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Is Marshall Faulk a Top 10 Runningback All-Time?

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If you guys havent noticed already, when I'm bored I think about sports and I come up with topics like this. I'll cut it down when the season starts, but since it's the offseason I hope you wouldnt mind.

So yeah I was thinking about how great Marshall was and how when he retired he seemed to disappear very quietly. He went from all-world player to Steven Jackson backup very fast due to injuries.

Just based off what he accomplished in the NFL, would you rank him in the Top 10 all-time? Personally, I say hell yes. Obviously guys like Brown, Sanders, Payton, Sayers, Smith, and Simpson are fixtures in it but Faulk is on that level IMO.

Retired with 12,000+ yards rushing, 100 TD's rushing, and 4.3 ypc. Recieving he had 6,875 yards, 36 TD's, and 9 ypc.

I think as time goes on people will move him up, but right now I feel the media and some fans are hesitant to put him up there just yet.

His 1999 year has to be the most impressive year ever for a RB.

Where would you guys rank him? I have him probably in the Top 7

Also just share your thoughts on him as a player.

PS: He deserved the Heisman over Toretta.
 
I'd have to say top 12.

1. Sweetness
2. Barry
3. Brown
4. Smith
5. Simpson
6. Sayers
7. Campbell
8. Dickerson
9. Dorsett
10. Tomlinson
11. Allen
12a. Thomas
12b. Faulk

Edit: I may even slide him to 13 behind Thurman Thomas....but i'm not discrediting how nice Faulk was in his prime.
 
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NextBuck;1486463; said:
If you guys havent noticed already, when I'm bored I think about sports and I come up with topics like this. I'll cut it down when the season starts, but since it's the offseason I hope you wouldnt mind.
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Yep, I've noticed. :biggrin: I thought this thread was probably one of yours.
 
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buchtelgrad04;1493307; said:
I'd have to say top 12.

1. Sweetness
2. Barry
3. Brown
4. Smith
5. Simpson
6. Sayers
7. Campbell
8. Dickerson
9. Dorsett
10. Tomlinson
11. Allen
12a. Thomas
12b. Faulk

Edit: I may even slide him to 13 behind Thurman Thomas....but i'm not discrediting how nice Faulk was in his prime.
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Swap Faulk and Tomlinson. Faulk was Tomlinson before Tomlinson was even at TCU.
 
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NextBuck;1486463; said:
PS: He deserved the Heisman over Toretta.
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I'm not sure about "top 10" since a lot goes into such a measure but I definitely agree about the Heisman. The "quarterback on the top ranked team" award is less about the "most outstanding player" with each passing year.
 
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buchtelgrad04;1493307; said:
I'd have to say top 12.

1. Sweetness
2. Barry
3. Brown
4. Smith
5. Simpson
6. Sayers
7. Campbell
8. Dickerson
9. Dorsett
10. Tomlinson
11. Allen
12a. Thomas
12b. Faulk

Edit: I may even slide him to 13 behind Thurman Thomas....but i'm not discrediting how nice Faulk was in his prime.
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No way man. When I read Tomlinson your list lost all credibility. I can't stand that punk.. he's been overrated since he ever stepped foot in a Nike Commercial. The visor, the knee act, I'm so tired of him.

Faulk? Absolutely top 10.
 
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BuckeyeMafia;1495115; said:
No way man. When I read Tomlinson your list lost all credibility. I can't stand that punk.. he's been overrated since he ever stepped foot in a Nike Commercial. The visor, the knee act, I'm so tired of him.
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Why? And are you calling him a punk for any particular reason?

I'm not a Chargers fan at all, not really even a big LT guy, but I wouldn't consider the guy a punk and would certainly put him in the discussion for top 10 RB of all time. Definitely not worth losing credibility for including him. I mean, he is second all-time in rushing TDs. That's worth something. Certainly worth top 10 discussion.
 
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BuckeyeMafia;1495115; said:
No way man. When I read Tomlinson your list lost all credibility. I can't stand that punk.. he's been overrated since he ever stepped foot in a Nike Commercial. The visor, the knee act, I'm so tired of him.

Faulk? Absolutely top 10.
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All in your opinion of course....but we'll agree to disagree.
 
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