NFL Leading RB Tournament - 1st Round - #7 Marshall Faulk vs #10 Tony Dorsett

iowajerms · Jun 23, 2018

Out of the 16 RBs with the most career rushing yards, who would you say has had the best career?

1. Emmitt Smith - 18,355
2. Walter Payton - 16,726
3. Barry Sanders - 15,269
4. Curtis Martin - 14,101
5. Frank Gore - 14,026
6. LaDainian Tomlinson - 13,684
7. Jerome Bettis - 13,662
8. Eric Dickerson - 13,259
9. Tony Dorsett - 12,739
10. Jim Brown - 12,312
11. Marshall Faulk - 12,279
12. Adrian Peterson - 12,276
13. Edgerrin James - 12,246
14. Marcus Allen - 12,243
15. Franco Harris - 12,120
16. Thurman Thomas - 12,074

This week

This Thread - #7 Marshall Faulk vs #10 Tony Dorsett
Other Thread - #2 Jim Brown vs #15 Frank Gore

Reseeding the RB Tourney.

Round 1
Matchup #1 - NFL Leading RB Tournament - 1st Round - #1 Walter Payton vs #16 Edgerrin James
Matchup #2 - NFL Leading RB Tournament - 1st Round - #8 Marcus Allen vs #9 Adrian Peterson
Matchup #3 - NFL Leading RB Tournament - 1st Round - #5 LaDainian Tomlinson vs #12 Curtis Martin
Matchup #4 - NFL Leading RB Tournament - 1st Round - #4 Emmitt Smith vs #12 Franco Harris
Matchup #5 - NFL Leading RB Tournament - 1st Round - #3 Barry Sanders vs #14 Jerome Bettis
Matchup #6 - NFL Leading RB Tournament - 1st Round - #6 Eric Dickerson vs #11 Thurman Thomas

iowajerms · Jun 23, 2018

I am not all that familiar with Tony Dorsett. I might be convinced if this is close at all.

jarntt · Jun 23, 2018

Dorsett

Stomp · Jun 23, 2018

Marshall

Super Bowl champion (XXXIV)
7× Pro Bowl (1994, 1995, 1998–2002)
3× First-team All-Pro (1999–2001)
3× Second-team All-Pro (1994, 1995, 1998)
NFL Most Valuable Player (2000)
Bert Bell Award (2001)
3× NFL Offensive Player of the Year (1999–2001)
NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year (1994)
NFL rushing touchdowns leader (2000)
Indianapolis Colts Ring of Honor
Los Angeles Rams No. 28 retired
3× First-team All-American (1991–1993)
San Diego State Aztecs No. 28 retired

Tony

Super Bowl champion (XII)
4× Pro Bowl (1978, 1981–1983)
First-team All-Pro (1981)
2× Second-team All-Pro (1982, 1983)
NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year (1977)
NFL record 99-yard rushing play
Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor
National champion (1976)
Heisman Trophy (1976)
Maxwell Award (1976)
Walter Camp Award (1976)
3× First-team All-American (1973, 1975, 1976)
Pittsburgh Panthers No. 33 retired

Manster7588 · Jun 23, 2018

I see this as a close vote, and even if Faulk is better it's not by a landslide.

Sharkonabicycle · Jun 23, 2018

Gotta go Faulk. Dorsett could definitely keep pace with him in the ground game but not in the receiving game.

Faulk was a jack of all trades back but he wasn't mediocre in anything. That's just ridiculously rare to find.

Dorsett was also a fumble machine and leads the NFL all time in most fumbles by a RB to my knowledge. I think because of that he's slightly overrated, nowhere near Faulk IMO. Disagree with someone above saying this is not a landslide.

Manster7588 · Jun 24, 2018

Sharkonabicycle said:
Gotta go Faulk. Dorsett could definitely keep pace with him in the ground game but not in the receiving game.

Faulk was a jack of all trades back but he wasn't mediocre in anything. That's just ridiculously rare to find.

Dorsett was also a fumble machine and leads the NFL all time in most fumbles by a RB to my knowledge. I think because of that he's slightly overrated, nowhere near Faulk IMO. Disagree with someone above saying this is not a landslide.

Rush yard per attempt even, receiving yards per catch Faulk has a .01 lead. I won't dig my heels in saying Dorsett but I don't see the difference as all that great. You are free to your opinion though.

SteelersPride · Jun 24, 2018

faulk revolutionized the rb position

Clayton · Jun 24, 2018

Different eras although Faulk ushered in the next era. Faulk was getting 80-90 receptions a year in his prime while Dorsett was getting 40-50.

If we were doing a 'yards from scrimmage comparison' then Faulk would have all of the top 4 seasons. He would also have the top 3 seasons in TDs. Dorsett would have all of the top 4 seasons in fumbling.

I think they're in different tiers.

Stomp · Jun 24, 2018

Talent wise Faulk is 2nd all time behind Marcus imo career wise these guys are very close.

iowajerms · Jun 24, 2018

SteelersPride said:
faulk revolutionized the rb position

I agree with this. People say Barry Sanders revolutionized the RB position, but he didn't start any trend as nobody can duplicate him. Sanders wasn't revolutionary, he was just one of a kind.

Faulk was not one of a kind, he was just different strategy that had major influence on a strong offense that is a trend today. I would say he is the RB version of Lawrence Taylor.

gohusk · Jun 24, 2018

I'm a huge Dorsett fan but this one isn't really close. Faulk's the best dual threat RB I ever saw and even if he were just a ball carrier he would be one of the best ever. Big thing with Dorsett was he played in the Sweetness era and he was clearly a notch above everybody else.

Stomp · Jun 24, 2018

Barry didn't revolutionize anything below average blocker, below average receiver, below average in short yardage and goal line. He was fun to watch and unstoppable at times, but he wasn't the type of guy you could build around far to inconsistent.

iowajerms · Jun 29, 2018

NFL Leading RB Tournament - 1st Round - #7 Marshall Faulk vs #10 Tony Dorsett

Which RB had a better career?

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