In a series in which he ranks the eleven best players from each team throughout history, NFL’s Adam Rank opines that Tony Dorsett was a better running back than Emmitt Smith.
I don’t want you to take the ranking of Emmitt Smith at No. 6 as a statement that he was overrated, but it’s the internet, so of course you will. I just want to give some credit to Tony Dorsett, who really was one of the best running backs of all time. But in his era, he was going up against Walter Payton, the best football player in history, so it’s easy to understand why he was overlooked.