar and destroyed his ACL. It can be argued if Barry was the GOAT at RB. There’s no argument for ANYONE other than Rice as the GOAT WR, and the league acted to stop those kind of injuries from happening as often in the future once Rice went down.
Barry 1. jim sclose 2nd
gotta do Randall Cunningham
Barry the GOAT.
I'm surprised Vikings didn't trade for him
Haaaaa he touched the Vikings
I loved Thanksgiving Day football because I was able to watch Barry. If memory serves, he retired because he didn’t want to beat his idols record (Walter Payton)
Same here I loved those games and watching the leaves on the ground now makes me want to play backyard football. We used to play 11 on 11 tackle football in the morning before we eat. Good old days when we played outside with friends
@@CVTECK1 Amen 🙏🏻 brother
They scheduled games differently back then. You played the same teams far more often.
When you see things like Green Bay or Dallas, it was probably a a playoff game.
True. I loved the cowboys and 49rs games.
😆 🤣 Barry retired because Detroit was horrible and wouldn't trade him