Why is it that every time barry sanders is brought up it's not good enough to discuss how good he was, fans feel the need to put smith down. He would have had over 40,000 yards and played a lot more years. You know this how? It's easy to just throw numbers out there since there's not chance of proving you wrong. How do you know barry would have kept up at his pace? Someone who depends almost entirely on quickness, maybe he would have lost a step? Maybe he knew that and decided to go out on top? To me, i think Barry Sanders was the best all purpose running back in football No he wasn't. He was great runner. Emmitt was his equal as a receiver. Blocking? Emmitt was better. Short yardage? Sanders was often taken out. Take emmitt away and there have still been many 'all round' backs better than sanders. Sanders was an amazing athlete. I have no problem with people calling him the greatest ever. But some of the rhetoric surrounding what he "could have done" is so over the top to almost be comical. It's kind of like a rock star. Best thing he could do is die. His music will be legendary. Best thing Barry could do is retire. Suddenly people can go crazy with predictions. On the other hand, there's nothing emmitt could do to win over some people. No amount of yards, forget his toughness, it was all because of his line. (no one actually in football would say this). Emmitt could have finished with 40,000 yards and people would say barry would have had 50,000. Flashy and good beats simply good every time. Most of the time the Safety was the first one to touch him. That's a hysterical statement. I'm hoping you were joking.
Flashy and good beats simply good every time. I couldn't disagree more. I don't believe Barry was flashy at all, just super fucking quick. He made moves that I had never seen before and have yet to see since. That doesn't make him flashy, just blessed with talent. Barry was always a good sportsman even though he played on real shitty teams (as did Payton). We can debate all day over who was the best RB (Sweetness) but everyone has a different feeling about it and will fight to the death to support it. What I do know is, as a football fan, it pains me not to be able to Sanders play anymore. As far as Emmitt not getting enough respect, I may agree with you a bit on that one. Granted, he had one helluva a line, but the fact is he was just awesome. Perhaps Dallas having the moniker "America's Team" plays a part in his lack of respect. I can't speak for the rest of the country, but here in the Midwest Dallas is probably one of the most hated teams.
I don't believe Barry was flashy at all, just super fucking quick. That wasn't a knock against barry. His style simply works better with highlights, and fans love highlights. Twisting, turning, cutting for 4 yards looks more impressive than 4 yards in a cloud of dust. It's still 4 yards.
One of the first football games I ever went to was a Nebraska-Oklahoma State game when Sanders played for OSU. I vaguely remember making a sign about how much he sucked. Which, oops. - As for Emmitt: for me, it's only recently that I've started giving him the respect he deserves. I hated the Cowboys with the hottest passion of any of my sport associations during his prime, so I was pretty blind to how good he was.
As for Emmitt: for me, it's only recently that I've started giving him the respect he deserves. I hated the Cowboys with the hottest passion of any of my sport associations during his prime, so I was pretty blind to how good he was. It's tough to admit something like that, but I was probably the same way with Smith, Marino and L.T. Being a Bills fan, there were a lot of really good players to hate out there...
Barry was the best back ever. Emmitt could not carry Barry's Jock. posted by Dallas at 12:32 PM CST on February 2 Who's jock are you carrying (sniffing)? Why can't you understand that putting Emmitt down doesn't push Barry any higher. What if he had a better line? What if he had a better team? Know what. He didn't, he never will. Is that Emmitt's fault? No. Barry is a class act. He listens to all of you (Detroit fans especially) getting your seat wet asking him to come out of retirement to save the Lions, and he deals with that with class and a smile. Know who else is a class act. Emmitt Smith. So next time you want to rip one over the other and just be mean spirited and nasty, try to muster a little class yourself. I'll sling some names back and forth with you if it helps you get it out of your system, but leave Emmitt out of it. Take a MIDOL it'll help with those cramps.
I wouldnt come back either if I knew Id be working for Millen. The guy is a moron. Come to Philly Barry!!
Barry left to invent a grill that drains the fat. Just heard it tonight on the teevee.
