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Originally posted by the_only_turek_fan+Feb 5 2005, 04:13 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (the_only_turek_fan @ Feb 5 2005, 04:13 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Flaming Homer@Feb 4 2005, 07:22 PM
Good, Emmitt should have reitred about 3 years ago. But sadly, I believe he stayed for the record and than to put it out of reach. Great RB but not close to Top 5.
My Top 5
1) Walter Payton
2) Barry Sanders (would be no.1 if he stuck around)
3)Marcus Allen
4) Jim Brown
5) Eric Dickerson
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I am not arguing with your list, but I just find it interesting that the NFL's all time career rushing leader is not apart of your Top 5 running backs of all time.
Furthermore Smith has 3 superbowl rings.
BUT, I am not a NFL junkie, I am just a casual fan. Interesting stuff none the less. [/b][/quote]
part of it was that he was always getting the ball. In my opinion he is the most overrated player, And i liked the cowboys. It just seemed that he was always getting the ball ball everygame, along with the Rushing yards record he holds the attempts record and has about 1,200 over the next guy. Another reason was, he should have retired the year Walter Payton died, not because Walter Payton died, just because in my opinion that was when he wasn't like the old Emmitt he was OLD Emmitt, But than all the ("he told me to break the rocrd") stuff and then it just seemed like he was holding on for the record and I hate that. My favorite RB of alltime but can't be the best because of not playing long enough is Barry Sanders and when the man said "ok,thats enough" he quit and he quit for good, he had a good 5 years left in him. Barry could have easily made it over 20,000 yards.