LaDainian Tomlinson the Best in ’06?
Running backs that are good seem to be everywhere, but running backs that are great are hard to find. There are some that claim that LT is the best back in the league. Can he get the rushing title in ’06?
According to the San Diego Chargers official website, LaDainian has gained 7,363 yards in 5 years. He is already the Chargers all time rusher. Compare this with Barry Sanders who had 6,789 after 5 years. Wow!
Wait a minute, Barry followed that up with 1,883 yards and 3 years after that had 2,053 yards. Let’s not anoint LT with Barry like powers just yet.
The question is can LT get the rushing title this year? Well, Shaun Alexander had over 1800 yards to lead the league and certainly plays with a good team behind a solid line. ESPN shows LT in 6th with 1,462 yards.
The problem lies in the fact that Drew Brees left the team as a free agent leaving Phillip Rivers as the starter at QB. He has not thrown a lot of passes in the NFL. Defenses will stack the line to see if Rivers can throw. That means they will be keying on LT. Rivers comes through and LaDainian’s run for the league rushing title gets easier. Rivers struggles and you can forget it.
Nicknames: It is very hard for your humble writer to refer to LaDainian as ‘LT’, even though he is one of my favorite backs. Somehow having ‘LT’ be anything but Lawrence Taylor just does not seem right to me. Then again, LT is a lot easier to say than LaDainian Tomlinson.
Bad News ESPN reported that Johnathan Sullivan was charged with not wearing a seatbelt, playing his music too loud, cruising through a few stop signs, and having a bag of green leafy substance in his car. He was recently traded from New Orleans to New England. Hey, maybe he was just super happy to be in the real NFL and not playing with New wherever Orleans.
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NFL Football Revealed on Squib Kick » LaDainian Tomlinson just keeps on rolling
Dec 28, 2006 at 3:10 am
This is not the first time the Squibster has written about LT. Earlier greatness was predicted for 2006. That was July 3rd. Then after a 4 touchdown game. …
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