When I was younger, I had a friend named Louis Ferrier aka B-O-B that I always used to tell that Emmitt Smith is a better running than Barry Sanders and I did not believe and I used to do that to him to aggravate him.Even though I don't believe Emmitt Smith is the best running back ever, I told a friend of mine that you can't hate on him because he was durable and productive so he at least deserved a picture. NO VIDEO TRIBUTE THOUGH!!!!!
Emmitt Smith
1st - Rank 18,535 - Yards, 4.2- Yards Per Carry 81.2 - Yards Per Game, 226 - Total Games
Walter Payton
2nd - Rank 16,726 - Yards, 4.4 - YPC ,88.0 - YPG, 190 Games
Barry Sanders
3rd - Rank 15,269 - Yards , 5.0 YPC 99.8 YPG, 153 Games
Curtis Martin
4th- Rank 14,101 - Yards, 4.0 YPC, 83.9 YPG 168 Games
Jerome Bettis
5th- Rank 13,662 - Yards 3.9 YPC 71.2 YPG 192 Games
Eric Dickerson
6th- Rank 13,259 - Yards , 4.4 YPC 90.8 YPG 146 Games
Tony Dorsett
7th - Rank 12,7394 -Yards, 4.3 YPC 73.6 YPG 173 Games
Jim Brown
8th - Rank 12,312 Yards, 5.2 YPC 104.3 YPG 118 Games
Marshall Faulk
9th - Rank 12,279 Yards, 4.3 YPC 69.8 YPG 176 Games
Marcus Allen
10th - Rank - 12,243 Yards, 4.1 YPC 55.1 YPG 222 Games
Notables: Edgerrin James 11th, L. Tomlinson 14th , Fred Taylor 16th, Warrick Dunn 19th
Jim Brown (5.2 YPC, 104.3 YPG,118 games), Barry Sanders (5.0 YPC, 99.8 YAG, 153 games)YPC and YPG are the two telling statistics for me. Jim Brown and Barry Sanders are #1 and #2 in those two stats. Also, Jim Brown never missed a game in his career
2 comments:
In the words of Bill Parcel's "with that being said Emmitt Smith clearly has the record and is deserving of such; however we can't forget the Barry Sanders was essentially forced out of the game (due to the fact the Lions would not trade him nor but a supporting cast around him) when he clearly had several good years ahead of him. He should be the all time rushing leader but as I mentioned earlier "you are what your record says you are."
Mel,
I would say that he does have the most yards but he is not the best back.
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