For all his Hall of Fame talent, Barry Sanders still endured plenty of trying times while playing for the .Five times during his 1989-1998 run, the Lions made the playoffs, even once to the NFC Championship Game. Half of Sanders' 10 seasons, however, were spent on losing teams, with four different third-place finishes in the division. More on the NFL Those times may seem familiar to him in 2018.The Lions Javon Hagan Jersey haven't been under .500 in three years, and they've made the playoffs three times in their last seven years after an James Conner Jersey 11-year drought beforehand. But Sanders sees what's happening in the NFC North, particularly with the division-winning and the back-to-health , and he hesitates to predict any kind of big run under first-year coach Matt Patricia."It'll be tough," Sanders says, "but that's why you play the game. I hope they can compete. We certainly are not the favorite, but you don't have to be. Patrick Peterson Jersey We're hoping for big things from Coach Patricia, but that's really where I would leave it." Celebrating 20 years of retirement, Sanders is now on tour with Tostitos to give away the , a dual-level "homegate" couch that's up for grabs through Sept. 10. With built-in tablets, outlets, a mini-fridge and snack holders, he says the only reason you'd leave it is "to take a bathroom break."But Sanders is still plenty invested in the actual games, too, and if the Lions aren't wholly inspiring for 2018, football's renewed focus on running backs certainly has his interest."Most things in football are very cyclical, there's an ebb and flow as the game changes and evolves," he says, "and I D.J. Humphries Jersey think of that with the resurgence of running backs ... I think that last year was a great example."His personal favorites? He rattles off the following: , , , , and Le'Veon Bell. He suggests that , whom he just met at the Lions- Rondale Moore Jersey New York preseason game this month, could be worth a mention down the road. "It would be tough for me to choose between those two," he says when asked whether Bell or Gurley is the NFL's current No. 1. "Le'Veon is a great all-around player, and he's more of a pa s receiver ... it's just a great crop of young running backs."
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