Comments on: Emmitt's failure to mention Florida raises eyebrows

By: football24-7

football24-7 — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:02:36 +0000

have a nice day mr. texas.. see you around the PFT world..

By: Big Tex

Big Tex — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 13:35:16 +0000

My “green card” is that I’m a 5th generation native Texan. I can trace the my family back to the American Revolution in this country.
What home-made facts? My arguement with you is YOUR statement that Emmitt Smith was an “average RB”. I didn’t talk about Barry. I didn’t talk about Jim Brown. My stance is that those who think that anybody else would have done what Emmitt did just because of the team he was on, ignore the FACT that the other RBs in Dallas did not. Please, prove me wrong Mr. ESL.
And while you are at it, please LEARN THE RULES OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. Your lack of football knowledge is only exceeded by your ignorance of the rules of English. Those who can not use the language effectively, will effectively have the language used against them.
“than you can walk into the light”
Do you even read any of your crap before you post it or are you just that ignorant?

By: football24-7

football24-7 — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 12:47:43 +0000

boy oh boy i dont care about nor does the rest of the country care about the stupid cowboys. iam real glad you know all these home-made facts about YOUR team the cowboys. who rush for this,, an did that !!BLAH BLAH BLAH, get it through your head ,(with your green card) NO ONE LIKES this team or cares..you evade the FACTS!!! barry hands down is the better back. anyway you cut it… thats it no more no less.. like i said if ask football fans that are not from the armpit of the states (texas) your eyes would open up to see the light???? than you can walk into the light with tim tebow??

By: Big Tex

Big Tex — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 11:34:12 +0000

@football24-7
You refer to Texas as a Mexican state and yet your posts read as if they came from an ESL student. Just a few examples;
“an emmitt sucked” Should be “and”
“which the better backs are” Should be “who”
“your a emmitt” Should be “you’re or you are” Also needs to be “an” not “a”
“who the best RB” Should be “who is”
“think different” Should be “differently”
“there stats would have been” Surely I don’t need to point out the error. I won’t begin to delve into your punctuation and capitalization issues.
Derek Lassic, Timmy Newsome, Curvin Richards, Sherman Williams, Troy Hambrick; those are some of the “average RBs” that were in Dallas with Emmitt Smith. Why didn’t they have careers at least close to his? You’re the one who said “ANY AVERAGE (RB)”. Where’s the list of all the 34 year old RBs with great years since that’s what you expected of Emmitt Smith in Arizona? That would at least give your arguement a bit of merit. Please include on that list, everyone with over 4,000 carries at 34. You seem to be a great deal more interested in screaming your opinion, than providing any evidence to back it up.
FYI, the Cards’ signing of Smith was as much to sell tickets as it was to carry the ball. The Cowboys were a very big draw in Arizona.

By: Big Tex

Big Tex — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 09:11:19 +0000

@football24-7
So I responded to your post 3 hours later and your reply is “Who answers an old posting”. That’s your defense for a completely stupid statement criticizing the performance of a 34 year-old RB who ALREADY had over 4,000 carries and over 17,000 yards? What is the cut off line regarding response time? We all need to get this right since you’ve assumed the title of “All Knowing”. BTW, how is that Do-It-Yourself Colonoscopy working out for you Mr. Rectal/Cranial inversion?
And for what it’s worth, your post just reminds us all of what a moron you are.

By: football24-7

football24-7 — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 00:36:30 +0000

@big tex— wow get a life,who answers an old posting like you do??? since your a emmitt ass clown like the rest of your cowgirl fans. ask anyone thats not from that stupid state, who the best RB??? sorry little tex no one says emmie is..hes about the 5 or 6 on the list?? if that.. and you sir like to rub on emmie’s nuts with you lips!!!

By: bajeha

bajeha — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 00:13:45 +0000

I don’t buy the “update” about why Emmitt left UF out of his HOF speech. C’mon, you need notes to mention your college’s name (in this case one word, three syllables) even once? IMO the omission was deliberate and as such a disappointment to Gators everywhere.
Reality check: UF alumni donations helped provide the football scholarship and program Emmitt needed to get into the NFL and enjoy a stellar pro career. The school deserved his thanks. Perhaps he’ll show his gratitude in another way — and soon, I would suggest.

By: Big Tex

Big Tex — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 22:36:11 +0000

@football24-7
Every so often, I get the chance to read something that makes me say “Now there’s the dumbest human being alive”. You, sir, win today’s prize. “What did he do when he went to the Cards???” Uh, dude, he was already 34 years old and already had the career rushing crown. Please list for me all of the RBs who have incredible years at age 34. He also suffered a broken scapula (against Dallas, BTW) his first year in ‘Zona. He did gain almost 1,000 yards his final year with the Cards. Please list for me all the 35 year-old RB rushing for over 900 yards.
You, sir, are a moron!

By: football24-7

football24-7 — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 20:48:26 +0000

TO- numberfour— keep drinking the emmitt kool-aid…..THE FACT IS ANY AVERAGE( R.B.) would be a hall of fame’r if they had the same shot emmitt did!! and the point is .. that BS. or JB. with the same chance as emmitt had,, there stats would have been mind blowing.. punch those numbers in.

By: jcjets

jcjets — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 19:56:54 +0000

Couldn’t you have saved yourself a little time and embarrassment by checking with Emmit’s people before posting this?

By: numberfour

numberfour — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 19:55:57 +0000

24-7, u are football – illiterate.
i agree sanders didnt always have much of an OL in front of him.
but the browns won a lot of championships before brown came along. only one with him. looks to me like the star system held them back.
the browns continued to be an above average team for years after brown left – he wasnt going to keep leroy kelly on the bench much longer.
brown had a helluva lot of help. as did emmitt.
sanders did not. and as for payton, he had some help. the bears went to the playoffs 6 times in payton’s 13 years. they had 5 losing seasons and 2 .500 seasons in the other years… 1975-76, 1978, 1980-83. the bears won one superbowl out of 1 try.
in 10 seasons, sanders’ lions went to the playoffs 5 times. they won one playoff game, over dallas (only one since the 1957 championship). all the other seasons were… losing seasons. it’s the lions, no super bowls.
smith’s cowboys went to the playoffs 8 times. then they had 5 losing seasons the other years. they bagged 3 super bowls as we know. they had some other good players…
in these later years, it isnt that hard to make the playoffs.
brown’s browns had 9 winning seasons in 9 years. they had 6 winning seasons in the 7 nfl years before brown got there, and they went 3-3 in 6 championship games. in the 8 years after brown, the browns had 7 winning seasons and 1 at .500. and lost 2 nfl championship games in 2 tries. to get to those 2 games they beat dallas.

By: txtroutslayer

txtroutslayer — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 19:48:37 +0000

It’s amazing how many jealous punks make their punk comments on this board. Emmit Smith has more yardage then any running back in the history of the NFL. More then Barry Sanders, More then Jim Brown, He has 3 superbowls, NFL MVP, Superbowl MVP on and on and on……anyone who is on this board ripping on Emmit Smiths career is just plain and simple a jealous, and knows NOTHING about football.

By: dabbflappy

dabbflappy — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 19:47:28 +0000

I’m not gonna lie.
I love it when Florio’s super-negative conspiracy theories blow up in his face.

By: hotchick

hotchick — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 19:46:51 +0000

who cares if he thanked a college program for his induction into the PRO HOF. If he thanked UF would we be asking why he didnt thank his high school?
Me I dont care about the speeches. Actually now wondering why I am commenting now. But tons of people waste time with mindless comments so why not me. It really has no effect on any of us who these guys thank. Every so often we get a Jimmy V speech that makes a difference. Other than that they are all blah blah blah….
So did ALL the others thank their college programs yesterday?
Did they all last year? Has every HOF player thanked his college program in the speech?

By: jibfest

jibfest — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 19:39:24 +0000

It’s his platform, his moment. Emmit can say whatever he wants.

By: BigBear123

BigBear123 — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 19:36:26 +0000

Love how Emmit jumped ship to the Cardinals to secure his records. All the people insulting the Cowboy haters fail to remember this.

By: football24-7

football24-7 — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 19:24:05 +0000

TO ALL THE EMMITT LOVERS…. THIS TURD WOULDNT BE ANYWHERE IF IT WASNT FOR HIS ALLPRO LINE HE RAN BEHIND FOR MOST OF HIS TIME. WHAT DID HE DO WHEN HE WENT TO THE CARDS???? NOT A THING HE SUCKS!!!! –NOW BARRY S. AN JIM.B. DID IT ALL WITH NO ONE ELSE .. EMMITT WAS IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME…….—MIKE FLORIO COULD HAVE THE RECORD IF HE HAD THE SAME CHANCE…

By: GaryClark

GaryClark — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 19:05:22 +0000

He also did not mention me…I was incensed that he forgot me, an integral cog in the wheel to his admission into the hall…Thanks a lot ES!

By: FinFan68

FinFan68 — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 19:02:33 +0000

This is not news…MANY HoF acceptance speeches never mention their colleges or just say something like “when i got drafted out of____”. Somebody noticed the “omission” and the “press” and bloggers are running with it. No requirement for acknowledgement = no snub. I remember, back in the day, whenever a camera was trained on a young kid who made a play, they almost always waved and said “hi Mom” or something similar. Since it never happens anymore, Moms across the country should feel snubbed. Why bother writing teen magazine type gossip?

By: Viper21

Viper21 — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 18:43:49 +0000

To all the Cowboy Haters: Ummm yeah, how many of Emmitts OL are in the HOF…? How well did the other backs do behind the same “all pro line”
Lassic in #22′s absence..? Oh yeah, Dallas woulda won the SB in ’93 without Emmitt.
Sherman Williams, Herschel Walker… what’d they do…?
Chris Warren, Troy Hambrick…… when are they getting inducted…?
Cason, George… lmao.
Look, all BS aside. Emmitt was one of the best, and absolutely belongs in the conversation. Many haters out there today. Barry woulda this, Barry coulda that…. BUT HE DIDNT. EMMITT DID…!
#22 did it WITH Aikman lighting it up.
Name another running back that did the following, IN THE SAME YEAR: League Leading Rusher, League MVP, Won the Super Bowl, & SuperBowl MVP….! PLEASE….! You cant because nobody else ever has, or ever will.
I personally dont think anyone will ever break #22′s rushing record.I didnt like the way 22 was all about the money, & records but it doesnt change the fact that he did more than any running back to ever play in the NFL. Im sure he’ll sit atop the Rushing record for decades to come.

By: hendeeze

hendeeze — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 18:39:38 +0000

Here is what Emmit should have said
“Thank you Barry Sanders for quitting when you did, otherwise I would not be standing here today. ”
I thought the look on Jerry Jones face was pretty funny when Emmit was acknowledging him. As if he knew it was BS. Not a smile on his face until the words “Dallas Cowboys” were mentioned. What a douche.
But I have to give him credit, it was one of the better speeches, rehearsed or not. Not the best, I give that to Floyd Little. Short and sweet and to the point. Jerry my man, stick to non public speaking lol.

By: Big Tex

Big Tex — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 18:37:48 +0000

@sdffa11
Did you listen to Rice’s speech, dude? It was a real turd in the punchbowl wasn’t it. Is that the finale that the Hall would have wanted?
BTW, sorry you never got to see Jim Brown play. He was a lot better than Sanders.

By: Icon

Icon — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 18:37:40 +0000

‘Most’ does NOT equate to ‘best’ in and of itself.
Most yards rushing (Smith), receiving (Rice) and passing (Favre) may be enough for some folks to nominate the formers ‘best’; moreso be reflection an ever fluid ‘measure’ that validates nothing and even if there were a consensus (and in fact there is not & never will be) it would merely reflect the subjective bias of a popularity contest… affirming nothing.
Ditto other sports: baseball, hrs (Bonds) & wins (Young), basketball points (Jabbar) like hockey scoring (Gretsky) is no different. One can cite several cases/sports/players where seeming is not as it appears.
Ruth had 95 ‘more’ hrs than did Bonds when the two had the same # at bats – this despite steroid consideration any (Bonds did or didn’t). So is the SF guy ‘better’ because he had ‘more’, or can we consider ‘greater’ to be relative to opportunity?
The fact guys named Unitas & Brown (football), Williams and DiMaggio (baseball), Chamberlain (basketball) and others in their sports still hold unbroken records to this day despite a modern day media ‘overhype’ which makes statements that under scrutiny don’t stand up, should give pause those who via research can shoot holes in such hollow present day superiority claims 24 / 7 /365.
Players who get more ‘opportunties’ SHOULD have ‘more’ stat’. While said is notable in that it may reflect their ability/confidence inspired in their respective team(mate)s as well expanded opportunities, it can prove specious shy a bit of investigatory research being undertaken.
Examples of ‘changes’ (and not to be confused with progress) include more games per season which skew stats & expansion/more teams per sport which waters down competition, various rule changes & manipulation said both overt & covert (cheating) by individual players and/or teams etc. as well a myriad other factors, all of which play a part.
For me (because I know how much you care), the top players (greatest ever) include no one who has played football in the last 30+ years – my prerogative & scrupulously affirmed via in-depth study; bias/subjectivity any no more or less than anyone else same.
Upshot be, it all makes for wonderful debate but the truest Hall of Fame is the one that resides in the hearts, minds & memories each of us.

By: watters7

watters7 — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 18:36:47 +0000

How many times did Emmitt say “and so forth”? He could’nt carry Barry Sanders’ jock!

By: darrenbailey

darrenbailey — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 18:33:25 +0000

you’ve hit an all time low mike florio

By: Bradenton Buc

Bradenton Buc — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 18:29:05 +0000

Spurrier didn’t press him to stay!?!? Are you kidding me??? Emmitt would not be that petty!

By: Howboutdemcowboys

Howboutdemcowboys — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 18:19:48 +0000

@sdffa11
I can argue that you don’t have any credentials to have a list that anyone should take serious

By: Robski

Robski — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 18:19:15 +0000

Jerry Rice may be the best receiver of all time (I think moreso to offensive system and longevity) but that doesn’t make him the best player ever. Ronnie Lott was far and away the best safety of all time, and the gap between him and say Ken Houston is FAR wider than Rice to Carter, Monk, Irvin, ect. San Francisco could’ve and did win without Rice. Dallas couldn’t have won without Emmitt, as was proven in 1993. And Barry Sanders wasn’t nearly the RUNNING BACK that Payton or even Brown was, he was a guy who would lose a yard, gain two, get a no gain and then break one or two long runs a game. I’ll take the consistent four or five yards every carry, durability, blocking, and catching that Emmitt was unparalleled with. Barry was great, no doubt. But he was Babe Ruth while Emmitt was Willie Mays.

By: WildTurkey101

WildTurkey101 — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 18:18:10 +0000

The only reason Russ Grimm mentioned his college Pitt,was the move from linebacker to center,which defined his career.

By: football24-7

football24-7 — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 18:14:55 +0000

one word an Emmit would still be running??? BARRY……. emmitt you were not half the back barry was …
i know all the cowgirl fans dont wanna hear that.. but too bad… cowboys suck, an so did emmitt!!!