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Originally Posted by OssMan
How many of those guys have had consistently good seasons that would qualify them as franchise running backs?
I feel like all of them have had maybe a few good years or been injured a lot, but nothing to qualify them as "franchise." Jones-Drew leads the league in rushing with what, 1220 yards and three weeks left? Nothing special.
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steven jackson has been one of the best running backs in the league on one of the worst teams ever. Seriously, probably one of the best backs ever but he is on a horrible team. outside of the first year he played when he was mostly behind marshal faulk, he has put up over 1000 year seasons for the past six years and is on his way to do that again this season. To be on a team with a record it has had while hes been on it and the stats he has is incredible.
adrian peterson... i dont need to say anything about him
frank gore has had 1000 yard seasons 5 of the 7 years hes been in the league
forte, rice and mccoy have been around for about the same amount of time. 3-4 seasons? all the greats had to go through a couple seasons before they ended being thought of as the best. and since they have been in the league, they have had consistently good seasons...
when was there really any more elite rb carrying the ball in a season than there is this year? not to mention hindsight is 20-20 with a lot of these guys.