I guess if Emmitt wasn't that good, then other players would've done what he did, right? I mean, in 98 years, dozens of franchises, tens of thousands of team seasons, whatever Emmitt Smith did would almost be common.
But looking at Sanders first:
Barry ran for 99 TDs. That's a lot. Nine other players have more than that.
He ran for 15,000+ yards. Wow! Two players ran for more.
He also carried the ball 3,000+ times in his career. Incredible! Six other players have more.
Smith? Yawn.
164 rushing TDs. The most ever.
18,000+ yards. Number one.
4,400+ carries. No one had more.
If Emmitt was so ordinary, taking a back seat to others, why is he at the top of all the major lists? Just lucky, I guess.