Joined: Mon Oct 18, 2004 10:59 am Posts: 9057 Location: Camden, NJ
just read an article in the Washington Times. Faulks knee is not coming around, and hes "leaning toward" retiring.
As the only Rams fan on this board, at least I think Im alone, it will be a sad day to see the greatest player in Rams history call it quits.
The Rams were garbage until the very day they traded the Colts for Faulk. Everything they did after that moment was pure magic, and Super Bowl 34 and the GReatest Show on Turf will be one of the greatest sports memories in my life forever.
Stephen Jackson looks like a great back in the makinjg, but hell never be Marshall, Marshall, Marshall....I hope he sticks around one more year so he can get his proper goodbye.
Joined: Mon Oct 18, 2004 10:59 am Posts: 9057 Location: Camden, NJ
Clubber wrote:
The greatest player in rams history was Deacon Jones
best defensive player yes. But he was a defensive player.
Marshall did it all, run, catch, cut, deke, make defensers miss, picked up YACs, and blocked, and more than any other player in Rams history, he was the most responsible for winning a championship.
the day he got traded to St. Louis is the day the losing attitude around the team just went away, he was that special.
Clubber, I didnt pay any attention to him when he was in Indy, hwo was he percieved as a Colt?
Joined: Thu Dec 02, 2004 12:28 am Posts: 964 Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Koufax wrote:
just read an article in the Washington Times. Faulks knee is not coming around, and hes "leaning toward" retiring.
As the only Rams fan on this board, at least I think Im alone, it will be a sad day to see the greatest player in Rams history call it quits.
The Rams were garbage until the very day they traded the Colts for Faulk. Everything they did after that moment was pure magic, and Super Bowl 34 and the GReatest Show on Turf will be one of the greatest sports memories in my life forever.
Stephen Jackson looks like a great back in the makinjg, but hell never be Marshall, Marshall, Marshall....I hope he sticks around one more year so he can get his proper goodbye.
Well said!! ...guys like that deserve to get a proper farewell and for the coaching staff to find a role for them...and every once in a while it can work out waaaaaaaaaay better than anyone imagined, ala Bettis this past season.
at his peak, Faulk was unstoppable. The list of RB's who were better than Faulk at his best is a VERY short list.
_________________ “You’re good kids, stay together. Trust each other and be good teammates to one another. I believe there is a championship in this room.”
-Ernie Accorsi in his final address to the NY Giants locker room before retiring as GM in January of 2007
during his 3-4 year peak, Faulk's pass catching ability puts him slightly above some of the all time greats you guys are mentioning IMO.
And LJ's success in KC makes what Priest did just a little less impressive.
_________________ “You’re good kids, stay together. Trust each other and be good teammates to one another. I believe there is a championship in this room.”
-Ernie Accorsi in his final address to the NY Giants locker room before retiring as GM in January of 2007
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Ricardo Tubbs wrote:
at his peak, Faulk was unstoppable. The list of RB's who were better than Faulk at his best is a VERY short list.
He was as good as the system in which he ran. The system defined him as a double-threat player. I'm not saying he wasn't great at what he did, but he had a lot of assistance from Martz. I think LaDanian Tomlinson is just as good now as Faulk was in his prime.
And LJ's success in KC makes what Priest did just a little less impressive.
Why? They can't both be considered great?
Blaylock?
_________________ “You’re good kids, stay together. Trust each other and be good teammates to one another. I believe there is a championship in this room.”
-Ernie Accorsi in his final address to the NY Giants locker room before retiring as GM in January of 2007
Joined: Sat Oct 16, 2004 10:53 pm Posts: 20537 Location: The City Of Trees
Mitchell wrote:
Ricardo Tubbs wrote:
And LJ's success in KC makes what Priest did just a little less impressive.
Why? They can't both be considered great?
KC's O-line has to get a lot of credit for their running game. They've been one of the better ones in the league for quite a while (but they're getting old, and have no good plan to groom youngsters).
at his peak, Faulk was unstoppable. The list of RB's who were better than Faulk at his best is a VERY short list.
He was as good as the system in which he ran. The system defined him as a double-threat player. I'm not saying he wasn't great at what he did, but he had a lot of assistance from Martz. I think LaDanian Tomlinson is just as good now as Faulk was in his prime.
I think it was more a case of him making the system work. Not many backs are capable of being a double threat - let alone excelling at it.
and I have no problem putting LDT in the conversation with Faulk.
_________________ “You’re good kids, stay together. Trust each other and be good teammates to one another. I believe there is a championship in this room.”
-Ernie Accorsi in his final address to the NY Giants locker room before retiring as GM in January of 2007
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