This is why a laugh and roll my eyes when I see people talking about how he would've been mediocre without his great line. People get dazzled by pretty moves (Barry Sanders) but don't take into account Emmitt's football IQ, his toughness and his shiftiness. Not saying Barry wasn't great or doesn't deserve to be in the GOAT conversation, but anybody who can't admit that Emmitt wasn't every bit as good if not better just doesn't know football.
For me his greatest attribute was his attitude. He was a warrior. He was a 60s throwback...a quicker version of Jim Taylor. Could and did play hurt, refused to be subdued even when he had broken ribs. The Master!
The '92 season was technically Emmitt's best season. I just remember the '93 season when he held out and the Cowboys went 0-2 without him. Emmitt signs and they win 7 straight. The '93 Cowboys were the first team to go 0-2 and still win a Superbowl. Emmitt was the heart and soul of the 90's Cowboys. A local radio station printed up tee shirts that said ''Give it to Emmitt.'' It was a great time for Cowboy nation.
These few plays are why I think Barry Sanders wouldn't have had more yards if he played with Dallas' great offensive line, like many people say he would. If you look at Detroit's offense they had holes that Barry didn't take, he wasn't that kind of runner. Also Moose was legendary and that's why they had that hug and cry when he finished with the most yards in the NFL and their moment at his induction to the Hall.
Anybody that's an Emmitt Smith fan and has had to try to articulate why he's the best running back ever, this is what made him the goat. When we think of running backs we think of power speed agility quickness. We don't think of strategic running, of the small shifts in leans that get him two extra yards. Of being able to read the defense when everybody in front of you is taller than you. Me and my brother talk about this all the time he never seemed to take the huge hits, even the singletary hit in this video, he doesn't quite get Smith All The Way. All of these things are why he's the best ever. And if you are a casual fan and you watch a Barry Sanders video or Earl Campbell or sweetness you may conclude that they were on a different level than it Emmitt Smith. But for those of us who watched him game after game we know. Even if it is hard for us to articulate that in an argument in a bar or your backyard.
🔥 🔥 ! My point exactly. That color commentator who said Smith made his line better was Bill Parcells. I said it before and I'll say it again. If I'm teaching my son how to play running back. I'm showing him tape on the goat Emmitt Smith. As a Coach, I would not like Sanders's style at all as complimentary football. It was undisciplined, and at times put his offense at a disadvantage. He created a lot of 3rd and long for his team by losing yards on first and second downs. Trust me coaches like Jimmy Johnson, and Bill Belichick, (although Landry had a similar back in Dorsett, even Dorsett wasn't as undisciplined as Sanders) Landry and Bill Parcells would have lost their minds dealing with Sanders. I love Sanders and still think he's a top 4 running back in history But what made him great is also what stifled his team.
@@thelogicalcowboyBarry sanders is the greatest pure runner EVER and the 🐐 Emmitt was great but out his prime by year 8 after his last rushing tittle in 95 in was no longer ah top 2 running back Terrell and Barry was then Edgerrin James came in the NFL so stop if smith played in Detroit he wouldn’t have all them yards cowboys fans should chill and be happy u guys u were really ah great team in the 90’s not like now…
@r.i.c5008 So, was Sanders a top 2 running back in '98? Was Davis a top 5 running back in '99? You're selecting seasons to fit your narrative. That's not how it works. When you look at the total picture and work of Emmitt Smith, what was his production on the field compared to Sanders? The truth is, Smith from 1991 to 1998 was up there with Sanders in yards for just about every season, beating him each year from 1991 to 1995 except for one season. Sanders almost went half a decade in his prime without winning a rushing title mainly because of Emmitt Smith! But here's a stat that's more important than yards that makes Emmitt Smith the GOAT... but only when we compare it with yards: touchdowns. From 1990 to 1998, Smith scored 125 TDs, while Sanders scored 85 TDs. Smith is up there with rushing yards compared to Sanders and in at least 4 seasons had more yards than Sanders, but absolutely annihilates him in TDs. Smith had more production on the field than Sanders, and it's not even close. Would you rather have a back who is arguably the best in both yards and tds or a back who is arguably just the best in yards?
If you're open to suggestions, I would recommend that if you decide to do another video on Emmitt, you should do his 1995 season, which was also MVP-worthy. Emmitt led the NFL in carries, total touches, rushing yards, scrimmage yards, rushing touchdowns, and total touchdowns. He's the only RB (since the merger) to lead the league in all those categories in the same season. In fact, he led the league outright in 10 statistical categories that season.
Still almost surreal seeing Barry Foster mentioned with the greats... we went to Jr. And highschool together and even played on the same BB team in junior high. Still remember working out with him in Grand Prairie gym when we said "they gotta pay me B"... i saw him on ESPN at Steelers camp two days later. They paid him😊
Emmitt was a great reliable and intelligent running back. Most backs once they have the rock they commit themselves to what ever was said in the huddle and that's it but Smith was always thinking and looking for opportunities. That's why he was always ahead of his counter parts. By the way, the way you dissected the plays explaining how the Hall of Famer did it, is very well done. Congratulations my friend this was a first class tutorial.. 🏆
Emmitt's 1991, 1992 and 1993 league rushing titles were all won on the last game of the season and happened because of absolutely clutch performances by #22. But then in 1995 Emmitt outpaced second place Barry Sanders by 273 yards. You might say that Emmitt won his last rushing title running away...
That block by Moose on Dent. Holy cow was that violent!!! I give Jerry Jones credit for appreciating his all pro full back and rewarded Moose with a nice contract extension.
Man, fantastic job digging deep into why Emmitt was as good as he was. There is so much more to what goes on each play than the vast majority of fans know (including myself).
Tony D was my football idol but this dude was disgusting ! Perfect team perfect QB perfect OL Defence WR TE but this guy was the GOAT and I’ve seen all the great ones ( sans OJ and Jim Brown )
Another masterpiece, LC.....you always knock it out the park! That 92 team may not have been perfect, but they were the most perfect team I ever saw even to this day. it was one of the few teams that had no weaknesses and were over the top good in all categories. And despite all that, Emmitt had to hold out for his money the following year. Great video!!!
Beautiful explanation of everything this just gives me a deeper appreciation for emmits running prowess which people just attribute to the lines he had. It truly was both the line and Emmit because his replacements during his hold out and when hurt did not do good with that great line. ““Any body can run with that line” statement was not true most of the time in my opinion!
You are just so good at describing and breaking down the special abilities of players, and I greatly appreciate that! I think Emmitt had the best vision of any running back. As you pointed out, he not only was able to change direction quickly to hit the hole available, but he was also able to see downfield and set up the opponent to create even more room and opportunity for himself. I just don't know why Emmitt is so underrated when talking about the all time greats, because he certainly proved he belongs up there. Excellent video! Thanks for posting!
Appreciate the compliments bro! I think Emmitt is hated on because he's a Dallas Cowboys. Think about the Cowboys' other greats like Dorsett. Dorsett retired as the second all-time back in yards during both the regular and postseason. Yet a lot of people hardly ever talk about him except for Cowboys fans. The same with Randy white and Bob Lilly. I'm doing a video on Michael Irvin's prime years next week. It's going to be really interesting to show how great he truly was. But no one names him with NFL goats. They say he was a great player, a legend. But he's never up there with the elite of Legends. I can go on! Witten, the great Staubach, Mel Renfro, Everson Walls, Darren Woodson, the list is long. .
This record will never be broken. But the RB position has been so devalued that this record like the rushing title just dosent mean much anymore except to old school guys like me. Go Hawks
All of that technical information right there illustrates how Emmitt did this all the time, in every game, and one of the reasons why he is still the all time rushing leader of the NFL. Another reason is his ability to play through injury. Remember the game against the Giants when he kept playing on despite a separated shoulder. Incredible guts, mental focus, extreme drive to gain more yards and win. He dedicated his whole mind and body to the game, and to the rest of the his teammates. That incredible run of 3 Superbowl Titles in a span of 4 years was a record in itself, and it took Emmitt, Troy, Michael Irvin, Novacek, Johnston, the best O line, and the best defense in the league to do it. In other words, the entire team and coaching staff. I was in hog heaven, working up in North Carolina in those days there wasn't a big Dallas fan base, but I wore my Dallas caps at work most days. The other days I wore a black cap with a silver #3 on the front for Dale Earnhardt. Thanks again LC!!!
A lot of people wanted to compare Emmitt Smith to Tony Dorsett. The thing is that they had completely different styles. T.D. didn't have the power that Emmitt had and Emmitt didn't have the speed that T.D. did but when they both got on a roll they were almost impossible to stop. I remember Emmitt's rookie year in 1990 and while I knew he was going to be good I just didn't imagine at that time that he would become The Man.
You got that right, two completely different styles, body shapes and sizes and skill sets. They had a couple of things in common though. BOTH had AMAZING field vision. Both had fantastic cut back ability. Both had extraordinary body control as well. And both were well above average as receivers out of the backfield as well. Emmitt probably has a slight edge on Tony in blocking but Tony was an underrated blocker IMO.
Beautiful explanation of everything this just gives me a deeper appreciation for emmits running prowess which people just attribute to the lines he had. It truly was both the line and Emmit because his replacements during his hold out and when hurt did not do good with that great line. ““Any body can run with that line” statement was not true most of the time in my opinion! 😊
The thing that I noticed was, Richard Dent actually overpowered the Moose on that Smith TD run. Dent put Johnston on the ground, hard, and was one step from making the tackle. But it was too late, Smith was gone by then. Dent won the battle, Smith won the war. Johnston was a (big) speed bump that helped along the way. As you said, a great block by Moose, because he got the job done on a hall of famer. But it was a close call. I want to say great job on the video because of the End Zone camera angles you employed so well to illustrate your points. Televised NFL games are dominated by the sideline camera looking down the line of scrimmage. I understand why - it shows the advance of the defence against the advance of the offense, the drama of the game. But this angle is really most beneficial for the casual fan. For those of us fanatics who like the analysis/breakdown of schemes, the end zone camera angle gives the best story. And you used the end zone angles superbly to show how Smith and the rest of the Cowboys offense did to the Bears what Foster and the Steelers could not do. Very good video, LC. Thanks again.
Yep. My dad and I coached youth programs to four straight championships. Coaching youth football has kind of made me obsessed with the technical side of football lol. Thanks bro!
Emmitt ran for over 2,000 yards per season at Pensacola Escambia in his Junior and Senior years of high school. I thought no way was he gonna do that in college, but he proved me wrong by dominating the SEC. I thought again, he wouldn't be a good running back in the NFL because he wasn't the fastest or most powerful runner. Well, he turned out to be the greatest running back of all time. A lot of people are going to say he gained all those yards because of the Dallas Cowboys offensive line. So, everywhere he goes there's a big offensive line waiting for him, at Escambia HS, University of Florida, Dallas Cowboys? He must be the luckiest player ever. This explains why he is the greatest, though not easy to understand for the casual football fan.
Great! Great Post!!!!! Smith left high school as the second all-time leader in yards in high school history!! Then went to college and had almost 4k yards in 3 years with a passing offense that was arguably the worst in college history. He had 1341 yards in 1987. That was the first 1300-plus-yard season for Florida since 1975. Then he went on and broke 60 school records. Then went on and became the goat in the nfl. Before he even got to nfl he was already widely considered the best athlete in Florida history! Like you said he must be the luckiest man in history or he truly is the goat. Great post!!!
@michaelallen8112 Not that great compared to what they were. Yet they still had legends who still had the capability of being competitive versus an elite running system. They showed that a few weeks prior vs the Steelers.
Great one my friend yeah with Moose and Stepnoski blockin that would help but Emmit could use his blockers better than any other running back in my humble opinion
It’s so much I can say about Smith. I’m not a cowboys fan I like the raiders but running back is my position. Smith doesn’t get the credit now days, I always hear ohhh he had a great oline.
I always tell potential running backs to find a back that has your natural abilities and watch film on that back. Don't try and be Barry Sanders if you are a natural power back. But ... I tell them all to watch video on Emmitt Smith because when it comes to the fundamental technique of being a running back, Emmitt is the goat. His foot work is perfect. His body position is perfect. Every step from the moment the ball is snapped is perfect.
I do the same thing. Emmitt Smith was the perfect running back. His only weakness was his speed. Yet he was not slow. Every other quality he was elite in. His patience. Vision. Power. Blocking. Catching. His quickness on cut-back runs. His explosion through the gaps. A running back you can put in any kind of offense and he'll thrive in. His IQ or his ability to read the defense. Probably the smartest *RUNNER* in history. Like you said... he understood body positioning like no one I've ever seen. His ability to make something look different in every play. If he was going through the A gap he knew how to wait for his blocks but at the same time sell the B gap. Because he was short His low center of gravity made it easy for him to cut in and out of lanes. I can go on but I'll leave it to another video. Lol. Appreciate you bro!
0:24 Barry would have never done that. What cements Emmitt over Barry for me is when he "Reclaimed" the Dallas star, during the 2000 season. Those who remember know the Cowboys were playing the Niners. TO scored a TD and ran to the star, stood in the middle with his arms out. No one did anything. Smith scores later on, runs to the star with his helmet off. Takes a knee, plants his helmet and let's the world know what time it was. TO scores again and runs towards the star. This time it's different thanks to Emmitt's previous action. George Teague comes in hot and almost blasted TO, then a small scuffle ensues. Had TO did that in Detroit, while Barry was playing. No way Barry reacts the way Smith did. It's little intangibles like that, which really makes a difference. Im a Titans fan and my All-Time favorite RB is Eddie George. Yet in These Barry vs Emmitt debates I always choose Emmitt.
Color commentator quote from video clip during the Seattle game shown above, "...when really the blocking ISN'T that fantastic, but he makes those linemen look better..." Nate Newton, Guard for Dallas from 1986 to 1998 (2x All Pro, 6xPro Bowler) said, ""before Emmitt Smith got here, I was just a fat guy. Now....I'm a fat guy that goes to Pro Bowls." Literally NOBODY tries to disrespect what Jim Brown did. NOBODY tries to disrespect what Walter Payton did either. I don't hear people out here saying yeah well if Gale Sayers wasn't injured he'd have passed Jim Brown or if Tony Dorsett hadn't gotten so few carries because Coach Landry was trying to save him from wearing down he'd have passed Walter Payton. NOBODY says that crap. And NOBODY wants to acknowledge that Dallas wasn't the only good O-line in the history of the game either. Look at Washington in the 80s, one version or another of the Hogs was on the field from 82 to 91 but Washington didn't have a back that ended up the all time leading rushing leader behind that line. Funny, it's almost like there needed to be a generational talent in the backfield to make that happen no matter how good the O line was. It's the same kind of garbage arguments I hear when people try to claim Lebron is the GOAT instead of Michael. And it's made by the same kind of people that often weren't around to even watch those guys play live on TV instead of just in highlight reels on TH-cam. And where this argument is concerned about Emmitt Smith I think most of it is born out of nothing but hatred of the Dallas Cowboys more than any other single reason. You let me pick my all time fantasy team from the Super Bowl Era I ain't picking Barry Sanders to be one of my running backs I'm picking Emmitt Smith. And despite growing up as a Cowboy fan I'm going to be real honest here and tell you that neither Pearson or Irvin is my number 1 receiver Jerry Rice is just so you know I can put my bias aside to pick the best player available. We can go down the list if you want. Lawrence Taylor is the greatest outside linebacker to play the game and I can say that despite having no love for the Giants or LT's off the field behavior. And even being too young to see him play I'm pretty sure Dick Butkus was the greatest Middle Linebacker of all time. People need to take their fanatic glasses off when making these statements and be honest about it whether they like the teams a player was on or not.
Great post as always. That Color commentator is Bill Parcells! I'm a huge fan of Barry Sanders. But if I'm teaching a kid the fundamentals of a running back I'm showing him footage of Emmitt Smith... the most technically sound back in history. People will take the athletic Randy Moss or the monster Calvin Johnson over Rice. I get it. But Jerry Rice is the definition of a WR. He wasn't the best receiver in terms of talent. He wasn't the fastest, biggest, or the most athletic receiver but he was the perfect receiver who perfected the WR position. There are a lot of amazing talents in the NFL. But only a few that we can say perfected their position. Players like Brady, Montana, Rice, Walter Payton, and Smith are in that category. LeBron James is arguably the most gifted athlete in history. But no one played the game of basketball more technically than Jordan. To me, that's what made him the goat. He was able to perfect the sport which is harder to do than just being talented.
@@thelogicalcowboy well said. Thanks for the info on the color commentary. I'm honestly surprised I didn't recognize Bill P's voice but maybe I was just too focused on what he was saying so I could type it out here.
I think it's funny when folks bring up his lower ypc compared to someone like Barry. The end zone kept stopping Smith. Barry didn't have the same problem.
I beg to differ. If you do your research of all the great running backs in NFL history, every single one of them had at least TWO All Pro, Pro Bowl or Hall of Fame Offensive Linemen blocking for them, so your statement is just your opinion, which you are indeed entitled to, but the fact of the matter is that ALL the great running backs in NFL history ran behind great offensive lineman. Do the research.
Really so why is only one of those O-linemen in the H.O.F(Larry Allen)who showed up after Emmitt already had 3 Rushing Titles and 2SB's....Jim Brown & Leroy Kelly both had the Greatest O-line in Football with 3 in the H.O.F while guys like Payton, Harris, Dorsett only has one & Barry Sanders averaged 5 yards during his Career but Folks never give his O-line any credit like Ole Barry Blocked for Himself when he had both Brown and Glover in front of him...Stop this Madness 😮
It’s frustrating trying to apply logic to people’s blind hatred of all things Cowboy. I HATE the 40 Whiners with a passion for the way the cheated on the cap in 1994 and STOLE ONE!! I don’t allow it to cloud my objectivity however and can still respect Jerry Rices overall career as THE GOAT at WR. Even if Irvin outplayed him a few years. People try to pretend Emmitt was just some scrub playing behind a bunch of HOFers. ABSOLUTELY ABSURD!!
From 1985 to 1990 the Bears were the better team. The Cowboys had beaten the Bears including in 1984 at Soldier Field from 1972 to 1984 whenever they played against each other. The 85 Bears put it all together and just destroyed Dallas most particularly on defense. The Cowboys just had no chance losing 44-0 in 1985 and in 1986 the Cowboys got crushed too. The shame of it was that in both games it was done by a backup QB. In 1988, the Cowboys got crushed again at Soldier Field. The Cowboys just didn't have the talent to compete with Chicago until the 1991 wildcard game in Chicago. Dallas finally had the team to compete with the Bears and they pulled a close win. As Dallas got it put all together in 1992, Chicago on the other hand just collapsed as a team. After starting off 5-3 the Bears had lost 7 of 8 going into Dallas. It was Mike Singletary's last game and Mike Dikta last game coaching for the Bears was all but certain after the Dallas game. To be fair, the Bears had kept Dallas to a 3-0 halftime lead and then the second half all but unraveled for the Bears the first few drives. You saw it in the Emmitt Smith run to clinch the rushing title. Then a Russell Maryland touchdown off a running pitch deflection to him to run it in for the score. Then an interception by the defense and touchdown by Curvin Richards run all but sealed the game. Still we all know about the Curvin Richard game where he fumbled twice and got cut the next day to send a message not to let up.
Great post! The Bears were still a competitive defense (13th in the league). If you came in that game and took them lightly it could easily be a long day. The Steelers found that out a few weeks before.
He was consistent but he had the best line in football O.J Simpson Walter Peyton n especially Barry Sanders never had nothing but cast offs n free agents offensive line makes a ton difference
Chicago spent five number ones on the offensive line while Payton was there. It’s true that he didn’t have a Pro Bowler on the line for years but that’s because he played on a loser for years and the line play was overlooked.
Annoucer guy was wrong about one thing: The blocking really was that good. Because Emmitt had that line in f ront of him, doing their job exactly the way it was drawn up on paper, he had the time to pick those holes and make those stutter steps, then pop one for 11 yards. Opinions may vary, but in mine that was THE best offensive line, ever assembled. The offensive coordinator had the players with the talent, nay! the athletiicism, to execute what he could dream up. They didnt just dominate physically - it was equal parts psychological warfare and physical dominance and perfection in execution.They were so good it made Emmitt's job easy, and Aikman was one of the best QB's in history. That team had no weaknesses, and if it did the offensive line was not one of them.
Nate Newton said it best, ""before Emmitt Smith got here, I was just a fat guy. Now....I'm a fat guy that goes to Pro Bowls." Nobody was calling Nate Newton, Mark Tuinei or Kevin Gogan Pro Bowl talent before Emmitt despite the fact that Herschel Walker lead the NFC in rushing behind them. In fact everybody gave all the credit to Walker despite running behind a "terrible" O-line. And Tom Rafferty who Walker ran behind was every bit as talented as Mark Stepnoski was. As to your statement about it being the best O-line ever? Well MAYBE. But I bet you the Redskin's Hogs line would give you a strong argument about why that might not be true. I'm sure Timmy Smith would tell you he has a Super Bowl MVP trophy because of those guys and he was just a one hit wonder.
Yeah, Troy Aikman had a better rookie season than Dan Marino remember? And that line was widely regarded as the best in football even though NONE OF THEM HAD EVER MADE THE PRO BOWL UNTIL EMMITTs THIRD YEAR IN THE LEAGUE!! And when that line gave up ELEVEN SACKS of Aikman in the first Philly game of 1991 everyone was amazed at their greatness….And when Irvin had 413 yards in 1990 when Emmitt made the Pro Bowl as a rookie everyone said that Irvin was the only reason Emmitt was good. DELUSIONAL!! EMMITT MADE THAT COWBOYS TEAM!! They built the entire offense AROUND EMMITT FIRST!! Everything else came from that.!!! The announcer was spot on. Your analysis isn’t. Emmitt MADE THE COWBOYS IN THE 1990s They win ZERO Super Bowls without him. That’s 100% clear to anyone being objective.
And a little further analysis of that line reveals that ZERO were drafted in the first round. The highest was a third round pick. TWO were UNDRAFTED free agents. One of those was a defensive lineman who was converted to offense his third year in the league l. The other was so great he was cut by the Redskins because he wasn’t good enough to make “the Hogs” and spent two years in the USFL before coming to the Cowboys. One was a sixth round pick. One was an 11th round pick who was traded for from the Raiders. Go look at the Raiders, Packers and Browns lines from the 60s and 70svand tell me how many HOFers they had.
@@joshuahendricks7701 Great takes.... also... how did all of Emmitts backups do when they came in?? We KNOW that NONE of them ever had much success.... that O Line had its moments of physicality--- but was definitely a way OVERATED O line
Emmitt Smith and Jerry Rice have similar statistics, Super Bowl wins, and achievements, leading to comparisons. People argue similar points with Jerry Rice vs Randy Moss and Calvin Johnson, just as they do with Smith and Sanders. Rice himself said Smith was the goat!
@thelogicalcowboy oh I agree 110% with you that Smith is one of the greatest of all time. However, I've read and heard just about every excuse why Emmitt wasn't great. Thus, he doesn't receive the respect he richly deserves.
IDIOTIC STATEMENT!! Emmitt played in the best division in NFL history against some of the best defenses in NFL history. Barry played his entire career against nickel and dime defenses in the GARBAGE NFC Central. The NFC East won 7 of 10 Super Bowls from 1986-1995 and it should have been 8. Emmitt played his entire career against 7 and 8 man fronts. I can teach you about football if I need to.
Nobody respects Emmitt Smith’s rushing title. He just ran straight ahead behind some big bus blockers. That’s all. Barry, Walter, Jim Brown and Gayle Sayers were much more prolific runners. Defenders didn’t fear Emmitt. Sorry.
Barry was a great runner but Emmitt was a better running back and the stats don't lie Emmitt is the rushing leader but with that said if Jim Brown wouldn't have retired he would be the GOAT
Beautiful explanation of everything this just gives me a deeper appreciation for emmits running prowess which people just attribute to the lines he had. It truly was both the line and Emmit because his replacements during his hold out and when hurt did not do good with that great line. ““Any body can run with that line” statement was not true most of the time in my opinion!
A little under the weather! Sorry guys! Hope you enjoyed the video!
You gave us all that, plus "Emmitt made it *more better*.."? That's some Madden-grade material! Under the weather, bahaha.
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Hope you feel better great upload
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Appreciate you bro!
Feel better, Brother! Great vid. I really wish we could Draft another great RB. We are definitely due!
This is why a laugh and roll my eyes when I see people talking about how he would've been mediocre without his great line. People get dazzled by pretty moves (Barry Sanders) but don't take into account Emmitt's football IQ, his toughness and his shiftiness. Not saying Barry wasn't great or doesn't deserve to be in the GOAT conversation, but anybody who can't admit that Emmitt wasn't every bit as good if not better just doesn't know football.
Emmitt had such great vision, awesome video hombre.
Appreciate you bro!
For me his greatest attribute was his attitude. He was a warrior. He was a 60s throwback...a quicker version of Jim Taylor. Could and did play hurt, refused to be subdued even when he had broken ribs. The Master!
Great post! Jim Taylor is a great comparison. I never thought of that!
The '92 season was technically Emmitt's best season. I just remember the '93 season when he held out and the Cowboys went 0-2 without him. Emmitt signs and they win 7 straight. The '93 Cowboys were the first team to go 0-2 and still win a Superbowl. Emmitt was the heart and soul of the 90's Cowboys. A local radio station printed up tee shirts that said ''Give it to Emmitt.'' It was a great time for Cowboy nation.
These few plays are why I think Barry Sanders wouldn't have had more yards if he played with Dallas' great offensive line, like many people say he would. If you look at Detroit's offense they had holes that Barry didn't take, he wasn't that kind of runner. Also Moose was legendary and that's why they had that hug and cry when he finished with the most yards in the NFL and their moment at his induction to the Hall.
Anybody that's an Emmitt Smith fan and has had to try to articulate why he's the best running back ever, this is what made him the goat. When we think of running backs we think of power speed agility quickness. We don't think of strategic running, of the small shifts in leans that get him two extra yards. Of being able to read the defense when everybody in front of you is taller than you. Me and my brother talk about this all the time he never seemed to take the huge hits, even the singletary hit in this video, he doesn't quite get Smith All The Way. All of these things are why he's the best ever. And if you are a casual fan and you watch a Barry Sanders video or Earl Campbell or sweetness you may conclude that they were on a different level than it Emmitt Smith. But for those of us who watched him game after game we know. Even if it is hard for us to articulate that in an argument in a bar or your backyard.
🔥 🔥 ! My point exactly. That color commentator who said Smith made his line better was Bill Parcells. I said it before and I'll say it again. If I'm teaching my son how to play running back. I'm showing him tape on the goat Emmitt Smith. As a Coach, I would not like Sanders's style at all as complimentary football. It was undisciplined, and at times put his offense at a disadvantage. He created a lot of 3rd and long for his team by losing yards on first and second downs. Trust me coaches like Jimmy Johnson, and Bill Belichick, (although Landry had a similar back in Dorsett, even Dorsett wasn't as undisciplined as Sanders) Landry and Bill Parcells would have lost their minds dealing with Sanders. I love Sanders and still think he's a top 4 running back in history But what made him great is also what stifled his team.
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@@thelogicalcowboyBarry sanders is the greatest pure runner EVER and the 🐐 Emmitt was great but out his prime by year 8 after his last rushing tittle in 95 in was no longer ah top 2 running back Terrell and Barry was then Edgerrin James came in the NFL so stop if smith played in Detroit he wouldn’t have all them yards cowboys fans should chill and be happy u guys u were really ah great team in the 90’s not like now…
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So, was Sanders a top 2 running back in '98? Was Davis a top 5 running back in '99? You're selecting seasons to fit your narrative. That's not how it works. When you look at the total picture and work of Emmitt Smith, what was his production on the field compared to Sanders? The truth is, Smith from 1991 to 1998 was up there with Sanders in yards for just about every season, beating him each year from 1991 to 1995 except for one season. Sanders almost went half a decade in his prime without winning a rushing title mainly because of Emmitt Smith! But here's a stat that's more important than yards that makes Emmitt Smith the GOAT... but only when we compare it with yards: touchdowns. From 1990 to 1998, Smith scored 125 TDs, while Sanders scored 85 TDs. Smith is up there with rushing yards compared to Sanders and in at least 4 seasons had more yards than Sanders, but absolutely annihilates him in TDs. Smith had more production on the field than Sanders, and it's not even close. Would you rather have a back who is arguably the best in both yards and tds or a back who is arguably just the best in yards?
You don't know football, that's what all Barry Sanders fans always says@@r.i.c5008
Love this break down! Never realized the technical aspects of some of his runs. This makes it all the more impressive.
It really does.
@@thelogicalcowboyMadden would just say there a crease here and a seal there 🤣
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If you're open to suggestions, I would recommend that if you decide to do another video on Emmitt, you should do his 1995 season, which was also MVP-worthy. Emmitt led the NFL in carries, total touches, rushing yards, scrimmage yards, rushing touchdowns, and total touchdowns. He's the only RB (since the merger) to lead the league in all those categories in the same season. In fact, he led the league outright in 10 statistical categories that season.
Definitely will do that year
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Still almost surreal seeing Barry Foster mentioned with the greats... we went to Jr. And highschool together and even played on the same BB team in junior high. Still remember working out with him in Grand Prairie gym when we said "they gotta pay me B"... i saw him on ESPN at Steelers camp two days later. They paid him😊
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Emmitt was a great reliable and intelligent running back. Most backs once they have the rock they commit themselves to what ever was said in the huddle and that's it but Smith was always thinking and looking for opportunities. That's why he was always ahead of his counter parts. By the way, the way you dissected the plays explaining how the Hall of Famer did it, is very well done. Congratulations my friend this was a first class tutorial.. 🏆
🔥 Well said!! Thanks bro!
Excellent analysis. Outstanding TLC!!!
Thanks bro!
Props bruh you are talented in this your analysis is better than 85% of what’s on every football channel or show
Wow! Appreciate that bro!
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Emmitt's 1991, 1992 and 1993 league rushing titles were all won on the last game of the season and happened because of absolutely clutch performances by #22. But then in 1995 Emmitt outpaced second place Barry Sanders by 273 yards. You might say that Emmitt won his last rushing title running away...
Great info!
That block by Moose on Dent. Holy cow was that violent!!! I give Jerry Jones credit for appreciating his all pro full back and rewarded Moose with a nice contract extension.
Brutal!!
Great breakdown.
Thanks bro!
Those back to back sb teams were very smart strong and coached extremely good and powerful nobody could beat them i remember these games so foundly
I agree
That was awesome dude. Looking forward to the Cutback and the Toss Right. Great post.
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Man, fantastic job digging deep into why Emmitt was as good as he was. There is so much more to what goes on each play than the vast majority of fans know (including myself).
Tony D was my football idol but this dude was disgusting ! Perfect team perfect QB perfect OL Defence WR TE but this guy was the GOAT and I’ve seen all the great ones ( sans OJ and Jim Brown )
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Legend!
Another logical banger. Great analysis bro!
Appreciate you bro!
Another masterpiece, LC.....you always knock it out the park! That 92 team may not have been perfect, but they were the most perfect team I ever saw even to this day. it was one of the few teams that had no weaknesses and were over the top good in all categories. And despite all that, Emmitt had to hold out for his money the following year. Great video!!!
Well said! Thanks bro!
Top 5 but not as perfect as the 94 49ers or 89 49ers..it's close between them and the 91 Redskins but I might give them slight edge!!
As usual, another great video! Love ya bro and hope you get feeling better soon.
Thanks bro!!
Ngl this breakdown is incredible,better then madden , because he would say theres a crease here and a seal there,this is different 💯
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Friend, your videos are increasingly getting better. Keep up the good work.
Thanks bro!
Beautiful explanation of everything this just gives me a deeper appreciation for emmits running prowess which people just attribute to the lines he had. It truly was both the line and Emmit because his replacements during his hold out and when hurt did not do good with that great line. ““Any body can run with that line” statement was not true most of the time in my opinion!
Once again, Great Commentary in breaking down the plays. Get Well Soon. Thank You Sir. THE SARGE
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Thanks for the lesson professor.. 👍
Thanks for watching bro!!
You are just so good at describing and breaking down the special abilities of players, and I greatly appreciate that! I think Emmitt had the best vision of any running back. As you pointed out, he not only was able to change direction quickly to hit the hole available, but he was also able to see downfield and set up the opponent to create even more room and opportunity for himself. I just don't know why Emmitt is so underrated when talking about the all time greats, because he certainly proved he belongs up there. Excellent video! Thanks for posting!
Appreciate the compliments bro! I think Emmitt is hated on because he's a Dallas Cowboys. Think about the Cowboys' other greats like Dorsett. Dorsett retired as the second all-time back in yards during both the regular and postseason. Yet a lot of people hardly ever talk about him except for Cowboys fans. The same with Randy white and Bob Lilly. I'm doing a video on Michael Irvin's prime years next week. It's going to be really interesting to show how great he truly was. But no one names him with NFL goats. They say he was a great player, a legend. But he's never up there with the elite of Legends. I can go on! Witten, the great Staubach, Mel Renfro, Everson Walls, Darren Woodson, the list is long. .
Bravo!!! 22 GOAT!!! Nuff said! Great video bro.
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awesome video not what I meant though BEAR DOWN! still deserves a million subs
Lol appreciate you bro!
This record will never be broken. But the RB position has been so devalued that this record like the rushing title just dosent mean much anymore except to old school guys like me. Go Hawks
Another banger as always!! Your analysis is ALWAYS on point.
Thanks bro!
7:43 "He weaves his way and makes 7 or 8 yards when really the blocking is not all that fantastic. He makes those linemen look better."
Thats Bill Parcells!
Beautiful work!
Thanks!!
Hope you feel better LC! Very well done and informative analysis! 🧐 loved it!
Thanks bro!
All of that technical information right there illustrates how Emmitt did this all the time, in every game, and one of the reasons why he is still the all time rushing leader of the NFL. Another reason is his ability to play through injury. Remember the game against the Giants when he kept playing on despite a separated shoulder. Incredible guts, mental focus, extreme drive to gain more yards and win. He dedicated his whole mind and body to the game, and to the rest of the his teammates. That incredible run of 3 Superbowl Titles in a span of 4 years was a record in itself, and it took Emmitt, Troy, Michael Irvin, Novacek, Johnston, the best O line, and the best defense in the league to do it. In other words, the entire team and coaching staff. I was in hog heaven, working up in North Carolina in those days there wasn't a big Dallas fan base, but I wore my Dallas caps at work most days. The other days I wore a black cap with a silver #3 on the front for Dale Earnhardt. Thanks again LC!!!
Great analysis!. . .Great video~!
Appreciate you bro.
A lot of people wanted to compare Emmitt Smith to Tony Dorsett. The thing is that they had completely different styles. T.D. didn't have the power that Emmitt had and Emmitt didn't have the speed that T.D. did but when they both got on a roll they were almost impossible to stop. I remember Emmitt's rookie year in 1990 and while I knew he was going to be good I just didn't imagine at that time that he would become The Man.
You got that right, two completely different styles, body shapes and sizes and skill sets. They had a couple of things in common though. BOTH had AMAZING field vision. Both had fantastic cut back ability. Both had extraordinary body control as well. And both were well above average as receivers out of the backfield as well. Emmitt probably has a slight edge on Tony in blocking but Tony was an underrated blocker IMO.
Both legends.
Beautiful explanation of everything this just gives me a deeper appreciation for emmits running prowess which people just attribute to the lines he had. It truly was both the line and Emmit because his replacements during his hold out and when hurt did not do good with that great line. ““Any body can run with that line” statement was not true most of the time in my opinion! 😊
Great post!
I hope you get to feeling better brother another brilliant video.
Thanks bro!
The thing that I noticed was, Richard Dent actually overpowered the Moose on that Smith TD run. Dent put Johnston on the ground, hard, and was one step from making the tackle. But it was too late, Smith was gone by then. Dent won the battle, Smith won the war. Johnston was a (big) speed bump that helped along the way. As you said, a great block by Moose, because he got the job done on a hall of famer. But it was a close call.
I want to say great job on the video because of the End Zone camera angles you employed so well to illustrate your points.
Televised NFL games are dominated by the sideline camera looking down the line of scrimmage. I understand why - it shows the advance of the defence against the advance of the offense, the drama of the game. But this angle is really most beneficial for the casual fan. For those of us fanatics who like the analysis/breakdown of schemes, the end zone camera angle gives the best story. And you used the end zone angles superbly to show how Smith and the rest of the Cowboys offense did to the Bears what Foster and the Steelers could not do.
Very good video, LC. Thanks again.
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Good point on Dent! Great break down of the camera angles. Appreciate you bro!
Thank you for another great video. Have you ever coached? You have some great insight on how the game should be played. Get better soon.
Yep. My dad and I coached youth programs to four straight championships. Coaching youth football has kind of made me obsessed with the technical side of football lol. Thanks bro!
Barry Sanders said that Emmitt had the best eyes in the game
Emmitt ran for over 2,000 yards per season at Pensacola Escambia in his Junior and Senior years of high school. I thought no way was he gonna do that in college, but he proved me wrong by dominating the SEC. I thought again, he wouldn't be a good running back in the NFL because he wasn't the fastest or most powerful runner. Well, he turned out to be the greatest running back of all time. A lot of people are going to say he gained all those yards because of the Dallas Cowboys offensive line. So, everywhere he goes there's a big offensive line waiting for him, at Escambia HS, University of Florida, Dallas Cowboys? He must be the luckiest player ever. This explains why he is the greatest, though not easy to understand for the casual football fan.
Great! Great Post!!!!! Smith left high school as the second all-time leader in yards in high school history!! Then went to college and had almost 4k yards in 3 years with a passing offense that was arguably the worst in college history. He had 1341 yards in 1987. That was the first 1300-plus-yard season for Florida since 1975. Then he went on and broke 60 school records. Then went on and became the goat in the nfl. Before he even got to nfl he was already widely considered the best athlete in Florida history! Like you said he must be the luckiest man in history or he truly is the goat. Great post!!!
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I wonder how many top 10 defenses did Emmit Smith run thru that season🔎
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Not that great compared to what they were. Yet they still had legends who still had the capability of being competitive versus an elite running system. They showed that a few weeks prior vs the Steelers.
He had to run through the #1 run defense every day in practice, fwiw. Otherwise the Eagles (3x), the Cardinals (2x) the 49ers and the Bills
Going to borrow a line from a classic [A Christmas Story (1983)] "A+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++"! 👏🏻
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Great one my friend yeah with Moose and Stepnoski blockin that would help but Emmit could use his blockers better than any other running back in my humble opinion
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It’s so much I can say about Smith. I’m not a cowboys fan I like the raiders but running back is my position. Smith doesn’t get the credit now days, I always hear ohhh he had a great oline.
Exactly!
I always tell potential running backs to find a back that has your natural abilities and watch film on that back. Don't try and be Barry Sanders if you are a natural power back.
But ... I tell them all to watch video on Emmitt Smith because when it comes to the fundamental technique of being a running back, Emmitt is the goat. His foot work is perfect. His body position is perfect. Every step from the moment the ball is snapped is perfect.
I do the same thing. Emmitt Smith was the perfect running back. His only weakness was his speed. Yet he was not slow. Every other quality he was elite in. His patience. Vision. Power. Blocking. Catching. His quickness on cut-back runs. His explosion through the gaps. A running back you can put in any kind of offense and he'll thrive in. His IQ or his ability to read the defense. Probably the smartest *RUNNER* in history. Like you said... he understood body positioning like no one I've ever seen. His ability to make something look different in every play. If he was going through the A gap he knew how to wait for his blocks but at the same time sell the B gap. Because he was short His low center of gravity made it easy for him to cut in and out of lanes. I can go on but I'll leave it to another video. Lol. Appreciate you bro!
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Barry would have never done that.
What cements Emmitt over Barry for me is when he "Reclaimed" the Dallas star, during the 2000 season.
Those who remember know the Cowboys were playing the Niners. TO scored a TD and ran to the star, stood in the middle with his arms out.
No one did anything.
Smith scores later on, runs to the star with his helmet off. Takes a knee, plants his helmet and let's the world know what time it was.
TO scores again and runs towards the star. This time it's different thanks to Emmitt's previous action.
George Teague comes in hot and almost blasted TO, then a small scuffle ensues.
Had TO did that in Detroit, while Barry was playing. No way Barry reacts the way Smith did. It's little intangibles like that, which really makes a difference.
Im a Titans fan and my All-Time favorite RB is Eddie George. Yet in These Barry vs Emmitt debates I always choose Emmitt.
Smart man and even better post!
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Color commentator quote from video clip during the Seattle game shown above, "...when really the blocking ISN'T that fantastic, but he makes those linemen look better..."
Nate Newton, Guard for Dallas from 1986 to 1998 (2x All Pro, 6xPro Bowler) said, ""before Emmitt Smith got here, I was just a fat guy. Now....I'm a fat guy that goes to Pro Bowls."
Literally NOBODY tries to disrespect what Jim Brown did. NOBODY tries to disrespect what Walter Payton did either. I don't hear people out here saying yeah well if Gale Sayers wasn't injured he'd have passed Jim Brown or if Tony Dorsett hadn't gotten so few carries because Coach Landry was trying to save him from wearing down he'd have passed Walter Payton. NOBODY says that crap.
And NOBODY wants to acknowledge that Dallas wasn't the only good O-line in the history of the game either. Look at Washington in the 80s, one version or another of the Hogs was on the field from 82 to 91 but Washington didn't have a back that ended up the all time leading rushing leader behind that line. Funny, it's almost like there needed to be a generational talent in the backfield to make that happen no matter how good the O line was.
It's the same kind of garbage arguments I hear when people try to claim Lebron is the GOAT instead of Michael. And it's made by the same kind of people that often weren't around to even watch those guys play live on TV instead of just in highlight reels on TH-cam. And where this argument is concerned about Emmitt Smith I think most of it is born out of nothing but hatred of the Dallas Cowboys more than any other single reason.
You let me pick my all time fantasy team from the Super Bowl Era I ain't picking Barry Sanders to be one of my running backs I'm picking Emmitt Smith. And despite growing up as a Cowboy fan I'm going to be real honest here and tell you that neither Pearson or Irvin is my number 1 receiver Jerry Rice is just so you know I can put my bias aside to pick the best player available. We can go down the list if you want. Lawrence Taylor is the greatest outside linebacker to play the game and I can say that despite having no love for the Giants or LT's off the field behavior. And even being too young to see him play I'm pretty sure Dick Butkus was the greatest Middle Linebacker of all time. People need to take their fanatic glasses off when making these statements and be honest about it whether they like the teams a player was on or not.
Now this is a lot of Truth. Preach!!
Great post as always. That Color commentator is Bill Parcells! I'm a huge fan of Barry Sanders. But if I'm teaching a kid the fundamentals of a running back I'm showing him footage of Emmitt Smith... the most technically sound back in history.
People will take the athletic Randy Moss or the monster Calvin Johnson over Rice. I get it. But Jerry Rice is the definition of a WR. He wasn't the best receiver in terms of talent. He wasn't the fastest, biggest, or the most athletic receiver but he was the perfect receiver who perfected the WR position. There are a lot of amazing talents in the NFL. But only a few that we can say perfected their position.
Players like Brady, Montana, Rice, Walter Payton, and Smith are in that category. LeBron James is arguably the most gifted athlete in history. But no one played the game of basketball more technically than Jordan. To me, that's what made him the goat. He was able to perfect the sport which is harder to do than just being talented.
@@thelogicalcowboy well said. Thanks for the info on the color commentary. I'm honestly surprised I didn't recognize Bill P's voice but maybe I was just too focused on what he was saying so I could type it out here.
I was at this game.
Wow!
I think it's funny when folks bring up his lower ypc compared to someone like Barry. The end zone kept stopping Smith. Barry didn't have the same problem.
Who are you, logical cowboy?
Your analysis is beyond what I come across elsewhere… are you someone like Norv Turner irl? Jimmy J?
Lol Thanks for the compliments bro! ☺️
Smith will never be known as the best running back ever because he ran behind the best O-line in NFL history.
I beg to differ. If you do your research of all the great running backs in NFL history, every single one of them had at least TWO All Pro, Pro Bowl or Hall of Fame Offensive Linemen blocking for them, so your statement is just your opinion, which you are indeed entitled to, but the fact of the matter is that ALL the great running backs in NFL history ran behind great offensive lineman. Do the research.
Simply not true.
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Really so why is only one of those O-linemen in the H.O.F(Larry Allen)who showed up after Emmitt already had 3 Rushing Titles and 2SB's....Jim Brown & Leroy Kelly both had the Greatest O-line in Football with 3 in the H.O.F while guys like Payton, Harris, Dorsett only has one & Barry Sanders averaged 5 yards during his Career but Folks never give his O-line any credit like Ole Barry Blocked for Himself when he had both Brown and Glover in front of him...Stop this Madness 😮
It’s frustrating trying to apply logic to people’s blind hatred of all things Cowboy. I HATE the 40 Whiners with a passion for the way the cheated on the cap in 1994 and STOLE ONE!! I don’t allow it to cloud my objectivity however and can still respect Jerry Rices overall career as THE GOAT at WR. Even if Irvin outplayed him a few years. People try to pretend Emmitt was just some scrub playing behind a bunch of HOFers. ABSOLUTELY ABSURD!!
From 1985 to 1990 the Bears were the better team. The Cowboys had beaten the Bears including in 1984 at Soldier Field from 1972 to 1984 whenever they played against each other. The 85 Bears put it all together and just destroyed Dallas most particularly on defense. The Cowboys just had no chance losing 44-0 in 1985 and in 1986 the Cowboys got crushed too. The shame of it was that in both games it was done by a backup QB. In 1988, the Cowboys got crushed again at Soldier Field. The Cowboys just didn't have the talent to compete with Chicago until the 1991 wildcard game in Chicago. Dallas finally had the team to compete with the Bears and they pulled a close win. As Dallas got it put all together in 1992, Chicago on the other hand just collapsed as a team. After starting off 5-3 the Bears had lost 7 of 8 going into Dallas. It was Mike Singletary's last game and Mike Dikta last game coaching for the Bears was all but certain after the Dallas game. To be fair, the Bears had kept Dallas to a 3-0 halftime lead and then the second half all but unraveled for the Bears the first few drives. You saw it in the Emmitt Smith run to clinch the rushing title. Then a Russell Maryland touchdown off a running pitch deflection to him to run it in for the score. Then an interception by the defense and touchdown by Curvin Richards run all but sealed the game. Still we all know about the Curvin Richard game where he fumbled twice and got cut the next day to send a message not to let up.
Great post! The Bears were still a competitive defense (13th in the league). If you came in that game and took them lightly it could easily be a long day. The Steelers found that out a few weeks before.
He was consistent but he had the best line in football O.J Simpson Walter Peyton n especially Barry Sanders never had nothing but cast offs n free agents offensive line makes a ton difference
Detroit had two alpro lineman and high draft picks.
Chicago spent five number ones on the offensive line while Payton was there. It’s true that he didn’t have a Pro Bowler on the line for years but that’s because he played on a loser for years and the line play was overlooked.
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Annoucer guy was wrong about one thing: The blocking really was that good. Because Emmitt had that line in f ront of him, doing their job exactly the way it was drawn up on paper, he had the time to pick those holes and make those stutter steps, then pop one for 11 yards. Opinions may vary, but in mine that was THE best offensive line, ever assembled. The offensive coordinator had the players with the talent, nay! the athletiicism, to execute what he could dream up. They didnt just dominate physically - it was equal parts psychological warfare and physical dominance and perfection in execution.They were so good it made Emmitt's job easy, and Aikman was one of the best QB's in history.
That team had no weaknesses, and if it did the offensive line was not one of them.
Nate Newton said it best, ""before Emmitt Smith got here, I was just a fat guy. Now....I'm a fat guy that goes to Pro Bowls." Nobody was calling Nate Newton, Mark Tuinei or Kevin Gogan Pro Bowl talent before Emmitt despite the fact that Herschel Walker lead the NFC in rushing behind them. In fact everybody gave all the credit to Walker despite running behind a "terrible" O-line. And Tom Rafferty who Walker ran behind was every bit as talented as Mark Stepnoski was.
As to your statement about it being the best O-line ever? Well MAYBE. But I bet you the Redskin's Hogs line would give you a strong argument about why that might not be true. I'm sure Timmy Smith would tell you he has a Super Bowl MVP trophy because of those guys and he was just a one hit wonder.
Yeah, Troy Aikman had a better rookie season than Dan Marino remember? And that line was widely regarded as the best in football even though NONE OF THEM HAD EVER MADE THE PRO BOWL UNTIL EMMITTs THIRD YEAR IN THE LEAGUE!! And when that line gave up ELEVEN SACKS of Aikman in the first Philly game of 1991 everyone was amazed at their greatness….And when Irvin had 413 yards in 1990 when Emmitt made the Pro Bowl as a rookie everyone said that Irvin was the only reason Emmitt was good. DELUSIONAL!! EMMITT MADE THAT COWBOYS TEAM!! They built the entire offense AROUND EMMITT FIRST!! Everything else came from that.!!! The announcer was spot on. Your analysis isn’t. Emmitt MADE THE COWBOYS IN THE 1990s They win ZERO Super Bowls without him. That’s 100% clear to anyone being objective.
And a little further analysis of that line reveals that ZERO were drafted in the first round. The highest was a third round pick. TWO were UNDRAFTED free agents. One of those was a defensive lineman who was converted to offense his third year in the league l. The other was so great he was cut by the Redskins because he wasn’t good enough to make “the Hogs” and spent two years in the USFL before coming to the Cowboys. One was a sixth round pick. One was an 11th round pick who was traded for from the Raiders. Go look at the Raiders, Packers and Browns lines from the 60s and 70svand tell me how many HOFers they had.
@@joshuahendricks7701 Great takes.... also... how did all of Emmitts backups do when they came in?? We KNOW that NONE of them ever had much success.... that O Line had its moments of physicality--- but was definitely a way OVERATED O line
I wouldn’t say they were overrated but their dominance only lasted a few season. Not all of EMMITTs 15 years like people “remember”
I hear people screaming (especially 49er fans) blasphemy by comparing Emmitt to Jerry Rice.
Emmitt Smith and Jerry Rice have similar statistics, Super Bowl wins, and achievements, leading to comparisons. People argue similar points with Jerry Rice vs Randy Moss and Calvin Johnson, just as they do with Smith and Sanders. Rice himself said Smith was the goat!
@thelogicalcowboy oh I agree 110% with you that Smith is one of the greatest of all time. However, I've read and heard just about every excuse why Emmitt wasn't great. Thus, he doesn't receive the respect he richly deserves.
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With the lions oline he would eclipse 1000 barely coming from a diehard win lose or go 5-11 three seasons in a row fan
Mr dei himself...he was insured as the nfl leading rusher because sanders retired..
dei could mean...damn, emmetts ignorant
IDIOTIC STATEMENT!! Emmitt played in the best division in NFL history against some of the best defenses in NFL history. Barry played his entire career against nickel and dime defenses in the GARBAGE NFC Central. The NFC East won 7 of 10 Super Bowls from 1986-1995 and it should have been 8. Emmitt played his entire career against 7 and 8 man fronts. I can teach you about football if I need to.
Nobody respects Emmitt Smith’s rushing title. He just ran straight ahead behind some big bus blockers. That’s all. Barry, Walter, Jim Brown and Gayle Sayers were much more prolific runners. Defenders didn’t fear Emmitt. Sorry.
😂 Yeah you know nothing about football and clearly didn’t watch the video.
Youre a clown without a clue. Gtfoh.
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Barry was a great runner but Emmitt was a better running back and the stats don't lie Emmitt is the rushing leader but with that said if Jim Brown wouldn't have retired he would be the GOAT
Beautiful explanation of everything this just gives me a deeper appreciation for emmits running prowess which people just attribute to the lines he had. It truly was both the line and Emmit because his replacements during his hold out and when hurt did not do good with that great line. ““Any body can run with that line” statement was not true most of the time in my opinion!
Thanks bro!! Good post!