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Enis sells Budweiser bruh. He only died on the field.
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He may have been confusing him with two other first rd runningback busts Salam and Benson. Both passed away.
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Thomas Jones is the best Bears running back of all time. Also didnt cry his little eyes out in a broom closet after a big win.
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Payton was exceptional but Sayers was from a different world. If his career hadn't been cut short by injuries who knows where he would be on the all time greats list
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it's like if you get drafted high and bust for the Bears, you die...
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Sayers was electrifying, and to this day still holds the NFL record for highest average kickoff return average. Neal Anderson was also amazing; a threat to go the distance on every play. Former RB coach Johnny Roland said that Neal had Willie Gault like speed in a RBs body.
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Boomer thread.
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Jeremy Langford has my vote.
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Best RB I ever saw was Sayers but Walter was the best football player....he could have played other positions and been great.
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If we're talking strictly Bears players, Payton is the best football player I've ever seen. I was a kid when the Bears started to get good in the early to mid 80s. I'll never forget watching that guy. He just couldn't be stopped and it's not like Ditka's offense required a lot of thought. The defense knew who was getting the ball. Payton was just that damn good.
I'm still pissed that Payton never got a TD in the Super Bowl. That was total bullshit.
In terms of best football players on ANY team, I'd have to add Deion Sanders and Barry Sanders to that list. No disrespect to Payton in the slightest. I'm just naming players who weren't Bears.
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I am so surprised no one said the galloping ghost red grange or bronco nagurski. Those were times when you knew teams were running and the there were no face masks.
That was real gladiator football then.
That was real gladiator football then.
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Single handedly saved the NFL, Red Grange. He would be on my all time top 5 list of Bears players because of that. Sadly, as old as I am, didn't see him play. Got to ask Virginia. Heh.
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Brock Forsey was the purest for one game
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The answer is Neal Anderson. Shame his prime didn't last longer. Pretty sure he still holds the longest run in Soldier Field history with a 80 yard TD vs the Pack. The run shows off his insane vision and speed, as well as a little power and agility to tight rope the sideline and dive in at the end. Actually, it's at 13:37 in one of the above highlight clips. How he runs off the blocks, breaks a tackle, splits the defenders, uses his speed to cut back across the field, then tight ropes and dives in for a TD is pretty spectacular. One of the best runs I've ever seen. Not THE best (probably Lynch vs the Saints IMO) but it's up there.
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Barry Sanders was the best I ever saw play, and behind him is already Patrick Mahomes. And yeah, I'm serious.
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Brock Forsey and it's not close
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Neal Anderson. /thread
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