Feature on the fears of facing Barry Sanders-highlights and comments

From NFL Films, includes comments from players, coaches and commentators (Dan Fouts, Joe Greene, John Madden, Wayne Fontes, Chris Speilman, Ronnie Lott, Kevin Glover, Hank Stram, etc.) and Barry himself. Play by play includes Mark Champion (when he did the Detroit Lions games on radio) and Jack Buck. Nothing gained from uploading this, fair quality (from internet download), not intending to gain anything.

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[alwaysopen]

I can only imagine if he played for Dallas during the early 90's. If Smith and Sanders were the back s for the Cowboys back then it would have been a total dynasty.

Sadly, Sanders played for one of the worst performing teams in recent years.

[ErniePaulGeorge]

@alwaysopen I think you're confusing the 2000's with the 1990's. The Detroit playoff appearances during the 1990's: 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, while Barry played for them from 1989-1998. They were obviously good enough to make the playoffs 50% of the time while he was there. THEN they went into a spiral of epic proportions.

[thispoorguy]

@ErniePaulGeorge The teams Barry was on where not good. If he wasn't on the team, they might make the playoffs once in the 90's, if that. Those teams made the playoffs with 8-9 wins because the NFC central was weak. He never played with a good quarterback, the receivers were average (he was usually the leading receiver) and the defense was average. If he played for the Cowboys and their amazing offensive line in the 90's he would have broken 2000 yards a few times during his career.

[ErniePaulGeorge]

@thispoorguy It's chicken or the egg. I don't disagree that with a better offensive line (like those 90's Cowboys), that he could have gained more. Most teams however, have at least 1 superstar that you could say "The team wasn't that good without him." The Super Bowl/top teams have more talent, I agree. Herman Moore was a top receiver then, and Perriman/Morton multi 1k yd seasons, Offense top 4 ('95, '97). Barry never close to leading team receiver (I looked all 10 yrs.). The defense, I agree.

[bio2020]

I still haven't seen a youtube video with the mid-90's NFL highlights film of Barry with the song "You give love a bad name" by bon jovi in the background.... I used to have the VHS tape of it.

it had one of the amazing plays vs the Miami Dolphins, where the entire defensive line and linebacking crew created a wall at the line of scrimmage, and barry was like o sht..... and still got by........

[ErniePaulGeorge]

@bio2020 I know in the past, if you wrote to NFL Films, they had a catalog of their old shows, and you could order (for a steep price, of course) it seemed like any show you could remember. You could check with them, or if you could figure out the name of the tape, go to Amazon/eBay and try to find the tape.

[ou812scott]

Barry was the best yesterday today and forever!~

[SalvyMic]

@ErniePaulGeorge That's still not the entire story. Barry dragged otherwise mundane Lions teams into the playoffs those years. His O-lines always sucked and his QBs were always average at best. The only other saving grace for those teams was a solid D behind guys like Robert Porcher and Chris Spielman. They would have never have even sniffed the playoffs had it not been for Barry performing at an all-world level. Give him the line Emmitt Smith ran behind, he gets Payton's record in 8 years.

[ViciousZeroEnder]

@ErniePaulGeorge The only reason why they made the playoffs was b/c of barry sanders. When he left, LMAO look what was left! Smith had Irvin, Aikman, and Primetime. Barry had Rodney Peete, Charlie Batch, and Scott Mitchell, all nobodies and some are on the list of WORST football players.

[mike3571]

@alwaysopen That's not true. They made the playoffs about every other year and were in the NFC championship in 1991. Barry was the best but don't exaggerate. They were'nt one of the worst teams.

[06aioros]

I chased a chicken once when i was little, i cried because i never caught it. I know the defense's pain.

[euchreman]

Gotta respect him for what he did. He could've had the record and never lost it, Emmit would still be in the league trying to catch him if he didn't retire. Barry didn't want to play anymore and that was that. Barry 10 seasons=15,269/yds Emmitt 10 seasons=13963, it took Emmitt almost 2 more seasons to catch up to Barry! That shows Emmitt is nothing compared to Barry, Sanders even has a 2,000/yd season under his belt. Closest Emmitt got was 1773/yds. Barry FTW!

[1hogfan83]

i have always respected barry because he never did one of those stupid dances in the end zone and he had more right to do so than anyone than in football. humbly handing the ball off the ref each time. humble. i love the chicken addage, ROCKY!!!! Lawerance Talyor once said that no one could make you look like an idiot better than barry sanders.