Emmitt Smith vs. Barry Sanders Monday Night Showdown | NFL Vault Stories
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
- Elliot Harrison revisits the 1994 Monday night showdown between Emmitt Smith and Barry Sanders.
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Barry was an unbelievable talent. Alot of players have his shiftiness, but his central core and lower body strength are second too none. His field vision in cat like. It was an absolute treat to watch him as a kid.
Uh what players have his shiftiness?
@@mr.getitdone6543 none of them lol he had me lost with that one
@@julienalexander6113 ikr? Lol 😆 everything else he said was on point though 🤣
Always loved watching Barry Sanders run the ball!
Jeremy Mullins I still watch his highlights!!
Bold statement. Not too many people can say that.
Fastest man ever
I'm a diehard Cowboys fan and love Emmitt but I was a huge Barry Sanders fan! He's my all-time favorite nfl player no doubts about that! Very memorable game!
Whether you like Barry or Emmit more, this was probably the greatest NFL game displaying the top 2 runningbacks at their best.
Finally! Someone with common sense!
@@mrortegon1 💯
I'm from Detroit I remember feeling sick to my stomach when Barry retired, really the world had came to an end, it was 10 times worse than LeBron leaving the cavs!
I feel ya bruh ! 😂😂😂
Jamil,
Poor Barry knew he had little chance to win a playoff game, let alone winning the SB. He lost his motivation and it was the right time that he left football. As for LeBron, I wouldn't want him to be playing for my city. He is a steroid athlete and he unilaterally called himself the GOAT of basketball. If we can manipulate time, LJ is to go against a prime Wilt or Russell, his scoring will be reduced at least 50%. Because he won't be able to muscle in and score easy layup and dunks. Seriously, he shouldn't be inside the alltime top 5, maybe top 10.
@@benthekeeshond545 Dude, you sound foolish. LeBron would dominate the 60s era. The 60s were too slow and weren't as skilled as the guys today. LeBron doesn't take steroids', stop trying to discredit his hard work.
I feel, I am not a Lions fan but was so sad when Barry retired
Same here. I still remember where I was when his retirement was announced.
Barry was so ahead of his time! Literally a video game running back!
😂 dude you have told no lies in this comment "video game" running back
Same with Bo Jack
Ever hear of Gayle Sayers, Walter Payton, or Tony Dorsett? Barry Sanders was a great back, but he wasn't the originator of the cutback.
I’d like to introduce you to 1950s Jim Brown.
How was he ahead of his time? Running backs today are worse than they were back then. He's not more well suited to the modern game either.
Barry is the best and most dangerous back I've seen in the last 25 years.
Ever. Not 25 years. Ever. Barry Sanders was the greatest running back to ever take a handoff. Period. His records are ridiculous. 5 yards a carry for his CAREER under THAT dog shit line. All-time record for most consecutive 1,500+ rushing yard seasons with 6 straight. 2,000+ yards in 97 as the MVP.. He was untouchable. He’s so much better than Emmitt Smith it’s not even funny. Emmitt had possibly THEE best line in NFL history while sanders had the WORST without debate. And still had 5 yards a carry his entire career. He’s the undisputed goat. If Barry Sanders and Emmitt Smith swapped lines or teams, we wouldn’t ever even be having this discussion at all. He’d have damn near 20,000 yards.
Unless the field was wet. Mother Nature was the best defense against Barry. 🤣
@@Supermanfan99 Unless it was a goal line situation. Then you had to pull Barry out of the game. Also, lets not even mention the playoffs.
In history!!!
@@jesses5463I grew up in Michigan watching him. The ONLY reason we ever made the playoffs in the first place was because of Barry.
A 1,000 years from now Barry Sanders will still be hands down the greatest RB of all time.
Adrian Peterson is better.
@@artistnexpress415 not better than Barry.
@@artistnexpress415 Are you 12?
peterson is better at abusing children
He is
I remember watching this game. Loved both these backs. If Sanders played for a real team he would've had multiple Superbowls
There are no real teams.
The problem with the Lions was their head coach.
When Washington beat them 41-0 in the regular season and 45-10 in the NFC title game, they should have fired Fontes then.
Barry was better than Smith.
Our WRs, Perriman, Morton and Moore were just as good as Dallas WRs
Erik Kramer was as good as the overrated Aikman was
Our O line was good enough to win
The biggest difference was Jimmy Johnson versus Wayne Fontes
A competent coach wins with the talent they had
After Kramer left, they foolishly went after Scott Mitchell and that hurt the team
@@123slasher.16 , no way were your recievers better then the Cowboys and your QB sucked @$$
@@123slasher.16 Kramer sucked @$$, what are you talking about. Aikman was 10 times better
@@123slasher.16 and no way was Barry better then Smith. Emmitt was way better then Barry
I love both of them. But I gotta give it to Barry🤔
Berry did it by himself. Emmitt had a team behind him. I didn’t wanna see berry retire, I thought he would come back but he never did.
yeah crazy to think about Barry's stats if he had that oline and the threat of pass to Irvine to keep defenses from putting 11 guys in the box
Smith was one of the best running backs ever. But Sanders is THE best running back ever.
Emmitt Smith is by far the best RB ever. NFL records for rushing yards, rushing touchdowns, playoff TDs and playoff yards. He could run around defender's and run over them. He was a threat out of the backfield as a receiver and he was great in pass protection. Barry could only juke defender's. Oh, Barry does have one NFL record though. Most NEGATIVE rushing yards. That means he LOST more yards than any player in NFL history. Nuff said. Emmitt is the GOAT.
@@lagodifuoco313 Emmitt had the best line in NFL history and a great pass attack to help and Barry was still better than him. Deal with it, Emmitt was never the best running back in the league but he had a long career
Lol on almost all of Smiths big runs he goes untouched for 15-20 yards. Meanwhile Barry had to break at least 2 tackles or make multiple guys miss to get more than a 10 yard run.
Eric Mollin this comment says it all buddy
Eric Mollin yeah right. Emmitt broke a lot of tackles all the time
But idiots will tell you Barry did not break tackles. He not only broke tackles but made more people miss then anyone ever & IMHO that is the same as breaking a tackle. A missed tackle is a missed tackle does not matter how it happens.
roy hunt lol how the hell he didnt have a line and atleast one went to the probowl every yr. Yes barry was special but so was smith ppl forget he was a 1000 yd rusher before the line got assembled and emmitt was a playoff running back as well ...barry didnt do 2 well
roy hunt u not making any sense tho ....u still have2 operate and break tackles and emmitt lead nfl in broken tackles many yrs....the lions had pro bowler at wide out also they had a pretty good teams but a few others like 49ers and cowboys were in they way just like nowa days
The Lions abused and wasted Sanders. So sad.
And the best wr ever, too.
They embraced them loved them and cherished them just couldn’t get him a ring. It’s not b ball where there’s 5 guys and u just need to try and put all stars around lebron etc. it’s football u need an entire team. Just unfortunate he didn’t get one
and calvin johnson
@@ebeatsz he was good but never great
@@TEAMGETHELP who? Megatrick? CJ was good but he wasn't top 10 all time
One of the first games Barry played, the opposing team complained that his suit had some kind of silicone slippery spray on his suit. That is a real compliment. And other teams would joke enjoying playing against the Lions so they could watch Barry run. It was fun watch him play. He would lose 5-10 yards then break one for 40-50 yards.
But it was sad because owner Ford got very little support for him on the line. I have never seen anyone have "all of the right moves" like Mr. Sanders.
Barry was WAY better than Emmett..
@@classic-kool WAY better? What a joke. Barry had a playoff game 13 carries for -1 against a team he put 200+ on a few weaks earlier. Gtfoh with that way better madness
@@HiFi5280 - ok.....Sanders was way WAY better Smith.
@Jim Johnson
In the playoffs, Barry was going up against very good defenses or defensive lines. The other playoff teams are loaded with players that are paid millions of $s to stop him. You may say that the Lions overemphasized on running Barry to win games. Remember Erik Dickerson\RAMS, the 49ers stuffed him year after year. It takes more than a RB to win a Super Bowl.
@@benthekeeshond545 Not to mention that game vs GB was played outdoors in temperatures below freezing, which hampered Barry's running style. Oh yeah...and Dave Krieg at QB.
Brings back fond memories when I was a kid/teenager in the 90's and every Thanksgiving we would go to my grandma's house out in the country. Sitting on the couch with my little brothers, my dad and uncles with bellies full of Turkey watching these 2 legends play for a decade. Thanks for the trip down memory lane! Good times!
Barry always made Thanksgiving better
there is nothing to debate..even though Emmitt was a great running back, Barry by far is the better of the two..😆👍👍
Barry Sanders the best RB I've seen
by far
While playing at Oklahoma in the late 1980"s, Barry ran for over 300 yards 4 times in his collegiate career, a record that still stands as of 10/4/2021, not Emmitt, Payton, Sayers, or Brown can say that ! Then 15,000 yards in 10 yrs in the NFL that's 1500 Yards per season people ! Name me another RB that has done these things ? I'll wait
You are the GOAT of you tube comments
Not by far…..
For the running back position Barry Sanders is truly the greatest there has ever been he is the only guy in history to rush for 1100 yards in 10 consecutive seasons and he is the only guy to rush for at least 100 yards in 14 consecutive games
Barry Sanders is my all time favorite halfback ever
Barry is the greatest to ever it do it, college then the pro’s!!! The greatest football player ever!!!
2nd behind Payton!
You can't say "greatest football player ever" because positions can't be compared. And if you say the best runner ever, no, of course not. One of the greats, sure. Best ever? Sayers, Payton and Jim Brown would have something to say about that.
@@Frankincensedjb123 We all have something to say about it. Barry Sanders is the best running back ever...and it's not even close.
@@Frankincensedjb123 just he’s missing a ring but he’s still the 🐐 in the RB position.
Couldn't have said it better myself
I am so lucky to have witnessed both of these backs in their prime. There will never be another Barry Sanders.
Barry is the greatest to lace them up
truthseeker89 for life
True spit right there.
Say that!!!!
Nope that would go to Jim Brown!
i agree people forget about Brown because he played so long ago before there were even Superbowls ...similar to how Bill Russell gets forgotten on that 8 time Celtics championship team ...then there is the big "what if" with Bo Jackson
Brown is like Marshawn lynch, Power back. Barry is sweetness.
Emmitt had a competitive drive that was immeasurable! He was not as naturally gifted as Barry Sanders but he was driven to be the best! I think Emmitt would have played longer if Barry had not retired because he wanted all the records to validate his career!
Longer!!!??? Lol he did play for a long time he went to Arizona when Dallas was done with him. He was 40 still running
@@adriancontreras2678 well the 40 part was a joke. The brother didnt have much left in the tank but kept going. Should I had said 50 so you get the age part was a joke? Emmitt was my idol bro him and Haley
@@adriancontreras2678 no he retired at 35. I just intentionally add 5 years to him.
Hell, Smith was 137 years old when he retired.
He had significant more help during his career, crazy to think the stats Barry might have put up behind that oline and threat of pass. If we swapped them Emmitt would have left the Lions and found great success on a decent team while Barry was too loyal for his own good.
As a Giants fan, I can tell you both were great. Smith was always breaking things open for the Cowboys. He and Aikman tortured Giants fans. Sanders was obviously one of the most elusive and explosive running backs ever. To say one is greater than the other is pointless and a conversation for schoolyard banter. Facts tell us both were at the top of the game all time.
Imagine Sanders with that Dallas Offensive line. I’m thinking 3000 yards and 40 tds
Emmitt is special in his own right. He graduated HS as the all-time leading rusher and set school records at Fla. He would've put up numbers where ever played!
@craig 22 you're sped af
Jim Johnson stfu Jim your an idiot
@Kane Abel your Name fits your comment
The difference was Barry would run around you and Emmit would run through you. Barry had the speed and Emmit had the torque. I'm glad I got to see 2 of the best rbs that ever played the game.
Well said
Damn looking at the runs emitt had compared to barry. Every Emmitt run was just him finding a huge hole and running through it. Meanwhile, barry shifted around in the backfield until he could make something happen
Isn’t finding the whole the goal for a running back
@@deangelowebber4269 the point was where there wasn't an opening Barry was able to still make plays happen.
Someone could argue it’s the o-line difference
Are you watching a different video? There was like one run where Barry had to outrun guys in the backfield.
Emmitt Smith is the Greatest. His rushing record proves it. Barry Sanders was the better athlete. Barry quit, Emmitt never did until he couldn't play anymore.
Smith's best season is in 1995 when he had 7 Pro-Bowlers on the line. He ran for 1700 yards, averaging 4.7 yards per carry and 110 a game.
Sanders' best season was in 1997 when he had 1 Pro-Bowl lineman. He ran for 2000 yards, averaging 6.1 yards per carry and 128 a game.
Barry played with 1 Pro-Bowl lineman all his career and averaged more rushing yards per game and season, including 2 seasons where he rushed for more yards than Emmitt's best season with 7 Pro-Bowl linemen. Barry had more 1500 yard seasons than Emmitt
I have to say, even as a Cowboys fan, Barry had to do much more against tougher defenses, including Dallas's.The Lions weren't very strong defensively back in the 90s so Barry was the anchor of the ENTIRE team.
As a Lions fan, I never thought I'd say this to a Dallas fan.... "I agree with you" lol
Bullshit you fucking moron. The Lions ran a 3W-1TE and 4W singleback offense, their opponents were always in nickel and dime defenses because of that. Barry ran against defenses that were always in pass defense mode with backup DBs in nickel and dime positions instead of the starting LBs.
Emmitt played the better defenses in the nfc east by far. The skins and giants had just won the SB and the eagles were a defensive team not to mention all the quality playoff teams. Barry never once showed up in a big game this was probably his best performance ever. Barry had like 40 yards against the skins in the nfc championship and minus one yard against GB in the wild card. He was a regular season useless stat player his biggest games were against teams like the Bucs who were terrible and he played twice a year.
ZorroVenonoso *Dallas’
Yea exactly but if Barry and emmit played with each other it would be a dream team no one could break them up or tackle them that far and as a born and raied dallas fan I agree
There is no question. Barry is the best ever. The end.
By what measurable?
@@trjohnson57 Best at getting negative yards in playoff games. Best at being pulled from the game in goal line situations.
Offs or short yardage. Sweetness was a better blocker, thrower, receiver and awesome on the goal line.
Not and even close competition. If Barry had the line that Emmett had, you have had multiple 3000 yard seasons.
Stop making excuses! Barry was on 6 playoff teams and didn't do anything to help his team win. Comparing the two is the same as comparing Vick to Montana or even Moss to Rice. Same shit, one is more talented while the other is just a better ball player. One guy's stats translated to win and the other's didn't.
barry sanders is the greatest of all time he had a weak line emmit had a way better line
Chopper Sosa I'm a lions fan but Walter Payton is the goat
RG2-Highlights i can only go off what ive seen ive only seen tape on walter payton an ive never seen somebody with as wesk of a line break up tackles and make people miss like barry did payton was not as explosive as barry an i dont know but that bear im sure didnt have the garbage O line barry had
literally the first thing the guy mentions in the video is how much revisionist history has fed the Barry legend and yet here we go in the comments lol
Please explain in great detail how Barry's line was "weak". This ought to be enlightening...
thegorn68 you look up the stats if you dont kniw i watched it he played with 2 pro bowlers in his whole career an thise 2 pro bowlers never played together his line was trash i watched the games if you dont believe that then you show me numbers that prove im wrong
I love the way Barry Sanders run the ball he make look so easy
Barry was so amazing at being able to absorb contact, break loose and keep running hard but Emmitt had that stutter step delay and then accelerate down and it was bananas. Two of the greatest RB's of all time. Emmitt was my personal fave.
Both were great backs and blaming Emmitt for having a great offensive line is just BS. Two different runners. If you are looking for the breakaway threat then Barry was obviously better with higher top end speed, if you want a guy you can hand the ball to 30 times and no matter how much they stack the box he will get you 4 yards, win games and take you to titles...only one Emmitt Smith. I take Emmitt anytime and that is no slight to Barry, who was a beast and a fun back to watch. However, he was bottled up at times in playoff games with games like the day when Sanders set an NFL postseason record for rushing futility. He had 13 carries for minus-one yard. He had four catches that day -- for four yards. Which means he had 16 touches for a total of three yards -- 2.7 yards less than he averaged per rush in the regular season. That is the difference, if you give Emmitt the ball 20 times he will get you at least 70 yards because he is a north/south runner, he puts the head down and gets the tough yards. Now, that is not to say that Emmitt did not have moves and could not break long runs nor that Barry was not a tough player, just that they are two different style backs. You would be happy with either, but if I want a back that can CARRY a team past tough defenses and get the important smashmouth yards that win championships...no doubt I'm going with duece/duece. Barry was one helluva back and fun as hell to watch and could break ankles. Both all time greats and the debate will go on, along with many other backs that should be in the conversation. I tell ya, not many backs would I take over Emmitt.
you bring up obvious points only to then discard them. The stats for Barry in the one game you bring up is for just one game! And contextually - he was not supported by a talented o-line. Your argument is ridiculous
If Barry Sanders would have had Emmitts offensive line he would have rushed for 3,000 yards in a season. 🏈
Detroit had 3 pro bowlers of their own. Lomas Brown, Kevin Glover, Zefross Moss. So that's kinda bs.
@@LOTUG98
You really going to try and say Barry had as good of blocking as Emmitt in the 90’s.
We saw over and over how Barry could make something out of nothing. 🏈
Only 2. Zefross moss only played two seasons for Detroit and never made a pro bowl.
Emmitt smith had better vision and explosiveness
@@altonwilliams7117Sanders also made nothing out of something a lot of times too. He was always looking to hit the home run and couldn't/wouldn't drive the pile like Smith did to pick up 3-5 yards and keep the clock moving.
Smith never had a 13 carry game for zero yards.
Barry played 89 to 98. The lions made the playoffs 5 times during that time, 4 of which were wildcard 1 and outs. The boys won the Superbowl 3 times during that time. Lets not pretend the lions were a particularly good team, or had a good line. Barry is also the leader in yards lost for a running back because he had to keep running like a madman to make up for the aggressive mediocrity that was blocking for him.
If you swapped them Barry is more of a legend and Emmett is remembered as a good running back on a crummy team. End of story.
So, they'd be exactly the same as they're now but in reverse?
Thanks for proving Emmitt was the better RB.
Joshua Wood Barry is a far better rb it’s not even close
Or he’s the leader in yards lost because he tried to turn every run into a huge gain rather than plowing straight ahead and making the tough yards like Emmitt could...there’s a reason Emmitt could simply take over a game and wear down the defense like he did in that second Bills Super Bowl. That’s not something Barry was ever known for.
True.
@@joshuawood1436 You not to bright. Emmitt had passing support, blocking support, defensive support, coaching superiority, and special teams superiority. Barry had inferiority in every category AND still outperformed Emmitt.
Barry was way better than Smith talent wise. You trade places and put Barry behind that monster line and that passing attack...Barry gets at least 1800 years a season
Just look at this game alone. Smith doesn't get hit til the 2nd level pretty much every run. Sanders gets contact at the line almost every time
Exactly. Too many people have no common sense. Barry highlights are all improvisation. I can't say I've seen Emmitt highlights, as all his runs seemed to be basic runs with gaping holes... Yard after contact
Andrew Solis That's because Sanders never followed his blocks or used his vision. He was a freelance type of runner. Emmitt is better than Barry any day.
naw they both had their advantages like jerry and randy moss emmitt and the other legend rbs had that championship mindset barry dont and i like barry more than emmitt every other top 5 got a ring but him
You don't follow a block that didn't exist? Not a chance Emmitt is better than Barry. Put Payton, Brown, Campbell, Tomlinson, Martin, etc to name a few who would've equaled or shattered the rushing record!!! Done!
No debate. Barry by an O line. I never shook my head in amazement when Emmitt carried the ball. He was just another runner through gaping holes. Barry was a football treasure. No one comes close to what that man could do on a football field.
I’ll take Emmitt every day of the week. Emmitt never ran for negative yards and he proved he could come to work everyday year after year. Emmitt is the greatest running back of all times hands down and there’s no way anyone can argue against it. He holds the record that says so.
Yeh had an epic line . Anyone could of ran behind that
ALL DAY...Emmitt Smith G.O.A.T.
@@wood4278 on a great team Yup
I’m a lifetime cowboys fan and I have always believed that if Barry had the offensive line that Emmit had he would’ve been the greatest running back of all time. He would have set the all time rushing title and no one would ever beat him!
25k+
Except that's completely wrong.
Still is
Barry was the man! Sure wish he had a better team around him to get that ring!
Some of you guys talent evaluation of a running back come strictly on open field explosiveness. You are missing so much more to being a great back. Finding holes and gaining 3 -4 yards is not flashy, but it is effective. Not finding the hole and losing 2-3 yards looks like the O-Lines fault, but sometimes its the running backs inability to locate the hole quickly enough.
That was when football was football!
LION OF JUDAH Its good now. But 90s NFL had so much more to offer player wise and talent that it was exciting to watch back then.
@@rmurray819 yea trutru
Never seen a legend like Emmitt get disrespected so much 🤦🏾♂️
He wasn't great... His teams and lines were.
It's that simple. Barry averaged better YPR with a worse line.
Matt Pawlowski whatever you say guy 😂
Barry's worst season was 1100 yards... In 11 games.
Emmitt was under 1000 a couple times, while playing all 16 games. It couldn't be more clear 😂
Matt Pawlowski wow so you counting his Arizona years to make a point? 😂😂 Dude was outta his prime & in his last season was 60 years away from 1,000 & also he’s rookie year too. I mean look at the Prime stats guy. You’re such a fucking hater it’s sad. You telling me Emmitt wasn’t great then you’ve got no true football IQ. Don’t forget Barry QUIT the game in his prime, so we don’t know what he would’ve looked like had he stayed. Barry had one truly historic years, that’s the 2,000 Yrds season. Emmitt had several, remember how the Cowboys look when Jerry didn’t pay Emmitt? Yeah so stfu talking about line this & team that... guy this a TEAM sport. Folks hating on Emmitt because he had a fucking squad to match his talent & that no o line shit is fucking horse shit man, couple Pro Bowlers on the line. I bet you think Barkley is better than Zeke 😂
Barry was on another level. Him and Gale Sayers are the greatest running backs ever
Earl Campbell would eat them for lunch. Barry was great at being pulled from goal line situations.
Barry is the better running back its just Emmitt played longer ,I really think Barry would be the goat if he didn't retire early
Exactly
God Chose me ...that and Emmitt Smith had one of the greatest offensive lines probably ever whereas Barry Sanders was stuck with the mediocre line that is pretty much standard in Detroit.
God Chose me Barry Sanders is the most electrifying back ever but not the best. He wasn't even a complete back like walter payton, l.t., or Emmitt but still a legend.
The term "Complete Back" is given to players that can't run as well as Barry. They have to find something to hang on to. :)
goblin072 That was one of the greatest responses I heard in while on this subject . Lol
BARRY SANDERS >>>>> EMITT SMITH
EMITT HAD THE GREATEST O-LINE HELPING HIM, BARRY WAS SPECIAL
except the in the playoffs when he usually was pretty mediocre while Smith was a big time player in the playoffs.
Gemini Man thats what i said
The greatest O-Line is probably the one the cowboy have now
Gemini Man Nope the greatest O line belonged to the 1997/98 Broncos.
David Williams How many pro-bowlers?
Life long Lions fan here, we don't have championships we have Champions.
I love Emmitt but Barry was the greatest running back in NFL history, Barry is the gold standard when it comes to running backs
If Barry had the “O LINE” Emmit had Emmit would be an after thought
@smoothcollected embellish much? Let you tell it and Barry didn't have a line, only 6 guys on the field amd he still made yards. They made the playoffs 6 times, you don't make the playoffs with a shitty line. Juust not how that works, Emmitt made his line better while Barry ran wild which is why he is all-time leader in negative plays.
craig 22 Barry isn’t a top 10 running back of all time ? Says a lot about your football knowledge name 10 running backs Better than him it better be a good argument lol
That's what everyone says. If Barry had that line, if Barry had the cowboys organization, if Barry this or that. Can't live on the what ifs, he didn't have that and Smith was better. End.
If Nick foles had that line he would have 10,000 yards rushing...
@@Jay-ot3cq JAy Smith wasnt better Look at the holes his line opens up for him he isnt even getting touched
Barry would've held the all-time rushing record if he wouldn't have retired early
Teddy Goatwater would of should of could of stop crying already
Thomas Davis I'm a vikes fan Btw
Heck if he had Emmitt's line, could still retire early while shattering that record. Barry in 10 seasons almost rushed more than Payton in 13 seasons. He's the GOAT RB
he didn't have enough HEART!
Sanders gained more yards in his 10 years than Smith did in his first 10 (by about 1300 yards) and had the likes of Rodney Pete, Andre Ware, Erik Kramer, Scott Mitchell and Charlie Batch as his quarterbacks. Smith had a hall of fame QB and WR and had one of the best offensive lines of the last 35 years. You tell me who was better. Sanders had little to no help his entire career and was still statistically better than Smith.
I'm a Cowboys fan and in my opinion Barry Sanders is of the GOATs next to AP, Jim Brown, Eric Dickerson, Walter Payton, and LT. Emmitt was great though but he had a great offensive line in his career.
Did I just find a Cowboys fan who is willing to admit when other players are better? Christmas must have come early this year
Alpha Giraffe W
Joshua Rodriguez I respect the honesty
Joshua Rodriguez You forgot Marshall Faulk.
J Rod13 you forgetting priest holmes too. priest did something in 3 yeats no back besides Jim Brown did. and AP aint even close
Emmit Smith was great but Barry Sanders was arguably the best ever! Smith had the advantage of having a much better team surrounding him
The Dallas Cowboys have a 115-86 record with Emmitt Smith all-time.
The Detroit Lions are 74-79 with Barry Sanders all-time.
Yes, the Cowboys were a great team and the Lions sucked. Troy Aikman vs. Rodney Pete for goodness sake.
No doubt about it Barry Sanders is the greatest running back of my time
Emmitt was way better
@@markwarner619 YUp if Emmitt was on the lions they would have won more games. Casual fans like Barry more because of his moves and escapability, but true students of the game admit that Smith was the more consistent, complete back.
If Barry had Dallas's offensive line he would have been absolutely Unstoppable.
"IF" huh...well "IF" get 5 numbers and the gold ball I'll win the Mega Millions lol "IF"
Barry was the best without the line
It's funny reading this stuff. As a Dallas fan, I can tell you that 3 out of the 5 starters on the o-line for Super Bowl 27 were there in the late 80's.....and they couldn't do anything (and the team went 1-15). The first thing Dallas's management told Jerry Jones about Nate Newton was "Don't waste another minute on him." But everything Emmitt did was because of his line. (Right.)
In watching this game, Barry wasn't breaking tackles behind the line of scrimmage. He had a lot of room to run. He beat Emmit by only 2 yards with 4 more carries. I love both backs, but there are a lot of Emmit haters that use his offensive line as an excuse for his greatness. He's been a great back since high school.
J real he was also alot more elusive than what people remember
Ice J you are correct
@@user-co1gi7yd2r facts
barry is still better
dont act like you even watched either of them play little boy
Officer Doofy shutup kid
RG3 #smokinthat3 #10hunnit #H3!5M4N #dawgpound W
Robert bro i cant do this help me why did u leave Washington
Barry was the best runner in history. Emmitt was an amazing back tough, durable, can block and catch but what Barry did in Detroit was unbelievable. Detroit sucked. They had some players who had pro bowl years but as a unit they sucked. Everyone knew he was getting the ball 8 in the box each game and he made everyone look stupid and this was the height of the steroid era. Simply the best ever!
Emmitt always outperformed Barry in the Pro Bowls (where they had the same offensive lines). Barry is more fun to watch, but he used to lose a lot of yards, whereas Emmitt’s inclination was to always move forward. Both were great at breaking tackles and making defenders miss. It was a great era, and a pleasure to watch their highlights every week.
Barry was and is still the greatest running back of all time. Just ask some of the running back legends of all time
Barry all day. he didnt have help.
Trottie Mcqueen he had a good o line though.
also emmit had more weapons with him to help take pressure off him
OkayGameplay no the o line wasn't that good and then considering how good Emmitt was and considering how much they handed it to Emmitt barry was such a special player and one of the goats although Emmitt was really good hes probably not a top 5 rb
Yea i agree if emmit had barrys o line he wouldnt be as successful
And barry retired early at full health. And i think we all know where im headed saying that
You can't compare Barry (the true goat) Sanders and Emmitt Smith, you just can't!
Not a biased Steelers fan! LMAO Yes you can and emmitt is better 😂😂😂
Soopersil3ntassasin Barry retired in his prime, when did Emmitt retire, I think when he was 35?
Barry is better
DrNuggetFTW no more disputes please...
DrNuggetFTW obviously he would have over 20000 yards of he never left
Soopersil3ntassasin Let me guess, Emmitt is better cause he has more yards? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
barry is top 10 my opinion kinda over rated i think iverson name was more feared
Barry couldn't run from the goaline, he couldn't run on 3rd downs and he was negative in yardage during the playoffs. Amazing regular season perfomances when you play in the weakest division in football is pointless if your production drops in the playoffs. Emmitt would take a 3 yard gain instead of a 1% chance at an 80 yard TD that would most likely result in a loss of yardage unlike Barry and he's one of the top 3 near the goaline and at blocking.
Barry's spin move alone shreds Emmit
Smith can have as many yards as he wants, he's simply not on Barry Sanders level.
I remember watch this monday night game back when I was 13 glad detroit won so my 49ers could get that one seed.
To all saying emmit had a hall of fame offensive line no one from the 90s cowboys line is in the hall of game except Larry Allen
iOnrr Smith played behind the best Oline in football. That Oline opened holes a mack truck could go through. Sanders was met in the backfield a lot and had to make players miss just to get back to the line of scrimmage. On sheer talent alone, nobody compares to Barry Sanders.
But they had a line where everyone was either probowlers or all-pro.
Two of the greatest ever and as I type this Eli just threw a pick 6 vs the Eagles smh!
David Hunter E A G L E S EAGLES!!!
Omar Scruggs HUNGRY DAWGS RUN FASTER!!!#FLY EAGLES FLY!!!
Dallas, weapons galore, Johnston as a FB, Aikman, O line and a good to great defense. Lions, not so much. Barry, hands down. Jim Brown, Walter Payton, A healthy Gale Sayers, Smith and a ridiculously talented Eric Dickerson when he decided to play.
I saw this game live..one i will never forget. amazing rushing by both guys.
I don't know if it's true or not or remember where I heard it, but a long time ago someone explained a stat to me that Barry Sanders consistently was touched by defenders 5 +\- yards before Emmitt was, on average, per run. Lot's of factors I know, but it was no secret for the majority of those years Emmitt had the better O line for blocking. Even still, Emmitt would have been a beast if he played with the Lions too, but Barry was a human highlight real, and the freakiest of freaks for his physical and mental agility. Wish he had the chance to play on a Superbowl team.
The fact that there comparing Zeke to Emmit just shows how much better Barry you can't Compare Anyone to Barry Because he's the GOAT
Matthew Stafford #9 the goat of quitting lol
Matthew Stafford #9 did barry play with a separated shoulder?
Thomas Davis shut up you don’t know jack shit
LMAO! I don't see anyone comparing Zeke to Emmitt except you. Barry was a quitter and an awful goalline back. Emmitt is the most complete back to ever play.
And I love the fact that today people just pretend like the Cowboys bulldozed everybody they played on their way to the Superbowls. Because the truth is that they didn't. Emmitt played against the Giants with a separated shoulder just to win the division on the last game of the season. The Cowboys were just good at winning close games thanks to Emmitt.
chris r actually that would be Walter Payton and possibly LT because I’m not sure Emmitt threw a touchdown
Two legendary backs.
Emmitt is just great. Barry is legendary.
quick disolve Emmit was “very good”, Barry was Legendary!
What gets lost in history is that from '90-'95, Barry had a damn good oline...Lomas Brown is a 7 time pro bowler and Kevin Glover is a 4 time pro bowler...Dallas just had a more popular and more successful unit on there online...i hate the "Barry didn't have a line" argument...it's ignorant
Unfortunately, because Emmit is a Dallas Cowboy, he'll never get the recognition he deserves as one of the best RB's to have ever played the game. If the O-Line isn't the excuse, its "Oh well he still had Aikman and Irvin"
Exactly. He had a line for most years. They had a great offense, but no consistent qb.
It is too bad that Mike Utley was injured in 1991 and Eric Andolsek was killed the following offseason in a freak accident. They did have the makings of a dominant offensive line. Story of the Lions.
@@Saber0003 You have that backwards. Emmit gets in the conversation for GOAT BECAUSE he played for the Cowboys.
The Lions OL was decent. Not great. Had Utley not been paralyzed on the field and Andolsek not been killed in his yard by a runaway truck after the 91season, the might have been a great OL.
Dallas' starting OL during the 94 season ended up with a combined 24 career pro bowls between them. Detroit's 94 OL had 10. Glover only made 3 Pro Bowls, Lomas the other 7.
I was at that game. Right behind the Cowboys bench. Love my Cowboys!
I was blessed to watch Barry and bo growing up...
This host says, in a very cut-and-dry way, that Emmitt Smith was considered the league's "premiere back" at this time. I don't know exactly how he concludes this, but the matter was always 50/50 at best. And quite frankly, Emmitt Smith had one of the greatest offensive lines probably EVER while Barry Sanders, meanwhile, was stuck with the mediocre line that one just has to expect from the Lions' organization. I've always said, put Barry Sanders on one of those '90s Cowboys teams and a 2,500 yard rushing season would not have been out of the question. And to anyone too young to remember watching this guy who thinks I'm exaggerating, TRUST ME, he could run like no running back you've ever seen. It was just amazing.
...and a few seconds later, I'm sorry, this host proves he just doesn't know what the hell he's talking about, here. He says the '90s Lions were a "much better" team than people remember. Dude, they won a whopping ONE playoff game the entire decade. Again, what are you talking about?
@@bz3105 They only won one playoff game because they had Barry and not Emit.
@Jim Johnson Sir, with all due respect, if you think Barry Sanders had a "great" O-Line, you just didn't watch much Lions football back then, not that I would have blamed you. As remains the case today, the quarterback was always under constant duress, it was a disturbingly regular thing for Barry Sanders to have someone on his ass the SECOND he touched the ball, etc.
B. Sanders
B. Sanders
Not a complete back. One trick pony.
NatanelYaHu BARRY DID IT WITH NOTHING if he played behind the cowboys online h would’ve put up 4000 every damn year put emmit on the lil s and Barry on the cowboys it’s simple
I meant lions
Did I you hear what I said one trick back. When was the last time you saw Barry block or catch. Emmitt did it all. All the other great backs could do it all not just run. Barry could run but that's all. Your love for Barry has less to do with Barry being good as it is being cowboys hater. People like you can only see what Emmitt had that was good not what he did and that was make his team great. BTW did you see his back ups do anything when he was out of the line up with that same line? If it was the line the line would make his back ups good.But with out Emmitt his team couldn't win. It was Emmitt's team. As Emmitt went so did the team. Including that line. The cowboys couldn't win without him. Emmitt made everyone beater. Thats what the great ones do. Make every one better. Emmitt made his line great not the other way around. Berry didn't have that. Emmitt did. Barry Sanders= ONE TRICK PONY.
but it's not debatable at all sanders is the better back
Lonnie White Emmitt is the GOAT
King Dallas, emmit Smith had the greatest O-line to block for him while sanders had the shittiest line blocking for him if you watch a lot of sanders highlights he has to make a guy miss that’s already in the backfield, so no emmit Smith is not the best running back it’s sanders by far!!
It’s debatable.
And I'm a Dallas man
Definitely not debatable. I'll add, had Barry had Smith's O-Line he would have done 2000+ every season.
Emmitt Smith Was so good it was crazy.. I remember this game.. Smith had a 45 yarder called back otherwise he would have had 200+ crazy game. And for all the clowns saying it was only his Oline.. Emmitt went to the cardinals a 4-12 team and had 1042 yards and 9 tds in his 15th season and final season, he could have for sure played another season if he wanted.
@protectthesun1519 Emmitt never ran for 1000 yards with the Cards and only averaged 3.3 yards a carry his 3 years in Arizona. Stop with the myth making. The reason Emmitt is the all time rushing leader is because he had maybe the greatest o line ever and had hofers surrounding him most of career SMH
@@christiansoldier77 Every thing I said was a Fact.. dumbass 😆
He had over 1000 total yards dumbass try some comprehensive reading 😆
Emmitt Smith had More MVPs more yards, more TDs more rings and more big game performances than your favorite RB no matter who it was.. go off and cry somewhere dealing with the Truth 🤣🤣🤣
@@christiansoldier77Emmitt was 34 and 35 years old those years playing on dumpster fire teams. He was also injured most of the first season there.
Barry is the highlight and Emmitt is the football player. Smith held out in the 93 season and the team started 0-2 without him. He came back and they went on to become the first team to begin the season 0-2 and win the Super Bowl. To cap off the season they needed a win to clinch home field advantage on the road against the Giants. Emmitt suffered a separated shoulder in the game. He gutted it out and carried the Cowboys to the victory. One of the most legendary performances in NFL history. Barry’s a distant second...
:50 - that cutback epitomizes what made Sanders special
Those Lions squads in the 90s were actually very talented, finding the right quarterback was their only problem.
Scott Mitchell had a good season in 1995. He just laid an egg in the playoffs.
COACHES LOVED EMMITT video game fans loved Barry
one knew the value of a 3 yard run for a first down, the other was always looking for home runs. Even his own coaches use to take him out at goal lines because he would lose
yards dancing 5 yards in the back field. it was worse in the playoff when defenses would zone him towards the sidelines. he would run out of bounds or get HIT trying to reverse back
he made it hard for the team to put a consistent O' Line around him, because he would zag when the plays called for him to zig (holding, tripping, illegal use of hands to the face)
which also led to his own O'Line injuries.... no one mentions that
I saw this game at lunch in Australia when I was in the Navy. Whole group of people from my ship were watching. I was the only Lions fan and it was a blast watching Detroit and Barry run over Dallas. Spielman standing up Smith at the End zone was awesome too!!
That was when football was a "Man" game. Both, Smith and Sanders, were great backs who left everything on the field. Occasionally I relive their unbelievable runs thanks to RUclips. Miss those football I and T formations days of great backs!
Smith was the better overall RB and had more heart than Sanders.
People act like Smith never got touched, never made tacklers miss or broke tackles.
Not his fault Jerry Jones built a winner and drafted good to great players.
Smith Career is final!
Sanders career is buts, if, would and could haves.
Exactly....what I've been saying this whole time
Still waiting for a running back to make the moves that Barry did. It’ll happen some day but it hasn’t yet.
Although Emmit is an all time great and had a tremendous career, it's hard to overlook Sanders. I mean, they keyed on him every play and he still performed. The Lions misused him often and he retired in his prime and he still was within striking distance of getting the all-time record.
Since Barry never played ages 31-35, this is the best comparison of his and Emmitt's careers:
Barry (10 seasons)
153 Games Played
3,062 Carries
15,269 Yards
99 Touchdowns
5.0 YPC
99.8 YPG
Emmitt (10 seasons)
155 Games Played
3,243 Carries
13,963 Yards
136 Touchdowns
4.3 YPC
90.1 YPG
Barry was obviously a better pure runner, but there might be some merit to him being taken out in short yardage and goal line situations considering the touchdown differential. I think we also have to consider playoffs since that's where the true greats separate themselves.
Barry (6 games)
4.2 YPC
64.3 YPG
1 Total TD
Emmitt (17 games)
4.5 YPC
93.3 YPG
21 Total TDs
Barry has the flashier highlights which is going to attract the RUclips generation. Emmitt's greatest strengths (vision and toughness) don't show up on highlights. The biggest knock against Emmitt are those last 5 years when he played from ages 31-35 on atrocious teams (those teams had a record of 25-55) which brought his career averages like yards per game way down (dropped him from #5 to #17).
AS A HUGE REDSKINS FAN AND A EVEN BIGGER COWBOY HATER FROM EAST TEXAS,YES TEXAS,I CERTAINLY REMEMBER THIS GAME.AND MORE THAN THE BARRY EMMITT THANG,THE COWBOYS LOST THE DAMN GAME WHICH ALWAYS MAKES ME HAPPY.
For all of you “Emmitt was only good because of his line” people: the greatest offensive line of all time was the 1970s Raiders with FOUR hall of famers. Yet I don’t see Marv Hubbard’s name among the all time great running backs. Most of Emmitt’s linemen were there years before him and didn’t start making pro bowls until he made them look great.
Are they seriously comparing Barry to Smith? The only decently good offensive players with Barry were Lomas Brown & Herman Moore! So incomparable to the awesome Cowboys offensive team back then!
You forgot Johnny Morton and Brett perriman we're also on the lions
That’s what the emmit smith fans like to leave out when defending emmit, is he had the greatest O-line in nfl history blocking for him!!
Stormy Redhawk And that’s his fault?
jmaal2345, no but it is a factor when considering their greatness and how emmit accumulated most of all his yards when sanders had garbage blockers, the point being it was a whole lot easier for emmit than it was for sanders who used his pure talent to get his yards that’s the point sanders is by far a better running back!!!!!!
@@stormyredhawk2812 he made that line great, not the other way around and you can watch his hs and college film to see he was destined to be the greatest. Made everyone around him better. Put some respect on #22 the 🐐!
Emmit was full of himself and had the best O-Line (debatable) in history. Barry was a class act....."Football Chose me, I didn't choose football" Just think of what he could have done if he had Emmits Swag....Miss them both.
It's funny how everyone says Emmitt is good because of his line, but most of you guys forgot Jerry Jones thought the same and plugged Derrick Lassic behind the same line and his performance was horrible. Don't get me wrong, I think Barry was the best pure runner but Emmitt's vision and endurance was amazing.
Sanders is the greatest RB of all time. His balance and vision is still unmatched. He had power too. After 1 season people are comparing Elliot to Emmitt. Nobody gets compared to Barry because nobody has run like him before or since.
One had the best OL in football, with Irvin and Troy , the other said " fk it i dont need anybody lol
The best RBs of this era!!
Emmitt had a great offensive line that gave him holes a truck could drive through and Barry didn't.
Most people forget about that.
Emmitt Smith holds the all time Rushing title plus have 3 Super Bowl ring 💪🏼
first of all this was awesome...I am a die hard Lions fan(ugh) that being said I can't believe 200 yards rushing from both teams is unheard of...I like Emmitt but he had an offensive line throughout his career. I LOVE Barry because he ALWAYS made something from nothing and he did play for the Lions. I am 50 and b4 I die I fricken hope one day the Lions make it to a Super Bowl...I don't care if they win!!!!!!!!!!!! Just show up Boys...Luv U!!!!!!!