Bobby was more feared by the oposition during his era than was Riggo. Bobby had more tools, served longer with more of a burden both professionally and socially. Bobby is an icon in DC for those who remember. I sense that those who voted are great Skins fans who have not been around long enough to appreciate Bobby's sweet sicence on and off the field.

we are forgetting about a great Redskin that is number 42 Charley Taylor

Riggo did something that Mitchell never did. Help the Skins win a Super Bowl. The 4th down run against Miami in the Super Bowl was all Riggo, he'd be a legend even if that was his only play as a Redskin...He is the guy who told Sandra Day O'Conner to "lighten up baby" and then passed out during a George Bush Sr speech. Who has forgotten the photo of him being dragged out of the room. He stood up to Jack Kent Cooke and sat out a whole year. It was Cooke who finally threw in the towel and sent Gibbs out to bring him back after seeing what life was like without Big John. Riggo "The Diesel" blows all other Skins RB's out of the water. He blows Mitchell out of the water as well. This was no contest.

So give Bobby a special prize for being the first black Redskin -- or more importantly, give the prize to the guys who hired him against opposition. Bobby didn't make that decision. Riggo was and still is a one-man emblem of resurgent Skins power. If Riggo loses this one it'll only be because Sandra Day Occonnor's ghost rose up and smited him. Otherwise, on pure football merit, there is no question; it's all Riggins. Sorry, Bobby.

Another Stupid Matchup! John Riggins was a running back/full back. Bobby Mitchell was a half back/tail back. If they had played together, Bobby Mitchell might have gotten more carries....But, they would have given defenses fits, because they would have completely opened the field up! Compare Bobby Mitchell to Brian Mitchell, Joe Washington, and Speedy Duncan. Compare John Riggins to Larry Brown, Charlie Harraway, George Rogers, and Mike Thomas....

an unfair comparison!
anyone who saw Bobby Mitchell switch from half-back to become (along with Detroit's Terry Barr)
the league's 1st flanker (today's
slot receiver), saw defenses scramble and struggle to cover Mitchell with such arms as Norm Snead & Sonny Jurgensen firing cigars at him.
proof of his greatness was apparent just last season as Santana Moss' sensational season was coming to a close.
Mr. Moss broke Bobby's Redskin season receiving yardage record in 16 games.
Bobby set the record in 14 games. imagine seeing that kind of production each year with Charlie Taylor & Jerry Smith getting their 70 plus catches, also.
no comparison.
Riggo will always be revered as a Super Bowler and brutish running back with speed, but the Redskins' 1st black player stands without peer in this particular match-up.

That Riggins was one of the greatest Redskins of all time, there is no doubt. Super Bowl MVP, Super Bowl rushing record holder. But Riggins played in a different era, an era when the Redskins were perenial winners, and were expected to win.

Bobby Mitchell, on the other hand, arrived in Washington when the Redskins were perenial losers. As a older Redskins fan, who remembers those years when the Redskins would win two games a year if they were lucky, it was the arrival of Bobby Mitchell that begin to turn the Redskins around. No, he never made it to the Super Bowl. No, he never took them to the playoffs. But it was Bobby Mitchell who brought excitement back to the franchise. His greatness is evidenced by the length of time that he held the Redskins single year record for receiving yards, a record he set in 14 games that was finally broken this year by Santana Moss in 16 games.

Since Mitchell's retirement, Washington has had many, many great backs, receivers, and return specialists. None, however, can equal the excitement and savvy of the great Bobby Mitchell.

Unfortunately, your poll is comparing players of different eras who played in different systems. Its like trying to compare the great running backs. Who was the greatest? Jim Brown? Sweetness? O.J? the