LaDainian Tomlinson Best RB Ever?

Posted by Ryan Ward Dec 7, 2006

Barry Sanders, Walter Payton, Jim Brown, Gale Sayers, and OJ Simpson(if anyone even remembers him as a football player anymore). These five running backs are arguably in the top ten list of greatest RBs ever to play the game and not many people will disagree with that statement. Is LT next to be mentioned with the immortal backs?

Since the early retirement of Barry Sanders, there has not been much talk about "the best running back all time". At least until LaDainian Tomlinson from the San Diego Chargers exploded onto the scene about six years ago. Number 21 has been nothing short of unstoppable in his short career with the Chargers. This kid has been so good this season that in the twelve games LT has played, only two of them(against Baltimore and Pittsburgh), has he failed to reach the endzone.

In the ten games where LT has reached the endzone, Tomlinson has rushed for twenty-three touchdowns and has three receiving touchdowns. Not to mention a couple a passing TDs to go along with his soon to be record breaking stats. With a grand total of twenty-six touchdowns(not including the passing TDs) Tomlinson is three TDs away from breaking Shaun Alexander's record of twenty-eight from last year. Only four games to go and Tomlinson is projected to reach thirty-one TDs and shatter Alexander's short lived record. So the question is "Is he one of the greats?" Only time will tell, but he has my vote!