Still slow, and I returned from the beach tired AF. So, for the meanwhile, here’s a great concise doc on Sweetness til things pop. We could talk about him ad nauseum, but one thing that sticks out to me is his vision, determination and contact balance. Sweetness actually became everything Ashton Jeanty truthers hope he becomes. Maybe lacked the long speed of Bo, the agility of Barry Sanders, or the short area burst of AP, but boy, he combined tons of talent with pure will-power, hard work and 3AM grit.

“I was more quick than fast” – Payton
‘If I went to Steelers, I may not have learned to pass catch as well since they had WRs like Lynn Swan’ – Payton
“He benches 390.” – Announcer
“He was relentless. He ran with a fury.”
“Every time someone felt sick I told them Payton broke the single game rushing record [275 yds] with a 104 flu, so suit up.’
‘Walter believes he gained an extra 1K yds by staying in bounds’

“Never die easy. Die hard.” Sweetness