O.J. Simpson was phenomenal from 1972-1976. 7700 yards rushing during that period in 14 game seasons. People forget how great he was because of all the criminal stuff.
We serious about football in the TX baby.... we start our boys at 4yrs old out here 😁. I coach now and 1 of my WRs is 6'5 at age 17. On his way to TEXAS TECH now...
@@coreygoree1256 Mater Dai lol bro don’t respond to that mess I’m from HTX we know it’s not even close even with their AAU teams they would still get stomped I guess they don’t remember USC vs Texas need I say more?
@Discreetly Observing so Barry is a liability cause the team didn't get any other weapons....... That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard. If anything the lions were the liability.
The take on Barry was terrible. He would’ve ran for 20,000 yards with all that space. Imagine him constantly getting to the second level untouched 1 on1 with a safety lol
Walter Payton is GOAT - retuned kicks and punts for TD's, blocked like a beast, caught long passes and even THREW a bunch of TD's. Honorable Mention to Bo and Gayle Sayers who would be heavy favorites had their careers not ended short.
They always say Emmett Smith had a line but he was Goat since H.S. and for The Gators as a true freshman. The Cowboys wasn't winning until he got there to me he made that line
Yeah Gail sayers was ahead of his time too he would run then stop act like he’s going to throw the football pump fake and then go the other way they were like how is he doing this
1. Barry Sanders 2. Walter Payton 3. Emmitt Smith 4. Adrian Peterson 5. Marcus Allen 6,7,8,9,10 could be: Marshall Faulk, Curtis Martin, Gale Sayers, Fred Taylor,
Eric Dickerson was good but not really my favorite style of RB's. I wasn't much of a fan of Marcus Allen's style either but how he got done dirty from the raider's owner with playing time for a few seasons led me to believe that he definitely would of had more yards on the all time list.
I see where your going with that... but did you see Emmitt smith play against the giants with a separated shoulder in the playoffs and not only play but was the main offensive weapon in that game.
@@darkwingduck315 Good point. He's tough as nails and played 14 years. But, he did have one of the best offensive lines ever, as well. Gore, on the other hand, hasn't seen as many open seems down the trenches as Smith has had in his playing days.
@@joeygarcia8295 Ahh the O-line talk. Ok, Emmitt smiths offensive line was the same garbage line the cowboys had minus erik williams ( R.Tackle ) years before emmitt got there. Emmitt smith made that O-line good based on the type of runner he was. Simple 1 cut and go... and as an offensive lineman that is the best type of running back to blow for because you know where they will always be.
I respect AP even more because I get so tired of people not giving Emmitt Smith his credit. People forget Barry had negative games when Emmitt never did and longevity means a ton. AP would have that rushing title if he didn’t have set backs.
Everybody brings up that offensive line that emmitt had but nobody talks about the simple fact thats the same line that was considered TRASH for a couple of years before he was drafted. Emmitt made that offensive line great ( 1 cut and go ).
look like AP is getting in touch/accepting with retirement. He wanted to be the goat RB at one point, for him to take his competitiveness and give other RBs props. I feel 5 years ago, he’d say himself in a lot of these categories.
And if he did, it would be justified. Let us not forget that he is the most physically dominant RB to ever play outside bo Jackson. But with elite vision. He breaks single season rushing record his rookie year if he plays full season, has 2nd highest rushing season ever after tearing his ACL less than year prior and has single game record. From a highlight standpoint, it's neck and neck with Barry sanders depending on preference. He'd be much more respected in a different era.
Sayers was Barry. If he had a full career then Walter would be the 2nd best Bears back ever. AP is highly underrated as well. Top 10, worst case, 15 back ever. He proved me so wrong. Never thought he would have such an illustrious career running so upright. Thought his knees were gonna get blow up 2 years in.
I hate hate how the sports community tries to diminish Emmitt smiths greatness because of his OL. No other player has to go through this level of disrespect. Give Emmitt his due respect.
The disrespect towards emmitt is unreal. The toughest rb of all time. Remmeber when he played against the giants with dislocated shoulder and cowboys won. That must have been the offensive line to tho lol. And still the only RB to win season MVP, Superbowl and superbowl MVP
also the only player to have an entire O-Line that was either a probowler or all-pro. Emmitt is still a great RB, but put him on another team and he's above average.
The Emmitt O-line narrative is so fraudulent...1993, after winning the 1st bowl, Emmitt held out, Cowboys start the season 0-2, couldn’t run the ball, couldn’t do anything on offense. Jimmy Johnson demanded Jerry pay Emmitt, he did and Emmitt comes back, Cowboys finish 12-4, win the super bowl, Emmitt wins league MVP and super bowl MVP...case closed
@@joelott7345 That "beast" line was all a bunch of journeymen and nobodies before Emmitt started winning rushing titles and Super Bowls. Everyone forgets the Detroit Lions were initially better than Dallas having blown them out twice in 1991.
@@Damianoutlaw it's more than that offensive line. Having Jay Novachek, Moose, Aikman and Mike Irvin in that offensive helped tremendously since you couldn't just load the box with Irvin and Harper on the outside. Barry was better than Emmitt deal with it .
Aye this got serious: bring me on! Dur: em, vision: TD, Pow: Mike Alstott, elusive: Barry, Hands: Marshall, size: Bo, blocking: hmm idk depends on your type of blocking
As of right now, I’d say Raheem Mostert has the best burst out of all the RB’s in the league. Have y’all seen how fast he gets up the field, it’s like within a matter of 2 seconds he’s already running at 22-23 mph and he’s not even in open field yet
Shannon O.J. SImpson did not get a mention, he had woirld class speed, explosiveness, and vision just to name a few. AP was a bigger more physical version of o.j.
Yo' Shannon, Barry DID NOT have a terrible offensive line. 3 of 5 were All-Pros at various times, they just were not Dallas' O-Line. No other HOF runner had an O-Line like the one Emmitt had...
I think 99% of will have those first 3, it's the 4th that's going to get a ton of different answers, some will Say Emmitt others Dickerson, Simpson, Sayers, LT, AP, Dorsett, Bo, Csonka, Thomas, Campbell, Riggins, etc etc.
I SWEAR, I SAID WHAT SHANNON SAID ABOUT BARRY (if he had our line)!!! Was he a patient enough runner? Was he creative out of necessity (force) or is that how he runs??
People act as if Emmitt had that great line his whole career. The "Great Wall of Dallas" was great but it was for about 4 to 5 years. Dude gets disrespected so much
@APJ Thank you. Emmitt had that great OL from '92 to '96. People are always disingenuous when it come to Smith's career. He was a complete running back.
Name all the backs that were successful behind Zeke's O line. Now name the backs that were successful behind Emmitt's... I'll wait. What did Emmitt have when he went to Arizona? It wasn't his O line just like it wasn't Jordan's shoes.
If Barry did not have to break 2 tackles in the backfield and if 90% of the designed run plays did not break down he could have gone for 25K. Heck he got a FB for 1 year and what did he do????????????? 2,000
Who is on your running back Mt. Rushmore?
Where does Bo Jackson fit in all this?
@@Sincere-jq2vt didn’t play long enough
The same as AP’s except I’m putting Eric Dickerson in Emmitt Smith’s place.
Bo Faulk Dorsett Dickerson
@@cliffordfoster8333 I feel last two
O.J. Simpson was phenomenal from 1972-1976. 7700 yards rushing during that period in 14 game seasons. People forget how great he was because of all the criminal stuff.
True. He was a STUD.
14 game seasons really stands out to me. I remember those years.. very impressive!
OJ was killin it before he was killin it.
"its a lot of Texas boys on this list" 😂😂😂
We serious about football in the TX baby.... we start our boys at 4yrs old out here 😁. I coach now and 1 of my WRs is 6'5 at age 17. On his way to TEXAS TECH now...
@@coreygoree1256 Mater Dei beats every TX team .
@@dawizz98 lol u can say that until we line up bro.
I know cali, TX and Florida has the most players in the League
@@coreygoree1256 Mater Dai lol bro don’t respond to that mess I’m from HTX we know it’s not even close even with their AAU teams they would still get stomped I guess they don’t remember USC vs Texas need I say more?
Texas, Florida, Georgia and Cali produce the best players in the nation
Emmitt is the Natural. Emmitt knew where to run, decisive. 164 rushing T.D.s will be hard to break. Give me Emmitt.
@Leland Joseph and if Tom Brady had megatron and Julio Jones he could’ve won 10 super bowl’s but that’s not how it works
@Leland Joseph not really
Emmitt was great....fun fact: tunei, stepnoski, and nate Newton had a combined ZERO pro bowls before emmitt got drafted.....
@Discreetly Observing The Lions made the playoffs 5 out of 10 seasons when Barry played. Herman Moore was no slouch.
@Discreetly Observing so Barry is a liability cause the team didn't get any other weapons.......
That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard.
If anything the lions were the liability.
“Just imagine if Barry Sanders had a line like that”
“No”
Lol
He broke it down perfect though lol
Would’ve been crazy though
Just imagine if I could fly. Fairy tale talk.
Been saying that since 5th grade
Have you seen his college highlights.
BARRY ALK THE WAY IN EVERY CATEGORY! HE WAS FAST, ELUSIVE AND HAD GREAT VISION. HARD3ST R.B. TO TACKLE PERIOD! G.O.A.T!
Much props! to AP for giving Cook his respect.
Very humble for him not to mention himself.
On speed I said Chris Johnson the same time as AP. Tennessee’s running back list is crazy!
I would say Bo Jackson for speed.
The skol list is crazier
The take on Barry was terrible. He would’ve ran for 20,000 yards with all that space. Imagine him constantly getting to the second level untouched 1 on1 with a safety lol
Right, it woulda been like him in college, dude was running a lot of straight lines 50+ yards 😂
He was being sarcastic
If only the ford family knew how to build a team around him.
@@CPAClass2010 , Exactly. At OSU he made great moves in open space. Juke, spin move, etc.
Facts
Yall might not like it, but O.J. Simpson belongs on the running back Mt. Rushmore.
He does, it's just his action off the field since he retried and the trial has tainted his name.
He sliced up the competition
Absolutely
Indeed
He could cut through defenders like a knife through butter.
Walter Payton is GOAT - retuned kicks and punts for TD's, blocked like a beast, caught long passes and even THREW a bunch of TD's. Honorable Mention to Bo and Gayle Sayers who would be heavy favorites had their careers not ended short.
Bingo! Drop the mic.
Barry Sanders, Walter Peyton, LT, and Adrian Peterson is the greatest of all time
You clearly “forgot” OJ played football
Walter Payton? Absolutely not!
You clearly “forgot” OJ played football
@@AlfBsure Imagine thinking Walter Payton isn't top 3.. let alone top 4.... hahahaha
@@Boss3Nate too many running backs were more dynamic. 86 fumbles?!? Inexcusable. Sweetness? More like Sour Patch.
Don’t forget OJ.
a man among boys on the field.
OJ is guilty........
Of being one of the greatest rushers in NFL history
Truuuuue... and I hear ya .... But ummm 😅
OJ Simpson is on Mount Rushmore..... like it or not he was a monster on the field!!!!
Im just glad The Bus got mentioned somewhere 🤣 🤣
My favorite player all time 🚎🚎
They always say Emmett Smith had a line but he was Goat since H.S. and for The Gators as a true freshman. The Cowboys wasn't winning until he got there to me he made that line
What’s up Shannon! Love the podcast, keep em coming!
No mention of Eric Dickerson? Dude was consistently great
Yup
Sharpe said ED. But AP had to give it ES because he has the rushing record
@@ajgrand gotcha. I must have missed him saying that. At least he got a mention! I think he gets overlooked sometimes
@mrdrgriffin, Yes, Eric Dickerson was a great back. His running style was so beautiful. It was like poetry in motion.
Shout out to AD and his humility. He is #4. No disrespect to Emmitt who is #1 statistically and one of the greatest backs.
If Gail sayers didn't go down to a knee injury he'd easily be on the list.
Yeah Gail sayers was ahead of his time too he would run then stop act like he’s going to throw the football pump fake and then go the other way they were like how is he doing this
"Just give me 18 inches of daylight"
Emmitt Smith deserves more respect than he gets in the RB convo
They act like he accidentally scored 175 times ina professional sport 😂😂😂
Yup emmitt was average. It was the offensive line lol. Still the only player to win MVP, Superbowl, and Superbowl MVP. GOAT
Does he though....🤷🏿♂️
Goat. Shannon be low key hating on Emmitt because the cowboys was team of the 90’s, which is partly the reason his broncos wasn’t the alpha
The great O line will always be the angle used against him
Shoutout to Ricky Williams
100%
Walter Payton threw 6 touchdown passes. All time record!!!
As an eagle fan i have to say Shannon don't you dare throw shade at E Smith thats a legend 👏
Finally somebody respecting Chris Johnson
1. Barry Sanders
2. Walter Payton
3. Emmitt Smith
4. Adrian Peterson
5. Marcus Allen
6,7,8,9,10 could be:
Marshall Faulk, Curtis Martin, Gale Sayers, Fred Taylor,
Eric Dickerson
No Eric Dickerson?
Eric Dickerson was good but not really my favorite style of RB's. I wasn't much of a fan of Marcus Allen's style either but how he got done dirty from the raider's owner with playing time for a few seasons led me to believe that he definitely would of had more yards on the all time list.
Frank Gore gets the award for durability.
I see where your going with that... but did you see Emmitt smith play against the giants with a separated shoulder in the playoffs and not only play but was the main offensive weapon in that game.
@@darkwingduck315 Good point. He's tough as nails and played 14 years. But, he did have one of the best offensive lines ever, as well. Gore, on the other hand, hasn't seen as many open seems down the trenches as Smith has had in his playing days.
@@joeygarcia8295 Ahh the O-line talk. Ok, Emmitt smiths offensive line was the same garbage line the cowboys had minus erik williams ( R.Tackle ) years before emmitt got there. Emmitt smith made that O-line good based on the type of runner he was. Simple 1 cut and go... and as an offensive lineman that is the best type of running back to blow for because you know where they will always be.
@@darkwingduck315 You're saying the Dallas Cowboys 90s offensive line was garbage?
@@joeygarcia8295 yes he did say that
I respect AP even more because I get so tired of people not giving Emmitt Smith his credit. People forget Barry had negative games when Emmitt never did and longevity means a ton. AP would have that rushing title if he didn’t have set backs.
Everybody always hates on emmitt Smith and gets credit to the offensive line but look at them when he wasn't in the game 🤨
Emmitt Smith is becoming criminally underrated.
Love the show Mr. Sharpe. Keep it coming!
I put AP on there - that 2000 yard season was the best I’ve ever seen and he played at around that level for years.
He always gets overlooked because he is not as good as it used to be but he has a Hall of Famer for sure but people forget
@@Tyree140 100%
Everybody brings up that offensive line that emmitt had but nobody talks about the simple fact thats the same line that was considered TRASH for a couple of years before he was drafted. Emmitt made that offensive line great ( 1 cut and go ).
Jerome Bettis running like Chris Johnson 😭😭😭
look like AP is getting in touch/accepting with retirement. He wanted to be the goat RB at one point, for him to take his competitiveness and give other RBs props. I feel 5 years ago, he’d say himself in a lot of these categories.
And if he did, it would be justified. Let us not forget that he is the most physically dominant RB to ever play outside bo Jackson. But with elite vision. He breaks single season rushing record his rookie year if he plays full season, has 2nd highest rushing season ever after tearing his ACL less than year prior and has single game record. From a highlight standpoint, it's neck and neck with Barry sanders depending on preference. He'd be much more respected in a different era.
AP is on the mt Rushmore for sure
Shannon got the best sports podcast right now
Barry Sanders, Walter Payton, Marshall Faulk, LaDanian Tomlinson
Peterson on point with his rbs
Great vid shay shay and All Day
Great conversation
I hope AP gets a ring he deserves one
Only one! Barry Sanders! PERIOD end of discussion!
I would take Bo Jackson speed
Bo Jackson was a freak of nature. Wish he could have stayed healthy. He’d definitely be up there.
Bo Jackson could be up there for power back.
Or Herschel, Dorsett, Curtis Dickey
Sayers was Barry. If he had a full career then Walter would be the 2nd best Bears back ever. AP is highly underrated as well. Top 10, worst case, 15 back ever. He proved me so wrong. Never thought he would have such an illustrious career running so upright. Thought his knees were gonna get blow up 2 years in.
When he said elusiveness I automatically thought of LT
I hate hate how the sports community tries to diminish Emmitt smiths greatness because of his OL. No other player has to go through this level of disrespect. Give Emmitt his due respect.
It’s only because he was a Cowboy. If he played anywhere else while replicating similar success on the ground they’d give him his respect
A running back built like the Bus and have Chris Johnson speed... That's crazy to imagine..
I just cry thinking about barry
The disrespect towards emmitt is unreal. The toughest rb of all time. Remmeber when he played against the giants with dislocated shoulder and cowboys won. That must have been the offensive line to tho lol. And still the only RB to win season MVP, Superbowl and superbowl MVP
Kurt Warner also won all 3
also the only player to have an entire O-Line that was either a probowler or all-pro. Emmitt is still a great RB, but put him on another team and he's above average.
@@austinearp631 Kurt is overrated
@@thepac12andbig10suck that o line was garbage prior to Emmitt getting there. Once he got there He transformed the o line
OJ Simpson was a GREAT RB. Big, fast and strong with great vision.
The Emmitt O-line narrative is so fraudulent...1993, after winning the 1st bowl, Emmitt held out, Cowboys start the season 0-2, couldn’t run the ball, couldn’t do anything on offense. Jimmy Johnson demanded Jerry pay Emmitt, he did and Emmitt comes back, Cowboys finish 12-4, win the super bowl, Emmitt wins league MVP and super bowl MVP...case closed
Yea too many people think he was a product of that great team when he was really the engine making it go...
It had to be said
Na it was that O Line. Any great RB could've done the same
@@Oooyessbro says the anime nerd
@@koberino4872 lmao how would you even know that haha. Idgaf
Emmitt is like 6 or 7 and that’s only because he has the record.
AMEN! He wouldn't be on the list if he wasn't blessed with a beast line
Emmitt would be like number 9 on my list of runningbacks
@@joelott7345 That "beast" line was all a bunch of journeymen and nobodies before Emmitt started winning rushing titles and Super Bowls.
Everyone forgets the Detroit Lions were initially better than Dallas having blown them out twice in 1991.
@@Damianoutlaw it's more than that offensive line. Having Jay Novachek, Moose, Aikman and Mike Irvin in that offensive helped tremendously since you couldn't just load the box with Irvin and Harper on the outside. Barry was better than Emmitt deal with it .
Didn't Emmitt almost ran a 1,000 yards for the Cardinals?
Aye this got serious: bring me on! Dur: em, vision: TD, Pow: Mike Alstott, elusive: Barry, Hands: Marshall, size: Bo, blocking: hmm idk depends on your type of blocking
As of right now, I’d say Raheem Mostert has the best burst out of all the RB’s in the league. Have y’all seen how fast he gets up the field, it’s like within a matter of 2 seconds he’s already running at 22-23 mph and he’s not even in open field yet
But he stays hurt
My top 5:
1. Barry Sanders
2. Marshall Faulk
3. Terrell Davis
4. Ricky Williams
5. Eric Dickerson
5a. Adrian Peterson
Haha Terrell Davis is a joke
Eric Dickerson had the Best running back body 6'4 240 LBS Eric was a beast
Mike Singletary made him look like a backup all thru the 80's
That was Fantastic fellas. A shout to to Jerome Bettis
😁
I bet shannon be feeling at home when he's talking to another retired football player
Lt > ad
AP,Sweetness,LT,Barry sanders
Barry sanders loss a lot of yards
@Leland Joseph yep
@@Tailoredwright and he's still top 3...
Waiting for that Suh Interview...
Barry Sanders da goat
Chris Johnson was that dude
CJ2K
For one season tho
Shannon O.J. SImpson did not get a mention, he had woirld class speed, explosiveness, and vision just to name a few. AP was a bigger more physical version of o.j.
Marshall Faulk is underrated.
Emmit smith #1 all time
I only seen Adrian play. Hes my #1. Barry 2. Marshall 3. Mike Alstott 4.
Erick Dickerson
Gayle Sayers was the first Barry S.
That said, Barry looked like he was being run by something other worldly. Earl Campbell
Was another one.
No Kamara? Y’all gonna see one day💯
Top 5 RBs all time is tough for me.
Erick Dickerson, Terrell Davis, Sweetness, AP, OJ! Bo if he didn’t stop earlier.
Davis isn’t top 5
What about Marshall Faulk and LaDainian Tomlinson?
Yo' Shannon, Barry DID NOT have a terrible offensive line. 3 of 5 were All-Pros at various times, they just were not Dallas' O-Line. No other HOF runner had an O-Line like the one Emmitt had...
I think 99% of will have those first 3, it's the 4th that's going to get a ton of different answers, some will Say Emmitt others Dickerson, Simpson, Sayers, LT, AP, Dorsett, Bo, Csonka, Thomas, Campbell, Riggins, etc etc.
Ap on my Mt. Rushmore fs!
I SWEAR, I SAID WHAT SHANNON SAID ABOUT BARRY (if he had our line)!!! Was he a patient enough runner? Was he creative out of necessity (force) or is that how he runs??
Elusive... how do you forget Alvin Kamara
You must have just started watching football
People act as if Emmitt had that great line his whole career. The "Great Wall of Dallas" was great but it was for about 4 to 5 years. Dude gets disrespected so much
@APJ Thank you. Emmitt had that great OL from '92 to '96. People are always disingenuous when it come to Smith's career. He was a complete running back.
emmit smith is the goat rb
Perfect running back, the mold to start with, would be ricky williams imo.
Marshall Faulk!
Respectfully my mt Rushmore is the same except swap Emmitt for Bo Jackson.....honorable mention, Oj Simpson🤷🏾♂️ he was like that💯
Instincts Eric Dickerson
No mention of Mccaffrey...strange 🤔
Name all the backs that were successful behind Zeke's O line. Now name the backs that were successful behind Emmitt's... I'll wait. What did Emmitt have when he went to Arizona? It wasn't his O line just like it wasn't Jordan's shoes.
Why name all these great running backs for him to answer? Aren’t you asking a question?
Can't forget OJ 🏃🏽♂️
Aaron Jones!!! Nuff said!
A.P. made you PROUD you were a Vikings fan. Frfr
and then you remembered you don't have a Lombardi and the Packers are your daddy
And Bret favre made u hate that choked in 09
LaDainian Tomlinson needs more respect.
Great regular season player but he always folded in the playoffs.
Oj?
He don't watch Alvin Kamara??? 😂😂😂 Yeah ok I wonder why 😂😂
I'm with you on that! Kamara is legit!
Thurman Thomas had the best hands of a RB all-time. He ran WR routes. Just saying
OJ, AP, ED, Barry no order
NO WAY EMMIT GOES BEFORE E.D, O.J, Campbell!!
If Barry did not have to break 2 tackles in the backfield and if 90% of the designed run plays did not break down he could have gone for 25K. Heck he got a FB for 1 year and what did he do????????????? 2,000
Lol AP why you ain’t mention Alvin Kamara
I know I’m going to get killed for this ..... But stats aside , injuries as well . Bo Jackson is in my Mount Rushmore . 💪🏽