a thought on emmitt vs barry from the sports guy

ESPN.com: Page 2 - The house doesn't always win: "To me, the best example of this argument was always 'Emmitt vs. Barry.' Whenever people argued that Barry Sanders was better than Emmitt Smith, my head would practically explode. So you'd rather have the guy who gets tackled behind the line of scrimmage eight out of 10 times, then breaks off a 40-yard run, over the guy who rushes for five yards a pop, keeps moving those chains and gets stronger as the game goes along? You really think the Cowboys were winning those Super Bowls because of Troy Aikman and Michael Irvin? Emmitt was the heart and soul of those teams. I loved watching Barry Sanders, and he's in the Pantheon for 'Guys You Should Never Bet Against,' but for one game with my life on the line ... sorry, I'm taking Emmitt. No contest."