George owns Titans/Oilers franchise rushing record

Well,

George is good, but he is NO Earl.

1450
1697
1934

Earl's first 3 years in the league. M-V-P...stick that in your pipe and smoke it Eddie...and by the way, quit running like a girl, ever since the Titans lost to Baltimore Eddie has been running like a scared man...pathetic....

DD

 

They played for two different franchises.

 

Actually,

George was an Oiler too.

DaDakota

 

Did his rushing yards from his short stint as an Oiler pass Cambells? Nope.

Then he didn't break the record. All Oilers records were closed when they left.

 

Do the Lakers count their championships from their days in Minneappolis?

Do the Dodgers count theirs from Brooklyn?

Do the Braves count theirs from Milwaukee?

I think you get my point...same owner...same franchise.

DaDakota

 

Should they?

I say no.

Different City, Different franchise.

 

It's the same franchise, even though Houston has a new team now.

 

Interestingly, I remember when I lived in Los Angeles, the Dodgers and the media made a huge deal about the fact that Eric Karros was going to break the "Los Angeles Dodgers" career HR record. I remember thinking to myself, "There's no way that someone with less than 300 HRs has the Dodger record."

Turns out that he was breaking the record for home runs hit as a Dodger in LA, not in Brooklyn. Duke Snider had nearly 400 homers as a Dodger, but less than 100 in Los Angeles. As far as I was concerned it was a ridiculous and deceptinve marketing ploy. Make Karros sound like some Dodger great and sell some tickets for the game when he breaks the "record."

So in this instance the franchise tried to have it both ways -- Brooklyn Dodger pennants hanging in Dodger Stadium, and a special LA HR record for Karros to sell some tickets.

Ridiculous. A franchise is a franchise. George broke Earl's record, but he'll never be remembered as the franchise's best RB.

 

George is every bit as good as Earl. He just doesn't get the respect he deserves. Just like Earl he's been asked to carry the franchise on his back. Then he went out and did it.

 

unless a team specifically proclaims to leave its old franchise name, logo, and records behind when it moves to a new town (a la the Baltimore Ravens), than the new franchise and the old franchise are, in fact, one in the same.

 

please tell me you're kidding

 

Uhh..no.

 

George is good, but he's no Earl. Everytime Earl touched the ball you were on the edge of your seat because you knew you might see something never seen before (just ask Isiah Robertson or Jack Tatum). Earl in his prime created a sense of excitement beyond the typical NFL environment. Think of Jordan starting a drive down the lane... that anticipatory feeling of impending greatness applied when Earl touched the football. This was not because he went to Texas and played for the Oilers, but because he was a spectacular, special talent. There will never be another like him.

(Besides, Earl had his own song, done by Joe Tex: "Do the Earl Campbell.")

From the Pro Football Hall of Fame website:

"Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Earl Campbell was one of the most powerful runners in National Football League history. Although the Houston Oilers’ and New Orleans Saints’ star rushed for more than 1,000 yards in five of his first six seasons, his finest season came in 1980. That year the former Heisman Trophy winner ran for an incredible 1,934 yards, the third best rushing performance in pro football history, behind only Eric Dickerson and O.J. Simpson.

The bruising back from Tyler, Texas, nicknamed the "Tyler Rose," rumbled for more than 200 yards in a record four games in 1980, including a personal best 206 yards against the Chicago Bears. His outstanding single-season performance earned him all-pro, Pro Bowl, and NFL Player of the Year honors. It was also the third consecutive season in which he led the league in rushing. Only the legendary Jim Brown had previously accomplished that feat. Still, the soft-spoken Campbell admitted after his record-breaking 1980 season, that he was "still learning." "I’ve learned how to give a guy a shoulder, how to give a leg and take it away and use a stiff arm now and then," he said modestly.

Described as a "one-man demolition team," Campbell was a punishing runner. His 36-inch thighs, 5-11, 244-pound frame, coupled with 4.6 speed, made him the most feared runner of his time. Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Fame defensive tackle Joe Greene claimed that Campbell could inflict more damage on a team than any other back he ever faced. Despite playing against stacked defenses and being gang-tackled nearly every time he carried the ball (a then-record 373 times in 1980), Campbell managed to average 5.2 yards per carry and scored 13 rushing touchdowns.

When asked to compare Billy Sims of Oklahoma, who won the Heisman Trophy the year after Campbell, Sooners’ coach Barry Switzer said, "Earl Campbell is the greatest player that ever suited up. He’s the greatest football player I’ve ever seen. Billy Sims is human. Campbell isn’t."

 

Yeah, it only took Eddie George 15 more games and over 300 more attempts to get this record...Eddie Couldn't hold Earl's jock if it were superglued to his forehead



Plus, I don't see Eddie George's name on any meat products!

Mechanically separated chicken RULES!!

 

Gross. (to the George thing)

 

Earl was great, and he was unique, but Eddie George has some sick stats too. By the end of his career he'll be right in that mix of great backs. Especially after he wins the superbowl

 

Eddie George is really good...Earl Campbell was GREAT.

 

Yeah, he'll win the Superbowl if he gets traded to another team...

They may have gotten some awful uniforms and put a big, ugly "T" on their helmets, but they will ALWAYS be the Oilers...

 

Eddie George is sadly past his prime already.