"Everyone jumped in a pile that he was not in!?" That was pure gold. Like someone else said, his 3-5 yard runs were actually some of his most impressive. It was like watching people trying to tackle a ghost.
In all honesty, you really have not seen the best of Barry, these are mostly long runs. Barry have the greatest footwork/jukes you will see of any RB... bar none!!! There is reason he is considered the most entertaining RB of all time, and people still debate that he's the GOAT ... which he is.
No highlights really put into perspective how great he was, as someone that got to watch him play , the lions offense was so predictable, you could tell if they were gonna run the ball by how they lined up, everyone watching on tv knew, the announcers knew, everyone in the stands knew & more importantly everyone on the other team knew yet they couldnt stop him.
Facts. They would catch him behind the line of scrimmage and he would be 20-30 yards behind the line, faking out the whole team to bring it to a 5-10 yard gain
@@rufushughes4331 just what I’ve been saying for years, it wouldn’t have been fair to the opposing defenses and the rushing record would have been untouchable
@@matthayes2603 Facts, that Dallas O-line made room enough for a semi to go thru. Barry had some of the worst O-line during those times. He was still able to make plays when defense knew hand off to Barry was called which was 80% of the time. Sad he couldn't get on a team with at least a decent offense and O-line. My man would've broke all kinds of records.
The vast majority of these runs are him hitting holes the line created. So much disrespect towards pro bowlers Lomas Brown and Kevin Glover. I bet even Barry would tell all you revisionists that you're crazy.
Barry was asked a question about his "vision" while running the football. Part of his response was a very casual "I don't even worry about the first guy". He always looked past the first guy to figure out what to do next. When you string highlights together, one major factor in Barry's success seems to jump out at you: his acceleration was inhuman and baffled the instincts of the defenders, who constantly choose an angle to get to him only to maybe get a hand on his heel as he speeds off. Barry's deceleration was just as unreal, and he could totally lose a tackler by stopping on a dime and letting him stumble past in front of him while trying to match that stop move. Most of his "long" TD runs were of the 40-60 yard variety. Yes, Barry was fast, but never the fastest guy on the field. Cornerbacks could always beat him in a straight-line sprint, and they usually did so if they had more yards before the goal line to allow them to catch up to Barry. He got caught from behind a lot just shy of the goal line. He had disproportionately large thighs for his height, which allowed him to take a pounding and even break some tackles, but his legs were not shaped for sprinting. He was one of those rare athletes who, if you had a TV on in the background while doing chores, you always had to stop whatever you were doing if Barry had a chance to get the football in his hands. You never knew what might happen, and you did not want to miss one of these highlight moments.
In his documentary I believe, he talks about how he didn't take his training and conditioning very seriously when he first entered the league. He was eating a lot of junk food as a rookie and for the first couple of years. Then he focused on slimming down and boosting his top gear so he wouldn't get caught from behind as often. The result was 2000+ yards and some of the nastiest runs and jukes ever witnessed in the game. The camera does not do justice as to how fast he was truly moving on the field.
@@Dingomad30 There are multiple shots, best seen in still photos, where the angle Barry achieves due to his extreme ankle flexibility in inhuman. His foot is planted firmly on the ground, but his leg is almost parallel to the ground.
The best part of Barry…was he didn’t act a fool when he scored or did something spectacular. There is something when you “act like you been there before.” Class act all the way! 👍🏽
I don't fist pump or spike my hammer when i build a wall or stand a roof truss. That's what i get paid to do. Barry got paid to get yards and get into the end zone. Why would he celebrate the fact that he didn't fail?
IM a proud 49er fan, and Barry Sanders is the greatest of all time, his sheer dominance, his stats, the way he went out on top individually, the man he is, and then of course the fact hes so fun to watch. The most beautiful football player in NFL history.
It’s the NFL. Everyone in the history of that league has been caught. Maybe not Deion. He didn’t get caught. Bo Jackson for a while. That’s the list. Barry Sanders is the best RB I ever seen.
If this man had an offensive line I'm sure he wouldn't get caught all them lateral movements take slot of energy but I agree everyone gets caught even Bo
When Barry decided football wasn't fun anymore in 1998, I seriously turned the NFL off for about 5 years and spent my Fall and Winter fishing. I didn't even miss football anymore. I watched his entire career and was blessed for it. I am glad I have come back around to enjoying the game again, but that's how captivating this man's career was. You HAD to see what he was going to do next and once that was gone, I didn't care much anymore for a long time.
Yo, they gave y'all a lot of his average runs on here. You need to watch his other highlights. This one did not do him justice. He my favorite All Time Athlete. GOAT of GOATS!
@@condescending28 yes he has better highlights but to dismiss this video of 50 highlights just to seem like you witnessed better than the rest of us is goofy how can you say this video did him no justice just shut up don't even respond
@@fiveduece52 most of these runs in the first half of the video was just him taking it to the house. Hardly any jukes for what he was known for. There was a lot of highlights of his that was less than 30 yards that was great. So yeah shut yo goofy ass up.
Notice how Barry never celebrates after a great play or even a touchdown. He respectfully hands the ball to the ref and gets back to work. All business.
I remember a Thanksgiving game where Madden did the turkey legs after the game, and that was the first time I ever saw Sanders sort of relax and celebrate a bit. Even when he broke the 2,000 yard mark he didn't go celebrating like a maniac. Just business as usual, like you said.
Imagine if he had Dallas' front line. What was it, 1st Season he bought all his linemen a Rolex. He was class. Like Rice. They'd just beat you. Go out and do it again. Class.
@@HughHarding46 oh yeah, one of my favorite things about him. I was that way with my friends as a group...much faster so I was just the 4th down guy if the others couldn't make it. Then there's those times giving people am inch, and them getting an inch....whoopsie!?!
I wasn't blessed to see Walter Payton play but was blessed to see barry sanders play. As a bears fan it's painful watching him torch us on some of these plays but he was definitely such an amazing talent and impact player to watch. If the lions back then were on one channel and a completely different game on the other you watched the lions game just to see barry sanders. I remember an interview he did when asked about his moves he said his father would make him go out and chase the chickens. Definitely paid off. Sad he retired early he could have held and broke a lot more records if he continued to play longer.
Greatest RB ever! He did plays like this every. Single. Game. Other team's offenses stood the whole game because they didn't want to miss Barry doing something special
@@allenhicks8847 Devin Hester was a beast but teams stop kicking the ball his way. Also with him playing special teams he's less likely to make a big time play like the players I have listed. Same goes for Dante Hall.
Great compilation man! The fact that these plays usually last under 10 seconds but the reel lasts over 10 minutes is incredible. Those plays where he gets caught from behind: Most of them, Barry had already carried the ball several times on the possession and everyone gets tired after a while. A fresh Barry off the bench looked like a blur when gaining daylight from the scrimmage line, then he turned it on even more! Thanks man, for putting this together. Barry was the G O A T.
On top of all of that, he was probably the smartest player of his time. When he decided to retire early, they would have given him anything to get him to come back, but he decided that being able to walk when he was 50 was more important
He was only 5’7” tall too. He had to have his shoes special made. They reinforce the insides because he would cut so hard he would rip the shoes apart.
Barry looked me up and down, said, "Steve, you work out?" Nah sir, i don't work out. But thanks for noticing my natural athletic physic. The most humble, kind man you could ever meet. A family man of honor and respect. So much admiration for Barry Sanders
That #1, against the Cowboys, I watched that game. It was my first time watching Barry. The guy was unreal. Emmitt Smith had a comment about that play. He said "Barry made ya'll look straight up stupid."
When you talk about G.O.A.T you gotta mention Barry Sanders. The greatest combination of speed, athleticism, agility, strength, and IQ. The greatest football player of all time!
Barry was so good. The combination of speed power and footwork. His vision was unreal. It was like watching a created madden character. This man was the reason coaches tell you to play until the whistle blows.
Yo Young Bro Legacii....It's warms a old heads heart(I'm 50) to see you watching this. I watched a lot of these games live. He has plenty of more jukes that he did on shorter carries. He is still the most agile back to ever play the game. Subscribed!!
Barry's most amazing runs are where he has the entire team chasing him around the field like a cat chasing a laser dot, he runs into a mass of people and you think there's no way he could possibly get through, then he pops out the other side, he jukes people so bad they injure themselves ... and like some others have said, some of his most eye-popping runs were actually for a loss or very little (if any) gain. The guy was a magician.
@@MH3GL The point I was tryna make was that Barry was that good without blockers to help him. Unlike E. Smith who had a great offensive line. This is what everybody was talking about back in the day. It’s not really a debate about his skill. What player wouldn’t score more touchdowns or get more rushing yards if they had better blocking?
@@mistersir6831 and the point I'm trying to make is that if Barry had Emmitt's line, he never would have been Barry Sanders because he never would have had to make all those moves because his line would have just cleared the way. His poor offensive line helped create the legend because it gave him contrast to work against. It's like having the brightest paint in the world and going "just imagine how much cleaner that would be on a white background instead of a black one". No, you need the black background to make it pop - even if it doesn't look as pure.
Two best running backs ever are Walter Payton and Barry Sanders, in that order. They did what they did with no offensive line most of their careers, just MONSTER backs, bro.
Barry is the best running back of all time. No one have ever played the position and made grown men look as silly as he has. You will never see another like him. You want jukes he is the best to ever have done it. Must watch better high light tapes of B. Sanders.🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Barry was extremely quick but there were several players who could catch him from behind! He was amazing because in two steps he was full speed. Amazing immediate acceleration and the ability to cut back at speed! Truly amazing and a fine gentleman to boot! Thank you Barry!
That slapping does not present as well as you think it does. LOL I can't believe this list doesn't have the play where he fumbles the handoff, busts through the line, realizes he doesn't have the ball, turns around and goes back, picks it up off the ground, makes a couple jukes and gains positive yardage.
What I love about seeing people react to the top 50 is at the start their always “wow he’s fast, it’s over if he gets open field” and then they realize: No. Barry doesn’t need open field.
Imagine Saunders in the free agent Era. He was locked into a team that wasn't close to being good for all those years. Barry was the Lions offense. A legend
Another great back to watch is Roger Craig. Dude was fast like a sprinter, quick like a gazelle, strong as a full back and had hands like a receiver. And he’d change up his run style mid-run based on what he saw.
@@kevingunnery5470 He's gotta be the only guy I've ever seen where someone was trying to tackle him and grabbed Earl's jersey and Earl was running so hard he literally ran out of his jersey, it ripped off of him and he kept running.
@@jackastor5265 I remember watching that game I was like 14 his legs are so ridiculously big he just runs right through guys scary as F if I was safety or corner and had to tackle that train…
@@kevingunnery5470 Kinda sucks his usage rate was so high, the Oilers pretty much just used him up and his career was short. While it lasted though, holy crap what a power runner.
I love #5 when Rodney Peete throws his hands up signaling TD while Barry is still behind the line, after he had already cut back away from the original play direction. These were some HOF defenders he was making look silly too.
Barry did most of his runs on his own as the Lions never had an O line to block for him. Many times on 3rd and short the defense knew Barry was going to get the ball and would often stack the line, and more times than not, Barry still got the first down. If Barry had the O line that Dallas had for Emmitt Smith, Barry would have shattered the rushing record, and he pry would have played for 2 or 3 more years, maybe more. Barry walked away healthy on his terms. Much respect. Having seen him live many times as a Lions fan, he brought a lot of joy to the fans. Every time he got a handoff the crowd would all stand, never knowing if this is going to be one of those fantastic runs. Barry was entertaining on even a short gain, rarely took hard direct hits. It was usually someone holding on to his jersey or someone holding an ankle waiting for a team mate to bring Barry down. G.O.A.T. Barry was never a show boat. No dancing after a TD. He simply handed the ball to the ref. Class act always. Many players today with much less talent think they are a Superstar and none have even half the talent or class of Barry Sanders.
Best thing about him was zero showboating, no stupid touchdown dances, just pure talent and humbleness. Seems like there’s not many NFL stars like that anymore. Plus you gotta remember he got all those yards on some really crappy Lions teams.
These are mostly just his longest runs. It's impossible for young people to understand just how good Barry really was. First of all, they played much of his career in a Run & Shoot offense. No fullback, on Tight End. He had 5 lineman blocking, and some of them were not very good. Some of Barry's best runs were when he was caught dead-to-rights for a loss, and he'd make a couple quick moves to gain 3 yards. Any time he touched the ball was a chance that he would go off and score. He was a threat every single time. We watched games and would just hold our breath with each carry. Nothing was ever over until the whistle blew.
Regarding ankle-breaking, in 1995, Steelers CB Rod Woodson tore his ACL when he tried to change direction and arm-tackle Barry Sanders. His foot got caught in the turf. I saw the game on TV and Barry made one of those cuts he's famous for. The announcers didn't say much about it, but you could see Woodson collapse onto the field.
I was born and raised in Wisconsin, so I bleed green and gold!!! But I do admire Barry Sanders! He was THE BEST running back of his time, or maybe ever! Yet he never got a chance to be even close to winning a Super Bowl with Detroit. Fast forward to the Lions drafting Calvin Johnson and how great of a player that he turned out to be without winning anything while being THE FOCAL POINT of the entire team like Barry Saunders!!! Kind of crazy of you think about it now...
His skill was unmatched. I’m not sure any one else noticed, but how he switches the ball from one arm to another mid run away from the defender while juking is instinctive and impressive
I've seen a lot of great running backs in my life, from Marion Motley, to Jim Brown to Emmit Smith, but none compares to Barry Sanders, who in my opinion is the GOAT!
What was special about Barry Sanders wasn't his top end speed. It was his anticipation and his ability to make people miss in tight situations AND in the open field. He was the football equivalent of an ankle breaker. Plus, it was difficult to get lower than his center of gravity, so he'd truck you too!
"Everyone jumped in a pile that he was not in"
The most Barry Sanders observation of all time! I love it!
"Everyone jumped in a pile that he was not in!?" That was pure gold. Like someone else said, his 3-5 yard runs were actually some of his most impressive. It was like watching people trying to tackle a ghost.
In all honesty, you really have not seen the best of Barry, these are mostly long runs. Barry have the greatest footwork/jukes you will see of any RB... bar none!!! There is reason he is considered the most entertaining RB of all time, and people still debate that he's the GOAT ... which he is.
Yeah, I watched the 1st few mins and was like where is the good stuff at?!?
Facts! These highlights made him look like less then what he really was.
FACTS
No highlights really put into perspective how great he was, as someone that got to watch him play , the lions offense was so predictable, you could tell if they were gonna run the ball by how they lined up, everyone watching on tv knew, the announcers knew, everyone in the stands knew & more importantly everyone on the other team knew yet they couldnt stop him.
Toss up
Jerry Rice
Barry Sanders
LThomas
Joe Montana
Goats
Most of Barry's best runs only went for five yards... But they were the most amazing 5-yard runs you've ever seen
Facts. They would catch him behind the line of scrimmage and he would be 20-30 yards behind the line, faking out the whole team to bring it to a 5-10 yard gain
@@AGIMJONES imagine if he had an offensive line during his career…
@Ken D and he STILL averaged 5yds a carry for his career
@@rdmrdm2659 He would've averaged 2000 yards a season.😳
Dam straight.
5:52 "That wasn't even good blocking. That was just him going crazy." The story of Barry's career.
Imagine if he had the Dallas line that Emmitt had!
@@rufushughes4331 just what I’ve been saying for years, it wouldn’t have been fair to the opposing defenses and the rushing record would have been untouchable
@@matthayes2603 Facts, that Dallas O-line made room enough for a semi to go thru. Barry had some of the worst O-line during those times. He was still able to make plays when defense knew hand off to Barry was called which was 80% of the time. Sad he couldn't get on a team with at least a decent offense and O-line. My man would've broke all kinds of records.
So true.
The vast majority of these runs are him hitting holes the line created. So much disrespect towards pro bowlers Lomas Brown and Kevin Glover. I bet even Barry would tell all you revisionists that you're crazy.
Barry was asked a question about his "vision" while running the football. Part of his response was a very casual "I don't even worry about the first guy". He always looked past the first guy to figure out what to do next. When you string highlights together, one major factor in Barry's success seems to jump out at you: his acceleration was inhuman and baffled the instincts of the defenders, who constantly choose an angle to get to him only to maybe get a hand on his heel as he speeds off. Barry's deceleration was just as unreal, and he could totally lose a tackler by stopping on a dime and letting him stumble past in front of him while trying to match that stop move. Most of his "long" TD runs were of the 40-60 yard variety. Yes, Barry was fast, but never the fastest guy on the field. Cornerbacks could always beat him in a straight-line sprint, and they usually did so if they had more yards before the goal line to allow them to catch up to Barry. He got caught from behind a lot just shy of the goal line. He had disproportionately large thighs for his height, which allowed him to take a pounding and even break some tackles, but his legs were not shaped for sprinting.
He was one of those rare athletes who, if you had a TV on in the background while doing chores, you always had to stop whatever you were doing if Barry had a chance to get the football in his hands. You never knew what might happen, and you did not want to miss one of these highlight moments.
In his documentary I believe, he talks about how he didn't take his training and conditioning very seriously when he first entered the league. He was eating a lot of junk food as a rookie and for the first couple of years. Then he focused on slimming down and boosting his top gear so he wouldn't get caught from behind as often. The result was 2000+ yards and some of the nastiest runs and jukes ever witnessed in the game. The camera does not do justice as to how fast he was truly moving on the field.
Bro, the way he comes off his plant leg in number 3 after the gang miss is unreal.
@@Dingomad30 There are multiple shots, best seen in still photos, where the angle Barry achieves due to his extreme ankle flexibility in inhuman. His foot is planted firmly on the ground, but his leg is almost parallel to the ground.
Absolutely right, he wasn't the fastest on the field. He was the quickest though.
He didn't worry about the 1st guy because he could juke or avoid them instinctually.
The best part of Barry…was he didn’t act a fool when he scored or did something spectacular. There is something when you “act like you been there before.” Class act all the way! 👍🏽
He famously said that when he scored, it wasn't a cause for celebration. He felt relief.
I don't fist pump or spike my hammer when i build a wall or stand a roof truss. That's what i get paid to do. Barry got paid to get yards and get into the end zone. Why would he celebrate the fact that he didn't fail?
@@tat3998 you ever feel proud of your work?
Amen. Now the whole team runs to the other end of the field for a prison pose photo when they recover a fumble. It's so lame.
@@tat3998 😁ikr, I'm proud of my work but I'm not doing the icky shuffle on the tile floor I just installed.
IM a proud 49er fan, and Barry Sanders is the greatest of all time, his sheer dominance, his stats, the way he went out on top individually, the man he is, and then of course the fact hes so fun to watch. The most beautiful football player in NFL history.
It’s the NFL. Everyone in the history of that league has been caught. Maybe not Deion. He didn’t get caught. Bo Jackson for a while. That’s the list. Barry Sanders is the best RB I ever seen.
Deion got caught. By a qb or a kicker
If this man had an offensive line I'm sure he wouldn't get caught all them lateral movements take slot of energy but I agree everyone gets caught even Bo
@@carmarshaldotcom309 you gonna have to put some video with that...please
Deion lined up and played wr several times, he got caught. Smh
Barry was good but my cousin billy Sims came before him same team same number #20
When Barry decided football wasn't fun anymore in 1998, I seriously turned the NFL off for about 5 years and spent my Fall and Winter fishing. I didn't even miss football anymore. I watched his entire career and was blessed for it. I am glad I have come back around to enjoying the game again, but that's how captivating this man's career was. You HAD to see what he was going to do next and once that was gone, I didn't care much anymore for a long time.
my wife was sooo concern about me when Barry retired.... I was depressed during football season like 3 years straight, lol
Yo, they gave y'all a lot of his average runs on here. You need to watch his other highlights. This one did not do him justice. He my favorite All Time Athlete. GOAT of GOATS!
This one was full of great runs what are you talking about we see that he's the goat and out of 50 highlights we need to watch his other gtfoh
@@fiveduece52 He had better highlights than this. STFU!
Breaking Rod Woodsons ankle is the best juke of ALL TIME!
@@condescending28 yes he has better highlights but to dismiss this video of 50 highlights just to seem like you witnessed better than the rest of us is goofy how can you say this video did him no justice just shut up don't even respond
@@fiveduece52 most of these runs in the first half of the video was just him taking it to the house. Hardly any jukes for what he was known for. There was a lot of highlights of his that was less than 30 yards that was great. So yeah shut yo goofy ass up.
Notice how Barry never celebrates after a great play or even a touchdown. He respectfully hands the ball to the ref and gets back to work. All business.
Walter Payton did the same thing. Barry probably took after him all class.
His father would never allow that kind of disrespect to the game and was a football fanatic. That shaped Barry to never act like that after scoring.
I remember a Thanksgiving game where Madden did the turkey legs after the game, and that was the first time I ever saw Sanders sort of relax and celebrate a bit. Even when he broke the 2,000 yard mark he didn't go celebrating like a maniac. Just business as usual, like you said.
I'm a detroiter, and these highlights are apart of my childhood.. even his 3 yard runs were somethin lol
Imagine if he had Dallas' front line.
What was it, 1st Season he bought all his linemen a Rolex.
He was class.
Like Rice. They'd just beat you. Go out and do it again. Class.
@@bakerfresh Not only that but did you ever see him after a run, especially into the endzone? He handed the ball to the ref everytime.
@@HughHarding46 oh yeah, one of my favorite things about him.
I was that way with my friends as a group...much faster so I was just the 4th down guy if the others couldn't make it.
Then there's those times giving people am inch, and them getting an inch....whoopsie!?!
I wasn't blessed to see Walter Payton play but was blessed to see barry sanders play. As a bears fan it's painful watching him torch us on some of these plays but he was definitely such an amazing talent and impact player to watch. If the lions back then were on one channel and a completely different game on the other you watched the lions game just to see barry sanders. I remember an interview he did when asked about his moves he said his father would make him go out and chase the chickens. Definitely paid off. Sad he retired early he could have held and broke a lot more records if he continued to play longer.
The true definition of poetry in motion.
"Everyone jumped in a pile he was not in" LMAO!
Hey i died when he said that'
Greatest RB ever! He did plays like this every. Single. Game. Other team's offenses stood the whole game because they didn't want to miss Barry doing something special
Even his own Linemen
He probably the BEST not the GREATEST....its a difference
@@phenomfacemob1011 the greatest
@@illionCorpVault ?
Barry Sanders, Randy Moss, Michael Vick, and Lamar Jackson are the most exciting players to watch in my opinion.
...and Dante Hall
...and PrimeTime
Devine Hester
@@allenhicks8847 Devin Hester was a beast but teams stop kicking the ball his way. Also with him playing special teams he's less likely to make a big time play like the players I have listed. Same goes for Dante Hall.
DJax, when he's not hurt.
THE ENERGY BRO!! I NEED MORE FOOTBALL!!
Great compilation man! The fact that these plays usually last under 10 seconds but the reel lasts over 10 minutes is incredible. Those plays where he gets caught from behind: Most of them, Barry had already carried the ball several times on the possession and everyone gets tired after a while. A fresh Barry off the bench looked like a blur when gaining daylight from the scrimmage line, then he turned it on even more! Thanks man, for putting this together. Barry was the G O A T.
On top of all of that, he was probably the smartest player of his time. When he decided to retire early, they would have given him anything to get him to come back, but he decided that being able to walk when he was 50 was more important
He was only 5’7” tall too. He had to have his shoes special made. They reinforce the insides because he would cut so hard he would rip the shoes apart.
Snakesvt 5'8"
Barry looked me up and down, said, "Steve, you work out?" Nah sir, i don't work out. But thanks for noticing my natural athletic physic.
The most humble, kind man you could ever meet. A family man of honor and respect. So much admiration for Barry Sanders
Im a die hard Vikings fan and Barry Sanders was the only running back i never got mad at for running crazy against the Vikes.😂😂😂. Barry was not human
"everyone jumped in a pile he was not in" 😂😂😂😂 that took me out
Great, just great video! He was just incredible and one-of-a-kind! And you're pretty funny there too dude.Thanks😄
I remember watching Barry once a year because the Lions always play on Thanksgiving. He was SO much fun to watch. Great memories.
It's fun watching somebody else appreciate Barry!
You honestly took me back to grade school. Some of these highlights I have not seen before /in a long time. Nice collection.
That #1, against the Cowboys, I watched that game. It was my first time watching Barry. The guy was unreal. Emmitt Smith had a comment about that play. He said "Barry made ya'll look straight up stupid."
"Everyone jumped in the pile he was not in"😂😂😂😂😂 that Barry for you!
"He jooked the same dude twice" lolol
When you talk about G.O.A.T you gotta mention Barry Sanders. The greatest combination of speed, athleticism, agility, strength, and IQ. The greatest football player of all time!
The "pitter pat" slapping of the legs made this video! 🤣😂🤣👍
Barry was so good. The combination of speed power and footwork. His vision was unreal. It was like watching a created madden character. This man was the reason coaches tell you to play until the whistle blows.
This man was amazing to watch!
Yo Young Bro Legacii....It's warms a old heads heart(I'm 50) to see you watching this. I watched a lot of these games live. He has plenty of more jukes that he did on shorter carries. He is still the most agile back to ever play the game. Subscribed!!
In my opinion .... the greatest back of all time. DEFINITELY the most exciting! No one today can even COMPARE to him ....
Amazing RB!!
Great vid Youngblood 💯
Barry's most amazing runs are where he has the entire team chasing him around the field like a cat chasing a laser dot, he runs into a mass of people and you think there's no way he could possibly get through, then he pops out the other side, he jukes people so bad they injure themselves ... and like some others have said, some of his most eye-popping runs were actually for a loss or very little (if any) gain. The guy was a magician.
Best running back to ever do it! You need to find more footage on him. He’s the goat my guy. The Michael Jordan of running backs
I love Barry, but gotta go with Sweetness who could do it all. Both class acts, humble and about the team.
To this day he still gets his props. Imagine if he had Emmitt Smith’s offensive line.
Then he wouldn't have been as fun to watch 🙂
Or he would’ve been more fun to watch but with a handful of Super Bowl rings to go with it.
@@mistersir6831 maybe... But, Emmitt has a handful of SB rings... And, yet, we're still talking about Barry 😎
@@MH3GL The point I was tryna make was that Barry was that good without blockers to help him. Unlike E. Smith who had a great offensive line. This is what everybody was talking about back in the day. It’s not really a debate about his skill. What player wouldn’t score more touchdowns or get more rushing yards if they had better blocking?
@@mistersir6831 and the point I'm trying to make is that if Barry had Emmitt's line, he never would have been Barry Sanders because he never would have had to make all those moves because his line would have just cleared the way.
His poor offensive line helped create the legend because it gave him contrast to work against. It's like having the brightest paint in the world and going "just imagine how much cleaner that would be on a white background instead of a black one". No, you need the black background to make it pop - even if it doesn't look as pure.
On the #1 play against Dallas... peep how #75 thought the play was over until he seen Barry running right by him. 😂😂😂
Yes that look on#75's face when he realized that he was facing the wrong way when Barry passed BEHIND him is my favorite clip. Pure Gold.
"everyone jumped in a pile that he was not in." Lmao
Dope video brodie
I saw Barry Sanders top 50 plays and thought to myself, "Well, there's a 9 hour video. He's still cutting back"
Two best running backs ever are Walter Payton and Barry Sanders, in that order. They did what they did with no offensive line most of their careers, just MONSTER backs, bro.
Agreed!
1 more Jim Brown
Barry is the best running back of all time. No one have ever played the position and made grown men look as silly as he has. You will never see another like him. You want jukes he is the best to ever have done it. Must watch better high light tapes of B. Sanders.🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Barry was extremely quick but there were several players who could catch him from behind! He was amazing because in two steps he was full speed. Amazing immediate acceleration and the ability to cut back at speed! Truly amazing and a fine gentleman to boot! Thank you Barry!
The greatest running back of all-time!!
"Everybody jumped in a pile that he wasn't even in." 😂Hilarious.
Best part about Barry was he never celebrated or spiked the ball, just handed it to the ref. All respect.
when you started tapping your legs as if your playing a game to make Barry go faster...funny as fllluck
You doing great brother
AYE MYYY BOYYY !!!!! Aint Since You Since Highschool ! Hope You Doing Great!!
“His footwork was nice too”😂😂😂😂😂😂
That galloping got me dead 💀
I used to play with the lions way back on Madden 99 just to juke everybody with Barry Sanders.
These are really just his longest runs. he had 500 5-10 yard runs that were more impressive
Tampa Bay got ALL the SMOKE in this video. 😂😂
The best running back of all time
U ever heard the expression... Turn on a dime? That was Barry! Awesome to watch!
That slapping does not present as well as you think it does. LOL
I can't believe this list doesn't have the play where he fumbles the handoff, busts through the line, realizes he doesn't have the ball, turns around and goes back, picks it up off the ground, makes a couple jukes and gains positive yardage.
He made so many of these great runs against some of the best defenses of all time….90s Eagles, Packers, 49ers, Cowboys etc.
Barry was a better runner than Emmitt but I think Emmitt was a better blocker and pass catcher.
Emmit just had a better line n team if Barry was a cowboy it would have been insane
@@TheSands83 Yep. 2500 yards every year.
"His footwork was nice too" he says.....hahaha
Keep working dawg 🔥🔥🔥
What I love about seeing people react to the top 50 is at the start their always “wow he’s fast, it’s over if he gets open field” and then they realize: No. Barry doesn’t need open field.
Judging from this video, Barry was especially harmful to the health of the Tampa Bay Buc's. 😂
Barry is the best to ever take a hand off. No offensive line at all and still almost unstoppable...
Imagine Saunders in the free agent Era. He was locked into a team that wasn't close to being good for all those years. Barry was the Lions offense. A legend
Barry was an artist. He was the van goh of the football world, no one will ever play like him again.
Another great back to watch is Roger Craig. Dude was fast like a sprinter, quick like a gazelle, strong as a full back and had hands like a receiver. And he’d change up his run style mid-run based on what he saw.
Barry’ s the second greatest tv of all time!! Best I ever saw!
Now that you've seen the finesse of Barry, go watch the extreme power of a man named Earl Campbell.
I second that !
Earl was freakishly strong he punished people that tried to tackle him…
@@kevingunnery5470 He's gotta be the only guy I've ever seen where someone was trying to tackle him and grabbed Earl's jersey and Earl was running so hard he literally ran out of his jersey, it ripped off of him and he kept running.
@@jackastor5265 I remember watching that game I was like 14 his legs are so ridiculously big he just runs right through guys scary as F if I was safety or corner and had to tackle that train…
@@kevingunnery5470 Kinda sucks his usage rate was so high, the Oilers pretty much just used him up and his career was short. While it lasted though, holy crap what a power runner.
The best way to defend Barry is if you missed a tackle, don't move, stay right there because he'll be back in a few seconds.
The first guy almost never, ever, caught Barry sanders. He was on another level.
I love #5 when Rodney Peete throws his hands up signaling TD while Barry is still behind the line, after he had already cut back away from the original play direction.
These were some HOF defenders he was making look silly too.
This is why Sanders is the GREATEST running back of all time.
Barry did most of his runs on his own as the Lions never had an O line to block for him. Many times on 3rd and short the defense knew Barry was going to get the ball and would often stack the line, and more times than not, Barry still got the first down. If Barry had the O line that Dallas had for Emmitt Smith, Barry would have shattered the rushing record, and he pry would have played for 2 or 3 more years, maybe more. Barry walked away healthy on his terms. Much respect. Having seen him live many times as a Lions fan, he brought a lot of joy to the fans. Every time he got a handoff the crowd would all stand, never knowing if this is going to be one of those fantastic runs. Barry was entertaining on even a short gain, rarely took hard direct hits. It was usually someone holding on to his jersey or someone holding an ankle waiting for a team mate to bring Barry down. G.O.A.T. Barry was never a show boat. No dancing after a TD. He simply handed the ball to the ref. Class act always. Many players today with much less talent think they are a Superstar and none have even half the talent or class of Barry Sanders.
Best thing about him was zero showboating, no stupid touchdown dances, just pure talent and humbleness. Seems like there’s not many NFL stars like that anymore.
Plus you gotta remember he got all those yards on some really crappy Lions teams.
Showing my age but I remember the Madden "Cyber Barry" commercial 🤣
These are mostly just his longest runs. It's impossible for young people to understand just how good Barry really was.
First of all, they played much of his career in a Run & Shoot offense. No fullback, on Tight End. He had 5 lineman blocking, and some of them were not very good.
Some of Barry's best runs were when he was caught dead-to-rights for a loss, and he'd make a couple quick moves to gain 3 yards.
Any time he touched the ball was a chance that he would go off and score. He was a threat every single time. We watched games and would just hold our breath with each carry. Nothing was ever over until the whistle blew.
even covid couldn't catch barry sanders
Best rb I've ever seen
He gave so many great LB's of all time real real sweating NIGHTMARES!!! He was that elite!!
1st half: Sanders 10 carries -10 yards
2nd half: Sanders 15 carries 250 yards.
Regarding ankle-breaking, in 1995, Steelers CB Rod Woodson tore his ACL when he tried to change direction and arm-tackle Barry Sanders. His foot got caught in the turf. I saw the game on TV and Barry made one of those cuts he's famous for. The announcers didn't say much about it, but you could see Woodson collapse onto the field.
Bro im way older than u probably and Barry Sanders is the best Running back I've EVER seen in my life ..EVER
Without a doubt the best RB of all time, if this man had a line he would have broken all the records.
#1 gotta be when BARRY BROKE DOWN THE COWBOY'S DEFENSE 😤 ALL 11 MEN .. made them look stupid 🤣😂🤣
I was born and raised in Wisconsin, so I bleed green and gold!!! But I do admire Barry Sanders! He was THE BEST running back of his time, or maybe ever! Yet he never got a chance to be even close to winning a Super Bowl with Detroit. Fast forward to the Lions drafting Calvin Johnson and how great of a player that he turned out to be without winning anything while being THE FOCAL POINT of the entire team like Barry Saunders!!! Kind of crazy of you think about it now...
Good vidya - if your doings Sanders, then you should do NEON DION as well. There was no one like Prime Time.
Barry Sanders was beast in the back field. His footwork was next level.
his eyes, instinct, speed, quickness and intelligence made him G.O.A.T.
His skill was unmatched. I’m not sure any one else noticed, but how he switches the ball from one arm to another mid run away from the defender while juking is instinctive and impressive
I've seen a lot of great running backs in my life, from Marion Motley, to Jim Brown to Emmit Smith, but none compares to Barry Sanders, who in my opinion is the GOAT!
What was special about Barry Sanders wasn't his top end speed. It was his anticipation and his ability to make people miss in tight situations AND in the open field. He was the football equivalent of an ankle breaker. Plus, it was difficult to get lower than his center of gravity, so he'd truck you too!
Just another day at the office making pros look like rookies.
He telling about, "But he be getting caught!" ..... Cuz horse-collar was allowed back then😂😂🤣🤣
Deon Sanders, Ladamian Tomlinson, Randy Moss,Jerry Rice, are also entertaining to watch
Thank you for your video, I hate those small screens of Barry and big screens of the reactors.