re: EJ Smith - Emmitt’s son offered today

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I hope he is better than his dad. Not trying to take anything away from Emmitt, but he wasn't the greatest RB of all-time. He had great vision and was very hard to bring down, but that was as far as his excellence goes. He had a little above average burst through the hole, a little above average quickness and his top speed was average for a college and pro RB. Emmitt had a great Oline in Dallas and was rarely hit by Dlinemen. That Oline could get 3 yards rushing average just by blocking. Which meant Emmitt wasn't beat up like a lot of other backs. This enabled him to play a very long time for a NFL RB. He was a very good back, not great. Give him a good line and he will get good yards. If his son is a lot like him, yea, I'd take him, but he wouldn't be my first choice. I haven't seen EJ's highlights yet so I will reserve my opinion until I do so, but as of right now I'd take Kendall Milton over all the ones I've seen, and that includes Evans. Milton is an SEC type back. He can break tackles and take it to the house.

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