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92bDad · 08-06-2010, 01:27 PM

E.S. was the greatest of his generation...with all due respect to one Barry Sanders.

The items mentioned in this post, truly magnify the greatness of Mr. Smith...bottom line, prior to Smith arriving, the Cowboys were on the downside of loserville...once Smith arrived, the final piece of the Triplets took the team to new heights and they never looked back.

As for the Career yardage record, no doubt if the NFL stays as it is, the record will never be broken...however, there is a buzz about a change that will take place within the next 2-5 years...basically the schedule will be moved to an 18 game regular season schedule.

Once that happens, the new RB Standard will be the 2,000 yard season...and odds are that there will be at least one back if not a few that will go old-school and become that workhorse back and quite possible break the 20K Career Yard mark.

Think about guys like AP and CJ, should they be peaking as the league moves to 18 games.

Thus each generation has it's share of "Greatest Ever"

Jim Thorpe
Jim Brown
Gayle Sayers
Walter Payton
Emmit Smith

Then guys like:

Tony Dorsett
Barry Sanders
John Riggins
Erick Dickerson

Today, as mentioned we have CJ and AP as the new blood...meanwhile we can look at a RB on the tail end of his career, but who could possibly catch lightning in a bottle one last time...LT

These debates can never be one as they are all a matter of the eye of the beholder...but suffice it to say, that here on a Dallas board and on HOF Weekend, that Emmit Smith will carry the torch of Greatest ever and we old time fans will simply relive the Glory days of not only the 90's but the 70's as we celebrate the Dallas Cowboys as the Greatest NFL Franchise of all-time!!!

08-06-2010, 01:27 PM	#8
92bDad Platinum Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: TX Posts: 2,505	E.S. was the greatest of his generation...with all due respect to one Barry Sanders. The items mentioned in this post, truly magnify the greatness of Mr. Smith...bottom line, prior to Smith arriving, the Cowboys were on the downside of loserville...once Smith arrived, the final piece of the Triplets took the team to new heights and they never looked back. As for the Career yardage record, no doubt if the NFL stays as it is, the record will never be broken...however, there is a buzz about a change that will take place within the next 2-5 years...basically the schedule will be moved to an 18 game regular season schedule. Once that happens, the new RB Standard will be the 2,000 yard season...and odds are that there will be at least one back if not a few that will go old-school and become that workhorse back and quite possible break the 20K Career Yard mark. Think about guys like AP and CJ, should they be peaking as the league moves to 18 games. Thus each generation has it's share of "Greatest Ever" Jim Thorpe Jim Brown Gayle Sayers Walter Payton Emmit Smith Then guys like: Tony Dorsett Barry Sanders John Riggins Erick Dickerson Today, as mentioned we have CJ and AP as the new blood...meanwhile we can look at a RB on the tail end of his career, but who could possibly catch lightning in a bottle one last time...LT These debates can never be one as they are all a matter of the eye of the beholder...but suffice it to say, that here on a Dallas board and on HOF Weekend, that Emmit Smith will carry the torch of Greatest ever and we old time fans will simply relive the Glory days of not only the 90's but the 70's as we celebrate the Dallas Cowboys as the Greatest NFL Franchise of all-time!!!