tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244635785205159337.post7846505404095167640..comments2011-09-03T11:39:14.250-04:00Ed The Sports Fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11539959533972074677noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244635785205159337.post-74539659014867162682011-09-03T11:39:14.250-04:002011-09-03T11:39:14.250-04:00In the playoffs Sanders had a negitive yard game. He was always being stuffed in the back field. Putting his team in 2nd and 12, I&#39;m sure that help his team win. That&#39;s the running back every team wants to have.<br /><br />Emmitt would of had more yards per game if they didn&#39;t put him on the bench in the 4th quarter to perserve him for another day. That&#39;s right 15 years.<br /><br />Compare Emmitt&#39;s and Sander&#39;s 1st 10 years in the league. What they accomblished and who let in getting stuffed behind the line of scrimage.<br /><br />You will see simular stats, but Emmitt also has 3 super bowl rings.<br /><br />If Sander&#39;s play a couple of more years we don&#39;t know if he would of held up and/or slowed down. He didn&#39;t give us that chance, he just quit right before the season started. What a winner.Stevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244635785205159337.post-36893171928083337972011-09-03T11:20:48.103-04:002011-09-03T11:20:48.103-04:00Your stupid, not putting in Smith and other great backs. You&#39;re listing current players that haven&#39;t done anything yet. Like Portis. What the hell has he done.<br /><br />Sanders led each season with the most stuffs. Which always put his team in 2nd and long. Ya he&#39;d bust some amazing moves and escapes but you look at how many per a carry, not good. Those teams he was on had a good passing game, so he wasn&#39;t the only threat. Look at his receiveing core and their numbers in the 90&#39;s. Plus he left the game early, sucks for his fans. If you look at all the accomplishments Emmitt had in regular season, playoffs, and super bowls. He might not have the moves, but you look at the magnitude of some of his big games. Last game of the 2003 season against the Giants, epic classic. People will argue but look at his team. In his 15 years, 4 of those were on great teams, but 8 years were on losing teams. So, that can&#39;t be an arguement. He also gave his fan more years of service. Thanks Emmitt. Dickerson should be number 5. Heres my top 5. 1 Brown 2 Smith 3 Payton, 4 Sanders 5 Dickserson.<br /><br />One thing more you fail to realize is Emmitt was out of most of the games by mid 4th quarter. His team was ahead in the 4th for many games during the 4 years he was on a great team. Everyone knows rushing yards are easier to get in the 4th when def. is more tired.stevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244635785205159337.post-36151078266193995702011-08-31T12:26:20.272-04:002011-08-31T12:26:20.272-04:004 Rushing Titles<br />3 Super Bowl Rings<br />All Time Leading Rusher <br />NUFF SAID!!!REVRANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02319589388429583343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244635785205159337.post-74116892970484484882011-03-25T07:18:33.183-04:002011-03-25T07:18:33.183-04:00Great list. Here are the top ones from the 1980&#39;s: http://www.80sfootball.com/home/2010/12/17/the-top-5-running-backs-of-the-1980s.html80sfootballhttp://www.80sfootball.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244635785205159337.post-52633107412929750212011-03-06T20:45:23.129-05:002011-03-06T20:45:23.129-05:00So...Let me start like this.... If ur gonna argue wit me then make sense....Emmit Smith is overrated? how come NO ONE ELSE has done what he has? Jim Brown was as big as some of the lineman in his day...look it up....half of these guys havent even finished their careers yet....whos to say their last couple of years dont hurt their stats like Emmit...His prime years he average 4.5 yds per carry.... their passing game was great but Troy aikmen never threw for very high yards...look it up....i just did....and if u wanna talk about &quot;yeah his line was great&quot; then do that for every player who had a good team... Montana had bums? Young had bums? Rice? Barry had a good line...stop lying....but he didnt have a good offense...he&#39;s definately a legend... But ur calculations are irrelivent... U can make calculations for many different reasons... Emmit Smith has done what no other back has...period... u telln me no one could have ran behind the line they had in Denver? Clinton Portis just got cut! HE GOT CUT! are u kidding? where is Edge? how bout his team he had in indy? LT is now a part of a two man backfield.... Emmit has the stats.....played with injuries...won when he had to do it his self.....its not talk outta my mouth its factsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244635785205159337.post-8231923890963344342011-02-03T11:57:10.971-05:002011-02-03T11:57:10.971-05:00Clinton Portis, LT, and Edgerin James - No Comment... On to the next one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244635785205159337.post-71922147300416221842011-01-28T14:26:35.107-05:002011-01-28T14:26:35.107-05:00what monkey made this list? portis who cant even last a season in front of payton? tomlinson who cant even play in playoff games because of petty injuries in front of payton? anyone with any sanity knows that a credible top 10 list must always consist of brown and payton in #1 and #2, its debateable who gets #1, personally i think payton is #1 but i can understand why many people think brown is #1, that is debateable, but having payton all the way back in 6th behind glass boned portis and tomlinson is a slap in the face to any football respecting fan, player, coach, announcer, etc. its sickening.cbearsball89http://www.blogger.com/profile/16603905449849286226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244635785205159337.post-84903981846535493882010-11-29T23:28:11.593-05:002010-11-29T23:28:11.593-05:00Ok I agree mostly with this list just because it&#39;s stats. Emmitt Smith like Jerry Rice and Brett Favre played way beyond their prime, pushing their numbers beyond the limit of sky. Berry Sanders is an arguable #1 just by looking at the team he played for, however like Favre his Negatives are as bad as his positives are good. Offensive lines are nothing without a passing games. That is what made Emmitt Smith in Dallas.Puhtronnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244635785205159337.post-44041237160520525792010-09-30T22:23:26.500-04:002010-09-30T22:23:26.500-04:00Emmitt Smith is not top ten but that Offensive Line was.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244635785205159337.post-48048322105622088752010-08-14T00:55:36.485-04:002010-08-14T00:55:36.485-04:00Wow,,what a shitty list...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244635785205159337.post-14775533248585074792010-06-16T23:24:16.949-04:002010-06-16T23:24:16.949-04:00Also--Earl Campbell definitely deserves to be on this list. Just watch the game tape. NOBODY ran like that.petethompsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244635785205159337.post-81837804723171164982010-06-16T23:18:37.146-04:002010-06-16T23:18:37.146-04:00Some of you guys really don&#39;t anything about football. Teams did regularly stack 8 men in the box against Emmitt--that happened ALL THE TIME. Also, you keep penalizing Emmitt for running behind a great offensive line--what about Barry Sanders? He ran behind two perennial pro bowler linemen in Lomas Brown and Kevin Glover. Lomas Brown will be in the Hall of Fame before any of those cowboy blockers.petethompsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244635785205159337.post-45907462420674393932010-05-10T15:09:11.393-04:002010-05-10T15:09:11.393-04:00How in the world can the top 3 not be Sanders, Brown, and PaytonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244635785205159337.post-74625989670141336312010-04-21T08:08:53.191-04:002010-04-21T08:08:53.191-04:00TONY DORSETT...TONY DORSETT.....ONE OF THE GREATEST RB EVER TO PLAY. AT ONLY 190LBS HE WAS THE COWBOYS NO.1 FOR WELL OVER 10YEARS. NO OTHER RB WAS EVER A FEATURE BACK AT 190LBS AND RAN FOR WELL OVER 12000 YDS. WITH ALL DUE RESPECT..GIVE CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE..TD WAS ONE OF THE ALL TIME GREATEST.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244635785205159337.post-69711566093309114772010-04-21T07:30:27.577-04:002010-04-21T07:30:27.577-04:00Sweetness should hold slots 1-10 in my book...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244635785205159337.post-82683352864857627912010-04-21T03:54:59.729-04:002010-04-21T03:54:59.729-04:00Campbell<br />Allen<br />Smith<br />Sayers<br /><br />Bo Jackson- the greatest athlete I ever sawAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244635785205159337.post-77738965585594807562010-04-20T17:21:43.296-04:002010-04-20T17:21:43.296-04:00It&#39;s so easy to manipulate numbers, and pick and chose stats to get the results you want. That&#39;s what is happening here. I agree with some of the stats used, but that is only part of the picture. The last time I checked, the objective of the game is to score touchdowns. So touchdowns per game should definitely be part of the formula. Why isn&#39;t it?? And few players were better at scoring touchdowns than Emmit Smith. <br /><br />Also, it says, &quot;Bonus points will be given for longevity, and records held.&quot; Emmit Smith played for 15 seasons and holds many records. So where are his bonus points?? Instead he is being punished for having stuck around. It would be interesting to see how the numbers change if you eliminate Smith&#39;s last 3 or 4 seasons, and especially his seasons in Arizona (he probably should have retired before he did). Why not do the same exercise for each player&#39;s 10 best seasons? Yes, the numbers definitely change.<br /><br />I&#39;m not going to say he is the all time best, but any list that does not include Emmit Smith on it, is probably manipulating numbers to keep him off. That definitely seems to be the case here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244635785205159337.post-89045214482589302602010-04-20T17:06:46.567-04:002010-04-20T17:06:46.567-04:00Earl Cambell #1 Greatest everrobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244635785205159337.post-28618454963188001892010-04-20T15:28:39.060-04:002010-04-20T15:28:39.060-04:00I PLAYED IN THE LEAGUE!!!YOUR LIST IS BS AFTER BROWN AND SANDERS!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244635785205159337.post-24674772958092166452010-04-20T14:39:05.792-04:002010-04-20T14:39:05.792-04:00This list is a joke after Brown #1 Sanders #2.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244635785205159337.post-55422183469505471542010-04-20T14:27:12.193-04:002010-04-20T14:27:12.193-04:00dude, you crazy. TD, Edgerrin and Clinton Portis in the top 10 of all time???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244635785205159337.post-89810696215756069852010-04-20T13:34:03.524-04:002010-04-20T13:34:03.524-04:00petethompson said... <br /><br />Sunday, April 04, 2010 4:16:00 PM<br /> <br />---&quot;Now, I will preface this by saying that I have used all statistical calculations and as little bias as possible (like, me hating the Dallas Cowboys would be an issue)&quot;<br /><br />You say that, yet you exclude Emmitt from the list. It seems to me like you just DON&#39;T like him or his success--pure personal bias. He needs to be on there, if you want to be taken seriously.<br />______<br /><br />Statistically, analysis of Smith&#39;s numbers show that the author of this list is correct. Plus, he had a TREMENDOUS O-line, and hall of fame QB/WR. Smith is overrated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244635785205159337.post-78857862028821571722010-04-20T13:31:50.908-04:002010-04-20T13:31:50.908-04:00Anonymous said... <br /><br />Saturday, December 12, 2009 1:22:00 AM<br /> <br />oops..i left off a stat.<br /><br />#1 NFL RUSHER OF ALL TIME<br />______<br /><br />Yeah, well, he was still a slow, mediocre back who benefitted tremendously from having the top offensive line of his era and one of the best of any era (gagging as I type that), and a hall of fame QB and WR (gagging as I type that, too). And he most certainly did not have to deal with 8 men in the box on a regular basis. Put him on another, average team, and he&#39;s just another good RB.<br /><br />Also, if you check the numbers, Clinton Portis does belong on this list. He&#39;s been on some bad teams, but he&#39;s actually put up statistically high numbers every year but his two injury seasons.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244635785205159337.post-83122404844612332842010-04-20T13:25:23.848-04:002010-04-20T13:25:23.848-04:00As a long time and passionate cowgirl hater (Dallas sux!!) I was thrilled to see you reach the same conclusion as I&#39;ve been preaching for years regarding Mr. Dancing with the Stars, Emmitt Smith. He was absolutely not a top 10 back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244635785205159337.post-26605651129935131402010-04-20T13:24:19.700-04:002010-04-20T13:24:19.700-04:00my 10:<br />1) Jim Brown<br />2)OJ Simpson<br />3)Barry Sanders<br />4)Walter Payton<br />5)Marcus Allen<br />6)Gayle Sayers<br />7)Eric Dickerson<br />8)Earl Cambell<br />9)John Riggins<br />10)Emmit SmithAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com