Quote:Walter Payton was so much fun to watch. There were a lot of good running backs in the history of the league but it's hard to say he was more complete than Emmitt Smith, O.J. Simpson, Barry Sanders, Eric Dickerson, Tony Dorsett, Marcus Allen among others. They were all great.

 

Regards.....................the Chiefjag

 

I agree they were all great.   

 

IMO,  at the very least,  Barry, Jim Brown,  and O.J. were better pure runners from scrimmage than Walter Payton.   However,  when it came to all around RB player,  the two most complete RB's on this list were Walter Payton and Emmitt Smith.   I give Payton the edge over Smith as being even more complete because he was a weapon throwing the option pass and was a highly productive kickoff returner earlier in his career.   Both were great receivers and blitz protectors. 

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