If LT at 30 can't rush for 100 yards in a game for the entire season, and averages only 3+ yards per carry, then how can anybody rush for nearly 20,000 yards if 10,000 is the breakdown point. More respect than ever for #22. No matter how fast you start as a running back, the end is always closer with each carry.
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DO WORK EmmittComment -
No one will break his record for "mis-speaks" as a commentator, either, although Shannon Sharpe & Warren Sapp will challenge.Comment -
His strength was his durability which often goes overlooked since he didn't run a 4.3 and wasn't 6'1" 240. Let's see where Chris Johnson is in 5 years.Comment -
He didn' t run a 4.6Comment -
Anyone here of Chirs Johnson? They ration his carries pretty well and give it to him in space a lot. He is smart about taking hits. Could run for 1,500+ yards the next 4-6 seasons. We will see what kind of shape he is in then.Comment -
Running backs are the most over-rated players in football...
Why waste a 1st round draft pick on a RB when they only peak for 2-3 years. And their success is heavily dependent on the offensive line blocking for them...
Waste of a high draft pick IMO.Comment -
More teams are using 2-3 backs instead of 1 featured back. Smith's record should be safe for a long, long time!Comment -
I am not sure it will be broken either but it doesn't mean I give more credit to Emmitt. ...It was a different game at a different time. Players now are bigger stronger faster...which makes the life of RBs even less. Not to mention the 2 back system now that every team has takes carries away from one player....Comment -
Emmitt ran behind one of the best offensive lines in the history of the NFL, I never saw a back run further before sustaining his 1st on a routine basis. Thats one very important factor in his longevity, and that was before the salary cap. I don't think we'll see another team as dominant as that Cowboys squad, especially on the offensive line.Comment -
I think it will be almost impossible for LT to pass Emmitt's rushing record, and the fact that he is on a pass-oriented team does not help at all. He needs to be on run-oriented team to have even the slightest chance at coming close to the record.
But the rushing TD record is another matter. LT needs just 27 more rushing TDs to bypass Emmitt on the #1 all-time rushing TD list.
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LT isn't actually that old. LT isn't that far off Emmitt's pace at his current age. Maybe LT can still bounce back.
Otherwise, there aren't many names that look promising. Adrian Peterson is the best bet on a sparse list.Comment -
I firmly believe the record will be broken by a player in due time.Comment -
Well in 6 seasons Chris Johnson might be close...Comment -
a guy with Payton/Peterson/Sanders type ability with come forth with Smith/Martin/Bettis type durability someday.Comment -
Your right, just looked over the numbers. No one in the NFL right now will break it and that is for sure. But soon enough a durable stud will come along and run for 1500/year over his first 10 years then play old enough to break it.Comment -
LT is finished
wouldn't be surprised if he retiresComment -
AP AND CHRIS JOHNSON WILL BOTH BREAK EMITH SMITH RECORD.. u guys say the last few years of emmit? he sucked..he couldnt even rush 10 yards in a game in last few years.. BITCHES who dont know abt nfl talking abt rushing record.. IDIOTSComment -
Yea but Emmit Smith played 15 full seasons until he was 37. NFL runningbacks don't do that. He didn't beat it because nessecarily he was better then AP or Johnson but because he played longer. All but one year he ran for 900+ yards and all but 4 he ran for 1,000. That is tough to do. Chris Johnson seems fragile and if he loses a step in his 30's he may not be able to adjust. AP already showing signs of wear and tear late this year. All the carries he gets seem to be getting to him late in years. We will see. I would bet no one currently in the NFL will break the record.Comment -
Emmitt was super durable, can't take that away from him. but remember a big reason he has so many years of1000+ yards was due to a few other factors. Great o-line, and good qb/wr play. Plus he was on winning teams, that were salting away victories in the 4th quarter pounding the ball.
all factors in his eye brow raising total # of yards in his career. does that mean he was the best rb all time? nah. you'd be hard pressed to put him in the top 10Comment -
Only if Barry Sanders didn't retire so early. But props to Emmit, I guess.Comment -
If the NFL ever goes to a 18 game schedule the record will be broken this would add 20 games to a 10 year careerComment -
emmitt was grossly overrated; his o-line was tremendous and that was the reason for his success
barry sanders was the rb of that era by farComment -
I don't think it'll happen. The rules keep changing in favor of the passing game. Every year they add a rule to protect the QB, but they never add any rules to protect the RB. Emmitt will be the last of the great RBs. I wouldn't be surprised if the numbers continue to slide downward. We may never even see a RB like LT again.Comment -
Derrick Lassic, Sherman Williams, and Darren Hambrick ran behind the same line. Are they superstars, stars, or busts?Comment -
If you average 2+ yards a carry on 20+ carries thats only a little over 400 yards over a career. It won't matter, just more times to be hit and perhaps a shorter career in years. Instead of playing 10 years you play 8. More games in the NFL doesn't mean more productivity from running backs who already don't want to play in preseason, or late in the season anyway.Comment
