Who Is The Better Receiving RB?

[Gtown Purple]

Ray Rice or Darren Sproles?

[1/28/01]

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Ray Rice or Darren Sproles?
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Seriously? RR hands down and I think Saints fan would say the same!

[Token]

Random question.
Sproles is a very good receiving back, but I think the only RBs that are in Rice's tier in terms of receiving ability are Forte & McCoy.

[Natty Boh]

Ray Rice has better hands so that is the answer to your question but Darren Sproles is in a more explosive offense and has more opportunities for big plays.

[757RavensFan]

Not to sound bias, but Rice hands down! Not too many RB's can catch the ball 20+ yards down field like Rice.

[Radinho84]

ray rice hands down. he is the best receiving rb in the nfl in my eyes. also the best running/receiving back. the textbook dualthreat....

[codizzle]

Ray rice
mccoy
Matt forte
dmac
foster

[PWNEDbyDEANO]

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Ray rice
mccoy
Matt forte
dmac
foster
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I would put Sproles in that list.

Rice
Forte
McCoy
Sproles
McFadden
Foster

Sproles is much like Reggie Bush in that he is not much of a between the tackles runner but is an excellent player in space.

[Ed_Reed20]

Sproles is a really good receiver but Rice is simply better in my opinion. Not only does he run quality routes, he routinely makes one-handed grabs.

[BMORElegacy]

RR.

[Guest ArmyRaven52]

I think the telling throw for me was when Joe put that beautiful over the shoulder pass for a TD in the corner. It has got to be RR

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I would put Sproles in that list.

Rice
Forte
McCoy
Sproles
McFadden
Foster

Sproles is much like Reggie Bush in that he is not much of a between the tackles runner but is an excellent player in space.
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yea it was really hard not to put sproles there but i need to see more touches from him..
Everyone downplays dmac so i dont expect much people to agree with me yet there.
Foster led the league jn receptions and rec. yards for rbs last year so he gets the nod over sproles imo

[PWNEDbyDEANO]

[quote name='codizzle' timestamp='1318603875' post='822891']
yea it was really hard not to put sproles there but i need to see more touches from him..
Everyone downplays dmac so i dont expect much people to agree with me yet there.
Foster led the league jn receptions and rec. yards for rbs last year so he gets the nod over sproles imo
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That's what I mean about the comparison to Bush: he isn't the kind of guy who you would give a lot of touches to. Dmac is (definitely before this season anyway) underrated. He is a top 5 RB IMO. You can't really argue with Foster leading the league with catches from RBs but I would say Sproles would lead the league in RB receptions if he was a starter.

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That's what I mean about the comparison to Bush: he isn't the kind of guy who you would give a lot of touches to. Dmac is (definitely before this season anyway) underrated. He is a top 5 RB IMO. You can't really argue with Foster leading the league with catches from RBs but I would say Sproles would lead the league in RB receptions if he was a starter.
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agreed. Id take sproles over foster but id take dmac over anyone besides RR.. But i am biased to those two ha

[Mick0311]

RR has made more one-handed catches over the last two seasons than any of our receivers.

[Gordo52]

Rice
Forte
Mccoy
Sproles
Matthews/Tolbert

[CHRISSY G69]

R A Y Rice hands down

[Kinda_Dante]

I thought this was going to be a Ray Rice vs. Arian Foster thing, it seems more relevant. But to get back on topic i do think Ray Rice is the best receiving RB in the league hands down.

[Tank 92]

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I think the telling throw for me was when Joe put that beautiful over the shoulder pass for a TD in the corner. It has got to be RR
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That was pretty.

But the one across the middle in the jets game was extra great stuff. RR caught that pass in stride and in traffic like a well seasoned WR. And lots of YAC to boot!

[Alexir]

Jamaal Charles has some skill catching out of the backfield too.

It is funny that Ray Rice wasn't a receiving running back in college but we turned him into one lol

[The King]

I would say Ray Rice has the best hands of any RB in the NFL, but Darren Sproles is a better back in space. Ray Rice can break some ankles, but Darren Sproles just has an incredible explosion to his running style, and he is a much more powerful runner than some give him credit for.

Matt Forte would probably be right behind those two, then Chris Johnson and Lesean McCoy.

[Tiz]

Mjd not mentioned? Lol

[1/28/01]

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Mjd not mentioned? Lol
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Eh, he averages something like 400 yards a season receiving....good? Yes! But not RR good!

[Tiz]

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Eh, he averages something like 400 yards a season receiving....good? Yes! But not RR good!
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Receiving yards has nothing to do with ability to catch. Owens has monster yardage but a lot of drops....

That all said rr is compared to mjd due to more than stature...

[D_UP]

Sproles is a RB in name alone to me. He is more of a utility player. Double R hands down.

[RavensAllTheWay]

[quote name='Token' timestamp='1318595859' post='822828']
Random question.
Sproles is a very good receiving back, but I think the only RBs that are in Rice's tier in terms of receiving ability are Forte & McCoy.
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Fred Jackson too in my opinion. But still, RR.

[1/28/01]

[quote name='Tiz' timestamp='1318697443' post='823590']


Receiving yards has nothing to do with ability to catch. Owens has monster yardage but a lot of drops....

That all said rr is compared to mjd due to more than stature...
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Okay, Rice is still the better receiving threat hands down, IMO.

[rob321]

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agreed. Id take sproles over foster but id take dmac over anyone besides RR.. But i am biased to those two ha
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im sorry how can u put sproesl over foster foster is a better running back period fodter can break tackles spoiles has to try an break your ankles if u put a hand on him hes down not foster an foster can catch for a back his size receving rr is deffinatly better tho

[rob321]

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Eh, he averages something like 400 yards a season receiving....good? Yes! But not RR good!
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goos point i forgot about mjd he is deffinatly a good back but in a bad offence

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[quote name='rob321' timestamp='1318732435' post='823794']

im sorry how can u put sproesl over foster foster is a better running back period fodter can break tackles spoiles has to try an break your ankles if u put a hand on him hes down not foster an foster can catch for a back his size receving rr is deffinatly better tho
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i can put him over foster easily. The main thing running backs have going for them when they go out for a route is that they either have one man guarding them or their route cuts or sits under the zone coverage so 9 times out of 10 if the can make one man miss then they can get a good chunk of yards easily. Thus id take sproles. Foster isnt that much harder to tackle than sproles. Sproles speed difference vastly outweighs foster strength advantage
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