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Who's the best RB in the league?

Larry Johnson

Who else? Um...Larry Johnson. He is EXPLOSIVE. Even without Willie Roaf, Johnson's going to be great this year.

i say the same as him

Larry Johnson's going to run rampant against the Raiders! 3nodding

Seriously, though, in all of the Fantasy Football listings I've looked at (ESPN, The Huddle, Yahoo, FFToolbox, and others I can't remember the names of) they list LJ as the #1 player in the NFL. 3nodding In his "half-season" (even though he played in every game), LJ put up huge numbers:
> 1,750 rushing yards (team record, first in AFC, third in NFL)
> 5.2 yards per carry (tied for first in NFL)
> 2,093 yards from scrimmage (second in NFL)
> 47 carries of 10+ yards (second in NFL)
> 10 100-yard rushing games (second in NFL)
> 21 TDs
> 126 total points (second in NFL)
> 9 TDs of 10+ yards (first in NFL)

Now THAT'S a good season!

Shaun Alexander DEFINITELY will not repeat this season, because the Madden Curse has fallen upon his shoulders. MWAHAHA! twisted *ahem* Sorry. However, it is true, because he's on the cover of Madden 07, and the past six seasons have been nothing but trouble for the ones on the cover of Madden.

i would say LT cause LJ hasn't had as big of seasons as LT yet

Well, he didn't play a full season until last year, so you can't really call them "bad years".

In 2004 he rushed for an average of 4.8 yards, which is about what he got last year (2005: 5.2 yards per carry). Also, he had an average of 12.6 yards per reception which was better than his average in 2005 (10.4 yards per reception). Johnson also registered three 100-yard rushing games in a row and three multi-TD games in a row. All of that was in only 8 games on offense with 3 starts. I'd say he's had two good seasons myself. 3nodding

He only played 6 games in 2003, his rookie season, with no starts, but was still able to average 4.3 yards in 20 carries and had a TD, so that was a decent year at best. (Sorry, I'm a stat junkie)