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Regarding the Emmitt Smith debate, his best attributes were...
1) he was flat out tough
2) anticipation/vision
3) durability/longevity
I forget who they were playing, but he played at least a full half of football with a broken collarbone... with his physical style of play, that is the definition GRITTY AND TOUGH, it was unheard of
But there is certainly plenty of merit to the arguments that point out the teams he played on, they were dominant at every offensive position, a perennial All Madden unit... and yes, the line he enjoyed through the years was always top shelf and often the very best in the league
He was great, no question... but truly deserving of GOAT? I dont care what the record book says... no way
If Jammal Charles had played for a team like that through his career, his YPC and yards would be absolutely stupid
And if Barry Sanders had played for them, forget it... no one would ever beat his records, period. That poor guy got ****ed so bad on the Lions, cant blame him a bit for retiring early
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