Originally posted by Pick6:
FYI - Daunte Culpepper has more career rushing TD's than Frank Gore.
Culpepper has played eleven NFL seasons. Why are you comparing an NFL veteran with twice as many games played against Frank Gore?
Originally posted by Pick6:
Gore - 5561 yards and 32 TD's in 5 seasons (10 yrs = 11,122 yds 64 tds)
Steven Jackson 6707 yds 41 Tds in 6 seasons - HOF'er?
Larry Johnson 6219 yds 55 TD's in 7 seasons - HOF'er?
Willis McGahee 5787 yards 50 tds in 6 seasons - HOF'er
Your mathematics don't take into account that Gore sat behind Kevan Barlow during the entire 2005 season. Gore has averaged 1,213 yards 7.25 touchdowns per season as the feature running back in four season. Taking into account this error, Gore would end up with 12,000+ yards rushing and 68 rushing touchdowns through the age of 32 if he averages 1,200 yards a season for five seasons. Assuming the offense improves from Gore's first five seasons, I have no doubt his production will actually increase over this span.
I'd argue that Steven Jackson is well on his way to the Hall of Fame, assuming he continues his pace through the age of 32.
Larry Johnson and Willis McGahee? Both are unfair comparisons, as neither are starting running backs in the NFL and have steadily declined over the last two seasons. If Gore begins his decline prior to his 32nd birthday, we can put this thread to rest. Until then, it's pure speculation.
Originally posted by Pick6:
C.Dillon - 11241 yds 82 tds and a Super Bowl - HOF'er?
F.Taylor 11540 yds 66 tds - HOF'er?
R.Watters - 10643 yds 78 tds and a Super Bowl - HOF'er?
Corey Dillon's lack of all purpose yardage and low average per carry will likely keep him out. We won't definatively know until he's on the ballot in 2012.
Like Dillon, Taylor's lack of all purpose yardage will hurt him. Again, we won't know until he's retired and five seasons have passed.
Watters, as mentioned in a previous post, had a historically poor yards per carry average.
Originally posted by Pick6:
RB's with at least 10,000 yards rushing who are not currently in the HOF (TD's)
14000+
Curtis Martin (90)
13000+
Jerome Bettis (91)
12000+
LT (138)
Marshall Faulk (100)
Edgerrin James (80)
11000+
Fred Taylor (66)
Corey Dillon (82)
10000+
Warrick Dunn (49)
Ricky Watters (78)
Jamal Lewis (58)
Tiki Barber (55)
Eddie George (68)
Ottis Anderson (81)
9ers RB's - 1)Craig 2) Watters then its a crap shoot at this point...
Gore and Hearst's #'s while in SF.... ooooh eerie.
Gore 5yrs 73 games 1168 att 5561 yds 32 TD 4.8 y/c 76.2 y/g 22 fum
Hearst 5yrs 73games 1189 att 5535 yds 26 TD 4.7 y/c 75.8 y/g 13 fum
Do you have any idea of how Hall of Fame eligibility works?
Curtis Martin (eligible in 2011), Jerome Bettis (eligible in 2011) and Marshall Faulk (eligible in 2012) will all eventually make it into the Hall of Fame. LaDainian Tomlinson isn't even done playing. Once he is, he'll make it. Edgerinn James' production in Indianapolis will most certainly make a strong case once he retires (he's still looking to play in the NFL).
Warrick Dunn amassed just five 1,000 yard rushing campaigns in twelve seasons. Also, his low yards per carry average will likely leave him out of the Hall.
Jamal Lewis' 2003 season alone will get him quite a few votes. His lack of all purpose yardage will likely keep him out.
Tiki Barber, like Craig, will garner significant votes and should make the ballot. Had he not sat behind Wheatley and Dayne in New York during the first half of his career, he'd be a lock.
Eddie George's career, like Jamale Lewis', was cut short due to injuries and a decline in speed. His low yards per carry and lack of all purpose yards will keep him out.
Ottis Anderson? Really?! Anderson played until he was in his mid 30's. His lack of seasonal consistence and all purpose yardage doesn't come close to consider him Hall of Fame worthy.
[ Edited by redrathman on Jun 22, 2010 at 11:43:07 ]