Barry Sanders on Playing Against Lawrence Taylor & Reggie White | The Rich Eisen Show | 1/29/20

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  • @termallwilliams8510
    @termallwilliams8510 4 ปีที่แล้ว +748

    Barry set the standards of how to conduct yourself when you are great. He set the standards.

    • @rojaroja5673
      @rojaroja5673 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Barry sanders is what happens when you have the black father in the home.

    • @mikehopes1280
      @mikehopes1280 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@rojaroja5673" little dick energy comment" lol

    • @chloehennessey6813
      @chloehennessey6813 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@mikehopes1280 Unfortunately the statistics bear out what he says. Apparently it hurt else you wouldn’t have to attack his manhood.
      Why’d you feel the need to attack?
      Did this come too close to home sir?

    • @TinnonFamilyFarm
      @TinnonFamilyFarm 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@rojaroja5673 i got the opportunity to meet Mr. Sanders and Usher at his funeral and bro i must say Mr. Sanders was a Mans Man he didn't take no sh** from nobody and the only person that could set him straight was his wife.... He was well respected. We need more black families like this....

    • @anthbig
      @anthbig 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@TinnonFamilyFarm Some day people will tell you; "WTF is black family??"

  • @thelastjohnwayne
    @thelastjohnwayne 4 ปีที่แล้ว +738

    Barry is one of the 100% Classiest men to ever play in the NFL

    • @eddyhernandez8872
      @eddyhernandez8872 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I'm a big time Bears fan and Walter Payton is my favorite, I saw both Barry and Walter play throughout their careers. BEARS fans give Barry Sanders the utmost respect what a great running back and individual blessings to him and his family.

    • @mikemccoy9705
      @mikemccoy9705 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @ Eddy Hernandez, You could not have said it any better. Short, sweet and to the point.

    • @edwardsinram7099
      @edwardsinram7099 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Agreed, and I'd also add Tim Brown to the list

    • @jeremyfletcher7726
      @jeremyfletcher7726 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yet treated like total garbage for the team he played for

    • @fobbitoperator3620
      @fobbitoperator3620 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ^^Truth!^^

  • @omardiaz5679
    @omardiaz5679 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1024

    In my opinion, Barry Sanders has been the best running back I have ever seen.

    • @jmerritt1209
      @jmerritt1209 4 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      In my opinion your opinion is correct.

    • @jweyek
      @jweyek 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      For me it's either Barry Sanders or Gayle Sayers.

    • @v4panigale26
      @v4panigale26 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Earl Campbell ran with no O line at all

    • @whoknew3565
      @whoknew3565 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@v4panigale26 Do you want to finish that statement? Not only no line, but no receivers to pressure the defense.

    • @djquinn11
      @djquinn11 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@v4panigale26 : Earl ran over people, Barry ran around them with his quickness. Earl was Barry’s idol, in fact when Barry went to Earl’s celebrity golf outing and saw Earl in a wheelchair is when Barry decided to retire.

  • @timallbritton7329
    @timallbritton7329 4 ปีที่แล้ว +284

    Barry seems like a cool guy - smart, modest, and crazy talented.

    • @RyanSmith-hi2nv
      @RyanSmith-hi2nv 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Used to love watching the Pack and Lions every Thanksgiving, and as Packer fans, the whole family loved watching Barry Sanders. Every game was special because the guy was just unbelievable.

    • @tat3998
      @tat3998 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He is a very kind man. I met him once. His younger cousin worked for me while he was in school. Barry was paying his tuition. Barry required that he fax his grades to him weekly . His cousin used my tax machine to do so, how could i say no to that?
      Barry is undoubtedly a man of honor and integrity, which i have the utmost respect for

  • @smsmoof8128
    @smsmoof8128 4 ปีที่แล้ว +171

    As a Packer fan always loved this guy. Pure Class and 1 of a kind talent.
    Walter Payton and Barry Sanders 1A and 1B Heart n Class.

    • @tkreitler
      @tkreitler 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That is exactly how I feel. What they lacked in offensive support they made up for with skill and determination.

    • @dciccantelli
      @dciccantelli 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      As a Packer fan, I always got nervous when he touched the ball. Especially in Detroit on the artificial turf. He was a threat to go all the way on any play. Great player & classy dude !

  • @Tyrannosaurus_STFU_III
    @Tyrannosaurus_STFU_III 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1543

    If Sanders had Emmits line he would own every single rushing record, by a lot.

    • @stevemineer2857
      @stevemineer2857 4 ปีที่แล้ว +122

      I never thought ES was all that. He was incredibly overrated. He could walk into the end zone with the line they had.

    • @camrencross645
      @camrencross645 4 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      E.S. was just in the perfect place / system for him to succeed. Nothing truly special to me. In those days I always said "If Barry had all of that around him, plus that defense to keep giving the O the ball back.... his stats would be out of this world. E.S. was so overrated to me. He was tough, hardly ever took hard hits, and finished going forward though... I can give him that.

    • @Tyrannosaurus_STFU_III
      @Tyrannosaurus_STFU_III 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @@camrencross645 E.S. consistently got ran down from behind...

    • @camrencross645
      @camrencross645 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      @@Tyrannosaurus_STFU_III No doubt. I'd like to think that every great back has one AWESOME quality that they do better than the others. To me, E.S.'s best quality was that he played with: HOF QB, HOF WR, 2 HOF OLs plus all pros, some HOF D players, All Pro TE, All Pro FB and a HOF Coach. He did what he needed to do in that system to stand out. But, for me in those years, I was way more impressed individually in Barry, Curtis Martin, Marshall Faulk, Terrell Davis.

    • @Tyrannosaurus_STFU_III
      @Tyrannosaurus_STFU_III 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@camrencross645 Forgot how good Terrell Davis was. 👍

  • @stringtheoryguitars4952
    @stringtheoryguitars4952 4 ปีที่แล้ว +326

    So in just his SECOND game in the NFL, Lawrence Taylor realized he was a future Hall Of Famer... that's mind blowing.

    • @blankname6629
      @blankname6629 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Not really anybody who saw him in college thought he was the next gale sayers

    • @tri3pleagent
      @tri3pleagent 4 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      @@blankname6629 true...but still. Who gets props from LT in their second game?

    • @mig50cc
      @mig50cc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      @@blankname6629 Alot of RB's in college look like the next Gale Sayers. Then they get to the NFL and become Ron Dayne. LT knew exactly what he saw in Barry Sanders. Might have had some drugs in his system at the time knowing LT lol but he still knew Barry would be future HOF.

    • @blankname6629
      @blankname6629 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@mig50cc no they don’t look at Barry sanders college stats. The guy broke record after record in a very short timespan. Unlike dayne who only got the rushing record because he hung around for 4 years.

    • @kargs5krun
      @kargs5krun 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Actually, methinks the coke was mind blowing to LT, eventually.

  • @irishone716
    @irishone716 4 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    Barry Sanders is a class act. He'd leave defensive players laying all over the field, get into the end zone, and calmly hand the ball to the ref as he jogged to the sidelines. He acted like he'd been there before. Incredible class and style. He's in this interview talking about players he didn't want to run against. NO ONE wanted to play against Barry. He was a one man team.

    • @royw-g3120
      @royw-g3120 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Also very intelligent, if I am on a football field I would stay as far away from Reggie White as possible. LT or Bruce Smith you could sometimes get success running right at them but not big #92.

  • @eddyhernandez8872
    @eddyhernandez8872 4 ปีที่แล้ว +162

    I'm a die hard BEAR'S fan and I must say that Barry Sanders is class act and I wish him well.

    • @quietcorner293
      @quietcorner293 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      As a Vikings fan, I have to admit that your 85 Bears had the best D ever.

    • @wilsondunlap
      @wilsondunlap 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I think if there's anybody out there who dislikes Barry Sanders, they have a warped personality in some way.

    • @zaphenath73
      @zaphenath73 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@wilsondunlap I remembered Sanders playing against our Bears. I used to hate it. He would make our defends look bad. I respect his talent. If he didn't retire young, he would be the all-time rushing leader. He was that good. Man, if he had an offensive line, he would've had approx 2000 yards every season. He was a bad man running the ball.

  • @koreysylver9276
    @koreysylver9276 4 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    I remember being mad when Barry retired “early”. But, now I respect it so much. Barry looks in good health and great spirits

    • @gdez9872
      @gdez9872 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm with ya I stopped watchin football when he retired in 99... started again in 02...

    • @davidlewis5101
      @davidlewis5101 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      For me it wasn’t that he retired early I was disappointed in the way he did but he’s too good of a player to stay upset at

    • @jackthompson1974
      @jackthompson1974 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      he quit.

    • @scottrackley4457
      @scottrackley4457 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@jackthompson1974 4 more years running behind that line and he'd be lucky to not use a cane

  • @kevinstaggs5048
    @kevinstaggs5048 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Barry Sanders is the best! Greatest running back ever and such a humble man. God bless you Barry, you deserved the O- line Emmitt had.

  • @EBUNNY2012
    @EBUNNY2012 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Barry's modesty speaks volumes about his character. GOAT.

  • @BBradford1825
    @BBradford1825 4 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    Barry was must watch football! Arguably, the greatest running back ever!

  • @aaron805
    @aaron805 4 ปีที่แล้ว +205

    Detroit getting Barry Sanders destroyed what would have been the greatest NFL RB Career in history.

    • @sourpatch4209
      @sourpatch4209 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      He still is the best and always will be if only he played for a better team ong

    • @aaron805
      @aaron805 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@sourpatch4209 imagine he goes to Dallas lol.

    • @thetickterminator
      @thetickterminator 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Im a packer fan and always loved it when we played Lions just to watch Barry run.

    • @jblack2442
      @jblack2442 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Detroit getting Barry displayed how great Barry Sanders was.

    • @lovedove7808
      @lovedove7808 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wouldn't say that

  • @Jacob_Spang
    @Jacob_Spang 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Barry's run's for a loss were as entertaining as the best run's for gain's in today's NFL. Just special!

    • @DetroitLions59
      @DetroitLions59 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Barry sanders runs for a loss were not his terrible running style, it was his terrible offensive line and coaches…

  • @renehouse2015
    @renehouse2015 4 ปีที่แล้ว +130

    I don't care what the numbers say, Barry Sanders was the BEST RB ever!

    • @713anand
      @713anand 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @PostHawk 15000 yds in 10 seasons

    • @xaviervega468
      @xaviervega468 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The number back it up. 15,000+ rushing yards in only 10 seasons.
      I still have Barry behind Jim Brown and Walter Payton though. Barry was a liability in short yardage and goal line. Brown and Payton didn't have that problem.

    • @713anand
      @713anand 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@xaviervega468 you are Incorrect. 99 rushing touchdowns don’t happen without being good in short yardage.
      There were no holes in Barry’s game. Trust me, I watched every game live. The guy had thighs the size of tree trunks that could push Reggie white across the scrimmage line

    • @charlesmcgowen7238
      @charlesmcgowen7238 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@713anand Unbelievable...he sure was fun to watch. He was like a ghost.

    • @oldskoolbrawler
      @oldskoolbrawler 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @PostHawk I still remember Barry not playing the last part of the last game of the year when the rushing title was clearly within his grasp. He let Christian Okoya win it. Asked later about it,he didn’t care. He knew he was the best and always had great humility. Something today’s athletes could learn volumes from. A class act always. He had the misfortune of going to Detroit[im from Detroit] but I was able to watch every game he ever played. There will never be another like him.

  • @eagleeye761
    @eagleeye761 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    He looks great and I hope he's doing extremely well. Thank you for sharing your talent with us Barry!

  • @anakin.2956
    @anakin.2956 4 ปีที่แล้ว +209

    I'll always say this, Emmitt, you need to thank Barry Sanders for retiring early.

    • @theoterrell2010
      @theoterrell2010 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Absolutely

    • @mrbran214
      @mrbran214 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I think he has said either jokingly or seriously but I believe he has

    • @silvernorr
      @silvernorr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      He did
      E. Smith is a class act as Sanders 🤙

    • @bbthompson05
      @bbthompson05 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Real talk. If Barry would've had that cowboys o line, his records would never be touched.

    • @silvernorr
      @silvernorr 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bbthompson05 real talk
      If Sanders had that line, he would have had to run between the tackles.
      Weighing at 180lbs., brings his chances of injury to a higher percentage than the "duck n chuck" offense. And against the Eastern Division the "IF" gambit is ineffectual.
      As a fan, "if" the player is content, then so am I. And, I too wish he would have played for Da Boys.

  • @Bravo8292
    @Bravo8292 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Barry Sanders is a very serious individual. A lot of integrity in his words. Grew up 45 minutes away. Amazing person!

  • @curdt79
    @curdt79 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I've never seen an interview with Barry Sanders. What a cool dude.

  • @boogitybear2283
    @boogitybear2283 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Barry’s 47 yard TD run against the Cowboys in the 91 Divisional Round is the greatest most exciting run of all time!

  • @jeremylundeen9798
    @jeremylundeen9798 4 ปีที่แล้ว +131

    Joey Browner. One of the most underrated defenders of all time.

    • @macman9689
      @macman9689 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      that guy was scary

    • @acewilliams7917
      @acewilliams7917 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I personally know they guy. Great man.

    • @juanurbina3697
      @juanurbina3697 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Joey Browner was a great, great player. I'm not sure why he's not in the HOF but deserves to be.

    • @salvatoreperez5113
      @salvatoreperez5113 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@juanurbina3697 Joey Browner, Leslie O'Neal, Clay Matthews, Neil Smith all belonG in the Hall

    • @juanurbina3697
      @juanurbina3697 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@salvatoreperez5113 Yes, they all deserve to be in the HOF.

  • @Red-li2ys
    @Red-li2ys 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Many fans don't remember that Barry ran for much of his career without a proper FB and TE. In 1997 when Bobby Ross came in, the Lions switched over to a Pro offense and Barry rushes for 2000 yards.
    Fans also forget he never lost yards in college running behind OSU's juggernaut offensive line. That only started once he got to Detroit.

    • @jamesgreene8891
      @jamesgreene8891 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Barry's first season with an AVERAGE fullback, and he had 14 straight 100 yard games and broke 2000 yards.
      Emmitt is not even close, and he knows it...

  • @ColemanJRimer
    @ColemanJRimer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Barry Sanders... there's no one like him as a player and he seems as down to Earth as a man can get. I'm a big fan.

  • @chamingyang7120
    @chamingyang7120 4 ปีที่แล้ว +149

    If I had three wishes, it would go something like this:
    1. I wish for a million dollars
    2. I'd wish for Bo jackson to never get hurt
    3. I wish for Barry Sanders never played for the Lions and played for LITERALLY ANYONE ELSE

    • @hockeyslade
      @hockeyslade 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Barry could of been drafted by the Packers.

    • @awaller1212
      @awaller1212 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@hockeyslade so many more super bowls with him in the green and gold.

    • @responsiblejerk2328
      @responsiblejerk2328 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@hockeyslade He could have run behind William Henderson who blocked for a slew of 1000 yard runners over his years. I think Deion Sanders was also available for GB at that spot, correct me. But instead they got Tony Mandarich, the biggest draft bust in history.

    • @Jtrain_Express
      @Jtrain_Express 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@responsiblejerk2328 boy are you ever right. He was a tremendous bust. Dang, they missed Barry? That sucks for the player and the organization.

    • @chrisrobinson8339
      @chrisrobinson8339 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      😆

  • @mrhmd8308
    @mrhmd8308 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Barry is one of the few athletes who can sit back and not say 1 word b/c his record/ performance SPEAKS for himself.

  • @Turn420
    @Turn420 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Who doesn’t love Barry!

    • @aggie7756
      @aggie7756 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Bucs fans. Barry made a career just racking up yards against them.

  • @jhors7777
    @jhors7777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Barry is my favorite player. Also what a gentleman. All my respect to the man.

  • @josephishkabibble5863
    @josephishkabibble5863 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Best running back of any generation!!! Never had a frontline like Emmit and still they had to play years after this man retired to touch his records!!! Top 10 nfl player of all time

  • @SlapDaLegend
    @SlapDaLegend 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    For him to do what he did in an offense with no fullback or a tight end and out the gun is freaking incredible. Probably the most gifted running back EVER. He made fools of so many would be tacklers. Playing in Detroit unfortunately makes him underrated.

    • @juanurbina3697
      @juanurbina3697 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      SlapDaLegend
      Very true, he was/is the most gifted running back ever. Although, I think Eric Dickerson (very underrated) is right up there as well. Barry was simply Box Office/Must See TV throughout his illustrious career!

    • @BST-lm4po
      @BST-lm4po 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ya, when watching Barry, sometimes you'd have to remind yourself that he's playing against professionals!
      Because sometimes he would make them look like amateurs!

    • @DatTxBornSooner
      @DatTxBornSooner 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      the yr he ran for 2000 plus yds he had a fullback.

  • @clydemorgan5297
    @clydemorgan5297 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    3 guys who are arguably the best to ever play at their position in the history of the NFL .

  • @crackerjack9320
    @crackerjack9320 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Eisen was part of the great ESPN years. Sanders is legendary and my all time fave player!

  • @jameservin1333
    @jameservin1333 4 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    If he had a decent line , a fullback and a elite quarterback to keep some pressure off him man that rushing record would be nearly unbreakable

    • @jamonb7545
      @jamonb7545 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Imagine him with that Dallas Cowboys line!!!

    • @keisi1574
      @keisi1574 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@jamonb7545 We all know. Even Emmitt knows.

    • @GARRY3754
      @GARRY3754 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hard to argue.

    • @slimdougmaddox4634
      @slimdougmaddox4634 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He didn't even like having a FB. The 3WR set (11 personell) was his most effective formation to run out of.

    • @ExperienceEric
      @ExperienceEric 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jamonb7545 I'm not sure Barry would have been ideal in a methodical, power run game. He was a home run hitter.

  • @Murf1802
    @Murf1802 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can't ask for any better statements then those, , first of all how humble is Mr Sanders, and how he talked about my favorite players of all time, and I'm sure I'm on a long list of people with the same thoughts, Wow what an Athlete and what seems like a very good person! Thank you for interview!!

  • @Ballajd1
    @Ballajd1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Great story by the Great Barry Sanders!

  • @dflo4165
    @dflo4165 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Barry would find a ref and hand him the football after a score. That’s sportsmanship!! Great!!

  • @zew1414
    @zew1414 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Just imagine he didn't retire early and/or played for a great team with a great offensive line! My God the numbers would have been off the chart even more!! Respect the one of the nicest guys I have ever met!

  • @tri3pleagent
    @tri3pleagent 4 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    You know a guy is great when he's a HOFer and you still look at him and think about what could have been if x, y, z had happened.

    • @BigBlack81
      @BigBlack81 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The HOFer that you still wonder about. He's in a rare echelon, that's for sure.

  • @yurikfarba7169
    @yurikfarba7169 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I remember my pop Warner coach back in 1993 telling us to hand the ball to the referee after scoring like Barry Sanders does it! ...ACT LIKE YOU BEEN THERE BEFORE!

  • @monzon529
    @monzon529 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    My favorite NFl player bar none. Just amazing to see class act. Never ever ever did i ever see him ever spike the ball just run score a touchdown and hand the ball in the refs hands. Barry thank you for the memories.

  • @user-cq6dg6ql9j
    @user-cq6dg6ql9j 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Such a modest man for the level of talent he played with. Don’t know if I’ll ever see a running back as good as him or as humble. Not a Lions fan, but I was saddened when he retired.

    • @mastersironmantarmstrong7148
      @mastersironmantarmstrong7148 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Earl Campbell was really humble too

    • @user-cq6dg6ql9j
      @user-cq6dg6ql9j ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mastersironmantarmstrong7148Earl Campbell was another awesome running back to watch play. Or more accurately, it was fun to watch people struggle so badly trying to bring that beast down to the ground.

    • @mastersironmantarmstrong7148
      @mastersironmantarmstrong7148 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@user-cq6dg6ql9j agreed. He was my favorite all time player and the most exciting back ever to watch with prime Payton second

  • @samgunz1
    @samgunz1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love his humilty.. I wish all superstars were like this.. but then again we wouldn't appreciate him as much.. the best RB ever

  • @axe2grind772
    @axe2grind772 4 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    Imagine playing QB when Bruce Smith, LT and Reggie were playing. How is that even legal.

    • @blankname6629
      @blankname6629 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Or playing against the 85 bears who constantly knocked qbs out of the game. They’d knock one out and tell the other team to go get another one.

    • @phillipt1697
      @phillipt1697 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      And don't forget Derrick Thomas...

    • @mattcal6423
      @mattcal6423 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      + Junior Seau

    • @emmanouel8
      @emmanouel8 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Don't forget the Saints had a pretty scary defense as well. Pat Swilling, Rickey Jackson, Sam Mills, Vaughn Johnson. The Redskins had some nasty defenses too. Nobody's talking about Charles Haley either.
      Back in this days you didn't throw to win like today. It was smash mouth football. Everything was about defense and running the ball.
      San Francisco was probably the one team that ran something more exotic than everyone else with great success.

    • @FupaDoncic
      @FupaDoncic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Back than it was okay for QBs to throw 15-20 INTs lol

  • @robertsmith3872
    @robertsmith3872 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I love Barry Sanders he’s such a genuine and sweet guy

  • @Slowhand871
    @Slowhand871 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I have seen every great back since 1970. Barry was the best of the greatest. Earl was the original beast mode, sweetness snapped your neck, Eric , 0J, Marcus shifty power but Barry left guys grabbing air.

  • @realtruth7944
    @realtruth7944 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    He was truly the best running back with a few less years in the NFL than other backs if he'd stayed five more years he would have owened all the running back records

    • @jackthompson1974
      @jackthompson1974 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      all due respect to Barry. arguably the best ever. He could of had over 20K rushing yards easy hadnt he quit after 1 year of a 5 year contract.

  • @hereigoagain04
    @hereigoagain04 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Barry Sanders = automatic 👍🏼

  • @davidsekowski1710
    @davidsekowski1710 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Met Barry Sanders at the Cincinnati airport back in 99/2000 and was very nice and humble. No pictures or autographs but stood and talked to us for several minutes and was very kind and sincere. Possibly one of the best moments of my life as a huge football fan

  • @stefanhouston9451
    @stefanhouston9451 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Barry The goat hands down . HE Should be THE ambassador for NFL.

  • @andaimhineach4131
    @andaimhineach4131 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Friggin' love Barry. Class act with a two hour highlight reel.

  • @gilgenbachsonsexc.4730
    @gilgenbachsonsexc.4730 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Damn it Eisen zip it and let the greatest speak

  • @IronHorsey3
    @IronHorsey3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The great Barry Sanders. Wow.
    Greetings from NY.

  • @stephenmccollum1391
    @stephenmccollum1391 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    And Reggie is an even better man. What a testimony and legacy.
    I Corinthians 10:31

    • @thetickterminator
      @thetickterminator 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Reggie my all time favorite.

    • @Tecumseh4-k2z
      @Tecumseh4-k2z 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      C'mon, Reggie wasn't a better man. Get real.

    • @stephenmccollum1391
      @stephenmccollum1391 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Tecumseh4-k2z better man than player and he is an all time great

  • @tonymacias5701
    @tonymacias5701 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Barry Sanders, always a class act. I wasn't a Lions fan, but I loved rooting for him. He was the GOAT of all running backs.

  • @jftorrez
    @jftorrez 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Best Running Back i have ever witnessed. He made the wind miss...

  • @jasonbrock5079
    @jasonbrock5079 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Loved watching Barry . Did his job , never gloated ,taunted just give the ball to the Ref and back to the huddle.

  • @williamhicks7736
    @williamhicks7736 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Barry Sanders was an incredible player! I know a lot of people here in Detroit who dogged him for retiring … but I actually thought it was pretty smart and somewhat gracious. He left at his peak, with his health intact…. Bravo!

    • @poisedforduty
      @poisedforduty 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think Jim brown did the same thing

    • @larrysmac
      @larrysmac 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@poisedforduty Jim left for the $$$.

  • @michaelclyburn5858
    @michaelclyburn5858 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Longtime Steelers Fan here; Barry is the best RB in history. I loved how he was all business-- like handing the ball to the ref.

  • @star2be83
    @star2be83 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The best running back of all time in my opinion

    • @ExperienceEric
      @ExperienceEric 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hard to put anyone over Brown and Payton. Barry was more exciting but better all round player? Hard to say that.

  • @Kupalking
    @Kupalking 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    the most exciting nfl player ever and to think he is so humble no show boating every big run or td

  • @hockeyslade
    @hockeyslade 4 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    IMO if Barry worked out hard for a summer he could still play lol.

    • @NeoNitty
      @NeoNitty 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      hockeyslade LOL yup

    • @mr.billthrower7392
      @mr.billthrower7392 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hell naw.

    • @MrNaturalSez
      @MrNaturalSez 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      ... not for Bobby Ross!!!

    • @dusthue
      @dusthue 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      That doesn’t sound smart even how the league is now.

    • @bobhoffman5581
      @bobhoffman5581 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      LOL What many people don't know is that Barry worked out year round. Imagine; you're banged up after a game, sore, bruised, and still hitting the weights. THAT is discipline AND dedication...

  • @markrobinson8254
    @markrobinson8254 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    articulate.... humble....unstoppable more reason to appreciate this man.He is blessed

  • @skimpreza
    @skimpreza 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Barry was being very respectful to Reggie White probably cuz partly, that's just who Barry is and also cuz they were good friends. I've seen so many highlights where Reggie is juked out of his shorts trying to tackle Barry.

  • @kenmc1448
    @kenmc1448 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Barry Sanders is always so well-spoken in his interviews.

  • @vcnblxbl4936
    @vcnblxbl4936 4 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    LT himself said he considers Reggie the GOAT
    Look up nfl 100 defensive ends

    • @ashleywalls4097
      @ashleywalls4097 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      NFL Greatest players ranked LT 3rd and Reggie 7th.

    • @BasilFomeen
      @BasilFomeen 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      thats being humble. its not close

    • @johnnyobrien1540
      @johnnyobrien1540 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      You can’t use this interview as evidence that Reggie was better than LT. Barry player LT just 2 times in his career and both were just a couple years before LT’s retirement. He played Reggie twice a year when both were in their primes. Of course he’s going to give the edge to Reggie. And as for LT’s statement, that’s just LT’s humility. Now whenever he speaks, it’s all about his teammates and coaches, never accepting any praise. Reggie would probably say the same about LT. I consider LT the best defensive player ever

    • @johnnolan33177
      @johnnolan33177 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ashleywalls4097 NFL referene has reggie the greatest PLAYER OFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE. Sort by the greatest "AV" LT played in ny, of course hes gonna get more votes, he played for the hayed philly, and the tiny 100k total population GB. I watched them both, they were both the best at their positions, but Reggie made his entire defense better. meaning, clyde would get 16 sacks, jerome would get double digits in his young life. Reggie had 60 sacks in 3 years. More than some teams have in 2.

    • @BigDaddyDax
      @BigDaddyDax 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Reggie White is the greatest football player of all time....not tom Brady, not pat Mahomes not Barry, not Rice, not Montana, not Deon not anyone!!!

  • @Mattribute
    @Mattribute ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Barry and Rich are both great sports personalities.

  • @oldgoat142
    @oldgoat142 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Funny thing is, LT was right. Had Detroit actually had a good line and a solid fullback in the mold of Darryl Moose Johnson, Sanders would have torn up the league more so than he did without them. The fact that he accomplished what he did on just terrible Lions teams is testament to his greatness. Put a good receiving corp in there to take some of the pressure off and stretch the field and who knows what they could've achieved. Even a mediocre QB could've had a couple of super bowl runs.

    • @jerrylor98
      @jerrylor98 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Bobby ross came in and gave barry a fb, he did gain for over 2000 yds in that season, but they are same old lions..couldnt win..and cant win.

    • @AlejandroSanchez-pl6jw
      @AlejandroSanchez-pl6jw 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      American Warhorse uhm lions had pro bowlers too

    • @ashleywalls4097
      @ashleywalls4097 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Funny thing is he only rushed for 53 yards in his first 2 games :/

    • @coachmikesfilmroom3111
      @coachmikesfilmroom3111 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You realize the lions had the top offense in the league for a few years right? As for taking the pressure off, herman Moore, Brett perriman and Johnny Morton at wr is pretty darn good. Barry wasn't the focus point for the defense. The passing game was.

    • @skimpreza
      @skimpreza 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ashleywalls4097 Yup. Coach Bobby Ross didn't know how to use Barry in the first couple of games, it being his first year of coaching for the Lions and all. Decided to be more patient with Barry and that's why he gained 2000 yards in the next 14 games that season.

  • @stevecunningham7791
    @stevecunningham7791 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I miss watching Barry Sanders highlights each week

  • @exdemocrat9038
    @exdemocrat9038 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That is what a humble athlete sounds like. You want to know why the NFL has been unwatchable over the past few years? Because there are no players like Barry Sanders anymore. A bunch of hey look at me type of athletes.

  • @lonnieweddington2883
    @lonnieweddington2883 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When Barry Sanders walked away at the height of his game, I was amazed. Great deal of respect for the man.

  • @infiniteuniverse9528
    @infiniteuniverse9528 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The NFL family misses having Barry around the stadiums and just to hear him talk football. Better use the special lens Rich, Barry is still hard to catch.

  • @travelwell8098
    @travelwell8098 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I've been reading and watching snippets.... and more recently video clips, of Barry Sanders for several years now. And I still like him more and more with every snippet. I loved watching him play.. so exciting. Everyone loved the unpredictability of his moves. People would actually place bets on whether he would juke left, right, or backward against certain opponents, like Darrell Green, Dion Sanders, Mike Singletary, Richard Dent, John Randall, etc.

  • @jenyakostak2155
    @jenyakostak2155 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    No... Lawrence is much higher above every one and thing...... No one is comparable

    • @labrunner_t4r_
      @labrunner_t4r_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I'm a diehard Giants fan so I have to agree, but Reggie White was a force of nature too. Gotta say in Barry's defense he had to play against him twice a year when he was with the Packers. Guess he just saw A LOT of Reggie White.

    • @jenyakostak2155
      @jenyakostak2155 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      labrunner_ t4r_ I am not a fan of Giants, and that is not the point. Lawrence is the most devastating thing that ever stepped on the football field. The dude actually won games from outside linebacker stand point. For instance, the 86 season.... wow.... that was not even real, he won game by game for the Giants. You can start to rewatch that whole season right now on TH-cam, almost every game is available. My favorite game of LT is classic clash at RFK on week 14, he took over that game, Taylor understood that Giants had to pass Redskins and took control into his hands.... Not Bruce, not Reggie is close... Taylor is the best football player in the history, even Brady and Rice is not close

    • @lll9416
      @lll9416 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      ohhh He's higher alright..
      high on Steroids
      High on HGH
      High on speed/cocaine..
      high on ...
      LOL!

    • @jenyakostak2155
      @jenyakostak2155 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      L LL Dude, do you know anything about football, about history and changes particularly. The best player to ever step on the field, Reggie and everyone else is not even close

    • @RLSmith-jt8qj
      @RLSmith-jt8qj 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lt put reggie above himself

  • @lancelink5358
    @lancelink5358 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    You know Barry is special because no NFL RB had the same style of running prior to Barry and there hasn’t been one since. Barry’s running style was truly one of a kind and dominant. His style of running is what makes Barry so memorable

  • @mrbean3470
    @mrbean3470 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Best running back I ever watched.

  • @ronniedeciantis1978
    @ronniedeciantis1978 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for playing for Detroit and gave us some happiness

  • @michaelschweitzer6718
    @michaelschweitzer6718 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Even if he would have played 13 - 15 years, he would own just about every record.

  • @silyrabittrxr4kids5
    @silyrabittrxr4kids5 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Even without a solid offensive line Barry was the best running back I have ever seen!

  • @steveec9704
    @steveec9704 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    LT really said scrap the run n shoot just pay the dealer lol

  • @kenarthur6253
    @kenarthur6253 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Barry was the most explosive runner ever. Great speaker. Knows the game inside and out. Could listen to him all day.

  • @WillJM81280
    @WillJM81280 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Barry is so humble you have to pull his teeth to get him to allude that he may have juked someone.

  • @jasonb8957
    @jasonb8957 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    1:55 The best answer to question I have ever seen in a sports interview. Eisen "Did you get him"? Sanders "I always just try to stay far away from Reggie"

  • @victoriousgrace5370
    @victoriousgrace5370 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Barry - 'I ALWAYS STAYED AWAY FROM Reggie" Smart man

  • @brianreidvoiceovers884
    @brianreidvoiceovers884 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Your not gonna break that man's character....Pure class!

  • @spg1026
    @spg1026 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Never a greater athlete with his modesty.
    But I would have loved him no matter what his modesty would have been.

  • @chloehennessey6813
    @chloehennessey6813 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It’s amazing the contrast the NFL allows us to see in people from all walks of life.
    The players who had supportive parents are so well rounded and gentleman. There are those with single mothers that are as well, but that is few and far between. I wonder how many pro football players from the past have relaxing lifestyles now or if they’re broke.

  • @jonathangardner8306
    @jonathangardner8306 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    For the record, Barry averaged 108 ypg against the Packers.

  • @mikem591
    @mikem591 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great compliment by LT to Sanders! Nice.

  • @ayoPHREEK
    @ayoPHREEK 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Honestly how many 2000 yard seasons would Barry have had if he had the cowboys o-line 😳

    • @ExperienceEric
      @ExperienceEric 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Barry was not an ideal fit for a methodical power run game like the cowboys. He was a home run hitter and highlight reel. IN a lot of ways he fit better in a spread offense.

  • @LEEMAN-X
    @LEEMAN-X 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    AWESOME interview, RICH YOU THE BESS BRU!

  • @1911smokinggun
    @1911smokinggun 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I realize it's the Rich Eisen show... but people watch to "hear" the guest speak... shut up Rich, let them finish a sentence.

    • @nas8326
      @nas8326 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Barry isn't a spirited talker.

  • @chrisgonz9963
    @chrisgonz9963 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is coming from a die hard Dallas cowboys fan love emmitt smith but this guy here Barry sanders he is the best and the best RB in my generation he was amazing to watch as a football fan in general you appreciate greatness Barry sanders was above and beyond special player.

  • @donaldpriola1807
    @donaldpriola1807 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Funny how Barry talks about safeties, because he always went past the defensive line, and into the last line of defense.

    • @rons.6683
      @rons.6683 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Because he ALWAYS made the first guy miss. LOL

    • @princevlad4195
      @princevlad4195 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Rod Woodson was a DB. But I believe he got juked so bad, Rod messed up his ankle by Sanders. If I’m not mistaken

  • @chrisalexander6278
    @chrisalexander6278 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Barry seems to be a really humble guy and one hell of a Football player...

  • @americanmade9002
    @americanmade9002 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I love you brother berry!

  • @sunnyatkar1982
    @sunnyatkar1982 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love how, no matter which team people follow, universally, every person respects this man, and appreciates his ability.

  • @jamesgreene8891
    @jamesgreene8891 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Barry's first season with an AVERAGE fullback, and he had 14 straight 100 yard games and broke 2000 yards.
    Emmitt is not even close, and he knows it...

  • @PFB1994
    @PFB1994 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    2nd game of Barry Sanders career. LT already recognized that 20 was a great player. LT was the total player- skill, speed, power, strength - and he understood the entire game.

  • @thenorthremembers4221
    @thenorthremembers4221 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Shame he retired too soon! Greatest RB I’ve watched.

    • @lloydkline1518
      @lloydkline1518 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Adrian Patterson;; Emmett smith: Walter Payton

  • @schuggy4408
    @schuggy4408 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The classiest player that ever played in the NFL. He is one of my favorite human beings and that distinction has nothing to do with football.