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H2H 138: Steven Jackson vs. Marshawn Lynch – Who was Better?
John Martinez Pavliga from Chicago. Cropped by User:Blueag9., Steven-Jackson-vs49ers-Nov-18-2007, CC BY 2.0 
Keith Allison, Marshawn Lynch vs. Redskins 2014, CC BY-SA 2.0
The prototype power running back is an all-around offensive weapon who can carry a team’s offense with his ability to pound the football while also having the ability to catch passes out of the backfield. Over the past 20 years, two of the best power running backs to come around in the NFL have been Steven Jackson and Marshawn Lynch – in their respective primes, each was a true workhorse back known for his punishing running style and consistently producing 1,000-yard seasons year in and year out. With both players having hung up their cleats in recent years, it is perhaps a natural comparison to ask:
Who was better – Steven Jackson or Marshawn Lynch?
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Tagged best Rams players ever, best running backs of the 2000s, best running backs of the 2010s, best Seahawks players ever, decade of dominance, Lynch or Jackson, Marshawn Lynch Beast Mode, sports comparisons, Sports debates, sports H2H, sports head-to-head, Steven Jackson 2006 season, Steven Jackson vs. Marshawn Lynch, Super Bowl XLIX
Countdown 107: Top 10 Detroit Pistons of All Time
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Who are the top Detroit Pistons of all time? Here is our top 10 countdown:
Continue readingH2H 137: Doug Gilmour vs. Joe Nieuwendyk – Who was Better?
The 2011 Hockey Hall of Fame class featured four highly-decorated NHL players: goalie Ed Belfour, defenseman Mark Howe, and centers Doug Gilmour and Joe Nieuwendyk. Among the illustrious foursome, perhaps it is only fitting that Gilmour and Nieuwendyk were inducted together – each was an elite center in the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s, scored over 1,000 career points, served as a team captain, and the duo even played on the same team and won a Stanley Cup together. Given the similarities, let us look at these parallel Hall of Fame careers and examine the question:
Who was better – Doug Gilmour or Joe Nieuwendyk?
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Tagged 1988-1989 Flames Stanley Cup, best centers of the 1990s, best Flames players ever, best Maple Leafs players ever, decade of dominance, Doug Gilmour Selke Trophy, Doug Gilmour vs. Joe Nieuwendyk, Joe Nieuwendyk Conn Smythe, Nieuwendyk or Gilmour, sports comparisons, Sports debates, sports H2H, sports head-to-head
Countdown 106: Top 10 St. Louis Cardinals of All Time
Who are the top St. Louis Cardinals of all time? Here is our top 10 countdown:
Continue readingH2H 136: Michael Finley vs. Joe Johnson – Who was Better?
Swingmen/wings (i.e. basketball players that can play either shooting guard or small forward) are typically among the most versatile basketball players on the court; moreover, one of the best abilities is availability, so add in durability to a diverse skill set and you have a very valuable player. Two NBA stars who fit this description nearly to a “T” were Michael Finley and Joe Johnson – at their respective peaks, both were iron men on the court who played roughly 40 minutes a night and scored 20+ points per game with solid rebounding and assists totals as well. Given their similar abilities and career trajectories, it is only natural to compare the pair and ask:
Who was better – Michael Finley or Joe Johnson?
Continue readingCountdown 105: Top 10 New England Patriots of All Time
H2H 135: Rollie Fingers vs. Goose Gossage – Who was Better?
The modern-day closer is a highly-specialized role, with most top-tier closers rarely pitching more than one inning at a time to lock down the victory. However, if you go back half a century or so to the nascent days of the closer (or firemen, as they were known back then) circa the 1970s, end-of-game relief pitchers at that time would commonly pitch one, two, or even three innings at a time to nail down the victory. In those early “Wild West” days of relief pitching, two pioneering pitchers who would pave the way for today’s closers were Rollie Fingers and Rich “Goose” Gossage – as the first two players in MLB history to reach 300 career saves (while saving winning and losing 100+ games apiece), they were at the vanguard of baseball’s evolution; thus, between these two contemporaries, it is only natural to ask the question:
Who was better – Rollie Fingers or Goose Gossage?
Continue readingPosted in Baseball
Tagged 1970s Oakland Athletics, best Athletics players ever, best closers in baseball history, best closers of the 1970s, best closers of the 1980s, best firemen in MLB history, best Padres players ever, Cy Young and MVP in same season, decade of dominance, Gossage or Fingers, original baseball closers, Rollie Fingers vs. Goose Gossage, sports comparisons, Sports debates, sports H2H, sports head-to-head
Countdown 104: Top 10 Edmonton Oilers of All Time
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Who are the top Edmonton Oilers of all time? Here is our top 10 countdown:
Continue readingH2H 134: Jay Cutler vs. Tony Romo – Who was Better?
Perhaps no position in professional sports is as heavily scrutinized as the quarterback in football – win and you get all the glory, but lose and the burden of blame falls squarely on your shoulders. During the 21st century, perhaps no two quarterbacks have been as heavily criticized during their playing days as Jay Cutler and Tony Romo – though each put up prolific passing numbers in his prime, neither could guide their teams to much postseason success and thus were constantly under the microscope for perceived shortcomings. With both quarterbacks having retired from the NFL as players and made their way into the broadcasting booth, let us look back on the parallel careers of these much-maligned signal-callers and consider:
Who was better – Jay Cutler or Tony Romo?
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