He was at the time he graduated, the all time leading rusher in Florida high school football history. When you consider the athletes in Florida, that in itself is tremendous. The Great Wall of Dallas wasn't blocking for him in high school, for his detractors. Emmitt broke records at every level. That's greatness.
@@MoeBergOSS I sure didn’t see or hear any indication of that during the interview. If you listen to him his football IQ is obviously high. I don’t know how you arrive at your observations of him. You wrote he is “notoriously no very bright”. I assume your smarter than that and meant “not” rather than “no”
I told my uncle Emmitt was the best Cowboy to play. He said na, it was Roger. My grandpa said it was Bob Lilly. Different generations have their favorites. Lol!
I became a Cowboys fan in 1970, so missed most of Bob Lilly. But I'd put Emmitt right up there. When he played against the Giants in '93 with an injured shoulder and just carried his team in overtime it showed what an all-time champion he is.
A coworker of mine used to video record local high school games when Emmitt was in high school over in the Florida panhandle. He came to work one Monday morning, and couldn’t get the story out fast enough. This kid, named Emmitt Smith, was amazing, and he was going to be a dominant force in the NFL one day. Sure enough!
What Emmitt said about being lower than the bigger guy was powerful. When I played RB I also noticed that if you can get your helmet lower than your tackler you can run over them and the big guys could never hit you hard.
Leading rusher in the country in high school. Leading rusher in the country in college. Leading rusher in the country in the NFL. No one can deny Emmitt’s greatness.
I don’t think it’s record will ever be broken. The league has changed so much. He was such a unique athlete, and the complete running back that could do almost everything very good… Someone may come around in the next 20 or 30 years but I don’t think so…
@@ChelmsfordScientific Well, I think Barry Sanders was a great running back. I don’t think he was a complete running back. Barry could juke you out of your own underwear, and before you even realized it, he’d be gone. I’m not sure if it was his father that had total influence on him stepping away, but I know there was contract issues and maybe things we didn’t even know about but his stepping away from the game so close was a disappointment…I will say he was fantastic and There are a few who could run like him… I still think Mr Smith is the definition of the most complete running back he could do it all, but just a pure Runner that will go to Barry Sanders, hands down !!!!
@@ChelmsfordScientific I guess we agree to disagree because smith was a great blocker and receiver, and he was better at getting yards after first contact and with 156 touchdowns, the best scorer. I think this argument will go on and on and on and on. I will not back down from the fact I think Barry was the best runner and Smith was the best complete back…Barry would have been the all-time leading rusher, but he stepped away and we are all left with this argument. Scratching our heads asking ourselves why…
@@AlHusker There is no disagreement here. Barry Sanders was a phenom. He could literally juke you out of your shoes and then hit the hole and he was gone.
I want to ask Emmitt how he would break arm tackle by grabbing the arm of the defensive player and pull it down, watching that was something to see from #22 We Dem Boys How Bout Dem Cowboys 🏈
If I was to sum up Emmitt in one word it would be "Tough". He was the toughest little SOB to ever play the game and that's why he was the greatest ever.
He may not be the consensus best RB of all-time, but, he is the greatest rusher of all-time. 18,355 rushing yards. A record that will likely never be surpassed.
@@Bstrength You have no idea if Barry would’ve broken the all-time, but when you quit, you guarantee that you don’t get the opportunity to find out. Barry was great, but he lived in a crap town and played for a crap team with crap owners. Detroit, the Lions, and particularly the owners didn’t deserve Barry and as a consequence, they only got to ‘use’ him for 10 years.
No question. So devoted, played in pain . He was a big piece the Cowboys won the Super Bowl because his running game wore down the opponents line. He also treated every run as deciding run to control the game. When I saw him run. He was special. I said he will be a Hall of Fame runner. He was so explosive. He gave it everything for the cowboys. He was my Hero. I was so relieved when he signed the contract to extend his playing time with Cowboys. I loved watching him.Amazing athlete and human being
Even as NFL’s all time leader in career rushing yards, I think Emmitt Smith’s greatness is under appreciated. The vision, patience, pad level, and unbelievable balance were part of what made him special. Yes, he had a great offensive line, but even with that offensive line, there’s almost nobody else that could have achieved what ES achieved. As a rookie in his early 20’s, he was writing down his goals. That said, I will always want to know what Barry Sanders would have accomplished with the Cowboys offensive line. I think we could have seen a 2300 yard season. More than one 2,000 yard season. Some people love to say that Barry Sanders danced around too much, you couldn’t count on him to hit the hole between the tackles. All I have to say in response to that nonsense is watch his college tape. At Oklahoma State, he had an offensive line that could consistently create sizable holes for Barry Sanders to run thru. Almost ever season he was in Detroit, their offensive line was below average, and they didn’t have a QB. So the reason Barry Sanders juked instead of hitting the hole is because there was no hole for him to run thru. I’ve heard Emmitt Smith say that he believes if Barry kept playing, he would have surpassed 20,000 career rushing yards. Barry averaged 5.0 yards per carry over his career. That’s VERY special.
I was enrolled at U of F in the graduate Engineering College (Aerospace Engineering) for Emmitt's last year of '89. I had known of him since his H.S. years setting a number of State of Florida records. I was hoping the Dolphins would take him but they passed. He was a special talent! (a recently retired Principal A.E./S.E. from Lockheed Martin.
Emmitt Smith's performance during the 90's carried and reinvigorated the NFL. Ratings were in a slump and interest in the league was in decline. God bless you, Emmitt. It was an honor and dream fulfilled to shake your hand.
I remember the first time I saw Emmit. He was starting for the first time against Alabama and all I could think about was "This guy is one or two steps ahead of the entire Alabama team." There was a play that was a play that was blown dead and Bama was lucky it was because he had cut back when the play was blown up and he was about to score. He scored later but as a Bama fan I was thinking "man this little guy is going to be star." There were other thoughts like "why did Florida start him now?" And "good grief, where did they find this guy (face palm)." Regardless I love seeing great play and Emmit was a tank full of great play.
My 3 favorite RB's from youngest to oldest are Bush, LT and Smith. There are honorable mentions, they are all great players but when a person says running back those 3 come to mind.
@ChelmsfordScientific but all in all Prime Barry Sanders, Prime Sweetness, Prime Jim Brown are definitely the absolute top of the running back hierarchy.
No back had the balance power agility vision and big game ability Emmitt had. He made a bunch of journeyman fat guys into pro bowlers. Without him the Cowboys dont win a single SB. Its amazing how the logo on your helmet twists history.
Yes, we can talk about the offensive line being a big part, but Emmitt Smith was great at breaking tackles and was a great inside runner. The Cowboys bread and butter was the lead draw and they ran it over and over again and teams just couldn't slow it down. Another reason is that Jerome Brown who sadly died in the offseason in 1992, the Eagles run defense just wasn't the same. Brown was that big run stopper and without him Emmitt was able to run for over 100 twice against the Eagles. Once in the regular season and the second in divisional round. People forget about Darryl "Moose" Johnston. He played big big part in the offense. Could run and pass blow wonderfully. Could catch the ball over the middle. Even better you can hand him the ball on 3rd and one and he would get it.
Well put. He may not have been the all time leading rusher without that line but he still would have been great somewhere else. Heck, he was damn good all around when he was on the Cardinals.
He made that line. They were there before him 1-15, 0-2 without him I. 93 and all his backups avg almost a 1 ypc less than Emmitt. The mythology needs to stop.
I was and am a Tony Dorset fan and was a Dallas Cowboys super fan until Coach Landry was let go and the Cowboys beat my home town Buffalo Bills in 2 Super Bowls, but I respect this man Mr. Smith. Don't tell nobody but he deserves his flowers now becoming sweeter than " the sweetness" !!!!!!
Kyren Williams reminds me of Smith, they're both short, HUGE legs, not great speed but game speed fast. Incredible downfield vision, super fast reflexes and intuition. If you just watch how quickly Kyren burst on the scene, it's the same run style.
Everybody knocks Emmett's acomplishmenst saying that he had a great offensive line, but if you watch video of him, you see how many yards he got after two three and four hits on him and then you add on how durable he was for all those years.
Anyone that thinks or believes that top tier running back talent of today even comes close to an Emmitt Smith hasn't studied how productive Smith was in his 9th, 10th and even 11th year in the league. He had 1400 yards in his 10th year in the NFL. I don't think there is a running back in this day that could come close to that.
Emmitt smith was exactly the right age for the cowboys. If he was 5 years older he would have competed with Hershel and maybe dorsett. He would not have played until they traded dorsett
Emmitt also once said " playing football in the NFL is like going through a car wreck every week." I've been though 6 of those and I can only imagine. (No, I was only considered at fault (and the driver) in one of those.)
Barry fans are so insecure. Every Emmitt video they’re commenting. Usually they all start with “if” or “imagine.” It’s all hypothetical nonsense. 😂 Emmitt had the heart of a champion.
🐐 no discussion i will not reply!!!! 18k rushing yards So many touchdowns receiving yards etc… Barry was great but Emmitt was the greatest pure RB!!!! 💍 x3 🏆 mvp x1 SBMVP x1 i can keep going!!!!
That is what makes the great the greatest to do what he said run straight at first no move thenn adding to that one move at a time but having the discipline to first run with no move and as the game goes on then adding the moves
Hate to be that guy, but I hope not. I personally cannot stand Joe Buck as a commentator or interviewer. His demeanor, his tone, and the nepotism he represents just grate on me. I cannot stand his persona. But cheers for you for liking him. Not trying to yuck your yum.
Sometime in the mid-90's, I noticed that when Emmitt had his first run of the game, usually 5+, after he was tackled he would speak into the helmet of the tackler. I remember him doing that against the Giants. he got a 9 yard run and was tackled by Lawrence Taylor(IIRC). Emmitt said something to him and as Taylor got up, he was looking at Emmitt and shaking his head. I really want to know what Emmitt said to them.
🎉Man seperated his shoulder , told aikman to put ball in his good arm and finished the game with 229 yards .... man was a dedicated professional and always gave credit to his line
I've long said that he might not be the greatest running back of all time, but he had the best career of any running back ever. Most career rushing yards, most career rushing TDs, 4 rushing titles, most career rushing TDs in Super Bowl history, a Super Bowl MVP award, and an NFL MVP award. No other RB career compares. People often cite the offensive line, but several of those guys -- Tuineua, Newton, and Gogan -- were holdovers from the Landry Years who had no skins on the wall when Emmitt got there.
not even a top 10 line...in the 90s. people forget how many concussions aikman received and how pathetic that line was without emmitt handling the ball.
@@fairlanemuscle Dallas o-line in the 90’s was called “the Great Wall of Dallas”. If you google best lines in NFL history many historians, not TH-cam commentors, have them as being in the top 10. No line gives up zero sacks, and some players aren’t made the same as others when it comes to concussions. Horrible barometer of how to measure an O-line. Now if you also google who’s the greatest RB all time you’ll never find one by a sports historian that has Emmit number 1. Sometimes people are just in the right place at the right time.
Emmitt Smith was a good running back, running behind one of the best o lines in all of football. Sorry. But you are no Barry Sanders. Sanders retired early to get out and away from an awful team and organization. If he wouldn't have, you wouldn't have had the rushing title. Facts. No one, absolutely no one, could touch Barry Sanders. But to Smith's credit,even he stated that several times.
I think emmet is the best running back all time ! He git the numbers to prove it ! Barry and jim brown didnt play long enough! Emmet number 1 walter 2!
Having the greatest offensive line in the history of the NFL is they only thing you need to know about Emmitt's career. He wasn't fast, he couldn't make people miss, he was just a guy who never got touched until he was 8 yards past the line of scrimmage. Comparing him to Walter Payton or Barry is a crime.
Nfl created the salary cap to keep the 49ers & Cowboys from buying championships. Only Brady has been able to win consistently in salary capped era (7 rings). No other qb has more than 2 rings.
This generation really probably has no clue how great Emmitt was. The only back that has come close to doing what he did is Adrian Peterson and i would still take Emmitt over Peterson in a second. I would take Smith in his 10th year in the league over every back in the game right this minute. That is how great he was. 10th year!
where i disagree with commentators about the Cowboys is they are saying that this years team is the best chance for the Cows to get to a Superbowl. I think we have a good chance to get there but this isn't the best Cowboy team since 95, not by a long shot. If you even look at the 99 Cowboys, the would murder this team. Granted, they lost Michael Irvin for good in the 4th game of the season but that 99 team, their fist game against Washington, they were down by 3 tds and still won the game. That same year, E. Smith scored 2 tds and ran for 140 years before half time vs the Vikings until he broke his hand. if Irvin had not gotten injured at Philly, they might of been able to win a Superbowl that year. I think the year Dez got robb of "the catch" was the best chance to win a Ring since 95 but there have been better over all teams before this team. @@VanBoy
@@davidharden7575 We're about to find out how good this team is compared to those 90's teams you mentioned. We'll see if they can take care of business.
He’s a great running behind one of the greatest O-line ever assembled. I doubt his greatness if you took Barry Sanders and switched them. How do you think Emmit would’ve done behind the Detroit Lions O-line…??? Barry is a Hall of Famer behind the Detroit O-line…I highly doubt Emmit would’ve broke any records behind Detroit, that’s the difference.
Bo was better than Emmitt and Barry without a doubt..they need to be thankful he got injured to let them shine because he had all the eyeballs watching him it was a work of art to watch Bo play in either sport..even the opposing team would get quite anytime Bo was in the play because something amazing was going to happen right before their eyes amd they knew it..dont get me wrong emmitt and barry were great but Bo was levels beyond them..
Barry! Barry! Barry! SANDERS. The GREATEST running back in the 90’s. Emmitt, thank Barry for retiring early and not being drafted by the Cowboys. If Barry had the offensive line Emmitt had, MAN!!!!
@@fairlanemuscle the Detroit Lions were a shit team. Sanders was a first round pick by the weekest team in the league. WC Ford kept the team weak for tax purposes. Had Sanders gone to a team that wanted to win…
@@fairlanemuscle I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again Emmitt 10 years vs Barry’s 10 years. Barry had more yards. Emmitt played 5 more years just to be up by 3,000 and had one of the greatest o lines in the game
So many people are wondering why the Cowboys haven't done squat in the playoffs this guy is one of the main reasons why the Cowboys have sucked since he left
Pure runningback i say Barry Sanders was the best ever. But since Emmitt had the best offensive line ever he had more yards. And Barry got tired of not having a O line ever.
Brown Simpson Payton Dickerson Campbell all better than smith smith had better weapons around him and best offensive line ever smith was good but not the best
Listed them 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 huh? I like it though I think Dorsett is 5, then Brown, then Barry, then Sweetness, then of course the #1 is the ALL TIME leading rusher and rushing TD scorer (in both the regular and post season) Emmitt Smith!
Im a dallas cowboys fan but my all time team doesn't have E. Smith over B. Sanders Or M. Irvin over J. Rice...... Youre not even my top 3 Running back Barry Sanders Jim Brown Bo Jackson
@@BelievePropaganda Rating: a classification or ranking of someone or something based on a comparative assessment of their quality, standard, or performance. I’m asking what criteria you’re using to make that list.
@terpfan99 if I have to explain it to you cupcake you obviously never watched Bo Jackson play or Barry Sanders....i watched Emmitt Smith Run behind a dominant O line for 10 years...........
@terpfan99 Bo has zero ?? Pro Bowl (1990) Heisman Trophy (1985) Walter Camp Award (1985) SEC Player of the Year (1985) SN Player of the Year (1985) UPI Player of the Year (1985) Unanimous All-American (1985) Consensus All-American (1983) 3× First-team All-SEC (1982, 1983, 1985) Auburn Tigers No. 34 retired First player to play in the MLB ALL STAR GAME AND PRO BOWL Recorded the fastest 40 yard dash time. He was named the greatest athlete of all time by ESPN. NFL record-setter. Jackson averaged 5.4 yards per carry during his four seasons with the Raiders. He is tied with Hall of Famer Jim Brown for the highest career yards-per-carry average for running backs with at least 500 career attempts since 1950. I'm picking Bo over Emmitt every Sunday
He was at the time he graduated, the all time leading rusher in Florida high school football history. When you consider the athletes in Florida, that in itself is tremendous.
The Great Wall of Dallas wasn't blocking for him in high school, for his detractors.
Emmitt broke records at every level.
That's greatness.
I went to Escambia High School with Emmitt in Pensacola, Florida - the games were AWESOME !!!
Haters will hate that's their job. People hate what they can't conquer
@@theblinkerx haters hate bitch
Almost any great player at the pro level was great in HS and college. It would be shocking if Smith wasn't great in high school.
Who says he wasn’t great?
Pensacola's hometown hero. Love me some Emmitt, even as a FSU fan.
Roy Jones from there too. Oh & my grandmother R.I.P.
I love interviews like this. We all know what an athletic talent Emmit was, but here you see the intelligence and character that made him the GOAT.
“Intelligence”? Emmitt is notoriously not very bright. He struggles, at times, to speak English.
@@MoeBergOSS I sure didn’t see or hear any indication of that during the interview. If you listen to him his football IQ is obviously high. I don’t know how you arrive at your observations of him. You wrote he is “notoriously no very bright”. I assume your smarter than that and meant “not” rather than “no”
@@Eloso3135 Go watch many videos of him speaking and you will see.
@@Eloso3135 1) Jim Brown, 2)Barry Sanders, 3) Emmitt Smith
@@TheJohnFry in your opinion.
Every Kid in the 90's wanted to be Emmitt including Me Growing Up As A Cowboys Fan.....HERE WE GOOOOOO
I told my uncle Emmitt was the best Cowboy to play. He said na, it was Roger. My grandpa said it was Bob Lilly. Different generations have their favorites. Lol!
It's between Lilly and Emmitt, both played great.
@@ChelmsfordScientific Watch Bob Lilly's sack of Bob Griese in SBVI. He was big, smart and fast.
I became a Cowboys fan in 1970, so missed most of Bob Lilly. But I'd put Emmitt right up there. When he played against the Giants in '93 with an injured shoulder and just carried his team in overtime it showed what an all-time champion he is.
A coworker of mine used to video record local high school games when Emmitt was in high school over in the Florida panhandle. He came to work one Monday morning, and couldn’t get the story out fast enough. This kid, named Emmitt Smith, was amazing, and he was going to be a dominant force in the NFL one day.
Sure enough!
It's always Roger over Emmitt
What Emmitt said about being lower than the bigger guy was powerful. When I played RB I also noticed that if you can get your helmet lower than your tackler you can run over them and the big guys could never hit you hard.
He folded Cornelius Bennet in half with crushing blocks in the Super Bowls against Buffalo. He was the complete back.
Never meet your heroes.....then there's folks like Emmitt.....22❤
Greatest vision
Emmett was a Monster!
God's gift to Football!!!22
Leading rusher in the country in high school. Leading rusher in the country in college. Leading rusher in the country in the NFL. No one can deny Emmitt’s greatness.
I don’t think it’s record will ever be broken. The league has changed so much. He was such a unique athlete, and the complete running back that could do almost everything very good… Someone may come around in the next 20 or 30 years but I don’t think so…
@@ChelmsfordScientific
Well, I think Barry Sanders was a great running back. I don’t think he was a complete running back. Barry could juke you out of your own underwear, and before you even realized it, he’d be gone. I’m not sure if it was his father that had total influence on him stepping away, but I know there was contract issues and maybe things we didn’t even know about but his stepping away from the game so close was a disappointment…I will say he was fantastic and There are a few who could run like him… I still think Mr Smith is the definition of the most complete running back he could do it all, but just a pure Runner that will go to Barry Sanders, hands down !!!!
@@ChelmsfordScientific I guess we agree to disagree because smith was a great blocker and receiver, and he was better at getting yards after first contact and with 156 touchdowns, the best scorer. I think this argument will go on and on and on and on. I will not back down from the fact I think Barry was the best runner and Smith was the best complete back…Barry would have been the all-time leading rusher, but he stepped away and we are all left with this argument. Scratching our heads asking ourselves why…
@@JOERANSTRAIGHT Barry would have broken it if he hadn't retired
@@AlHusker There is no disagreement here. Barry Sanders was a phenom. He could literally juke you out of your shoes and then hit the hole and he was gone.
I want to ask Emmitt how he would break arm tackle by grabbing the arm of the defensive player and pull it down, watching that was something to see from #22 We Dem Boys
How Bout Dem Cowboys 🏈
Truly unbelievable career. I hated the Cowboys when I was young, now I respect everything they accomplished.
The G.O.A.T.!!
If I was to sum up Emmitt in one word it would be "Tough". He was the toughest little SOB to ever play the game and that's why he was the greatest ever.
He may not be the consensus best RB of all-time, but, he is the greatest rusher of all-time. 18,355 rushing yards. A record that will likely never be surpassed.
Really,bruh? Only because Barry Sanders retired early. Come on man. Common knowledge.
@@Bstrength You have no idea if Barry would’ve broken the all-time, but when you quit, you guarantee that you don’t get the opportunity to find out. Barry was great, but he lived in a crap town and played for a crap team with crap owners. Detroit, the Lions, and particularly the owners didn’t deserve Barry and as a consequence, they only got to ‘use’ him for 10 years.
This was real cowboy football this is one of our greatest to do it ...much ❤and respect for 22..Cowboy fan since 72😊
No question. So devoted, played in pain .
He was a big piece the Cowboys won the Super Bowl because his running game wore down the opponents line.
He also treated every run as deciding run to control the game.
When I saw him run. He was special. I said he will be a Hall of Fame runner.
He was so explosive.
He gave it everything for the cowboys.
He was my Hero. I was so relieved when he signed the contract to extend his playing time with Cowboys.
I loved watching him.Amazing athlete and human being
The greatest Cowboy's player I've ever seen!
Emmitt is the man…what a great player
Even as NFL’s all time leader in career rushing yards, I think Emmitt Smith’s greatness is under appreciated. The vision, patience, pad level, and unbelievable balance were part of what made him special. Yes, he had a great offensive line, but even with that offensive line, there’s almost nobody else that could have achieved what ES achieved. As a rookie in his early 20’s, he was writing down his goals.
That said, I will always want to know what Barry Sanders would have accomplished with the Cowboys offensive line. I think we could have seen a 2300 yard season. More than one 2,000 yard season. Some people love to say that Barry Sanders danced around too much, you couldn’t count on him to hit the hole between the tackles. All I have to say in response to that nonsense is watch his college tape. At Oklahoma State, he had an offensive line that could consistently create sizable holes for Barry Sanders to run thru. Almost ever season he was in Detroit, their offensive line was below average, and they didn’t have a QB. So the reason Barry Sanders juked instead of hitting the hole is because there was no hole for him to run thru. I’ve heard Emmitt Smith say that he believes if Barry kept playing, he would have surpassed 20,000 career rushing yards. Barry averaged 5.0 yards per carry over his career. That’s VERY special.
My favorite player ever
Haters will never ever give him the credit he deserves, but they can't change history or facts. In the end all they have is their hater opinion.
Haters? Lol who doesn't know emmitt was the man? What haters?
You know who doesn't get enough credit? The 90s Cowboys offensive line. Emmitt ran 3.9 yards per carry in his rookie season.
Barry Sanders the goat
You know that Oline was there before emmitt right ? 1-17 that oline /troy/Irvin were without Emmitt @RisingRecluse
Emmitt is the GOAT! PERIOD!
I was enrolled at U of F in the graduate Engineering College (Aerospace Engineering) for Emmitt's last year of '89. I had known of him since his H.S. years setting a number of State of Florida records. I was hoping the Dolphins would take him but they passed. He was a special talent! (a recently retired Principal A.E./S.E. from Lockheed Martin.
Emmitt Smith's performance during the 90's carried and reinvigorated the NFL. Ratings were in a slump and interest in the league was in decline. God bless you, Emmitt. It was an honor and dream fulfilled to shake your hand.
I remember the first time I saw Emmit.
He was starting for the first time against Alabama and all I could think about was "This guy is one or two steps ahead of the entire Alabama team."
There was a play that was a play that was blown dead and Bama was lucky it was because he had cut back when the play was blown up and he was about to score.
He scored later but as a Bama fan I was thinking "man this little guy is going to be star."
There were other thoughts like "why did Florida start him now?" And "good grief, where did they find this guy (face palm)."
Regardless I love seeing great play and Emmit was a tank full of great play.
Emmitt was a superstar in a team of stars.
My 3 favorite RB's from youngest to oldest are Bush, LT and Smith. There are honorable mentions, they are all great players but when a person says running back those 3 come to mind.
Lmao BARRY SANDERS!!!!!!
@ChelmsfordScientific don't forget Bo Jackson
Everyone overlooks Bo
Bo Jackson. There is no greater what-if in professional football than Bo Jackson
@ChelmsfordScientific I'm picking Bo over LT and Bush.....Bo's injury was rare and a freak injury
Prime Bo Jackson to me is easy top 5
@ChelmsfordScientific but all in all Prime Barry Sanders, Prime Sweetness, Prime Jim Brown are definitely the absolute top of the running back hierarchy.
@@ChelmsfordScientific and something about beast mode, that guy was very impressive...... he's definitely up there for me
Love you Emmitt.
One of the all time greats. His NFC Championship game against the Giants with a bum arm was a lesson in grit, toughness and determination.
Emmitt had tremendous durability an innate ability to avoid a hit and extraordinary drive to excel and be great. And he is a Florida Gator!!
No back had the balance power agility vision and big game ability Emmitt had. He made a bunch of journeyman fat guys into pro bowlers. Without him the Cowboys dont win a single SB. Its amazing how the logo on your helmet twists history.
Yes, we can talk about the offensive line being a big part, but Emmitt Smith was great at breaking tackles and was a great inside runner. The Cowboys bread and butter was the lead draw and they ran it over and over again and teams just couldn't slow it down. Another reason is that Jerome Brown who sadly died in the offseason in 1992, the Eagles run defense just wasn't the same. Brown was that big run stopper and without him Emmitt was able to run for over 100 twice against the Eagles. Once in the regular season and the second in divisional round. People forget about Darryl "Moose" Johnston. He played big big part in the offense. Could run and pass blow wonderfully. Could catch the ball over the middle. Even better you can hand him the ball on 3rd and one and he would get it.
Well put. He may not have been the all time leading rusher without that line but he still would have been great somewhere else. Heck, he was damn good all around when he was on the Cardinals.
He made that line. They were there before him 1-15, 0-2 without him I. 93 and all his backups avg almost a 1 ypc less than Emmitt. The mythology needs to stop.
I was and am a Tony Dorset fan and was a Dallas Cowboys super fan until Coach Landry was let go and the Cowboys beat my home town Buffalo Bills in 2 Super Bowls, but I respect this man Mr. Smith. Don't tell nobody but he deserves his flowers now becoming sweeter than " the sweetness" !!!!!!
My old mentor once told me that having goals is a great idea, but unless you have a solid plan to achieve them, they aren’t goals, they are daydreams.
Run, dodge, run faster
It will be many years if ever that the Cowboys will get another Emmitt Smith.
always the CHAMP !!
PRICELESS!
Double Duce. The only jersey I have ever worn.
That team had it all, HOF Oline, but Emitt was amazing runner!
Gulf Shore baby!!! Pensacola Strong 💪
Kyren Williams reminds me of Smith, they're both short, HUGE legs, not great speed but game speed fast. Incredible downfield vision, super fast reflexes and intuition. If you just watch how quickly Kyren burst on the scene, it's the same run style.
Everybody knocks Emmett's acomplishmenst saying that he had a great offensive line, but if you watch video of him, you see how many yards he got after two three and four hits on him and then you add on how durable he was for all those years.
Anyone that thinks or believes that top tier running back talent of today even comes close to an Emmitt Smith hasn't studied how productive Smith was in his 9th, 10th and even 11th year in the league. He had 1400 yards in his 10th year in the NFL. I don't think there is a running back in this day that could come close to that.
Nice clip. Good job!
Emmitt smith was exactly the right age for the cowboys. If he was 5 years older he would have competed with Hershel and maybe dorsett. He would not have played until they traded dorsett
Emmitt also once said " playing football in the NFL is like going through a car wreck every week." I've been though 6 of those and I can only imagine. (No, I was only considered at fault (and the driver) in one of those.)
Barry fans are so insecure. Every Emmitt video they’re commenting. Usually they all start with “if” or “imagine.” It’s all hypothetical nonsense. 😂
Emmitt had the heart of a champion.
winning dancing with the stars......was on the goal list
Emmitt Smith is number 1. Everyone else is under him when it comes to rushing. You'll just have to get over it lol.
🐐 no discussion i will not reply!!!! 18k rushing yards
So many touchdowns receiving yards etc… Barry was great but Emmitt was the greatest pure RB!!!! 💍 x3 🏆 mvp x1 SBMVP x1 i can keep going!!!!
That is what makes the great the greatest to do what he said run straight at first no move thenn adding to that one move at a time but having the discipline to first run with no move and as the game goes on then adding the moves
Love these interviews I think Joe Buck might have second career just interviewing famous people and athletes.
Hate to be that guy, but I hope not. I personally cannot stand Joe Buck as a commentator or interviewer. His demeanor, his tone, and the nepotism he represents just grate on me. I cannot stand his persona. But cheers for you for liking him. Not trying to yuck your yum.
Sometime in the mid-90's, I noticed that when Emmitt had his first run of the game, usually 5+, after he was tackled he would speak into the helmet of the tackler. I remember him doing that against the Giants. he got a 9 yard run and was tackled by Lawrence Taylor(IIRC). Emmitt said something to him and as Taylor got up, he was looking at Emmitt and shaking his head. I really want to know what Emmitt said to them.
In Taylor's case it was probably, "Don't smoke crack."
Only cowboy 🤠 ever named NFL Most Valuable Player
🎉Man seperated his shoulder , told aikman to put ball in his good arm and finished the game with 229 yards .... man was a dedicated professional and always gave credit to his line
Emmett smith in my opinion is the greatest running back of all time!
😂😂😂😂
I’ve been saying that same thing since he retired. What I like most is that there’s proof.
@@kvinche8120fake laugh emojis because you know it’s true.
I've long said that he might not be the greatest running back of all time, but he had the best career of any running back ever. Most career rushing yards, most career rushing TDs, 4 rushing titles, most career rushing TDs in Super Bowl history, a Super Bowl MVP award, and an NFL MVP award. No other RB career compares.
People often cite the offensive line, but several of those guys -- Tuineua, Newton, and Gogan -- were holdovers from the Landry Years who had no skins on the wall when Emmitt got there.
Barry walks in.......
I’m not saying he was a bad RB, extremely durable, did everything well. But that was the greatest O-line in NFl history
not even a top 10 line...in the 90s. people forget how many concussions aikman received and how pathetic that line was without emmitt handling the ball.
@@fairlanemuscle Dallas o-line in the 90’s was called “the Great Wall of Dallas”. If you google best lines in NFL history many historians, not TH-cam commentors, have them as being in the top 10. No line gives up zero sacks, and some players aren’t made the same as others when it comes to concussions. Horrible barometer of how to measure an O-line. Now if you also google who’s the greatest RB all time you’ll never find one by a sports historian that has Emmit number 1. Sometimes people are just in the right place at the right time.
Emmitt = RB GOAT
Norv Turner said in 1992 that "We are a power rushing team who can throw."
Emmitt Smith was a good running back, running behind one of the best o lines in all of football. Sorry. But you are no Barry Sanders. Sanders retired early to get out and away from an awful team and organization. If he wouldn't have, you wouldn't have had the rushing title. Facts. No one, absolutely no one, could touch Barry Sanders. But to Smith's credit,even he stated that several times.
Got his shirt down here in
New Zealand
The GOAT
Dallas was stacked back then
I'm a huge cowboy fan since 70 six, but those holes Emmett ran through were massive.
Because he had the smoothest gait and best body control of any back, maybe ever. Until AD came along.
Pat Dye loved him as a recruit. Emmitt would have won a Heisman with Dye and at least one National Championship at Auburn.
I think emmet is the best running back all time ! He git the numbers to prove it ! Barry and jim brown didnt play long enough! Emmet number 1 walter 2!
18,355 yards
Having the greatest offensive line in the history of the NFL is they only thing you need to know about Emmitt's career. He wasn't fast, he couldn't make people miss, he was just a guy who never got touched until he was 8 yards past the line of scrimmage. Comparing him to Walter Payton or Barry is a crime.
An idiots comment. Weird that that oline was 1-17 without him. I guess they only decided to block when he was around.
that line went 1-15 in 89, the year before emmitt. haha.
He was definitely good. But I saw better. Barry Sanders, Walter Payton, Marcus Allen, Jim Brown.
Emmitt is the greatest RB IMO. He made it look so easy.
Bo Jackson
Nfl created the salary cap to keep the 49ers & Cowboys from buying championships. Only Brady has been able to win consistently in salary capped era (7 rings). No other qb has more than 2 rings.
NFL created the cap to artificially surpress salaries. It's the real reason owners love salary caps.
Good football player... that's it.
Emmitt admitted Barry was the goat 🐐
He ate us up so much at LSU of course he thought he could do it.
This generation really probably has no clue how great Emmitt was. The only back that has come close to doing what he did is Adrian Peterson and i would still take Emmitt over Peterson in a second. I would take Smith in his 10th year in the league over every back in the game right this minute. That is how great he was. 10th year!
From a 60 year Cowboy fan:
I believe that, had Barry Sanders played for the Cowboys, he would be the leading rusher.
Yes what i meant was since Emmitt's era. I agree about Sanders but as crazy as it sounds, i still pick Emmitt @@VanBoy
@@davidharden7575 Actually, that's not at all crazy.
where i disagree with commentators about the Cowboys is they are saying that this years team is the best chance for the Cows to get to a Superbowl. I think we have a good chance to get there but this isn't the best Cowboy team since 95, not by a long shot. If you even look at the 99 Cowboys, the would murder this team. Granted, they lost Michael Irvin for good in the 4th game of the season but that 99 team, their fist game against Washington, they were down by 3 tds and still won the game. That same year, E. Smith scored 2 tds and ran for 140 years before half time vs the Vikings until he broke his hand. if Irvin had not gotten injured at Philly, they might of been able to win a Superbowl that year. I think the year Dez got robb of "the catch" was the best chance to win a Ring since 95 but there have been better over all teams before this team. @@VanBoy
@@davidharden7575 We're about to find out how good this team is compared to those 90's teams you mentioned. We'll see if they can take care of business.
He’s a great running behind one of the greatest O-line ever assembled. I doubt his greatness if you took Barry Sanders and switched them. How do you think Emmit would’ve done behind the Detroit Lions O-line…??? Barry is a Hall of Famer behind the Detroit O-line…I highly doubt Emmit would’ve broke any records behind Detroit, that’s the difference.
That’s a hypothetical 😂
@@Supermanfan99 Yeah, I can see Emmit breaking the All Tine rushing record behind the Detroit O-line back then…🤣🤣🤣
I am a Cowboys fan… But if Barry Sanders was on that same Cowboys team!!!
coulda woulda shoulda. all conjecture. barry was a choker, emmitt excelled in the playoffs.
@user-sw6lf8em8o
Bo was better than Emmitt and Barry without a doubt..they need to be thankful he got injured to let them shine because he had all the eyeballs watching him it was a work of art to watch Bo play in either sport..even the opposing team would get quite anytime Bo was in the play because something amazing was going to happen right before their eyes amd they knew it..dont get me wrong emmitt and barry were great but Bo was levels beyond them..
Bo wasn't better than Barry.
Please give Dallas's offense line credit. No.. I mean NO ONE scores and has Rings without the Defense and offensive line!!!!!!!!
Barry! Barry! Barry! SANDERS. The GREATEST running back in the 90’s. Emmitt, thank Barry for retiring early and not being drafted by the Cowboys. If Barry had the offensive line Emmitt had, MAN!!!!
Truth.
all conjecture. barry was a one dimensional choker. emmitt wasn't.
@@fairlanemuscle the Detroit Lions were a shit team. Sanders was a first round pick by the weekest team in the league. WC Ford kept the team weak for tax purposes. Had Sanders gone to a team that wanted to win…
Emmitt was a great runner but everybody knows he’d be number 2 if Barry didn’t quit
everybody knows that 18000 yards is more than 15000 yards, and 5 superbowl touchdowns is more than 0 superbowl touchdowns.
@@fairlanemuscle I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again Emmitt 10 years vs Barry’s 10 years. Barry had more yards. Emmitt played 5 more years just to be up by 3,000 and had one of the greatest o lines in the game
Got famous ,gave his hometown the middle finger unlike Roy Jones Jr.
Why do Lions fans hate Lomas Brown. Multiple pro bowls, and a all pro selection. Only Larry Allen had a better resume on the Cowboys.
Taking NOTHING from Emmitt, but can you imagine Barry Sanders running behind the offensive lines that Emmitt did?
Offensive line Barry' sanders
He shouldn't mention Montana. Montana never lost to the cowboys. Otherwise, he's the best.
You forgot to thank Barry Sanders for retiring. Because you'd be waaay behind him if he didn't get bored with the Lions.
The fuckin GOAT!!
His o line was incredible though…..come on now…..few hall of famers on that thing……that didn’t hurt…..lol
1 guy...who showed up after emmitt had two rings.
His oline couldn't block for a back not named emmitt.
Never the best. That honor goes to Barry Sanders.
barry who? sorry, i only recognize non-chokers.
No Emmitt Smith, no 3 Super Bowl wins.
Gary Payton played 15 yrs
So many people are wondering why the Cowboys haven't done squat in the playoffs this guy is one of the main reasons why the Cowboys have sucked since he left
Emmett was great but Barry Sanders was the best by far ….
Pure runningback i say Barry Sanders was the best ever. But since Emmitt had the best offensive line ever he had more yards. And Barry got tired of not having a O line ever.
Brown Simpson Payton Dickerson Campbell all better than smith smith had better weapons around him and best offensive line ever smith was good but not the best
Of course sanders
must be why emmitt has more yards...and the only HOF linemen he had showed up AFTER emmitt wrote his HOF resume
Til this day my older brother pisses me off every time he mentions his name.. Go Emmitt SMIFF... Emmitt SMIFF... FLIPPING annoying
Barry Sanders, Walter Payton, Jim Brown, Tony Dorsett, Emmitt Smith.
O.J. Was better.
Not in that order. Emmitt is the best and his record says so. No excuses please.
Listed them 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 huh? I like it though I think Dorsett is 5, then Brown, then Barry, then Sweetness, then of course the #1 is the ALL TIME leading rusher and rushing TD scorer (in both the regular and post season) Emmitt Smith!
Earl Campbell.
@@jjones317lmao stats don't even explain what Barry Sanders could do on a football field!!!!!
NFL is fixed now. Bet on the team you thinks players will make the most money for the NFL.
Im a dallas cowboys fan but my all time team doesn't have E. Smith over B. Sanders
Or M. Irvin over J. Rice......
Youre not even my top 3 Running back
Barry Sanders
Jim Brown
Bo Jackson
What exactly are you rating? By talent? You’re certainly not rating by the greatest since Bo got hurt and had zero accolades.
@terpfan99 rating? This isn't madden or espn. Ive watched football for 36 years I'm basing it off pure FOOTBALL KNOWLEDGE
@@BelievePropaganda Rating: a classification or ranking of someone or something based on a comparative assessment of their quality, standard, or performance.
I’m asking what criteria you’re using to make that list.
@terpfan99 if I have to explain it to you cupcake you obviously never watched Bo Jackson play or Barry Sanders....i watched Emmitt Smith Run behind a dominant O line for 10 years...........
@terpfan99 Bo has zero ??
Pro Bowl (1990)
Heisman Trophy (1985)
Walter Camp Award (1985)
SEC Player of the Year (1985)
SN Player of the Year (1985)
UPI Player of the Year (1985)
Unanimous All-American (1985)
Consensus All-American (1983)
3× First-team All-SEC (1982, 1983, 1985)
Auburn Tigers No. 34 retired
First player to play in the MLB ALL STAR GAME AND PRO BOWL
Recorded the fastest 40 yard dash time. He was named the greatest athlete of all time by ESPN. NFL record-setter. Jackson averaged 5.4 yards per carry during his four seasons with the Raiders. He is tied with Hall of Famer Jim Brown for the highest career yards-per-carry average for running backs with at least 500 career attempts since 1950.
I'm picking Bo over Emmitt every Sunday