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What say you?
Personally, I put Beast Mode at #1.
What say you?
Personally, I put Beast Mode at #1.
Top 10 Greatest tackle-breaking runs of all time
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****. Bo was FAST. There should be a Csonka run in there.
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I don't think I've ever seen a RB's stiff-arm knock a defender back as far as Lynch did on that run. He obliterated that guy. Looked like he went 5 yards backwards before he even hit the ground.
I thought the same thing! Had forgotten just how fast he was until I watched that clip again. He was a once in a lifetime athlete.
And I really don't understand Hearst at #1....I would put both of Barry Sanders' runs AND Earl Campbell over Hearst.
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Earl Campbell is way too low IMO. Trucking a guy over like that is easily top-5 material. I agree that Lynch should be the top, that run was incredible and everything I love about power football (and hate about poor tackling).
You could almost hear Jack Youngblood's chest caving in.
You'll love this. Earl Campbell, of course. In college.
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Cambell had bigger thigh than my waist, at the time of his play. Bo was fast as he!! Walter Payton was amazing, specially when he used the "lazy leg" on yaz. Thought maybe Bettis might get a spot.
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I was thinking the same thing as I watched that. What an incredible human specimen. Such a shame his hips gave in on him, but maybe the human body just isn't made to move that fast.
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Thanks for posting that video. It really made me think about why I fell in love with the game. Earl Campbell was a beast. I hated him, but that's only because he gave the Steelers fits. Sweetness...unbelieveable. Sanders...amazing. Bo...wish we could have enjoyed his greatness longer.
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#9 shouldn't be in this list. The list is "TACKLE-BREAKING" runs. He was untouched. Fast, but untouched.
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Earl Campbell was a beast but the Steelers defence dominated him when it counted in the AFCCGs.
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Chuck Foreman broke a lot of tackles..
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TROY a non-RB broke 5 legit tackles on his way to a TD from Palmer...better than ANY of the above examples, IMO.
I agree with Jupiter about Bo. He was awesome and one of my favorites, but I don't think anyone layed a finger on him during that run. I can think of at least 5 Bettis runs that were better than that.
Ummmm......no. Troy's run wouldn't even make the top 10. To say it's better than Campbell or Lynch is homerism.
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Some of those should be with the Top 10 Worst Tackles of All Time.
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yup, trying to arm tackle Walter Payton? lmao, good luck with that. Of course he wasn't exactly easy to line up and get a good shot against.
IMO, the Lynch run is the best I've ever seen. And I'm glad that Willie Gay didn't make this video.
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Bo's run was good, but OJ Simpson's 88 yard run vs the Steelers was better.