re: Who thinks Emmitt Smith is the best running back ever?

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Who thinks Emmitt Smith is the best running back ever?

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I haven't bothered reading this thread but my opinion on Emmitt(and I'll just say up front he's my 2nd favorite football player all time(not just RB) and I have him ranked behind Walter Payton as my favorite)....anyway, Emmitt is the biggest overachiever ever. He isn't the best at any particular category that makes a RB "Great", except maybe his durability, toughness and vision. He wasn't the fastest, most explosive, quickest, shiftiest, strongest etc. etc. But he used every tool he had to work for him, he was a great student of the game and had arguably the biggest heart anyone's ever seen.

So based on all the intangibles, IMHO he is one of the top 3 RB's all time. Barry Sanders and a few others that get mentioned in this conversation had a lot of what if's....Emmitt just straight did that shite. No one can take away his accomplishments.