 FlaggerPremium
join:2001-08-10
Weimville | The film that all Football running backs should watch Check out the 2.29 mark and the 3.00 mark especially.
»www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ui844C3TQVI |
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 ProtusMoseImmortal. Eternal.Premium
join:2001-10-03
Bellevue, NE
kudos:4 | said by Flagger:Check out the 2.29 mark
They should all learn how to recklessly hold the ball one-handed out in the middle of space? |
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One hell of a player! |
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 NightwingThis is it boys,this is warPremium
join:2002-04-08
CT | reply to Flagger
Damn. That guy had some legs on him. He must of had some pretty big mitts to hang on to the ball like that.
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 algPassionately apatheticPremium
join:2001-04-10
Houston, TX
kudos:3 | reply to Flagger
Why are classic football replays always in slow motion? |
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 firefoxPremium
join:2000-12-03
San Jose, CA | reply to Flagger
I like the part where he head-butts the defender in the chest at 2:50. I half expected him to raise the ball up in the air and yell, "THIS IS SPARTA!!!"  |
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 hayc59Im Your HuckleberryPremium
join:2001-02-26
David R.I.P.
kudos:20 | reply to Flagger
He was one bad ass player!! NO bling bling
just all game and thanks for great video |
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 shanerPremium
join:2000-10-04
Calgary, AB | reply to Flagger
Playing like Earl Campbell will not make you Earl Campbell.
However, he was one hell of a punishing running back combined with speed.
That Rams player he runs over with the head butt? I'm pretty sure that was Butch Robertson. A Pro Bowl LB for most of his career.
»en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isiah_Robertson
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| Yeah that Robertson. I think that is a play people pointed to when the NFL later decided to ban the tear-away jersey. During that timeframe, it seemed like all those college running teams down South had them. |
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Great person and Great player saw him before Super Bowl and he has a great disposition about using a walker and wheelchair now |
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 wapuBroadband RangerPremium
join:2001-09-05
Boca Raton, FL
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Awesome player in his time. Today though, he wouldn't have near as many yards, every tackler would cause him to fumble. Tackling style, Not including New England, has changed. Trying to cause a fumble is standard today. Not so much back then.
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| Campbell just made everybody look bad because he was a power runner with speed. So, he would either run over you or run passed you. I personally doubt that if Campbell were playing in this era that he would have trouble holding on to the ball. |
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said by wapu:Awesome player in his time. Today though, he wouldn't have near as many yards, every tackler would cause him to fumble. Tackling style, Not including New England, has changed. Trying to cause a fumble is standard today. Not so much back then.
Tackling today is not really tackling, it's ramming your shoulder into the ball carrier to jar the football loose. No more wrapping up and driving through the ball carrier.
I wonder if anyone has actually looked at each fumble and determined if this strategy actually works? Was the force of the impact the cause? Did the defender get a hand on the ball (or swat it away)? Was it dislodged by a helmet? Was the ball carrier just being careless with the ball and not putting both hands on it in traffic? It would be nice if someone actually did the research to determine if this is actually helping or hurting the chance of a turnover.
I'm of the opinion that it's more beneficial to wrap up the ball carrier and prevent the extra 2 or 3 yards after the initial contact than to try to cause a fumble. Also, I can't stand when one of my teams DB's ram's his shoulder into a RB and the RB just bounces off and keeps on going. It's infuriating. |
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 FobulousPremium
join:2002-08-14
Missouri City, TX | reply to Flagger
Damn, he likes to hold the ball one handed?? I wonder how many fumbles he had in his career..
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FlaggerPremium
join:2001-08-10
Weimville | He had 43 in his career between the Oilers and the Saints. Walter Payton had more yards rushing and more fumbles, but there was just a grace about Campbell that others could learn from. |
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join:2007-03-24
Constantine, MI | said by Flagger:He had 43 in his career between the Oilers and the Saints. Walter Payton had more yards rushing and more fumbles, but there was just a grace about Campbell that others could learn from.
Walter Payton Not just the best running back Best "All-Around" NFL Player grace,stutter step, the high leg kick,suicide dive over the line,and all heart
»www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VGEdjR-···=related |
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Epic player! He had 5 NFL Records (Rushing Yards, Rushing Touchdowns, Rushing Attempts, Yards from Scrimmage, All-purpose Yards). |
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 cdruGo ColtsPremium,MVM
join:2003-05-14
Fort Wayne, IN
kudos:5 | reply to alg
said by alg:Why are classic football replays always in slow motion?
They ran slower then. |
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