I kept thinking, "Barry Sanders, with speed and power."Been watching football a long time, best skill set I have ever seen.
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What's a list of comparable college RBs in say the last 20-30 years? I can't think of any that I would say are better than Barkley. He literally does everything at an elite level. Vision, strength, power, acceleration, blocking, hands, etc.
Well considering Barkley demolished Iowa last year, I doubt any serious Iowa fan doesn't know he is a stud. I think he reminds me of that Eliott RB out of OSU that is kicking butt in NFL. Combination of speed, power, balance makes an elite RB. Wadley is elite in space, but he doesn't have the power to break tackles.
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I am still in awe of his performance. The play where he completely hurdled Jackson AND absorbed the hit by Hooker AND kept going was unbelievable.
That’s the play that left me smh...not many people can take that hit and then plant and keep going . His lower body strength is incredible. Think Sidney Crosby on ice strong!
I can honestly say he might be the best player I have ever seen as well or at least that performance was the best I have seen in person. I was at Rose Bowl and there last night, much more impressive than C Mcaf and that was pretty damn impressive. He hurdled a dude, got hit while in the air, landed and never broke stride....i mean WTF!
I still put Barry Sanders above him but that is about it as far as RBs (on the college level). Be interesting to see how his skill set translates to the NFL. He is very versatile so I think he'll be one of the best ever in the NFL too if he stays healthy.Been watching football a long time, best skill set I have ever seen.
I watched that play and shook my head, mainly because he almost broke it. But I half expect him to take every carry and score.
Over the past few decades, Iowa has generally tackled very well (MSU game a few weeks ago aside). There's a short list of guys that Iowa has had a difficult time getting on the ground, and they all had or are having great careers in the NFL. My list would include Carlos Hyde, Melvin Gordon, Jonathan Taylor, Christian McCaffrey, Saquon Barkley, and maybe one or two others.
‘04 Lawrence Maroney & Marion Barber III ran wild against us, Jeremy Hill, Le’Veon Bell, and Chase Brown were also unstoppable.
I was at that game. Greenway shooting under the block for a TFL backed them up just enough to miss the FG.
I thought I remembered Iowa keeping Bell reasonably well contained, but I'm too lazy to look it up.
Saw that on the highlights. One of the craziest runs I've ever seen. He's a freak.....
