Black ink not blank, as in, black numbers on PFR. Leading the league in a category.TanksAndSpartans wrote:Great answer - I like the Albert and Sanders examples. Sanders was around 1400 at 6 yards a pop, but if you were trying to win the '47 NFL title, do you want him or Van Buren?
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Re: Sanders vs. Van Buren, it depends. SVB lasted longer so I consider him the greater player overall, but specifically for one year I would definitely take fully healthy Sanders. Even affording some stat dip in the NFL, his unique hybrid position is basically worth two guys at once, a totally competent QB and an elite RB. Also played quality defense at the same time. Was he in single wing? Going by stats, he seems like the perfected final form of the single-wing tailback. If I'm not allowed to use Sanders as a one-man phalanx and could only choose one as a RB, probably Van Buren, because he was much better in his next best seasons than Sanders, for reliability's sake.