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Hard to arguee, Why would Sanders leave the game so early if he loved the game so much.

If y'all would've got him some linemen like Emmitt had in Dallas...

Okay, why is this a relavent story today? Ross is a cranky old bitter man who was pissed because a player didn't do exactly what Bobby wanted. Not every person wants to have no life other than football like you!

Dood was one of a kind. Long live Barry and his Invisible Offensive Line...

Human highlight reel.............left too early

Why is it wrong to not love the game? Why do you have to love it to play it? He had talent and he used it to make a career for himself. He liked the game enough to play (for whatever reasons) and the moment he didn't, he left the game. Football is a business and perhaps that is what Barry used it as. I do NOT fault him.

I miss Barry Sanders.

You can't fault the guy for not wanting to be a leader, not everyone is comfortable with that role. An amazing athlete who arguably could have been the best of all time statistically if he had stayed in the game, but he could have also ended up like one of the many who have blown out knees, shoulders, etc. if he continued to play behind the line that he had. Ross should be upset that the organization didn't do a better job of building a winner around Barry while they had a chance. And yes if only they had an O-Line like the Cowboys had in the day.

i think barry did love the game just not like most would think. Barry was one of my all time favorite players to watch. he played the game with class and left the game on his terms with his health and plenty of money to do whatever he wished after football. the records obvisouly didn't mean a thing to this guy which makes me respect him that much more.

The Lions always seemed to have the wrong offense going. The 'run-and-shoot' or something like that. Too bad history will look at him as 'could have been the greatest', instead of just 'the greatest'.

Also, maybe he loves the game, but not the NFL. Pro sports has so many things wrong with them. Maybe he loved college football, but wasn't happy with the NFL atmosphere. All we can do is speculate.

Hard to arguee, Why would Sanders leave the game so early if he loved the game so much.

Hank Hill | 06/19/08, 08:10 AM

Tired of losing?

If y'all would've got him some linemen like Emmitt had in Dallas...

arejaydub | 06/19/08, 08:11 AM

arejay,

He didn't even need that much. How many times have we seen him dodge three guys behind the line & still make a 20+ yard run?

Tired of losing?
CowboyDave | 06/19/08, 08:46 AM

Bret Favre played for the losing Packers for years (not last year), he loved the game.

Barry was one of the more talented RB to ever play in the NFL.

I loved to watch Barry, put yourself inhis shoes and you would also
get Tired of Losing, QB and RB are two different players,
QB is not beat up after each play, running or blocking.
The Lions sucked for many years, bad deals,
trades, coaches, Ross didn't help with his old school style:p

Barry was one of the more talented RB to ever play in the NFL.

pw | 06/19/08, 08:57 AM

pw,

How'd you get to be so smart?

Bret Favre played for the losing Packers for years (not last year), he loved the game.
Hank Hill | 06/19/08, 08:50 AM

You can't compare BF & BS. Bret wanted to be a "leader" as the QB should, Barry wanted to do his job. The Packers & the Lions are so far apart when talking about how things are run from the GM down to the last player taken in the draft.

Barry was GREAT end of story.

Oh, hey Bobby, go get a job & leave Barry alone. Maybe he left the game because of YOU!

I used to love watching Detroit games back then. You could only keep him bottled for so long. You knew he was gonna reel off a huge gain at some point.