The average career length for somebody in the NFL is 3.3 years.

Hes going into his 5th..

Plus, the man has had reconstructive knee surgery..and while that might not be apparent now, wait another 2 or 3 years of him getting 325+ carries a year. Everyone was riding Terrell Davis when he broke 2,000 and look at him now...doing nothing...why? He had knee injuries. Just like Lewis. Ive seen many a 'Hes gonna be one of the best ever' players come and go. You all seem to forget about the past...


I can name 100 players that had a good year and now sit out..

And yes, he did hit 1,000 yards twice before, but thats not even an accomplishment anymore. Hell, if you dont hit 1,000 yards, you really arent even an NFL calibur running back. (Yes, I know Bettis didnt hit 1,000 this year or last year...)


And Bettis was getting so many carrys because hes all the Rams had..unless you want to count Tony Banks. (ha.) And the reason why his YPC were so low is because they opponents were playing an 8-man box against him all the time. No one can get anything done that way. Look at Emmitt, argueably the best back of all time, ever since Aikman left he faced an 8-man front all the time. His numbers plummeted.

Bettis still has a couple years left in him...hell finish 3rd or 4th all time. (Bettis has around 12,350 and Dickerson and Dorsett both have around 13,000. Barry Sanders is third with a little over 15,000 i believe) How is that overrated? It isnt at all. You just never hear about him because hes not fast enough to break those 40 yard plays and he doesnt run his mouth off like certain other players.


Bottomline : Bettis has proven that hes Hall of Fame calibur. Those numbers dont lie. Hes one of the best backs of all time.. the facts prove it. And yes, Jamal Lewis had a good season, but he only had just that. Ive seen waaayyy too many people who had 'good seasons' be labeled and rode to hop on his band wagon.