1) Bruce
He did it every way and made the biggest play in Rams history, turning an interception for the defense and a probably lost into a game winning touchdown for the Rams. He did it when he was the only weapon on a bad team and did it when he was one of many on a superbowl team and did it forever with being like top 5 or 6 all time in receiving yards. I believe he was #2 at the time of his retirement.
2) Faulk
Faulk was so dominant those 3 years. 1999-2001, but in many of the other years in his career, he wasn't as strong. We was like a 4.0 yards per carry player wit the Colts until those 3 years when he was like a 5.5 yards per carry player. He is close to Bruce, but I like Bruce a little better with being so high in total career stats and probably had more better years than Faulk other than the 1999-2001 years. I can't fault someone picking Faulk first though, but my pick is Bruce
3) Warner
Warner's problem is he had a big donut hole from 2002-2007 where he struggled with health and turning the ball over more often than throwing touchdowns, but his 1999 year is up there with Dan Marino from the 1980's and the Tom Brady year with Randy Moss. Plus, superbowl appearances on 2 different teams. He was like the most blessed QB of all time though with the greatest WR core of all time (inclusive of Faulk) and then goes to the Cardinals with Fitzgerald and Boldin. Factoring all of that in, I put in in a solid 3rd place.
4) Holt
See Bruce. However, Bruce had more longevity and Holt's career was cut short from the knee damage from Linehan playing him with the torn cartilage in mop up games in 2006 which I believe was the most underachieving team in Rams history. Both Holt and Bruce had to be 2 of the top route runners in the history of the NFL.
5) Jackson
He played on average and bad teams and did have to carry the load, but overall his yards per carry wasn't that good other than early in his career with Martz. His ability to take that screen pass and apply damage to linebackers and defensive backs is something that I think is one of the most unique aspects of this game that is overlooked. But his heart is why I put him ahead of Pace. I am not sure if I would put him in the Hall of Fame because most seasons he was probably not a top 5 runningback in the NFL.
6) Pace
I would not put him in the Hall of Fame. To me the Hall of Fame involves character and him choosing to abandon his teammates in preseason year after year to just cruise is enough for a ban. He didn't do it for contract reasons, because he signed the same contract. He used the contract as an out to skip the work and maybe he didn't need the work, but he couldn't have helped the overall offensive line as a team and his teammates.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/06/2021 08:26AM by Rams_81.
