Emmitt Smith

[kkktookmybabyaway 0]

Back in the early '90s, I HATED the Cowboys, but I always liked Emmitt because he seemed like a class act. Sure many people (including me) won't think he's better than Payton and Sanders, but that's because Smith was part of a great team (with an AWESOME O-line), not the go-to guy on a bad-to-average team. I thought he should have retired instead of moving to AZ, but he did have a productive final couple of seasons, so I have no problem with it...

[Ripper 0]

Emmitt also had a better line, not to mention much better support then Barry, in the great passing game they also had. A line with Stepnoski, Allen, etc. etc. INSANE.

This gets tiresome... look at the pro bowl teams from the years that Barry played for the Lions. They had at least one, and many times two players in the Pro Bowl EVERY YEAR.

Thats the second time you made that argument and once again I point out that the Lions were great at standing up and protecting QBs. Thats why their shitty QBs had such great longevity. They were getting props for not giving up sacks. but what seemed to be cool was letting Barry get met 5 yards behind the line, because he could handle himself.

[MARTYEWR 0]

I'm a Bills fan, so I HATE the Cowboys, but I've always respected Emmitt. A great career, and a first ballot Hall Of Famer.

[nl5xsk1 0]

Up until the end there, I was afraid that everyone had forgotten about Eric Dickerson, until KOAB restored my faith in humanity.

I thought about including Dickerson in my list of top RBs, but I really don't think he's top 10 of all time ... 10-20, yes, but top 10, no.

[Your Paragon of Virtue 0]

So Emmitt Smith actually did retire, as a cowboy in fact.

 

HOW do you feel about that?

[Dr. Tyler; Captain America 0]

Goody, now Bettis won't retire.

 

FUCK.

[The Czech Republic 0]

Barry Sanders isn't the best based on numbers, he's the best based on the fact that he did the most with the least. He had better moves and played better then either Emmitt or Walter, football is not a sport where one person can carry a team.

 

I would say that Jim Brown is the best ever, but I would place Barry at Number Two for sure.

Paragon gets a gold star for being the first to mention Jim Brown. He's so far ahead of everyone else it's not even funny.

 

Sanders is my #2, pretty far behind JB but further ahead of #3 than he is behind #1 (if that makes sense)

 

3-5 is tough, because there's a laundry list of players that deserve consideration: Smith, Faulk, Thurman Thomas, Curtis Martin, OJ, Marcus Allen, etc.

 

I'd probably go Emmitt, Faulk, and then OJ as my 3-5.

 

/wonders where Bo Jackson would have fit if he stayed away from baseball and stayed healthy

Okay, so you just said

 

1 Jim Brown

2 Barry Sanders

3 Emmitt Smith

4 Marshall Faulk

5 O.J. Simpson

 

And in your list of people all vying for 3-5, Curtis Martin was in the hunt and Walter Payton wasn't? I know shit about football and even I can tell something is wrong.

[USC Wuz Robbed! 0]

Yeah its weird. No love for Walter Payton from a lot of people here. Let's see:

 

RUSHING

 

Attempts Yards Avg. TDs

 

1975 196 679 3.5 7

1976 311 1390 4.5 13

1977 339 1852 5.5 14

1978 333 1395 4.2 11

1979 369 1610 4.4 14

1980 317 1460 4.6 6

1981 339 1222 3.6 6

1982 148 596 4.0 1

1983 314 1421 4.5 6

1984 381 1684 4.4 11

1985 324 1551 4.8 9

1986 321 1333 4.2 8

1987 146 533 3.7 4

 

TOTALS: 3838 16726 4.4 110

 

 

not to mention his career receiving stats being:

 

492 receptions; 4,538 receiving yards; averaging 9.2 per catch and 15 receiving TDs.

 

 

 

His career highlights include:

 

6 NFL records (career rushing yards-16,726; career rushing attempts- 3,838; rushing yards in a single game- 275; seasons with 1,000 yards or more- 10; consecutive seasons leading in rushing attempts- 4; most career 100 yard-rushing games- 77)

 

9 time Pro Bowl selection

1 time AP MVP- 1977

5 time All Pro

AP Offensive Player of Year-1977

 

 

How that man does not make a lot of people here's lists is crazy.

[Crimson Platypus 0]

And the thing is... he had TERRIBLE teams around him for most of his career. Again I say that I wish I could find some Jim Brown games to compare, but until I see Brown play, Payton is the best ever in my eyes.

 

 

Ripper, how about we just agree to disagree? Theres no way either of us are going to convince the other to change his mind eh?

[Damaramu 0]

Emmitt had an emotional press conference and then Skip Bayliss decided to suggest he wasn't genuine and that he was just acting. Then he tried to undermine the end of Emmitt's career.