Will Emmitt Smith's Record Be Broken? Breaking Down The Race

His record of the leading rusher will last a very long time. The way the NFL is now, there is no way someone of our generation will beat it. There isn't one single team who runs a single back for more than 50% of the time.(that has a shot to break it) It is all about the pass anymore, the league is leaning to high scores to keep fans happy. So IMO there wont be another back like Emmitt for a very long time. (if ever)

 

Im sure some day it will be broken but I dont think anytime soon. Maybe some of us wont be around for it but it might happen for some of us to witness

 

thats a strong statement.....

it will be broken, its just gotta be by an extremely durable back...someone needs to pull a brett favre as a RB and guys like adrian peterson (WELL over 50% of the teams carries btw) will never ever last that long


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no one thought marinos TD record would ever be touched, its been touched twice, no one thought rices TD record would be touched....and it was.

records fall eventually, especially with the game getting better and better athletes, it might not be a running league but theres still a lot of running teams and with the schedule going to 18 games most likely im sure someone will do it

 

Strong statement?? Well tell me ONE team that has a back capable of breaking his record.. Then show me were said back carries the majority of the carries. i.e. 50%

I never said his record will never be broken, I said it will stand for a very long time. And I also said it is because of how the NFL is now. It is a passing league in today's NFL.

 

thats the thing theres a TON of back more talented that emmit, emmit had durability on his side...if we get another RB to have a solid 10+ year career the record will get broken.

i dont know what you are looking for from me? want me to name RBs that get over half the carries on their team?....theres a bunch, not every team runs 2-3 RBs, even though alot of teams would like to

 

Another back to have a solid 10+ year career... Well, I think Tomlinson qualifies... And he isn't even really that close. And to say there are a TON of backs more talented than Emmit? I mean really dude.. Emmit was a hard worker and a team player, took care of himself during the offseason. I just don't think there is anyone in our generation that can do what Emmitt did.

LOL.. What I am looking for from you? Come on man.. I was only stating that your findings were unfounded. Plain and simple.. And yes, there are a few teams who run 1 back... But name one (besides Chris Johnson, he wont last) that has a shot?

Like I said before.. Emmitt's record will be broken one day. But it wont be any time soon. I will consider myself lucky if I am alive when/if it happens.

 

ok, i wasnt sure how long emmitt played, so 14 years is some extreme longevity for a RB....if tomlinson (who also is a hard worker and takes extremely good care of himself in the offseason) was around for 4 more years and averaged 1300-1400 yards per season which is about his career average he would come close to breaking te record...unfortunately for tomlinson is injuries have taken a toll on him and that seems almost unreachable. which is why i said emmitt had the luxury of being a durable RB.

theres tons of hard workers, and team players and im not knocking emmitts love for the game, ability to play the game, or his overall talent he was clearly a talented athlete who enjoyed a great career, but the thing is his stats arent THAT impressive broken down, the most impressive thing he did was last as long as he did being a full time back, im sorry you dont have to agree with me but theres an awful lot of RBs that are more talented than emmitt and yet a tiny fraction of them from present past and future will be able to enjoy as good, long of a career as him.

guys like peterson, MJD, CJ, gore all have 70%+ of their teams carries, the next tier guys all have 60%+ of their teams carries....i dont know why you think its so unheard of for a RB to get more than half the carries....maybe in dallas, carolina, and oakland....but its not that wild for a team to feed their #1 RB the ball over half the time, actually i cant believe im taking the time to argue with you that it happens because its that common

 

K Train.. I see what you are saying. But my point still stands. I will bet my wife, dog, house, cars, and life savings that none of the above will come close to Emmitts records. All the above mentioned RB's are great, and will have very successful careers. But none will have the career Emmitt did. Not only did he have heart and skill but longevity. And longevity my friend is what matters. Look at Bo Jackson.. IMO he is a top 5 RB of all time. But he isn't in reality because he didn't last. See my point??? Let's just agree to disagree....

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AZ, K-Train's hatred for Emmitt stems from the fact that Smith is a former Gator. It has nothing to do with his NFL experience. :icon_cheesygrin:

And no, that record will not be approached until/if the league goes back to a one RB system.

 

It will eventually be broken. Not sure that it will be done by anyone that is currently in the league because of the systems and the way the ball is being run and the way teams are "pass heavy," but I think it will definitely be broken at some point...

There are a good amount of teams in the league that are RBBC and that hurts the chances of some of these current backs and then there's the argument K Train makes about the backs durability which obviously Emmitt had and some of these current backs do not. Someone will eventually come along that will do it...

 

Thank you.... This is what I was trying to say. :beer:

 

K-Train is severely undercutting Emmitts talent. You dont rush for 18,000 yards without supreme talent. Emmitts speed and quickness were underrated, he was stronger after contact than AD is, and he had outstanding vision. But then again he never got to see him in his prime from 1991-1996

The OL argument people use to knock him is pure fail for anyone who followed the team. We we're dropping 2nd rounders on his backups and the all failed miserably running behind the same line. Even Chris Warren who was an All Pro before coming to Dallas was marginal behind Emmitt.

As far as the record goes, the game needs to change. In today's passing NFL,l backs arent going to have the same oppertunitys. And the ones that do arent built to last anymore. AD will be Eddie George in 3 years, Johnson will either lose a good portion of his load or he'll get worn down in 3 years. Backs dont handle the 300 carry loads like they did

As far as physical eveolution, the HB position has really been minimal comapred to others, particularly the DL. HB' from 15 years ago put up superior combine #'s than the backs today. Ki Jana Carter, 230lbs 4.3 speed. Lawrence Phillips, the same. Cory Dillion, close. 15 years later, Faulk is still the best athlete at the position. The Protoypes now like AD, McFadden, arent evolved


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Also before I get accused of homer Smith love (cuzzzzzzz im gonna)

Smith wasnt even the best Cowboy back. Dorsett was better


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For shis and gigs........

1- Jim Brown
2- Walter Payton
3- OJ Simpson ( # 1 in tramp Wife murdering)
4- Barry Sanders
5- Tony Dorsett
6- Emmitt Smith
7- Marshal Faulk (if he was more durable would have been #3, maybey even #2)
8- Eric twinkyerson (brilliant, but wore down too fast)

 

not only would you have 2 have a good back but you would have 2 have a good O-line 4 along time.

 

It should be Barry's record that Emmit came close to. To say there will never be another Barry Sanders is ridiculous. It's a good record, but it will get broken. I just think about the numbers Barry would have had on a consistently good team with a good oline.

 

tryn 2 tackle Berry Sanders was like tryn 2 tackle water. Should have been Berry's record.

 

Barry made his living torching the Bucs.... But I agree with you guys. Wonder "what if" too....

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But "what if" Bo stayed healthy too?

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Barry has always been a bit overrated to me. He is one of the greats, and IMO better than Emmitt (and in Emmitts opinion too), but he played on good teams, had a decent line, and was known for being an epic playoff failure. IMO Brown, Payton and OJ were better backs. IMO when healthy, Faulk was better than Sanders was. He just couldnt stay healthy

He also quit, so he doesnt deserve the record

 

I can understand the wife, house, cars, life savings but what did the poor dog ever do to deserve that?

On point...the NFL will cycle back to a clock possession, 1 back mentality but not in the near future IMO. Emmitt's safe IMO too.