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re: Derrick Henry: Where does he stack up at the end?
Posted on 3/8/26 at 4:38 pm to brmark70816
Posted on 3/8/26 at 4:38 pm to brmark70816
Somehow Emmit Smith has become underrated....the all time leading rusher, lol.
When he held out the first two games of the 93 season in a contract dispute Dallas lost both games. Haley put his helmet through the wall and hollered about they needed Emmit back. Jerry capitulated and Emmit returned to win the rushing title, league MVP and Super Bowl MVP.
That was the year he suffered a shoulder separation in the last regular season game against the Giants and played through the pain and carried Dallas to a win.
When he held out the first two games of the 93 season in a contract dispute Dallas lost both games. Haley put his helmet through the wall and hollered about they needed Emmit back. Jerry capitulated and Emmit returned to win the rushing title, league MVP and Super Bowl MVP.
That was the year he suffered a shoulder separation in the last regular season game against the Giants and played through the pain and carried Dallas to a win.
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Posted on 3/8/26 at 5:28 pm to JackDempsey
Well sports "historians" love love love those old Cowboy offensive lines so Emmitt gets retroactively docked and he led the League only 1 time in 15 years in Yards per attempt and stunk his last two years away from Dallas.
His career YPA is Thurman Thomas territory.
When a team is full of greats, people find ways to quibble.
Players who are the entire show on a team, OJ/Payton in the 70s, Sanders in the 90s...they get elevated in the public eye.
His career YPA is Thurman Thomas territory.
When a team is full of greats, people find ways to quibble.
Players who are the entire show on a team, OJ/Payton in the 70s, Sanders in the 90s...they get elevated in the public eye.
Posted on 3/8/26 at 6:43 pm to SteveLSU35
In Canton
Posted on 3/8/26 at 7:02 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
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His career YPA is Thurman Thomas territory.
Emmett Smith is probably a little underrated because of how good the cowboys were . . . and Thurman Thomas is probably underrated because the bills went 0-4 in the Super Bowl.
Thurmon Thomas led the league in yards from scrimmage 4 straight years. In 3 of those the bills went to the Super Bowl. He was the dominant offensive player on the league.
I’m not sure of any other RB that has led the league in yards from scrimmage 4 straight years. For reference, Barry Sanders, Adrian Peterson and Marshall Faulk each did it twice in their careers.
Posted on 3/8/26 at 8:42 pm to Paul Allen
Curtis Martin and Edgerin James don’t belong in that category
Henry will be celebrated much more once he retires
He has been a proven work horse for years and he can do that another year or two he will go down as top 10-15 imo
Henry will be celebrated much more once he retires
He has been a proven work horse for years and he can do that another year or two he will go down as top 10-15 imo
Posted on 3/8/26 at 8:56 pm to WHATDOINO
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Curtis Martin
10 consecutive 1,000 yard seasons.
Henry has had 7 total.
Curtis Martin is very underrated.
Posted on 3/8/26 at 9:55 pm to ReauxlTide222
quote:DH won 2 Super Bowls, an MVP, a Super Bowl MVP, and had 3 straight 1st Team All-Pro seasons?
Henry has a similar 4 year span and also played more than those 4 years.
I must’ve missed that.
Posted on 3/9/26 at 6:01 am to DiamondDog
The best since the 90s(Davis Sanders Faulk)
He's the bigger badder not fumbling version of Peterson/Dickerson
He's the bigger badder not fumbling version of Peterson/Dickerson
This post was edited on 3/9/26 at 6:04 am
Posted on 3/9/26 at 6:36 am to SteveLSU35
Comparing eras is difficult.
When Jim Brown played, 300 yards passing was rare. Now that is expected.
Henry is great.
Barry Sanders was the most fun for me to watch.
When Jim Brown played, 300 yards passing was rare. Now that is expected.
Henry is great.
Barry Sanders was the most fun for me to watch.
Posted on 3/9/26 at 6:56 am to TTsTowel
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3 straight 1st Team All-Pro seasons?
I will blame that on the AP. They changed the voting to where there is only 1 slot for RB. Gave the other slot to the "all-purpose" position, because RBs were seemingly going away before their recent resurgance. Henry's best years have coincided with some other guy's slightly better year. 2024 for example, he would have been AP1 in any normal year, but Saquon had a crazy season.
This post was edited on 3/9/26 at 6:57 am
Posted on 3/9/26 at 7:17 am to TTsTowel
quote:That’s irrelevant
DH won 2 Super Bowls, an MVP, a Super Bowl MVP, and had 3 straight 1st Team All-Pro seasons?
Posted on 3/9/26 at 7:23 am to ReauxlTide222
Posted on 3/9/26 at 7:29 am to TTsTowel
Literally
Posted on 3/9/26 at 8:22 am to Boss
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Is he better than
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Tony Dorsett
Yes
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The Juice
Yes
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Sayers
Yes
I’m not saying worlds better, but he’s a top 10 back all time.
Posted on 3/9/26 at 8:23 am to ReauxlTide222
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You can’t call someone a bruiser workhorse with his big play ability.
Yes you can. It’s what makes him so special. He’s a bruising, workhorse of a running back that can also take it 80 yards to the house.
Posted on 3/9/26 at 8:24 am to Paul Allen
He’s #9 on your list in my opinion.
Posted on 3/9/26 at 8:56 am to Paul Allen
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10 consecutive 1,000 yard seasons.
Henry has had 7 total.
Curtis Martin is very underrated.
Had Henry not broken his foot a third of the way through the 2021 season, he would be on his eighth consecutive 1,000+ yard season. As it stands, he only played in eight games in 2021 but still managed to rush for 937 yards.
Posted on 3/9/26 at 9:18 am to Oilfieldbiology
That guy was limiting him to just a bruiser.
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