Barry Sanders hands down....
10 year Comparison which is Emmit Smith's first 10 years and Barry Sanders whole career in att & yds.
Emmit Smith: Attempts: 3243 Yards: 13,963. He did that for the most part with a superior pro bowl offensive line, HOF QB and superior receivers (Mostly HOF Michael Irvin)
Barry Sanders: Attempts: 3062 Yards: 15269. He did that with a mediocre at best off. line (except for Lomas Brown), sub-par QB's and for the most part mediocre receivers (except Herman Moore).
For Barry, his final yardage numbers includes all his negative yardage. He holds the NFL record for lost yardage at 1,114 yards. That an average of 111 per season. Still, Barry did more with less. Emmit was great in his own right, but he even said Barry was the man!
10 year Comparison which is Emmit Smith's first 10 years and Barry Sanders whole career in att & yds.
Emmit Smith: Attempts: 3243 Yards: 13,963. He did that for the most part with a superior pro bowl offensive line, HOF QB and superior receivers (Mostly HOF Michael Irvin)
Barry Sanders: Attempts: 3062 Yards: 15269. He did that with a mediocre at best off. line (except for Lomas Brown), sub-par QB's and for the most part mediocre receivers (except Herman Moore).
For Barry, his final yardage numbers includes all his negative yardage. He holds the NFL record for lost yardage at 1,114 yards. That an average of 111 per season. Still, Barry did more with less. Emmit was great in his own right, but he even said Barry was the man!