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Originally Posted by ukcolt
Bo Jackson was truly phenomenal ...... he would rock up with no pre-season, and just outperform everyone.
Here are his statistics ......
1987 ...... In 7 games 81-554-4 TD's averaging 6.8 yards a rush., with a long of 91, take the 91 yarder our and he still averaged 5.7 yards a rush.
1988 ...... In 10 games 136-580-3 TD's averaging 4.3 yards. This was a pedestrian season for him, not going to argue.
1989 ...... In 11 games 173-950-4TD's averaging 5.5 yards, with a long of 92, take out the 92 yarder and his average comes down to 5.0.
1990 ...... In 10 games 125-698-5 TD's averaging 5.4 yards per carry, with a long of 88 yards, taking this out, he still averaged 4.9 yards per carry.
To me, he was the most exciting running back to watch, alongside Barry Sanders. On any single carry he could have given you could a highlight-reel TD, with the truly blazing speed to take it to the house from anywhere on the field. I get that his career was very short due to the hip injury, and I am not saying that he is Hall-of-Fame worthy, but to me he is right up there with Barry Sanders.
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Just by coincidence, in that same time frame (1987 through 1990), the Colts acquired
l Eric Dickerson l from the Rams.
The Eric Dickerson trade in 1987 immediately lifted the Colts to respectability ...... it resulted in records of 9-6, 9-7, and 8-8 in 1987, 1988, and 1989 respectively, and included an AFC East division title and their first playoff appearance since 1977, when the team was still in Baltimore.
Prior to the Eric Dickerson trade, the Colts had 3 consecutive laughingstock seasons in 1984, 1985, and 1986. In that 3-year span, the team amassed an overall record of 12-36 ...... after the Dickerson trade in the early portion of the 1987 season, the Colts' record over their next 3 years was a combined 23-18 with Dickerson, and 26-21 overall (the Colts went 3-3 before the Dickerson trade in 1987.)
The 1986 Colts started out that season at 0-13 ...... if you had told a Colts fan at that point that they would go a combined 26-21 (and/or 23-18, which is what the Colts went after acquiring Dickerson) over the next 3 season from 1987 through 1989, they might have looked at you like you were a person from some alternate reality.
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