will any body break Emmitt Smith's all time rushing record?

Answer 1

Everyone though that Dan Marino's single season passing TD record would stand for decades until Peyton Manning took the title a couple years ago. Records will fall at one point or another. The career rushing record is no different.

Emmitt Smith ended his career with 18355 yards over 15 seasons (avg: 1223.7 yards/season)

That is an impressive total. However, there are a few younger lions that could eclipse that mark within 15 seasons or sooner, depending on personal success and health. The following players will show their current total, average, and projected estimated yardage after 15 years using their given average.

1) Shaun Alexander: 6 seasons @ 7817 yards; 1302.82 yards / season; 19543 career yards
2) LaDainian Tomlinson: 5 seasons @ 7316 yards; 1472.2 yards / season; 22083 career yards
3) Curtis Martin: 11 seasons @ 14101 yards; 1281.9 yards / season; 19229 career yards
4) Edgerrin James: 7 seasons @ 9226 yards; 1318 yards / season; 19770 career yards
5) Clinton Portis: 4 seasons @ 5930 yards; 1482.5 yards / season; 22238 career yards

Just using averages, Emmitt Smith's rushing record will not stand for long against runners like these guys. There are also other notables who could sneak up and have huge seasons to give themselves a shot at the title like Larry Johnson, Rudi Johnson, Ronnie Brown, Carnell Williams, Domanick Davis, and so on.

It will fall, and it will fall far down the rankings the longer football is played.

Answer 2

Idont think that anyone will be able to play as long as Smith again. I could beat the record if I got 450 carries a year, for 35 yrs. straight, running behind some of the biggest and best offensive lines ever. Both Jim Brown and Walter Payton could have ran for 30,000 yards in Emmitt Smith's shoes.

Answer 3

YES it will evventually fall. It took along time before people thought that Walter Peyton's would fall. First you had Barry Sanders right there ready to pass it, but then he retired because the record wasn't why he was playing. Just a few season's after Sander's retired Emmitt took the record.

Answer 4

Probably. That record is broken about every 18-20 years.

As impressive as Emmitt was, imagine what Barry Sanders would have done with that o-line for the same # of years.

Answer 5

i might want to pick to work out him do it. He particularly has the flair and is a miles more advantageous effective all round back then Emmit ever became. No offense to Emmit. i imagine he turned right into a sturdy participant...yet way...I recommend way hyped up! He became waiting to take great thing about all those years in the back of a dominant o-line-he became not in any respect touched until eventually he were given to the 2d tier protection...it turned right into a shame to work out him carry close on to conquer Sweetness' list-yet he did and he owns it so props to him. LT purely has all those skills you pick to work out in a list holder. He particularly is tremendous like Walter became...he has %, administration, capacity, can block, can set up his blocks, can get to the exterior, can run between the tackles, can throw, can imagine, a staggering appreciation for the game--i'm rooting for him.

Answer 6

Barry Sanders could have easily...and he ran behind one of the worst offensive lines in the league!!! Emmitt had the advantage of running behind all pro's his whole career.

Yes it will be broken...

Answer 7

Yes

Answer 8

I dont know, I guess that depends if anybody else wants to play football for 38 years behind the best offensive line in history.

Answer 9

I think the player that had a great shot at it was Edgerrin James, but now that he's in Arizona, I'm not so sure.

Answer 10

yes,,,all records are made to be broken by some one some day