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Yep, Galbreath and Hiiliard are two who were very good who were not mentioned.Tony Galbreath
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Yep, Galbreath and Hiiliard are two who were very good who were not mentioned.Tony Galbreath
Ya, it's not even close. I somethimes wonder why we don't run the screen like we use to? Is it that league has caught up with SPs tendencies?Every player mentioned were great players in their time but one of them stands above the rest in the screen game and it's Pierre Thomas by a mile.
I've been watching NFL football longer than a lot of you guys have been alive and Thomas is the best screen back I've ever seen hands down!!
It could have something to do with most of the O-line being banged up the past 2 seasons.Ya, it's not even close. I somethimes wonder why we don't run the screen like we use to? Is it that league has caught up with SPs tendencies?
Lil BitA. Reggie Bush
B. Darren Sproles
C. Alvin Kamara
This is from his Wikipedia page.Yep, Galbreath and Hiiliard are two who were very good who were not mentioned.
This is from his Wikipedia page.
“Galbreath was a rookie in 1976 with the New Orleans Saints and was part of the "Thunder and Lightning" backfield, along with Saints' first round pick Chuck Muncie. Galbreath quickly became one of the top pass-catching running backs in the NFL. As a rookie, he was the NFL's sixth leading receiver. In 1978, his third season with the Saints, he finished second in the NFL in receiving. He played with the Saints for five seasons, and when he left the Saints, he ranked second in all-time rushing yards for the team.“
I’m not sure the youngsters here can grasp just how good he was. He went on to play with the Vikings and Giants, and had a great career.
Did Westbrook play with the Saints though?When Deuce was young he was hell on earth in the screen game. He could break one at any moment. Sproles and Bush were both lethal in the screen game. As Ingram matured as a player he became a really solid screen back as well. It's obvious that it was something he spent a lot of time working on.
But comparing any of these fine backs to Pierre Thomas isn't fair. In my lifetime as a football fan the two best screen backs I ever watched were PT and Brian Westbrook. Obviously there were backs who were better in the passing game overall but when it comes to that one particular aspect of the game, PT and Westbrook were a cut above.
It's hard to pinpoint why PT was so good at screens. He had the perfect combination for this specific play. Great balance, vision, acceleration, and most importantly, patience. It was a joy to watch him play.
Sean Payton era backs though.
A. Reggie Bush
B. Darren Sproles
C. Alvin Kamara