Who was the Saints best screen pass running back (1 Viewer)

[fahad]

Pierre Thomas was for sure the best screen RB, not only as a Saints player but maybe even in the NFL. He can set himself up in the right places and, as a very patient runner, he utilizes his blockers and sets up the blocks.

I am so happy that I met him and had a great talk with him. He was great and humble... a great player for sure.

 

[faceman]

The answer was so obvious I thought that this was going to be a satire thread, like someone asking if we've seen the Drew Brees Is More Accurate Than An Archer video.

I loved Brees,but that was a very inaccurate SS segment. At 20 yds Olympic archers would be shooting pennies off
the top of a fence post.

 

[Shadeaux]

Just in case it hasn't been mentioned yet. It's PT23.

 

[Day1]

Scored the first Super Bowl TD ever for the Saints..... PT and it's not even close

That play made me cry.

 

[superchuck500]

I hope PT somehow sees this. This is a very knowledgeable fan board and those other choices were really, really good - but this kind of dominance in a poll can only mean that it’s just the plain truth. He was the best.

 

[fnholmes]

PT was clearly the best Saint ever in terms of the screen pass. Wes Welker was about the only person I can think of who was maybe better than PT in the screen game but he was a soccer player turned to wr. I truly miss PT. I remember being impressed that he outperformed our fourth round draft pick, Antonio Pittman as an undrafted RB.

 

[ShortFuzed9]

Pierre Thomas. Every screen he always got a first down. Always

 

[robsmith32]

PT for screens, Dalton best check down back

 

[Icon]

I hope PT somehow sees this. This is a very knowledgeable fan board and those other choices were really, really good - but this kind of dominance in a poll can only mean that it’s just the plain truth. He was the best.

I used to read this forum a few years before actually registering, and I can remember Pierre's sister posting here.

 

[fnholmes]

Sad ly it was a legal play. Thomas did make a football move after the catch,and there is no targeting rule in the NFL.
That's only in college.

NFL says hit by Niners' Whitner on Saints' Thomas was legal

edit- I should have said no targeting rule that year. The NFL does have a similar rule now.

NFL targeting rules, explained

Breaking down the NFL targeting rules with a look at how it compares to college football, how it's called and more about the player safety penalty.

fansided.com

It was helmet to helmet knocking PT unconscious. Should have been a penalty.