Has '19 McCaffrey already surpassed '73 OJ in terms of greatness?
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Posted Dec 18, 2019, 7:27 PM UTC · edited
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How is this even a question?
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I'm currently having a discussion with someone on r/NFL who thinks McCaffrey has surpassed '73 OJ and the fact that OJ had "only" 12 rushing TDs (led the league) is what puts him behind McCaffrey. Wanted to see what the rest of r/NFL thinks.
Translation: I'm being petty and want him to see how many people think his opinion is laughably incorrect
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OJ is one of the best players and HB’s in NFL history, so no.
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Ok but has CMC cemented himself in the conversation as GOAT yet?
/s
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Absolutely not.
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To be fair, he is comparing a single OJ season.
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It was OJ's most impressive season though
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1975 was probably a better season for OJ. His overall numbers at least.
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His rushing numbers aren't as good but his receiving are better. But that's largely because of the offense around him.
Look at his QBs in '73. They combined for 1236 passing yards, 4 passing TDs, 14 interceptions, and a 45% comp% in 1973.
In '75 they combined for 2661 yards, 25 TDs, 19 INTs, and 51.4% comp%
They were throwing it more and throwing more to OJ more. He had more rushing TDs which is probably largely because they could actually move the ball by passing but his rushing efficiency was a bit lower
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“And led the league in rushing yards by over 850 yards”
There is your answer.
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You could add the production of the 5th and 6th leading rushers in 1973 and they would still have fewer yards and rushing TDs than OJ
The 2nd leading rusher added to the 15th leading rusher would have only 1 more rushing yard than OJ
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Exactly. OJ killed it, but to compare CMC's performance was worth a stab.
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I want OJ to take a stab at this
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I hope Ron is out of Charlotte already
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HELLO TWITTER WORLD
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Personally I like Dairy Sanders
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That's a 10/10 name
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Jim White
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Run CMC is the only realistic option.
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Milk. I really like that, I hope that sticks
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He actually saved someone’s life too so he really is short
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CMC's Twitter ain't shit compared to OJ's either, let's compare what really matters
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No
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[Insert murder/knife joke here]
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CMC murders: 0
OJ murders (hypothetically, of course): 2
Seems like CMC still has a way to go
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Hard to say. He sure is killing it though
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Hell no. It's probably the greatest HB season ever.
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I get that people hate OJ but that shouldn't change how dominant he was. OJ is one of the best pure runners to play.
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Nope
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lol
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NO way... OJ's numbers are killer
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OJ killed it
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No