(04-06-2022, 10:05 AM)Mikey Wrote:

(04-05-2022, 04:44 PM)Eric1 Wrote: I think they overvalue post season stuff too much at times. Eli Manning will get in because of his two Super Bowls, but are his numbers really HoF worthy? I mean he led the league in INTs in 3 or 4 of his seasons. Jared Allen only had 4 sacks throughout 7 post season games. Should his post season numbers take away from his 12th all time leading 136 sack career?

At the end of the day, Gore is 3rd in rushing yards in NFL history. In a league that has an average lifespan of 3 1/2 years and while playing such a physically taxing position as RB for 16 seasons is something that is very impressive and it can't be over looked. RBs typically are done around age 28-29. Gore went till he was 37 and was still producing. Productive longevity, especially at the RB position is huge imo.

comparing to Eli might be bad. He has a ton of regular season accolades to accompany his rings, he was more than just a prayer to  Tyree.

QBs are the superstars of the league, so dang near every good one is going to get in, even guys like Phil Rivers, who is probably a better correlation. Next to nothing as far as postseason success, but a dang diehard football player who did what he did way longer than most.

I am not saying Gore won't get in; it's just that he doesn't have a phenomenal postseason run to hang his hat on to bolster his claim. Sometimes regular season stats are enough to get you in, sometimes it isn't.

So is the HoF now just a team award?

Should a player's career just be wiped away, or be short sided because his team (in the ultimate team sport) couldn't play for the super bowl, or make multiple playoff runs?

Do you think Terrell Davis is better than Fred Taylor, Frank Gore, or at least 20 other RBs just because he had a 4 year run and 2 good playoff runs? Does 4 years really deserve the HoF bid over 13 years, or 16 years of production? etc etc.

The Hall of Fame is about what a player did through out his entire career. Regular season, or post season shouldn't make a difference. It's about what the individual did throughout his full career and Gore sits among the top of NFL History at his position. There's only two people in history with more rushing yards than Frank Gore. Which is what RBs are based on.

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