Emmitt Smith Or Barry Sanders

Who was the best running back in the 90's between the two?

  • Emmitt Smith

    Votes: 4 4.8%
  • Barry Sanders

    Votes: 80 95.2%

  • Total voters
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kes1111

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Who was the best (or your favorite) running back in the 90's between the two?



Emmitt Smith

Height: 5-9 Weight: 216 Age: 42

Born: 5/15/1969 Pensacola , FL

College: Florida

Experience: 15 Seasons

Hall of Fame Induction: 2010
Career Stats more
Season Team Rushing Receiving Fumbles
G GS Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD FUM Lost
2004 Arizona Cardinals 15 15 267 937 3.5 29T 9 15 105 7.0 18 0 4 1

2003 Arizona Cardinals 10 5 90 256 2.8 22 2 14 107 7.6 36 0 2 0

2002 Dallas Cowboys 16 16 254 975 3.8 30T 5 16 89 5.6 17 0 3 1

2001 Dallas Cowboys 14 14 261 1,021 3.9 44 3 17 116 6.8 22 0 1 1

2000 Dallas Cowboys 16 16 294 1,203 4.1 52 9 11 79 7.2 19 0 6 5

1999 Dallas Cowboys 15 15 329 1,397 4.2 63T 11 27 119 4.4 14T 2 5 3

1998 Dallas Cowboys 16 16 319 1,332 4.2 32 13 27 175 6.5 24 2 3 2

1997 Dallas Cowboys 16 16 261 1,074 4.1 44 4 40 234 5.9 24 0 1 1

1996 Dallas Cowboys 15 15 327 1,204 3.7 42 12 47 249 5.3 21 3 5 2

1995 Dallas Cowboys 16 16 377 1,773 4.7 60T 25 62 375 6.0 40 0 7 6

1994 Dallas Cowboys 15 15 368 1,484 4.0 46 21 50 341 6.8 68 1 1 0

1993 Dallas Cowboys 14 13 283 1,486 5.3 62T 9 57 414 7.3 86 1 4 1

1992 Dallas Cowboys 16 16 373 1,713 4.6 68T 18 59 335 5.7 26T 1 4 2

1991 Dallas Cowboys 16 16 365 1,563 4.3 75T 12 49 258 5.3 14 1 8 0

1990 Dallas Cowboys 16 -- 241 937 3.9 48T 11 24 228 9.5 57 0 -- --

TOTAL 4,409 18,355 4.2 75 164 515 3,224 6.3 86 11 54 25



Barry Sanders

Height: 5-8 Weight: 200 Age: 43

Born: 7/16/1968 Wichita , KS

College: Oklahoma State

Experience: 10 Seasons

Hall of Fame Induction: 2004
Career Stats more
Season Team Rushing Receiving Fumbles
G GS Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD FUM Lost
1998 Detroit Lions 16 16 343 1,491 4.3 73T 4 37 289 7.8 44 0 3 2

1997 Detroit Lions 16 16 335 2,053 6.1 82T 11 33 305 9.2 66T 3 3 2

1996 Detroit Lions 16 16 307 1,553 5.1 54T 11 24 147 6.1 28 0 4 2

1995 Detroit Lions 16 16 314 1,500 4.8 75T 11 48 398 8.3 40 1 3 3

1994 Detroit Lions 16 16 331 1,883 5.7 85 7 44 283 6.4 22 1 -- --

1993 Detroit Lions 11 11 243 1,115 4.6 42 3 36 205 5.7 17 0 3 0

1992 Detroit Lions 16 16 312 1,352 4.3 55T 9 29 225 7.8 48 1 6 4

1991 Detroit Lions 15 15 342 1,548 4.5 69T 16 41 307 7.5 34 1 5 0

1990 Detroit Lions 16 -- 255 1,304 5.1 45T 13 36 480 13.3 47T 3 -- --

1989 Detroit Lions 15 -- 280 1,470 5.3 34 14 24 282 11.8 46 0 -- --

TOTAL 3,062 15,269 5.0 85 99 352 2,921 8.3 66 10 27 13
 
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nyyyyce

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Barry - all day. Dude left the game and did not care about a record. NO RINGS, admittedly, but he was THE man.
 

TruDat

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Barry Sanders, I am not a lions fan but I was a Barry Sanders fan, I wish he would have gotten a super bowl ring
 

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Barry - all day. Dude left the game and did not care about a record. NO RINGS, admittedly, but he was THE man.

Barry Sanders, I am not a lions fan but I was a Barry Sanders fan, I wish he would have gotten a super bowl ring

Agreed. Barry hands down. No question

Barry Sanders easily.

He did shit without a line or quarterback that Emmit couldn't do with both.

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The better pure RB = Barry Sanders

The better RB to have on your team and actually win some damn games = Emmitt.

Let's keep it real here. People kill me with the "Barry did it without a line, QB, etc" bullshit. Let's not forget he had huge rushing totals for many years. So his line and QB were doing something. And let's also not forget that when it came playoff time Barry consistently stunk up the joint. So when he had the chance to perform on the highest stage...he failed. Remember, for a quick minute there it looked like the Lions were going to be the Dallas Cowboys of the North (Brett Perriman, Herman Moore, Barry Sanders, and a decent TE and QB)...but they fell flat. And Barry could catch passes out of the backfield for shit.

Hands down, forget about it, Emmitt was clearly the better back to have on your squad.
 

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We have had this conversation a 100 times on bgol, but why not 101 lol. Barry hands down. Emmit played behind one of the best o lines in the history of the game. All he did better than Barry was block. Emmit on avg made his 1 st cut 4 yard beyond the line of scrimmage, where Barry on Avg made his cut 3 to 4 yards behind it. If Barry was on the cowgirls back then he would of had 30,000 yards. Any running back would have done work with that line. Emmit would have been a nobody on the lions.
 

nyyyyce

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We have had this conversation a 100 times on bgol, but why not 101 lol. Barry hands down. Emmit played behind one of the best o lines in the history of the game. All he did better than Barry was block. Emmit on avg made his 1 st cut 4 yard beyond the line of scrimmage, where Barry on Avg made his cut 3 to 4 yards behind it. If Barry was on the cowgirls back then he would of had 30,000 yards. Any running back would have done work with that line. Emmit would have been a nobody on the lions.


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We have had this conversation a 100 times on bgol, but why not 101 lol. Barry hands down. Emmit played behind one of the best o lines in the history of the game. All he did better than Barry was block. Emmit on avg made his 1 st cut 4 yard beyond the line of scrimmage, where Barry on Avg made his cut 3 to 4 yards behind it. If Barry was on the cowgirls back then he would of had 30,000 yards. Any running back would have done work with that line. Emmit would have been a nobody on the lions.

This is the dumbest argument of all time. The 93 Cowboys played the first 2 games without Emmitt. Since ANYBODY could have done work why couldnt Derrick Lassic do it? Why was Dallas 0-2? Why did Dallas when 8 in a row when Emmitt came back? If the line is the greatest of all time why is there only one Hall of Famer? And the only that is(Larry Allen) wasn't there till 97. Why did Barry HIMSELF on NFL films say that he buys his line Rolexes because he knows how hard it is to block for him because he does NOT follow the play? You clearly don't understand football Dallas running scheme was totally different than Detroits. Dallas had a huge power offensive line, they would not have been able to move with Barry. It wasn't like Emmitt was a cog, he made the damn machine run on 3 Super Bowl teams.
 

RunawaySlave

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First let me say that I HATE the Cowboys; Second let me say that Sanders was the better pure RB
Having said all that, give me Emmitt Smith on my squad all day every day. ESPECIALLY INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE
10 YARD LINES
 

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I'm going with Sanders. It's not fair to say he didn't have an O line, he had one. Most of his highlights are when they didn't do anything though. I remember the Lions losing a lot when Sanders was on there, dude was just nice, like the fucking Juggernaught with a football. If he was on a larger market team, this wouldn't even be debatable. Emmit was nice, but Sanders shined when you thought the play was over.
 

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Damn this should be a no brainer to anybody who knows football and RB's... Barry Sanders hands down. Bruh, never had a blocking line, a solid QB, and for that matter not much of a supporting cast in a team at all during his tenure with the Lions. Barry was a one man show that made things happen.
Emmett, not taking anything from him, always had the biggest offensive line in the NFL, several all pro's for that matter that made huge gaping running holes for him. I would have loved to seen Barry have a line like that. It's amazing what he did with the little support that he had.
 

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The better pure RB = Barry Sanders

The better RB to have on your team and actually win some damn games = Emmitt.

Let's keep it real here. People kill me with the "Barry did it without a line, QB, etc" bullshit. Let's not forget he had huge rushing totals for many years. So his line and QB were doing something.

No, he didn't. His best QB was Scott Mitchell
 

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Emmitt Smith = EASY

You have to grade a Running Back on EVERYTHING:

Inside Running - Edge Emmitt (5'9" 210, Will Truck You if Needed)
Outside Running - Edge Sanders (A Slippery Eel)
Fumbles - Edge Emmitt (4 Fumbles Per Year)
Speed - Edge Sanders
Vision - Draw
Receiving - Edge Emmitt (3224 Yds)
Touchdowns - Edge Emmitt (164)
Total Rushing Yards - Edge Emmitt (18,355)
Length of Career - Edge Emmitt (15 Years)
Leadership - Edge Emmitt (3 SB Rings)
Durability - Edge Emmitt (No Major Injuries)
Heart - Edge Emmitt (See, NFC Championship Game vs Giants)

I Liked Sanders, He had sick moves made people
miss, broke tackles but wasn't a COMPLETE BACK
Mother Fuckers Act like nobody Blocked for Sanders
Now You Gonna say Montana was only good cause of Rice?
If I recall Joe Morris (Ex-Giant RB) John Riggins
(Ex-Redskin RB)had STUD O-LINEMEN in their Day are they
they all time rushers? NO....

Lastly, Barry Sanders Quit....He Quit on His Team & Fans
Major Points Deducated

NEXT!!!
 
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Barry was the better highlight real. But Mr. smith was a better football player. In sports winning IS everything. It's like saying Barkley was better than Robert Horry as an individual yes, but 7 rings (5 he earned) far out weigh individual accolades.
 

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This isn't a competition. Emmitt was not a better football player, he was a football player that happened to play for a better organization overall. He played with countless Pro Bowl caliber offensive lineman, and other allstar offensive weapons which forced teams to divide their attention in several directions.

Barry Sanders was the only thing on the Lions... Period. No other notable names, players, much less 5 HOF's sharing the accolades. He was a better running back. The misinformed Cowboy fans, who never know shit about actual football would argue otherwise, but again, they don't know shit about football.
 

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This isn't a competition. Emmitt was not a better football player, he was a football player that happened to play for a better organization overall. He played with countless Pro Bowl caliber offensive lineman, and other allstar offensive weapons which forced teams to divide their attention in several directions.

Barry Sanders was the only thing on the Lions... Period. No other notable names, players, much less 5 HOF's sharing the accolades. He was a better running back. The misinformed Cowboy fans, who never know shit about actual football would argue otherwise, but again, they don't know shit about football.

Couldn't have put it any better
 

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Barry was the better highlight real. But Mr. smith was a better football player. In sports winning IS everything. It's like saying Barkley was better than Robert Horry as an individual yes, but 7 rings (5 he earned) far out weigh individual accolades.

you sound silly.

he wasn't a better football player in any way and its not even debatable.

he played on a superior team yes lol he aint win them sb's by himself
 

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This isn't a competition. Emmitt was not a better football player, he was a football player that happened to play for a better organization overall. He played with countless Pro Bowl caliber offensive lineman, and other allstar offensive weapons which forced teams to divide their attention in several directions.

Barry Sanders was the only thing on the Lions... Period. No other notable names, players, much less 5 HOF's sharing the accolades. He was a better running back. The misinformed Cowboy fans, who never know shit about actual football would argue otherwise, but again, they don't know shit about football.

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JazzyBenz

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An even better question is Dallas's OL or Detroit's OL????? I'm a Cowboys fan but we all know it starts upfront....Barry would have run away with the rushing title if you add up his negative yard plays.

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nyyyyce

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this is NOT even a freaking question. how many years after barry RETIRED did it take Smith to catch him with a BETTER o-line and BETTER receiving weapons AND a BETTER qb?!?!? Smith is a distant 2nd.
 

AwwSchitt

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this is NOT even a freaking question. how many years after barry RETIRED did it take Smith to catch him with a BETTER o-line and BETTER receiving weapons AND a BETTER qb?!?!? Smith is a distant 2nd.

I remember after Emmitt broke the record he was interviewed and asked what has helped him break the record. He said Barry Sanders retiring. Emmit admitted if Barry didn't retire he would be well on his way to 20,000 yards. No one was catching him.
 

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This isn't a competition. Emmitt was not a better football player, he was a football player that happened to play for a better organization overall. He played with countless Pro Bowl caliber offensive lineman, and other allstar offensive weapons which forced teams to divide their attention in several directions.

Barry Sanders was the only thing on the Lions... Period. No other notable names, players, much less 5 HOF's sharing the accolades. He was a better running back. The misinformed Cowboy fans, who never know shit about actual football would argue otherwise, but again, they don't know shit about football.

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kes1111

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Emmit played behind one of the best o lines in the history of the game. Any running back would have done work with that line. Emmit would have been a nobody on the lions.



thegorn68 1 year ago
Hey wait a minute! I don't see Nate Newton, Erik Williams, Mark Tuinea, Kevin Gogan, etc. in Gator uniforms blocking for Emmitt. I thought the ONLY reason he was any good was because of his offensive line? Well, maybe he just had the "greatest line EVER" in college. No? Well, surely he had the greatest high school line ever in front of him when he ran for almost 9,000 yards and 100+ TDs. Yep, that line just follows him wherever he goes. It couldn't possibly be him could it? Nah!

mreastwood70 1 year ago
Is anybody aware that his rushing record for the STATE OF FLORIDA has just been beaten?! That's an insane record to have seeing how much talent comes out of Florida every year. His Nfl offensive line wasn't there for that! Lol STOP HATIN

jeremy burroughs 4 months ago
lol people fail to realize that his high school struggled to get more then 1 win a season till he got there and he led them to state title.

srtb1 10 months ago
Ok all you haters, Emmitt had a great line in High school in college and pros, that's the only way he got all those yards. Get real please! Now does that even have a shread of common sense? Emmitt is a great running back period!
 
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