Hiro Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 Ok, amazing game today, gotta love the intensity our team displayed! My buddy and I were discussing this after the game when we raving about how much of beast running the ball Mike Sellers, and I couldn't help but think of the footage I've seen of Riggo just trucking guys coming his way, and dragging them along as he ran. The more I see of Sellers, the more I get convinced that the guy is pretty much our modern day version of Riggins. Yes I know he's not close to Riggins's level of production, considering Riggins was one of the alltime rushing leaders when he retired, plus Riggo's a Hall of Famer, but I think the way we're using Sellers is very similar to how we used Riggins as an absolute plow to soften defenses up for our lighting strike Clinton Portis (Joe Washington). The key difference here is that we have Ladell Betts, who is more of balance between Sellers and Portis, which gives us a nice rotation of running backs, and I don't remember us having a running back who was in the build of Betts during the time with Riggins and Washington. The question I beg to ask is who is/was actually more effective when utilized as power back? Yes I know Riggins had power, and speed which was uncommon for a guy who was 6-2, 230. But Sellers is 6-3, 280, and is pretty dang fast for a guy his size, plus he's valuable as a receiving option. So who do you guys think at this point is/was the bigger beast running the ball: Sellers or Riggins? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedskinsSuperBowl21 Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 Riggins got us a ring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voicekiller Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 It is a fair comparison Sellers can plow through people like Riggo did, but Sellers has nowhere near Riggo's explosiveness and speed...but my favorite football player all time is Riggo so i am a little biased...but i love watching Sellers run and just annihilate people...awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGift Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 Cot damn imagine Sellers lead blocking for Riggins :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Touchdown Redskins Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 I think Riggins' speed gives him the edge overall, but Sellers has power that few backs in the history of the NFL had. That being said, we only run him a couple of times a game, and I'm not sure he could handle a whole season's load. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onedrop Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 uh, lets not get out of hand. Sellers was a beast today, glad to see the coaches call his number more. BUT..........Riggins is the Diesel, was is and always will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DButz65 Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 You can not compare the 2, please!!!!!!!!!!!! Hall Of Fame RB vs a guy whos had a few good games ... nough said Yea he played well today, now do it for 12 years, oh wait ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onedrop Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 Cot damn imagine Sellers lead blocking for Riggins :laugh: it hurts my feeling to even imagine it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cringer Eats You Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 Cot damn imagine Sellers lead blocking for Riggins :laugh: I know what im going to be dreaming of tonight!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No_Pressure Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 If you take Mike Sellers at 6'3 280 back to 1982 and get him running the ball behind a decent line, it would be interesting to say the least... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dez_mick Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 Riggins was an every down back. Sellers is an under-used weapon that needs to be exploited. I'm glad Al finally noticed his strengths. He can get short yardage, block the ***** out of a linebacker and be snuck out into a pass route under the right matchup. He is a baller. Now use him!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejay183 Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 Cot damn imagine Sellers lead blocking for Riggins :laugh: That would be insane. Mix that with the Hogs. WOW!! They would have abused any defense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 If you're asking which one is better at running over defenders, that's a fair question. If you're asking which one is a better overall power back, you've gotten carried away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
909997 Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 sellers has better hands lolz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKINS FAN #56 Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 Cot damn imagine Sellers lead blocking for Riggins :laugh: Good idea man I'm gonna do that for my fantasy team in Madden :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swift Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 If you're asking which one is better at running over defenders, that's a fair question. If you're asking which one is a better overall power back, you've gotten carried away. Yup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hail2TheRedskins! Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 Riggins had all that power and also some nifty moves. But damn Sellers is a beast. Has anyone posted the clip of him running over that saftey today. I need a new image for my desktop! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinSince87 Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 portis and sellers the real 1-2 punch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinklein Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 Trick question. If the two competed they would fuse souls and become #89, Mohn Sellins, the mullato wrecking ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RenegadeTK Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 i love sellers.... but you cant compare his running ability to riggo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KelvinBryant Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 No comparison at all, sorry. Riggins was a track champion at Kansas. Had more speed and explosiveness in his pinky than Sellers. Still love Sellers though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d0ublestr0ker0ll Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 Sellers is currently building his legacy with us. While Riggins is by far the better RB, Sellers has the tools to become something special. Now, as for the Lions defense that he busted up today... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAFGA Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 uh, lets not get out of hand. Sellers was a beast today, glad to see the coaches call his number more. BUT..........Riggins is the Diesel, was is and always will be. Agreed.....this comparison of Sellers and Riggo is like planning the super bowl parade route after the win today. It's a little early to do that. On that note, I wonder if someone is going to bring up the comparison on the Riggo show today... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsFTW Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 Have Sellers carry the ball 25-30 more times a game without fumbling and scoring 1-2 TD's a game and then its a fair comparison. BTW, I don't know where people get off saying that Sellers has better hands. He fumbles a lot for how much he touches the ball and Riggins had 250 receptions, mostly before Gibbs. Did Riggins fumble much? I don't remember it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejay183 Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 Have Sellers carry the ball 25-30 more times a game without fumbling and scoring 1-2 TD's a game and then its a fair comparison.BTW, I don't know where people get off saying that Sellers has better hands. He fumbles a lot for how much he touches the ball and Riggins had 250 receptions, mostly before Gibbs. Did Riggins fumble much? I don't remember it. Riggins was bad at catching the ball, this was one of the reasons the H-back was created Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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