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re: Alvin Kamara = Barry Sanders
Posted on 9/30/18 at 8:34 pm to NOLA Brew Bus
Posted on 9/30/18 at 8:34 pm to NOLA Brew Bus
Kamara isn't the fastest or strongest or shiftiest player I have ever seen but he has world class balance maybe the most balanced runner I have ever seen. He also has enough intelligence and the those other physical attributes that make him a def. coordinators absolute nightmare. I'll say it again , his balance is absolutely uncanny.
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Posted on 9/30/18 at 8:41 pm to NOLA Brew Bus
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This post was edited on 5/27/23 at 2:52 am
Posted on 9/30/18 at 8:45 pm to Tiger in Gatorland
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I'd say more like a mix of Walter Payton, Jim Brown, Ladanian Tomlinson, Erik Dickerson, with a splash of Barry Sanders.
Don’t be stupid. That’s Taysom Hill.
Posted on 9/30/18 at 9:16 pm to BigPerm30
Not that I he looks exactly like anyone, but look at old video of Marcus Allen. Very similar gliding type of running style- not saying Kamara is a dead ringer for Allen or anything.
Posted on 9/30/18 at 9:27 pm to NOLA Brew Bus
Kamara is not a drive killer like Sanders. He never get tackled for a loss.
Posted on 9/30/18 at 10:32 pm to VA LSU fan
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He is more like Marshall Faulk or Ladanian Tomlinson than Barry Sanders.
He reminds me more of Matt Forte.
Posted on 10/1/18 at 12:32 am to EmperorGout
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who was also a below average receiver out of the backfield
Wtf?
He averaged 35.2 catches for 292 yards and a TD over 10 years during a time when backs weren't nearly the receivers they are in today's game.
He also had an 8.3 ypr for his career (which for a back is damn good), and between a 65-75% catch rate every year.
He isn't the receiver that Faulk, Bush, or Kamara is, but he was still damn good in his time and would still be above average in today's game.
Posted on 10/1/18 at 7:22 am to NOLA Brew Bus
Slow down HOSS!
Imagine if Sanders had an elite QB like DB. I do not the Kitna will be remembered in the same class as DB!
Imagine if Sanders had an elite QB like DB. I do not the Kitna will be remembered in the same class as DB!
This post was edited on 10/1/18 at 7:26 am
Posted on 10/1/18 at 7:56 am to hellsu
Kamara stand on his own. He's one unique Cat and the things he does is hard to compare to other greats.
Posted on 10/1/18 at 7:59 am to NOLA Brew Bus
Plays in the NFL--check
Is a running back--check
Scores touchdowns--check
Yes, exactly alike.
Is a running back--check
Scores touchdowns--check
Yes, exactly alike.
Posted on 10/1/18 at 8:03 am to NOLA Brew Bus
Alvin Kamara plays like Alvin Kamara..... he has his own identity....leave it at that....
Posted on 10/1/18 at 9:03 am to NOLA Brew Bus
Nobody=Barry Sanders..... nobody
Posted on 10/1/18 at 9:10 am to PurpleCrush
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I liked the Eric Dickerson reference, he does glide and has great balance when running. Effortless & smoove
His running style, yes, with the receiving skills of Marshall Faulk.
Posted on 10/1/18 at 9:51 am to NOLA Brew Bus
My thoughts are AK is a special back. But he is nothing like Sanders in how he runs.
Posted on 10/1/18 at 9:55 am to NOLA Brew Bus
Nothing at all similar.
Kamara looks to me like a more fluid and effective Reggie Bush than a Barry fwiw.
Kamara looks to me like a more fluid and effective Reggie Bush than a Barry fwiw.
Posted on 10/1/18 at 1:12 pm to bonethug0180
Holy shite he averaged like 2 receptions for 25 yards a game!
Sanders was a non-factor in the passing game, which did not go unnoticed at the time, either
Sanders was a non-factor in the passing game, which did not go unnoticed at the time, either
Posted on 10/1/18 at 1:14 pm to EmperorGout
How many backs were catching the numbers Kamara and Bush put up back in Sanders day? I'll wait.
Posted on 10/1/18 at 1:18 pm to bonethug0180
google Roger Craig and Marcus Allen when you get a moment
Posted on 10/1/18 at 1:25 pm to EmperorGout
They averaged 51 and 37 catches per year respectively. Yes that is better than Sanders, but if those are the top guys of his era he still is far from a below average receiver.
Allen only had TWO more catches per year for Peat's sake, and yet you hold him up as an example of one of the best receiving backs of the 80s and call Sanders below average. That's a joke.
If you break it down per game, Allen was at 2.6 and Sanders at 2.3. Is that the difference between one of the best receiving backs and a below average one? 0.3 catches per game?
And Craig was really the first back to be used in that way and it took the league by storm. The West Coast offense was running rampant over the rest of the league in those early years.
Allen only had TWO more catches per year for Peat's sake, and yet you hold him up as an example of one of the best receiving backs of the 80s and call Sanders below average. That's a joke.
If you break it down per game, Allen was at 2.6 and Sanders at 2.3. Is that the difference between one of the best receiving backs and a below average one? 0.3 catches per game?
And Craig was really the first back to be used in that way and it took the league by storm. The West Coast offense was running rampant over the rest of the league in those early years.
This post was edited on 10/1/18 at 2:48 pm
Posted on 10/1/18 at 1:28 pm to NOLA Brew Bus
Just how much have you had to drink on that bus?
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