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where do you rank LT all time amongst RBs?
Russell Bell:
--- Quote from: Carlton Banks on January 08, 2011, 09:12:32 PM ---not Lawrence Taylor, i mean Ladanian Tomlinson
I say the only backs above him are Walter Payton, Barry Sanders, Marshall Faulk and Curtis Martin :D
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Hey, I think you forgot the NFLs all time leading rusher.
But to answer the question, def. top 10, i'll say 5th because of the amount of TDs hes scored over his career
OG Hack Wilson:
emmit smith played behind the best offensive line ever PLUS with Troy Aikmen and the Playmaker
very over rated as a candidate for GOAT
Russell Bell:
--- Quote from: Carlton Banks on January 09, 2011, 06:09:09 PM ---emmit smith played behind the best offensive line ever PLUS with Troy Aikmen and the Playmaker
very over rated as a candidate for GOAT
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I hear you about the o line, etc. Yeah he had a lotta help.
BUT, I don't really agree totally with that knocking him down a peg because look at Jerry Rice. Did he not have great players around him, and you don't really hear people using that against him when people call him the GOAT.
Shallow:
Jim Brown maybe. He lead the league in rushing 8 times in the 9 seasons he played.
He retired at 29 with his final season of 1500 yards in the 14 game season, 17 TDs, with another 300 yards and 4 TDs in the air, started his career with back to back MVPs and then retired after his 3rd MVP. Is this even debatable? Best player in the history of the NFL.
And you put Curtis Martin ahead of him? This guy had 1500 yards at 29 years old with the next guy rushing for less than 900 yards. He would have most likely lead the league in rushing for the next 5 years, definitely the year he turned 30.
.:DaYg0sTyLz:.:
--- Quote from: Russell Bell on January 09, 2011, 07:31:38 PM ---
--- Quote from: Carlton Banks on January 09, 2011, 06:09:09 PM ---emmit smith played behind the best offensive line ever PLUS with Troy Aikmen and the Playmaker
very over rated as a candidate for GOAT
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I hear you about the o line, etc. Yeah he had a lotta help.
BUT, I don't really agree totally with that knocking him down a peg because look at Jerry Rice. Did he not have great players around him, and you don't really hear people using that against him when people call him the GOAT.
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Yeah. I mean I definitely think emmit benefited from that o-line. He was averaging over 2 yards per carry before even being touched. He was very overrated. But I also hate how people are so quick to crown Jerry Rice the greatest WR ever. WR is the most dependant position on the field and Jerry had Montana and Young throwing the ball to him. He was great. But he SHOULD have been great. Compare that to what a receiver like Tim Brown did with QBs like Todd Marijuanavich and Jay Schroeder throwing him the ball
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