Greatest RB Game
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TellerMorrow34
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Emmitt Smith 90+
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The Grim Reaper;2025441 said:
Thank god that the mindless homer threads have ended. Emmitt and Roger the best of all time?
Gotta love it.
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:bang2: 
Waited too late to vote.
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Dang it. Missed by one hour.
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I'm honestly shocked, much as I like Emmitt, that he out lasted Sanders and Payton. Both of them should have been in the final three over Smith, IMO.
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IMO, Emmitt is the best RB ever.... call it being a "homer" I don't care, it's just my (and others) opinions, just because you don't agree with it, doesn't automatically make everybody a homer. Besides look how quickly Dorsett went out of the game. If we were all such blind homers you'd think it would come down to Emmitt vs. Dorsett.
How about we start a best WR of all time thread on a 49ers board, and every time somebody votes for Jerry Rice, we start screaming "HOMER!" surely we'll be right because they're 49er fans voting for a 49er.
How about we start a best WR of all time thread on a 49ers board, and every time somebody votes for Jerry Rice, we start screaming "HOMER!" surely we'll be right because they're 49er fans voting for a 49er.
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Nobody was better at running with a football then BArry Sanders...Much better then anybody on this list.
But as a overall RB, Emmitt was the best...I dont care what a oversized Brown did against midgets and weaklings, or what anybody else did..Sweetnes wouldnt of lasted half the time emmitt did, especially with his running style, Holding the ball out with one hand...He would of been a fumble machine in the 90s. 3 rings, and a Work horse that kept on going and going? Best ever( overall)
That's my opinion..Probably not in agreement with 90% of you but I dont care lol.
But as a overall RB, Emmitt was the best...I dont care what a oversized Brown did against midgets and weaklings, or what anybody else did..Sweetnes wouldnt of lasted half the time emmitt did, especially with his running style, Holding the ball out with one hand...He would of been a fumble machine in the 90s. 3 rings, and a Work horse that kept on going and going? Best ever( overall)
That's my opinion..Probably not in agreement with 90% of you but I dont care lol.
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DallasDomination;2025930 said:
I think a plausible argument can be made for Emmitt...but the bold is just plain ignorance.
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That just simply isn't an accurite statement. Peyton is held in pretty high regards for a reason.DallasDomination;2025930 said:
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I voted primarily for Jim Brown, but I have no quarrel over Emmitt being the one. He really should be in the discussion about the best RB ever. I personnally rank rown and Sanders over him, but it's easy to see how others would pick Emmitt, even non-Homers.
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As I said before, I rank the top-3 RBs as:
1a. Emmitt Smith
1b. Walter Payton
1c. Jim Brown
But there is so little separating the three that you could rank them any way you choose and not be wrong.
The reason I give the nod to Emmitt is not because he was a Cowboy but because he has the body of work to support it. He is the all-time leading rusher in NFL history, has scored more rushing TDs than anyone, was consistently near the top longer than anyone, won more than anyone, and was outstanding in EVERY phase of what it means to be a RB in the NFL.
Payton was the best all-around athlete of the three and Brown the most dominant runner of them, but neither of them could block as well as Emmitt. Only Brown could rival Emmitt near the goalline but he didn't play as long as he could have and quit on his team just like Barry Sanders would many years later. Considering his size, Brown was not even a good blocker although he was an excellent receiver.
When I rate each player in terms of the various aspects of a RB Emmitt comes out on top, barely.
Of course that is only my opinion but I have the advantage over many of you in that I saw Jim Brown play for the last few years of his career whereas most folks here only get to see highlight clips of him.
People get too enamored with Barry Sanders' average per carry or the number of big runs he had and ignore the fact that he is the all-time leader in negative yardage by a RB and that he never won anything. The guy was a great runner but not a truly elite RB as he was taken out in goalline situations which is the main reason why his average per carry is so much better than Emmitt's.
1a. Emmitt Smith
1b. Walter Payton
1c. Jim Brown
But there is so little separating the three that you could rank them any way you choose and not be wrong.
The reason I give the nod to Emmitt is not because he was a Cowboy but because he has the body of work to support it. He is the all-time leading rusher in NFL history, has scored more rushing TDs than anyone, was consistently near the top longer than anyone, won more than anyone, and was outstanding in EVERY phase of what it means to be a RB in the NFL.
Payton was the best all-around athlete of the three and Brown the most dominant runner of them, but neither of them could block as well as Emmitt. Only Brown could rival Emmitt near the goalline but he didn't play as long as he could have and quit on his team just like Barry Sanders would many years later. Considering his size, Brown was not even a good blocker although he was an excellent receiver.
When I rate each player in terms of the various aspects of a RB Emmitt comes out on top, barely.
Of course that is only my opinion but I have the advantage over many of you in that I saw Jim Brown play for the last few years of his career whereas most folks here only get to see highlight clips of him.
People get too enamored with Barry Sanders' average per carry or the number of big runs he had and ignore the fact that he is the all-time leader in negative yardage by a RB and that he never won anything. The guy was a great runner but not a truly elite RB as he was taken out in goalline situations which is the main reason why his average per carry is so much better than Emmitt's.