(06-21-2022, 08:39 PM)mikesez Wrote:

(06-21-2022, 03:18 PM)Mikey Wrote: okay, now how many fans outside of northeast Florida are going to recognize or remember any of those?

compare those with:
Bo running clean out of the stadium on MNF 
Barry juking Harlon Barnett so bad he just spun around in circles
Beastquake

Freddy was fantastic, but I think we're being a bit liberal with the "signature" label.

You're missing the point.  I don't remember any of those plays you mention. But I did look up beast quake.  It was very good, but I'd never seen it before now.  Does that mean they're not signature plays? No.  It just means I don't follow those teams, and I don't make it my job to report on sports.  Why don't you take a look at some of the runs JagFanatic mentioned, and see if maybe they are comparable to BeastQuake?

So because you don't remember them, they are not easily recognizable, iconic runs that most everyone who's been a fan of the game since the 80s would know?

I get the point extremely well. The concept of "signature run" came up and JF24 rattled off 9 runs in Fred's career. They are VERY significant to Jaguar fans. The question, though, especially when looking at something like HOF consideration, is whether anyone outside the area code would be able to hear Fred's name and instantly think, "Man, that 90 yarder against Miami, that's the stuff of greatness!"

It's possible. Just not likely. It's ok to be biased for the home guy. Frankly, I think the Doss run is his signature run. It was the attitude of that run, a response to yet another voice saying Fred wasn't good enough, and then all he did was run clear over that voice and waltz into the end zone.

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