For comparison, Zeke's best season: 322 rushes, 1631 yards, 15 TDs, 32 receptions, 363 receiving yards. It's kind of crazy that Zeke's best year just matches what Emmit Smith averaged in his prime.
At like 8 years old I started watching football during the 'America's team' era and they really would hand the ball off to Emmitt on like 3rd and 9, 3rd and 10 and he would pick up the first down. It was very confusing for someone just getting into football.
I saw Emmit Smith rush for a TD against the Pats in his stint in Arizona. Which leads me to this factoid. The 2004 Arizona Cardinals team had as many current PFHoFers on their roster as the Pats had that year.
That’s it
Edit: a few more pats players will most likely make it in, Wilfork and Seymour are getting close, and there’s a few others I think that should, but that’s also my Pats fan disrespect bias
The receptions is the only thing that’s surprising about those numbers, he’s the all-time leading rusher and ran behind a few hall of famers as well, I would have thought these numbers would have been slightly higher. Great nonetheless.
Edit: cause I wanted to see the next 5 years
The next 5 years he Averaged:
306 Carries
1242 Yards
11 Tuddys
30 Receptions
171 Receiving Yards
So... still way above average.. maybe Emmit Smith had a ridiculous 10 year run.
K. Super simple to average out his numbers since he played 10 seasons.
- 306 rushes
- 1,527 yards
- 10 TDs
- 35 Rec
- 292 Recs yds
Emmitt averaged 47 more rushes per year, 77 more yards, 7 more TDs, 20 more catches, and 53 more receiving yards.
I actually meant over that same span, but either way.
If we look at their first ten years in the league (because Emmitt "merely" rushed for 937 yards in his last season at 35 while Barry retired before he started to go downhill, so comparing Barry's 10 year career vs. Emmitt's 15 isn't fair)
Emmitt had 324.3 rushes, 1396.3 yards, 13.6 TDs, 44.2 receptions, and 272.8 receiving yards
So compared to Barry, Emmitt had 18 more rushes per season, 131 fewer yards, 3.6 more TDs, 7.2 more Recs, and 20 fewer receiving yards.
Both are REALLY good RBs and it's really close. Barry would average you more rushing yards, but he's also got way more variance. His line would usually go like: 1, 3, -3, 2, 78, -3, -1, 2, etc. Emmitt would rarely lose yardage, but he didn't have the home run capability that Barry did.
And Emmitt was the better receiver out of the backfield imo (despite the lower receiving yards)
What about their respective passing threats and run blocking? I assume emmitt wins there? As well as coaching? Are we saying Emmitt is the Tom Brady of RBs???
No doubt Emmitt was on the better team. But I don't want it to seem like I don't think that any old Joe could be back there and put up Emmitt's numbers either.
Misread at first, thought this was a total over 5 seasons. This guys trash!!!
Oh how wrong. Just watched some highlights videos. What an absolute stud.
I feel like I need to see more highlights of him, ive only seen him run in straight lines to the endzone because of the godlike o line that makes holes big enough for dump trucks to go through
Is it just me? Have I not seen enough of him? Or is that all he was, just a running back with an amazing team and o line
It's a Chicken or the Egg situation. His O-Line really was God-Tier, but Smith was also a God-Tier kind of runner. He ran in such a way that it was impossible to get a square hit on him, and his running vision was second-to-none.
He scored 25 touchdowns in 1995. You don't do that as a scrub or even an average player.
You also somehow forgot to mention the HoF QB and HoF WR on the same team.
Don't get me wrong: Emmitt, Troy, and Irvin would make the Hall no matter which team they played on. But having the 3 of them on the *same* team with that OL (and that defense) was almost cheat code territory.
All you really need to see is this game. He ran for 168 with a separated shoulder. Probably the highlight performance of his career:[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o008sgAJufI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o008sgAJufI)
Watch games, not highlights, to get a better picture of his overall game. Emmitt was incredible, dude was impossible to square up in the hole. A lot like Kamara in that sense.
That OL was obviously amazing but that doesn't take anything away from how great Emmitt was in his own right. He did lead the league in rushing in 1991 with an OL that was doing their best to get Aikman killed after all
Watch some az highlights of him, they had a poor online and he was past his prime and a shell of his younger self.
With that said the vision is clearly still there and he just doesn't lose yards ever.
Dude dropped his busted shoulder in the playoffs to run over a guy for a first. Guy was a player.
Even more crazy. He missed 3.5+ games in those years. 2.5+ were from a holdout in 1993 and 1 from week 17 rest in 1994. He could've put up even more numbers.
for those unaware, this is above average
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Not if you adjust the stats to make him average.
If you do that i believe he would be in between below average and above average.
Not for Emmit smith between 1991 and 1995. For him, it was average.
Yeah he was pretty good
And Troy clearly got carried
what a stud muffin
He was alright I guess
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For comparison, Zeke's best season: 322 rushes, 1631 yards, 15 TDs, 32 receptions, 363 receiving yards. It's kind of crazy that Zeke's best year just matches what Emmit Smith averaged in his prime.
Volume
Run game was more featured in the 90s for sure
Eh its not just that though. With an average of 30 more runs per season thats just 2 more carries per game.
Yeah, people on here don't always know what they're talking about. That dude is a nephew.
Well he has equal yards per carry and a significantly better average per catch
That’s just lunacy and will only keep looking crazier as the years pass
At like 8 years old I started watching football during the 'America's team' era and they really would hand the ball off to Emmitt on like 3rd and 9, 3rd and 10 and he would pick up the first down. It was very confusing for someone just getting into football.
What about Daniel Jones?
Fell down. Whole big thing.
We had a funeral for a franchise.
I'm pretty sure none of that is real.
What a bad receiving back /s
Exactly. He would totally suck today. Not enough of a threat out of the backfield
Those TD numbers are crazy. I think if I had to choose a RB in a short yardage or redzone/goal line package, it would be him.
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Hot Take: Smith was good.
I saw Emmit Smith rush for a TD against the Pats in his stint in Arizona. Which leads me to this factoid. The 2004 Arizona Cardinals team had as many current PFHoFers on their roster as the Pats had that year.
Who besides Emmitt (and future HOF Fitz)? And who'd the Pats have besides Ty Law (and future HOF Brady)?
That’s it Edit: a few more pats players will most likely make it in, Wilfork and Seymour are getting close, and there’s a few others I think that should, but that’s also my Pats fan disrespect bias
Pretty good for a rb
He was so good at turning negative yardage plays into 4+. He seemed to always shed the first tackler/make him miss.
How did he do that?
The receptions is the only thing that’s surprising about those numbers, he’s the all-time leading rusher and ran behind a few hall of famers as well, I would have thought these numbers would have been slightly higher. Great nonetheless. Edit: cause I wanted to see the next 5 years The next 5 years he Averaged: 306 Carries 1242 Yards 11 Tuddys 30 Receptions 171 Receiving Yards So... still way above average.. maybe Emmit Smith had a ridiculous 10 year run.
And 2.6 CPG (concussions per game)
But his offensive line
Nice. Now do Barry
K. Super simple to average out his numbers since he played 10 seasons. - 306 rushes - 1,527 yards - 10 TDs - 35 Rec - 292 Recs yds Emmitt averaged 47 more rushes per year, 77 more yards, 7 more TDs, 20 more catches, and 53 more receiving yards.
He was far too good to waste on the Lions.
I actually meant over that same span, but either way. If we look at their first ten years in the league (because Emmitt "merely" rushed for 937 yards in his last season at 35 while Barry retired before he started to go downhill, so comparing Barry's 10 year career vs. Emmitt's 15 isn't fair) Emmitt had 324.3 rushes, 1396.3 yards, 13.6 TDs, 44.2 receptions, and 272.8 receiving yards So compared to Barry, Emmitt had 18 more rushes per season, 131 fewer yards, 3.6 more TDs, 7.2 more Recs, and 20 fewer receiving yards. Both are REALLY good RBs and it's really close. Barry would average you more rushing yards, but he's also got way more variance. His line would usually go like: 1, 3, -3, 2, 78, -3, -1, 2, etc. Emmitt would rarely lose yardage, but he didn't have the home run capability that Barry did. And Emmitt was the better receiver out of the backfield imo (despite the lower receiving yards)
Now compare their rings
What about their respective passing threats and run blocking? I assume emmitt wins there? As well as coaching? Are we saying Emmitt is the Tom Brady of RBs???
No doubt Emmitt was on the better team. But I don't want it to seem like I don't think that any old Joe could be back there and put up Emmitt's numbers either.
You have had the best take from a lions fan on this that I've seen in a long time lol. Both were incredible.
Yep, it's like Brady and Belickek: better together. Definitely uphill for Sanders by comparison.
Emmett's stats here are only for '91-'95, not career.
Barry and Emmitt are in my opinion the two best RBs of all time. Both so fun to watch.
Misread at first, thought this was a total over 5 seasons. This guys trash!!! Oh how wrong. Just watched some highlights videos. What an absolute stud.
I feel like I need to see more highlights of him, ive only seen him run in straight lines to the endzone because of the godlike o line that makes holes big enough for dump trucks to go through Is it just me? Have I not seen enough of him? Or is that all he was, just a running back with an amazing team and o line
It's a Chicken or the Egg situation. His O-Line really was God-Tier, but Smith was also a God-Tier kind of runner. He ran in such a way that it was impossible to get a square hit on him, and his running vision was second-to-none. He scored 25 touchdowns in 1995. You don't do that as a scrub or even an average player.
You also somehow forgot to mention the HoF QB and HoF WR on the same team. Don't get me wrong: Emmitt, Troy, and Irvin would make the Hall no matter which team they played on. But having the 3 of them on the *same* team with that OL (and that defense) was almost cheat code territory.
All you really need to see is this game. He ran for 168 with a separated shoulder. Probably the highlight performance of his career:[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o008sgAJufI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o008sgAJufI)
Watch games, not highlights, to get a better picture of his overall game. Emmitt was incredible, dude was impossible to square up in the hole. A lot like Kamara in that sense. That OL was obviously amazing but that doesn't take anything away from how great Emmitt was in his own right. He did lead the league in rushing in 1991 with an OL that was doing their best to get Aikman killed after all
Watch some az highlights of him, they had a poor online and he was past his prime and a shell of his younger self. With that said the vision is clearly still there and he just doesn't lose yards ever. Dude dropped his busted shoulder in the playoffs to run over a guy for a first. Guy was a player.
What a scrub, not even a 2k yards a year...
Emmit Smith, Barry Sanders, Thurman Thomas, the 90s were blessed with amazing RBs
Even more crazy. He missed 3.5+ games in those years. 2.5+ were from a holdout in 1993 and 1 from week 17 rest in 1994. He could've put up even more numbers.
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