Emmitt Smith’s Greatness

[ThatJerryKid]

 

[ATXSRT]

This was his 7th season*

Emmitt was also really good at preserving his body, Zeke would welcome contact.

 

[WillieBeamen]

@Pass2Run

 

[Pass2Run]

Emmitt was a diamond amongst trash..

 

[big dog cowboy]

 

[Kingofholland]

What a work horse and a career. Yards are only part of the story too!

 

[dckid]

Zeke not even in the same league as Emmit. Having watched both players, there is no comparison.

 

[Calvin2Tony2Emmitt2Julius]

Zeke not even in the same league as Emmit. Having watched both players, there is no comparison.

Besides Barry Sanders, Who WAS ?????

No shade on Zeke !!!!!! Look the dude played Balls out for the Dallas Cowboys.

Forever 21

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1	Emmitt Smith+	18,355	1990-2004	2TM
2	Walter Payton+	16,726	1975-1987	chi
3	Frank Gore	16,000	2005-2020	5TM
4	Barry Sanders+	15,269	1989-1998	det
5	Adrian Peterson	14,918	2007-2021	7TM
6	Curtis Martin+	14,101	1995-2005	2TM
7	LaDainian Tomlinson+	13,684	2001-2011	2TM
8	Jerome Bettis+	13,662	1993-2005	2TM
9	Eric Dickerson+	13,259	1983-1993	4TM
10	Tony Dorsett+	12,739	1977-1988	2TM
11	Jim Brown+	12,312	1957-1965	cle
12	Marshall Faulk+	12,279	1994-2005	2TM
13	Edgerrin James+	12,246	1999-2009	3TM
14	Marcus Allen+	12,243	1982-1997	2TM
15	Franco Harris+	12,120	1972-1984	2TM
16	Thurman Thomas+	12,074	1988-2000	2TM
17	Fred Taylor	11,695	1998-2010	2TM
18	Steven Jackson	11,438	2004-2015	3TM
19	John Riggins+	11,352	1971-1985	2TM

 

[Calvin2Tony2Emmitt2Julius]

Pro football ref.com

 

[fivetwos]

Well that’s the difference between wanting to be a multiple time champion and wanting to be a celebrity.

Elliott won in college. Being a pro was the after party.

No? HOF talent and he ain’t going.

 

[Nav22]

Emmitt's the greatest RB of all-time, and the ONLY reason people hesitate to call him that is because he was a Cowboy.

His resume speaks for itself. No other RB even comes close to what #22 accomplished.

 

[StuckMojo]

Emmitt is vastly underrated by so many.

 

[Cowboys5217]

Emmitt's the greatest RB of all-time, and the ONLY reason people hesitate to call him that is because he was a Cowboy.

His resume speaks for itself. No other RB even comes close to what #22 accomplished.

Yards, TDs, 100 yard games, total carries.

Not just regular season. Emmitt has all time numbers in the playoffs.

Rice and Emmitt are the only non kickers to score 1000+ points.

Emmitt could block and catch too.

 

[Thomas82]

Emmitt is the only running back in the ENTIRE HISTORY of football to be his state's all-time leading rusher in high school, school's all-time leading rusher in college, and the NFL's all-time leading rusher.

 

[RobZ]

Emmitt was great and I love him, but he had the Great Wall to run behind. That's way oversimplified and doesn't cover his receptions, or blocking, or toughness. Just saying that he owes a lot to years of top NFL OL.

 

[DuncanIso]

Zeke not even in the same league as Emmit. Having watched both players, there is no comparison.

True.

But Emmitt has much respect for Zeke.

 

[StuckMojo]

Emmitt was great and I love him, but he had the Great Wall to run behind. That's way oversimplified and doesn't cover his receptions, or blocking, or toughness. Just saying that he owes a lot to years of top NFL OL.

Like Nate Newton said “ they weren’t all pro linemen until Emmitt got there”

 

[jazzcat22]

Like Nate Newton said “ they weren’t all pro linemen until Emmitt got there”

Exactly, he said they were a bunch on nobodies.
On the other hand, Barry Sanders already had 2 all-pro OL there when he was drafted, and they drafted another OL that became all-pro. And did not need Barry to help him achieve that.

Emmitt's OL were a bunch of misfits and hodgepodge types. I think Stepnoski was the highest pick in the 4th round. And Larry Allen in the 2nd round later on.

 

[Cmac]

Emmitt was a diamond amongst trash..

Trash?.....who would that be on those Super Bowl teams? As valuable as Emmitt was, he certainily wasn't alone in performance.

 

[JJ1986]

Emmitt carried the load on a separated shoulder against the Giants to win the division. That made him a legend!

Zeke is out of breath on almost every play.