New Haven is located at 38Â°59â²16â³N 81Â°57â²51â³W / 38.98778Â°N 81.96417Â°W / 38.98778; -81.96417 (38.987786, -81.964089). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.30 square miles (3.37 km2), of which, 1.10 square miles (2.85 km2) is land and 0.20 square miles (0.52 km2) is water.
Its super easy to pin Detroit's culture of losing and Sander's desire to play for a winner as the exclusive reason for what many considered his early retirement. With absolute certainty, Sanders could've played probably at least 3 more years if he so chose to. With that said, the fact is Sanders played 10 years. That is a long time for an NFL running back. Had Sanders played in 1999, he wouldve been 30/31 years old.
Now, to be fair, we also have limited exposure to Barry Sanders Jr., as he only has 115 career carries at Stanford. But he did average 5.8 YPC and scored 5 times, including 6.2 YPC and 4 TDs as a Senior. One last thing: could Barry Jr. follow in the footsteps of his father by stepping out of a huge shadow and making a name for himself? Barry Sanders Sr. was the backup to a Hall of Fame running back: Thurman Thomas. In Thomas' senior year, however, Sanders did put up 603 yards and 9 TDs. But the star was Thomas, who scored 17 times on 1613 yards. Still, when Sanders got his change in 1988, he exploded for 2628 yards and 37 TDs.