Tiki Barber / Warrick Dunn

[phinfanfrommd]

As many people have been saying, Tiki Barber is planning on retiring. ESPN.com asked who was the most underrated running back; Warrick Dunn or Tiki Barber. Tough decision, both constantly make big plays for their team. Tiki Barber is still playing great football, i think he would be taking a "Barry Sanders" exit from the NFL.

 

[ch19079]

Barber is the most underrated.

Barber is a good 65-70% of that offense. his ability to catch and run make him a huge weapon for the giants and is the basis for their offense. yet he his never even consitered for the mvp or anything like that. if you look at what he is done you can actually talk about the hall of fame in a serious conversation.

Dunn is just the RB on the falcans team. Vick is the key to that offense. the defenses changes to stop vick not Dunn. because the D changes to contain, Dunn usually has huge holes to run though. if anythign i think Dunn is OVER RATED. If you even think about the hall of fame with dunn in mind you should be punched in the face.

 

[Silverphin]

Barber is the most underrated.

Barber is a good 65-70% of that offense. his ability to catch and run make him a huge weapon for the giants and is the basis for their offense. yet he his never even consitered for the mvp or anything like that. if you look at what he is done you can actually talk about the hall of fame in a serious conversation.

Dunn is just the RB on the falcans team. Vick is the key to that offense. the defenses changes to stop vick not Dunn. because the D changes to contain, Dunn usually has huge holes to run though. if anythign i think Dunn is OVER RATED. If you even think about the hall of fame with dunn in mind you should be punched in the face.

To be fair, Dunn was also a great rusher in Tampa Bay.

But yeah, I have to give it up to Barber.

 

[ih8brady]

To be fair, Dunn was also a great rusher in Tampa Bay.

But yeah, I have to give it up to Barber.

Well, I disagree. Dunn shined more in Atlanta. Didn't have the A-Train to rely on.

 

[Eop05]

As many people have been saying, Tiki Barber is planning on retiring. ESPN.com asked who was the most underrated running back; Warrick Dunn or Tiki Barber. Tough decision, both constantly make big plays for their team. Tiki Barber is still playing great football, i think he would be taking a "Barry Sanders" exit from the NFL.

Yeah, it's gonna suck to see Tiki leave. Just a great person and role model in the NFL.

He'll be some type of analyst or in the booth somewhere, where you just know he's meant to be.

Looks like the Giants now have another draft need with one of their first 3 round picks. I don't think Brandon Loyd is the type of runner to carry a full load.

And to answer the question, both have definetely been underrated for most of their careers, but I think Tiki may be one of the most underrated players in the past 20 years.

 

[AggieFin21]

Looks like the Giants now have another draft need with one of their first 3 round picks. I don't think Brandon Loyd is the type of runner to carry a full load.

I gotta disagree here man. Brandon Jacobs looks ready to take on the NFL. Look at his production in limited playing time. I think he'll be a great back if he's the heir to the RB throne in NYG.

 

[ch19079]

I gotta disagree here man. Brandon Jacobs looks ready to take on the NFL. Look at his production in limited playing time. I think he'll be a great back if he's the heir to the RB throne in NYG.

very true. B. Jacobs can run just as fast as barber and has the size to run through people.
He only gets the ball now in short yardage and when barber needs a rest but hes been very effective for them so far.

if you watch Jacobs run just a few times you can see how good he is. watch him on MNF and see for yourself.

the only problem for the giants that i see is that barber and jacobs are diffrent style runners and jacobs cant catch like barber (few can...). so they will have to change thier offense a bit if barber leaves.

 

[FINFAN_4_EVER]

Dunn is way underated than Barber. Tiki rush for 170 ish yards against a very good Falcons D. To say that Tiki is underated is impossible everybody knows that Barber is one of the best! He can't be underated.

Dunn although seems to be overshadowed by Vick because he can become the funnest player to watch in the NFL. Dunn has just gone along getting his 3 yards. his 4 yards, his 5 yards, and eventually getting a big gain. If he was on another team more people would respect his skills because he wouldn't be so overshadowed

 

[FINFAN_4_EVER]

It'll be tough to see Tiki go

 

[Vertical Limit]

Tiki announced he will retire..

 

[Roman529]

They're both GREAT guys on and off the field. I wish Tiki well in whatever field he goes into.

 

[Pennington's Rocket Arm]

dunn is definitely more underrated. barber was looked at as an MVP candidate last year and dunn had a really good year, too, but no one even mentioned it. and that's the way it's been his whole career. at least tiki has had the attention of being in new york.

 

[Link]

Yup, I am going to say Dunn as well. I have him on my fantasy team and the dude does nothing but put up numbers. He is a great back that flies under the radar and that is one of the main reason I was able to get him later on.

 

[Phinz4Life]

Tiki Barber is one of the best players, not just runningback, one of the best PLAYERS in the NFL.

 

[Sirspud]

As many people have been saying, Tiki Barber is planning on retiring. ESPN.com asked who was the most underrated running back; Warrick Dunn or Tiki Barber. Tough decision, both constantly make big plays for their team. Tiki Barber is still playing great football, i think he would be taking a "Barry Sanders" exit from the NFL.

It's Sanders-like in that its still relatively young, but Sanders exited under much different circumstances because he was tired of playing for a bad team and was well within reach of the rushing record that Smith broke. Barry was one of a kind no doubt.