Emmitt says Tomlinson could break his record

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tomson75;3134419 said:
That record is only going to be broken by someone with a tremendous ability to endure pain and remain productive at the same time.
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and for a long period of time.

In this day and age of having 2, and even 3, RBs carrying the football, it ain't happening.

Not to mention that there isn't a team in the NFL who will commit to the run the way teams did during Emmitt's era. Those days are gone for a long, long, long time, if not forever. The video game mentality of the younger generations doesn't have the patience for that. Head coaches are getting younger and younger. Their philosophies are more towards the " wow " style than the grind it out style. Athletes, especially at the skill positions, are quicker and faster than ever before, so they can do more " spectacular " things on the field than before. At the same time, they aren't lasting as long as before.

Seriously, even during the Emmitt era, I never thought of the " 30 years old " rule for running backs. Now it's, practically, a given.

Chris Johnson is going to become somewhat the norm for NFL teams in the future. There are already a few of his type in college who should be high draft choices when they come out: Michael Smith from Arkansas, Dexter McCluster from Ole Miss, LeMichael James from Oregon, Joe McKnight from USC, and those are just the few I've seen personally..

Felix Jones could be in that group too, but I seriously don't know what's happened to him. I don't if it's the injuries, or he doesn't get in a rythem because of lack of touches, but he does have the same ability those guys have.
 
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Mr.davon24;3134238 said:
Yeah, I didn't wanna sound like a homer but I honestly didn't think Tomlinson was that great to begin. I mean when he was talked about it was always about him whining about something. He's around 4k yards left and I only think he'll get 2 thousand yards before he retires. Only person I think could possible get closer would be Chris Johnson but it's hard now-adays with split duties back there.
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If Adrian Peterson can stay healthy and with his running style, that's a big if, he is the one back in the league capable of touching legendary yardage.

Peterson is obviously more talented than my beloved # 22 but I doubt anyone can be as consistently great for as long as # 22 was. More spellbounding?

A rare yes, but yes. But not as consistent at that level of play. Took years to beat Payton's record. Maybe never again. Jerry Rice's also at WR.
 
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AKATheRake;3134856 said:
If Adrian Peterson can stay healthy and with his running style, that's a big if, he is the one back in the league capable of touching legendary yardage.
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Peterson is 973 yards behind what Emmitt had at the same age, and he needs 516 yards in the next four games to avoid falling even further behind. Peterson's best four-game stretch this season is 442 yards, so it's unlikely. And if the Vikings rest their starters in the final game, as some people are expecting, then Peterson has only three games left to get that 516.


I don't see anyone ever coming close to Emmitt's record unless they're ahead of or at least close to Emmitt's pace during their prime years. If they can't even stay within 1,000 yards of Emmitt in their prime seasons, I don't see how they'd ever have a chance of catching him in their later seasons. Emmitt had an advantage in so many of the non-production factors necessary to get the record (age of entry into the league, durability, workload and longevity), and it's difficult for other backs to match him in a few of them, let alone all of them. I think someone will have to stay AHEAD of Emmitt's pace until age 29 or 30, then try to hang on as long as they can. But so far, nobody can even stay anywhere close to Emmitt's pace. Some backs might do it for a few seasons, but not for nearly long enough, let alone into their 30s.
 
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PHof83;3134495 said:
Emmitt is full of ****.
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dude, seriously?? I know he is off the mark but have a lil respect....it's his record, he can talk about it anyway he chooses! He's simply giving the guy props....chill man

what is up with people around here bashing our legends??? Do you think Steeler fans ever bash terry Bradshaw??? NO! So come on people lets have the same respect for our greats too!!!

The comment above makes me sick to my stomach!!
 
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