@@marcusramey4862 Steve McNair personally told me he never paid attention when the other offense was on the field until he saw Barry & would say come on tackle him it is only one man!!! Then he said if he ran behind the Dallas offensive line they never would have to throw the ball. Barry would have over 2500 yards per year rushing & over 30 TD's per year.
I watched a show about the Dallas game and the lineman said don't chase Barry. He said to just wait because he will be back around shortly. This is one of the few players that I wished would have gotten a SB.
First, these are just "50 Barry runs". Some of his best were for 15 yards. Second, I didn't wait to watch the Lions game, I waited to watch "The Barry Sanders Show".
Barry Sanders is incredibly kind and humble. Spoke to me for a few minutes at an event. Walter Payton "Sweetness" is his favorite running back. They say he's 5' 8" but that may be generous.
Barry crossed people over like it was basketball. Also, if you notice he was horse collar tackled a lot in that video, that's illegal now. If Barry played now he would have had even more yards and TD's because they were horse collaring him back in the day to stop him. If Barry didn't retire when he did he could have broken every rushing record there is. Many people have him as the GOAT running back even though he never won a ring. He was a human cheat code.
That's because Barry was shackled with the shittiest team in the NFL! The Lions haven't won a Super Bowl since 1957. I'm from Michigan and Barry got a bad deal from the head office to begin with. He was to that better players would be gotten around him. Like he was going to be the core but year after year would billionaire Ford family cough out enough money. But they did the same with Calvin Johnson.
Your reactions are priceless. Am much older than you fellas now, but saw Barry in his prime. It was pure joy to see this man play the game even when he was giving my team an ass kicking. Best running back I have ever seen play the game in my 60+ years on earth.
Barry was rarely the fastest guy on the field but he could hit top speed in 3 steps and could corner on a dime and give you change greatest RB ever imo
Sander's skillset was special. One of kind. Any era. Any 10 guys on his team. He is gonna stand out every time he suits up. He was truly Michael Jordan kind of special. And i say that after he destroyed my favorite player's ACL and quite possibly cost us a championship. (Rod Woodson, Steelers) Great player.
Rod Woodson a Hall of Fame defender was inches from Barry had a clean and ez tackle and never ever touched him, just air and a blown ACL is what he had for his effort to stop Sanders.
One thing he was so good at that got overlooked by all the things he did was the ability he had to shift the ball to the other hand. He literally did this while in his moves. If that doesn't tell you how great he was above the rest, than nothing does!!! This is probably the main reason he didn't fumble that often. Players could learn alot just by watching him
I used to love to hate this man! What these clips don’t show you is how often he would turn a 3 yard loss into a 5 yard gain! What a great running back 👍
While I agree with your take, I hate that we also have to consider how many 1-2 yard gains he turned into -6 or -7 yard losses… It is a fact that he is one of the all time leaders in negative yardage carry’s. He’s still the GOAT tho
That was fun watching your jaws drop nearly as far as mine dropped the first time(s) I saw this. Yea, the NFL should have made some under the table deal to get him on a championship team. Here's a Barry fact, though, that is insane: he had 884 carries over three seasons and only SIX (6) fumbles! That's as nuts as Wilt never once fouling out of an NBA game!
I think the most overlooked statistic in Barry's career has to be this. 3062 career rushing attempts with only 22 lost fumbles. That stat is amazing, but when you take in account his running style, how many times he was hit in the backfield, and that every defense played 8 or more in the box against him, it just makes even more unbelievable. Plus that NFC Central division (as it was called in the 90's) was known as the black and blue division because of how good the defenses were.
Quickness and a low center of gravity in game of tall guys. I never saw a guy who could make such sharp cuts at full/near speed. He’s the GOAT for sure.
If u watch Barry college Ok. st highlights, he had O-line like Emiitt Smith in Dallas. Every time he gets 4 or 5 yds up the middle, damn near turned into a TD. it would def not be any comparison if they played with equal talent around them in NFL. MY GOAT
He was the .... .. prime example of the protype 'eat west' running back ~~ that not only i patterned my game after essentially ... but came the closest ive ever seen to the 'pure agility' type of running back that is extremely extremly ...tough to even make it to the pros when you run like that from the backfield. (because most coaches require you to 'always run forward' or they get upset with ya. ~ ~ Because when you get beat it can look really bad ..taking a four yard loss..when a straight up RB may have gotten one yard atleast. ..Even B.Sanders had plenty of those type of losses .. but all of his super big runs still left him with a great average somehow. x) Thurman Thomas was really good in that too .. but no one took the chances ..having the confidence to actually make the most difficult cults ..as Barry did. And ofcourse to run in that style you hAVe to have top notch foot speed. 🥁 Im suprised this clip didnt have more of his ..more famous cuts ..that made people crazy fans of his ..... and that was his ,more rare times when he was clearly beat behind the line but he scrambled back and forth to get a gain. Ahh theres one - #5 .
Best running back I've ever seen play. He would own every record in the books if he had any kind of an offensive line in Detroit, and hadn't retired so early.
Barry’s quads allowed him crazy lateral moves alongside elite vision and agility. Saquans legs with Kick returner ability between tackles. Spins jukes cuts today’s elite players might have mastered one of those and we call him a beast. Barry was all of it on the worst team in the league. Every handoff looked like a draw play . Him and Deion were my favorites as a kid
If Barry Sanders played behind a line like Dallas had, you would have never head of Emmett Smith. We're talking two thousand yards a season. Guaranteed. I saw him get yards on plays where the whole defensive line was in Detroit's back field. He probably has more negative yardage plays than any other primary RB in history and he is STILL the only back to have averaged a hundred yards a game for his career!
I'm from the "D" and we loved and still do love Barry Sanders. Should have had a super bowl ring but just didn't have the talent around him (except Herman Moore) to win a championship. I hate that . Years ahead I felt the same way about Calvin Johnson aka "Megatron ". Same scenario. Love them both. Please react to Calvin Johnson.
Play Number 1 is the Greatest Run of all Time. I never get tired of watching it. What a shame they got slaughtered the next week against Washington in the NFC Championship. That was as close as Barry got to the Super Bowl.
🎯 The Greatest Runner ever. We used to say Handing Barry the ball on 3 and 20 is a Good play. He used to lead the league in negative runs and still lead the league in rushing because his line was Horrible 🤯
He was so strong / so fast- the rumor was at his height, he could dunk a basketball with no steps, just jump and dunk, a standstill vertical like his was unheard in his time
I was in the Barry Sanders football club as a kid and they sent out some amazing facts and one I always remembered was he could jump flat-footed onto the side of his dad's truck. Not the tailgate, the freakin side of the truck!
He would have had all the rushing records but he left early while in his prime. He saw what was happening to other players and decided to leave while he was relatively healthy.
My favorite back of all-time. He's also one of the nicest people you'll ever meet. My older cousin was at a bar and saw him drinking at the bar by himself, my cousin was the only one that knew who he was.
They keep talking about Barry's speed. It was an illusion. He was SLOW! He created so much separation with his elusiveness, he'd get people's feet in the wrong place, then accelerate away and create a huge gap heading into the secondary, looking really fast while he did it. Then, 40 yards later, Barry would get caught from behind. He has more 80 yard non scoring runs than anyone in NFL history.
there were 2 90 yd runs, 5 80 yd runs and like 7 70 yd runs, unreal. and the defense knew he was getting the ball every time. to say he played on "bad" teams is an understatement. half those runs had 10+ defensive players in the box. he is the GOAT, and that is undeniable
Oklahoma had Barry & Thurman Thomas at the same time. What an insane backfeild. Then the hurricanes had the insane string of rb's of Edge. James, McGahee, Portis and then Frank Gore. Portis said he left as a junior cause he knew Gore was gonna take his job. Lol. Shockey did same thing because Winslow Jr was gonna take his TE position. Miami was Bama of their day with the amount of 1st round picks & future HOF'ers they were churning out
Im a Packer fan, but Barry is the best to do it, so far. It was his skill, and IQ for the game above his athleticsm which is insane considering how athletic he was. Everybody could know he was getting the ball, against a trash o-line, and he would still move down field.
Never in my life have I seen a player make so many fall without touching them. The great Rod Woodson, torn achilles. DID NOT touch him. Greatest RB ever PERIOD!
Remember it was Barry that broke rod woodson acl , Woodson was a great corner back until Barry cross him up , he moved to safety after the injury and became a great safety , but do the research on that, it’s a video of Barry taking Woodson out the game with a crazy move
I had the honor & the privilege to watch Barry Sanders play his entire career in Detroit . The problem with the Lions at this time was , they really didn't have a great offensive line . They had a good offensive line but it could have been a lot better . I mean they had some great receivers like Johnny Morton , Mel Gray , Brett Perryman . They had some better than good quarterbacks like Eric Kramer , Charlie Batch & Scott Mitchell & they had some great defensive line men & linebackers . But it was first & for most not having an offensive line & second it was & still is the secondary can't hold on to a lead .
Barry is the greatest RB in the history of the game and the people who say otherwise are wrong
Even I disagree with Papa Sanders. He says Jim Brown is the Numero Uno. Sorry Barry’s Dad. Your Son Is Numero Uno!!
BEST PLAYER PERIOD. I like LT as well but Barry was what football is about, entertainment of a high value.
@@victorfranca85 Barry was a Master at the Runningback position like Lawrence Taylor was to the Linebacker position.
@@boogitybear2283 Lawrence Taylor once told Barry that if they give him a fullback then he would be unstoppable
@@marcusramey4862 Steve McNair personally told me he never paid attention when the other offense was on the field until he saw Barry & would say come on tackle him it is only one man!!! Then he said if he ran behind the Dallas offensive line they never would have to throw the ball. Barry would have over 2500 yards per year rushing & over 30 TD's per year.
Besides the loyalty and greatness, his best quality was his HUMBLENESS!! Another great reaction fellas 🤙!
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Yeah he flipped the ball to the official every touchdown he scored
@@cbogoloyep. His dad beat that into his head "act like you been there before"
I watched a show about the Dallas game and the lineman said don't chase Barry. He said to just wait because he will be back around shortly. This is one of the few players that I wished would have gotten a SB.
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I love the way he never spiked the ball or celebrated. Like he been there before and just doing his job. LEGENDARY
Loved watching this man play 😮
First, these are just "50 Barry runs". Some of his best were for 15 yards. Second, I didn't wait to watch the Lions game, I waited to watch "The Barry Sanders Show".
Seriously he would turn a 2 yard loss into a 3 yard gain like he was an Avenger! Crazy how some of his best plays were 4 yards or less!
Soooo many great memories of a class act! So humble
He was so good it didn't matter what he did. A revolutionary player to be sure
Barry Sanders is incredibly kind and humble. Spoke to me for a few minutes at an event. Walter Payton "Sweetness" is his favorite running back. They say he's 5' 8" but that may be generous.
Barry crossed people over like it was basketball. Also, if you notice he was horse collar tackled a lot in that video, that's illegal now. If Barry played now he would have had even more yards and TD's because they were horse collaring him back in the day to stop him. If Barry didn't retire when he did he could have broken every rushing record there is. Many people have him as the GOAT running back even though he never won a ring. He was a human cheat code.
That's because Barry was shackled with the shittiest team in the NFL! The Lions haven't won a Super Bowl since 1957. I'm from Michigan and Barry got a bad deal from the head office to begin with. He was to that better players would be gotten around him. Like he was going to be the core but year after year would billionaire Ford family cough out enough money. But they did the same with Calvin Johnson.
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Your reactions are priceless. Am much older than you fellas now, but saw Barry in his prime. It was pure joy to see this man play the game even when he was giving my team an ass kicking. Best running back I have ever seen play the game in my 60+ years on earth.
That no 8. That was john lynch. Hall of famer. One of the best that ever did it. He just frooze. Man barry da best yo
Yup, one of the best to do it. And he's laying there just like Singletary, White, and the rest of them.
Barry Sanders was a monster on the 1992 Madden on Sega Genesis
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I grew up watching Barry play in Detroit he is the greatest RB I ever watched play.
Barry was rarely the fastest guy on the field but he could hit top speed in 3 steps and could corner on a dime and give you change greatest RB ever imo
Sander's skillset was special. One of kind. Any era. Any 10 guys on his team. He is gonna stand out every time he suits up. He was truly Michael Jordan kind of special. And i say that after he destroyed my favorite player's ACL and quite possibly cost us a championship. (Rod Woodson, Steelers) Great player.
I remember that play. That was sic. He got woody good. Omg
I saw that play live and instantly thought Rod's ACL was done. Unfortunately for Rod, I was right. Barry is the G.O.A.T.
Rod Woodson a Hall of Fame defender was inches from Barry had a clean and ez tackle and never ever touched him, just air and a blown ACL is what he had for his effort to stop Sanders.
I agree, I was just really getting into watching sports when they were playing, if either of those 2 were on tv, I was in front of it
He’s 5”8”. Greatest ever
One thing he was so good at that got overlooked by all the things he did was the ability he had to shift the ball to the other hand. He literally did this while in his moves. If that doesn't tell you how great he was above the rest, than nothing does!!!
This is probably the main reason he didn't fumble that often. Players could learn alot just by watching him
What a great credit you guys are for young black men everywhere.. Keep the love for each other that shows even on the screen✌️
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I used to love to hate this man! What these clips don’t show you is how often he would turn a 3 yard loss into a 5 yard gain! What a great running back 👍
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While I agree with your take, I hate that we also have to consider how many 1-2 yard gains he turned into -6 or -7 yard losses…
It is a fact that he is one of the all time leaders in negative yardage carry’s.
He’s still the GOAT tho
Best running back ever and I don’t care what Emmitt says because even deep down he knows!!
Loved Barry!! #1.
That was fun watching your jaws drop nearly as far as mine dropped the first time(s) I saw this. Yea, the NFL should have made some under the table deal to get him on a championship team. Here's a Barry fact, though, that is insane: he had 884 carries over three seasons and only SIX (6) fumbles! That's as nuts as Wilt never once fouling out of an NBA game!
Greatest running back of all time in my opinion im not a cowboys fan but if he was running behind that offensive line my goodness
DEFINITELY deserves a Super Bowl appearance
I think the most overlooked statistic in Barry's career has to be this. 3062 career rushing attempts with only 22 lost fumbles. That stat is amazing, but when you take in account his running style, how many times he was hit in the backfield, and that every defense played 8 or more in the box against him, it just makes even more unbelievable. Plus that NFC Central division (as it was called in the 90's) was known as the black and blue division because of how good the defenses were.
90% of those plays just end early with any other running back.
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In my opinion that dude is the most talented and biggest box office hit of a running back ever..Tomlinson is my number 2 and he was just lk barry 🤣🤣🤣
GREAT REACTION..LOVE IT
Check out Gale Sayers..unreal also...NFL record 6 TD's in one game...!Hall of faner only played 7yrs!!!WHAT
Considering the Lions Offensive line was pretty average, he had to carry the team alot.
love these! keep ‘em coming!!
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You can watch this every week, especially if your team loses, to recharge your football karma. BARRY HAD EXTREME SKILL.
Quickness and a low center of gravity in game of tall guys. I never saw a guy who could make such sharp cuts at full/near speed. He’s the GOAT for sure.
Imagine Barry with Emmitts O line
If u watch Barry college Ok. st highlights, he had O-line like Emiitt Smith in Dallas. Every time he gets 4 or 5 yds up the middle, damn near turned into a TD. it would def not be any comparison if they played with equal talent around them in NFL. MY GOAT
Barry was different! Man prob can still out run a greyhound. If you doing NFL, we gotta do Primetime !!!!
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Barry was so dope. Some say Jim or Walter but Barry was something else.
He was the .... .. prime example of the protype 'eat west' running back ~~ that not only i patterned my game after essentially ... but came the closest ive ever seen to the 'pure agility' type of running back that is extremely extremly ...tough to even make it to the pros when you run like that from the backfield. (because most coaches require you to 'always run forward' or they get upset with ya.
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~ Because when you get beat it can look really bad ..taking a four yard loss..when a straight up RB may have gotten one yard atleast. ..Even B.Sanders had plenty of those type of losses .. but all of his super big runs still left him with a great average somehow. x)
Thurman Thomas was really good in that too .. but no one took the chances ..having the confidence to actually make the most difficult cults ..as Barry did.
And ofcourse to run in that style you hAVe to have top notch foot speed.
🥁 Im suprised this clip didnt have more of his ..more famous cuts ..that made people crazy fans of his .....
and that was his ,more rare times when he was clearly beat behind the line but he scrambled back and forth to get a gain.
Ahh theres one - #5 .
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Best running back I've ever seen play. He would own every record in the books if he had any kind of an offensive line in Detroit, and hadn't retired so early.
Imagine the Lions had the best RB and WR ever and made them both retire early.
Awesome! Y'all, react to Marshall Faulk! Talk about 187 on the field. He embarrassed folks.
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Barry’s quads allowed him crazy lateral moves alongside elite vision and agility. Saquans legs with Kick returner ability between tackles. Spins jukes cuts today’s elite players might have mastered one of those and we call him a beast. Barry was all of it on the worst team in the league. Every handoff looked like a draw play . Him and Deion were my favorites as a kid
If Barry Sanders played behind a line like Dallas had, you would have never head of Emmett Smith. We're talking two thousand yards a season. Guaranteed. I saw him get yards on plays where the whole defensive line was in Detroit's back field. He probably has more negative yardage plays than any other primary RB in history and he is STILL the only back to have averaged a hundred yards a game for his career!
I'm from the "D" and we loved and still do love Barry Sanders. Should have had a super bowl ring but just didn't have the talent around him (except Herman Moore) to win a championship. I hate that . Years ahead I felt the same way about Calvin Johnson aka "Megatron ". Same scenario. Love them both. Please react to Calvin Johnson.
Barry is the GOAT. Never showboated or anything.
Play Number 1 is the Greatest Run of all Time. I never get tired of watching it. What a shame they got slaughtered the next week against Washington in the NFC Championship. That was as close as Barry got to the Super Bowl.
🎯 The Greatest Runner ever. We used to say Handing Barry the ball on 3 and 20 is a Good play. He used to lead the league in negative runs and still lead the league in rushing because his line was Horrible 🤯
He was so strong / so fast- the rumor was at his height, he could dunk a basketball with no steps, just jump and dunk, a standstill vertical like his was unheard in his time
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I know he could dunk from a running start, which was still a feat at his height.
I was in the Barry Sanders football club as a kid and they sent out some amazing facts and one I always remembered was he could jump flat-footed onto the side of his dad's truck. Not the tailgate, the freakin side of the truck!
Jim Thorpe.
Trust me on this, it's amazing for anyone who doesn't know about him.
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When I was watching Barry make a run back in the day, it sounded like this… “OOO-Aww-OOOO OH-Awww-OH OH OH Holy shit!”
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Next Running Back has to be Walter Payton
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Barry was 5' 8 only.
He said he was small so to counter that, he had to be elusive
Definitely do a Walter Payton reaction. Barry is my favorite but Sweetness is a close 2.
He would have had all the rushing records but he left early while in his prime. He saw what was happening to other players and decided to leave while he was relatively healthy.
Imagine, if Detroit even had a mediocre team while Sanders was playing. He had terrible support for almost every game.
The BEST EVER!!! There isn't a running back today that could come close!!!
He is the best I ever saw!!!
BARRY WAS THE LIONS WHOLE OFFENSE
Need to watch his Accomplishments and accolades in the NFL. He holds more records than any other RB in history. Loved watching Barry Sanders play.
Dunson House U guys need to react to Sweetness Walter Payton's video. Sweetness!!!
My favorite back of all-time. He's also one of the nicest people you'll ever meet. My older cousin was at a bar and saw him drinking at the bar by himself, my cousin was the only one that knew who he was.
It was really sad for Barry sanders because he was the only one on his team that was worth anything
5 ' 8" Little man What a Big man he was
Barry wasn't the fastest in the open field but he was one of the quickest
And he retired early too like Megatron
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GOAT
Thanksgiving will never be the same, turkey, stuffing, gravy, and Barry just straight up making grown men look foolish.
Barry Sanders had to be an alien. No human can make moves like that.
They keep talking about Barry's speed. It was an illusion. He was SLOW! He created so much separation with his elusiveness, he'd get people's feet in the wrong place, then accelerate away and create a huge gap heading into the secondary, looking really fast while he did it. Then, 40 yards later, Barry would get caught from behind. He has more 80 yard non scoring runs than anyone in NFL history.
The Goat.
Barry once said he greatest advice was from his father....
"If they don't touch you, they can't tackle you"...
The problem wasn't that defenses couldn't tackle him, they couldn't find him.
He didn't act like an idiot when he got in the end zone, he gave the ball to the ref like he was supposed to be there.. ALL BUSINESS FOR HIM.
Barry Sanders made the Detroit Lions must see TV, ESPECIALLY on Thanksgiving!!
Best ever
The greatest back to do it period. He would be rushing leader if he didn’t retire so early.
there were 2 90 yd runs, 5 80 yd runs and like 7 70 yd runs, unreal. and the defense knew he was getting the ball every time. to say he played on "bad" teams is an understatement. half those runs had 10+ defensive players in the box. he is the GOAT, and that is undeniable
Barry is the goat. He played on a bad team and still did what he did in his career.
Barry was raw bro. If he wouldve played in Dallas in place of Emmit with that oline sheesh. One of the goats for sure. No rings and all
Most of those tackles from behind were horse collar tackles. That would not be allowed in todays game
On a completely different planet...Good Lord! 🤯
A lot of his touch down runs should have been worth 14 points
God looked up the definition of a running back and made Barry sanders !!!!
Oklahoma had Barry & Thurman Thomas at the same time. What an insane backfeild.
Then the hurricanes had the insane string of rb's of Edge. James, McGahee, Portis and then Frank Gore. Portis said he left as a junior cause he knew Gore was gonna take his job. Lol.
Shockey did same thing because Winslow Jr was gonna take his TE position.
Miami was Bama of their day with the amount of 1st round picks & future HOF'ers they were churning out
You should def checkout some Adrian Peterson videos too! Barry Sanders is #1 & Adrian is #2.
Adrian's speed & power were ridiculous!!!
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Im a Packer fan, but Barry is the best to do it, so far. It was his skill, and IQ for the game above his athleticsm which is insane considering how athletic he was. Everybody could know he was getting the ball, against a trash o-line, and he would still move down field.
Sanders easily the GOAT.
The only time I’ve ever seen someone run in three directions at once
Trying to catch Barry, was like trying to catch a cricket...
11:45....Rodney Peete knew it!!!!! Lol
Never in my life have I seen a player make so many fall without touching them. The great Rod Woodson, torn achilles. DID NOT touch him. Greatest RB ever PERIOD!
Barry is top 5 running backs of all time.
Dude damn near broke every RB record and they knew he was gettin the ball
If this man get atleast 3 yards a head of you, you can go head and call it 6pts. You gotta better chance at catching El chapo 🤷🏾♂️
Nobody could change direction, often at full speed, like Sanders.
Remember it was Barry that broke rod woodson acl , Woodson was a great corner back until Barry cross him up , he moved to safety after the injury and became a great safety , but do the research on that, it’s a video of Barry taking Woodson out the game with a crazy move
I had the honor & the privilege to watch Barry Sanders play his entire career in Detroit . The problem with the Lions at this time was , they really didn't have a great offensive line . They had a good offensive line but it could have been a lot better . I mean they had some great receivers like Johnny Morton , Mel Gray , Brett Perryman . They had some better than good quarterbacks like Eric Kramer , Charlie Batch & Scott Mitchell & they had some great defensive line men & linebackers . But it was first & for most not having an offensive line & second it was & still is the secondary can't hold on to a lead .
A play with berry sanders & all the other grates on those older madden, tecmobowl ect.
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run #5, the qb throwing up the TD sign after the first broken tackle. he knows
Berry sanders was an ankle breaker baby