Best Running Back duo/tandem ever in the NFL

[edjr 6,580]

Bo Jackson / Marcus Allen

[Eagles Green 34]

Word/Okoye?

[surferskin 30]

Portis / Betts

[Foghorn Leghorn 0]

Kevin Mack/Earnest Byner

[Grind 0]

The James Gang...James Jones and Gary James.

[JScott 20]

Mercury Morris + Larry Czonka

[football_scooter 0]

Thurman Thomas & Barry Sanders at Oklahoma State - I know, not NFL

 

Larry Csonka & Eugene "Mercury" Morris is probably the best tandem the NFL has seen, IMO.

[kiki 0]

Tony Dorsett and Herschel Walker

[edjr 6,580]

Kevin Mack/Earnest Byner

 

 

FUMBLE!!!!!!!

[Snoopy1 0]

Bo Jackson / Marcus Allen

 

 

I think the thread was over after the first post!

[football_scooter 0]

Mercury Morris + Larry Czonka

 

doh - I was on the phone with my post up in my window....finally got off and clicked submit and you done beat me to it.

[surferskin 30]

Terry Allen / Stephen Davis

 

Rickey Ervins / Earnest Byner

[Chronic Husker 85]

Lundy/Dayne

[football_scooter 0]

Lundy/Dayne

 

[JScott 20]

Mercury Morris + Larry Czonka

 

doh - I was on the phone with my post up in my window....finally got off and clicked submit and you done beat me to it.

 

Validated!!!!

[t.j 35]

I think the thread was over after the first post!

 

[skinsfan9 0]

Larry Brown/Charlie Harraway

[Wildman 0]

Jim Brown and anyone in the backfield with him...

 

[edjr 6,580]

I think the thread was over after the first post!

 

me too, but I wanted to see what some of the homers had to say about their own players.

[Trojan35 0]

Allen/Bo. No Contest.

[Spergon Wynn 0]

Franco Harris and Rocky Bleier. 4 Super Bowl victories.

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While I don't think they were the best ever, one has to respect the talent of Priest Holmes/Larry Johnson.

 

even with that goofy 2 series/1 series thing, they were incredibly productive - one with speed to the edge and a TD machine, the other pure power - both with good vision, hands and shiftiness.

 

That's a hell of a backfield - if Holmes hadn't tweaked his spine they could have each finished with 1000+ and 15-20 TDs. Seriously.

[Jarvis Basnight 119]

 

I've found the winner. I defy anyone to find a tandem with better numbers in a year than these 2.

 

 

1975 Bills (239.1 YPG)Rush Yards Rec. Yards TDs

O.J. Simpson 1,817 426 23

Jim Braxton 823 282 13

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me too, but I wanted to see what some of the homers had to say about their own players.

 

not to distract this topic, but this is such a classic edjr moronic thing to say.

 

I've now offered up 3 examples and none from my NFL team or college.

 

edgr <<<< anyone with a brain

[edjr 6,580]

not to distract this topic,

 

[nobody 2,668]

Dalton Hilliard Reuben Mayes

[TD Ryan2 316]

Word/Okoye?

 

F' Teh Chefs, but sure did lurve these 2 tanks.

[mggoilers 0]

Eric Dickerson/?

 

and

 

LT/whoever

[famousb 11]

Eric Dickerson/?

 

and

 

LT/whoever

 

when Dickerson was in his prime, he never had a fellow RB go over 350 (not that he needed to)...

[berven 0]

Paul Hornung/Jim Taylor

[hankey2mlh 0]

Joe Perry and Hugh McElhenny (not to forget John Henry Johnson )

 

Or how about Red Grange and Bronko Nagurski?

[The Moz 69]

Nothing compares to the OSU backfield ! Barry Sanders and Thurmond Thomas !

 

If it Must be NFL - Bo and Marcus an it really isn't close.

[Geddy11 4]

Reggie Bush and Deuce McCallister will be the best ever if Deuce stays with the saints

[jpcdds 26]

I think the thread was over after the first post!

 

 

I think the whole point of this topic was the first post...knew what the poster's answer was going to be before i even opened it up....all brought about by the "what if Bo" thread prior....

 

 

kinda

[Phurfur 70]

Franco Harris and Rocky Bleier. 4 Super Bowl victories.

 

 

This one is hard to beat but

 

Paul Hornung/Jim Taylor

 

This one gets my vote

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Nothing compares to the OSU backfield ! Barry Sanders and Thurmond Thomas !

 

If it Must be NFL - Bo and Marcus an it really isn't close.

 

and I only beat you to this by 10 posts or so.

[Phurfur 70]

and I only beat you to this by 10 posts or so.

 

 

Did Bo ever have a 1000 yard season? Or excel in any catagory?

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Did Bo ever have a 1000 yard season? Or excel in any catagory?

 

Why ask me? I was referring to the OSU backfield, dummy. My NFL contribution was Mercury Morris & Larry Csonka.

 

 

Thurman Thomas & Barry Sanders - best EVAH at any level!!!!! And it's not even close.

[Boston 0]

Paul Hornung/Jim Taylor

 

Bingo.

 

Two Hall-of-Famers that not only played together but did so during their prime. This backfield could do it all and was a big part of a ton of championship teams.

[JScott 20]

Bingo.

 

Two Hall-of-Famers that not only played together but did so during their prime. This backfield could do it all and was a big part of a ton of championship teams.

 

Didn't Morris/Czonka go undefeated and win back to back SB, they're still my pick.

 

Bo/Allen could have been the best, but I think those that are voting for them are voting on potential in Bo's case. If Bo has a full NFL career then I would agree, but seeing how short it was with no real records to his name I can't vote for that backfield.