SJax vs Larry Johnson

The_Child_Prodigy · Post #1 » by **The_Child_Prodigy** » Sun Aug 19, 2007 3:06 am

Well people debate who the second best back in the league is.....and these 2 are the debated ones.

Who ya got?

Post #2 » by **NO-KG-AI** » Sun Aug 19, 2007 3:09 am

Since it seems like the second best back is a different person every year, I'm gonna take the field, and say neither.

Fatty · Post #3 » by **Fatty** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 1:42 am

I voted for Steven Jackson, I'd say they have comparable running production ,though different running styles, but jackson is 2nd in terms of recieving to LDT.

The_Child_Prodigy · Post #4 » by **The_Child_Prodigy** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 9:47 pm

NO-KG-AI wrote:Since it seems like the second best back is a different person every year, I'm gonna take the field, and say neither.

SJax is for real. His production might go down but his YPC will go up. The ball might be spread out more and BLen is the real deal.

Post #5 » by **NO-KG-AI** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 10:02 pm

The_Child_Prodigy wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

SJax is for real. His production might go down but his YPC will go up. The ball might be spread out more and BLen is the real deal.

Agreed, but the hierarchy of runningbacks(statistically) fluctuates every year, the only constant seems to be Tomlinson in the top 2.

The_Child_Prodigy · Post #6 » by **The_Child_Prodigy** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 5:41 pm

That is true last year it was Portis but, SJax isnt really overused. HE is spread out and only 23 years old!

He might fall of the pace but will no doubt be around top 4 next year barring injury.

Post #7 » by **NO-KG-AI** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 2:03 am

The_Child_Prodigy wrote:That is true last year it was Portis but, SJax isnt really overused. HE is spread out and only 23 years old!

He might fall of the pace but will no doubt be around top 4 next year barring injury.

Portis has never been a top 2 back.

The_Child_Prodigy · Post #8 » by **The_Child_Prodigy** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 2:51 am

In some peoples eyes he has.....its debatable.

Post #9 » by **NO-KG-AI** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 3:02 am

The_Child_Prodigy wrote:In some peoples eyes he has.....its debatable.

2003 was the only time he was really even top 5 IMO.... he definitely hasn't been top 2....

tclg · Post #10 » by **tclg** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 2:00 pm

I think S jax and his catching ability make him the better player at least thats how I like my running backs to be

captain_cheapseats · Post #11 » by **captain_cheapseats** » Mon Sep 3, 2007 9:13 pm

I said LJ for the purposes of the topic (i.e. who is the better of the two), but think the guy saying he'd pick the field made a good point.

thierry · Post #12 » by **thierry** » Tue Sep 4, 2007 4:17 am

Post #13 » by **CBS7** » Tue Sep 4, 2007 2:44 pm

I wonder when the next time the touchdown record will be broken. Probably within the next 2 years, since its been broken 4 times in the past 4 years.

Faulk in 2000 with 26
Holmes in 2003 with 27
Alexander in 2005 with 28
LT in 2006 with 29

That said, I'll go with SJax as the 2nd best RB, but it'll be really close. Also a guy like Frank Gore can come out and have an outstanding season.

Better Player?