(02-10-2024, 05:40 PM)flsprtsgod Wrote:

(02-09-2024, 11:58 PM)Jag149 Wrote: While I agree Gates got snubbed, but so did Fred. Gates had 83 more games than Fred. I couldn't understand the draw of Hester so I looked at their career stats(below)  After seeing them it became obvious aliens were the cause of the decision. Best reason I could come up with.

Things that stood out to me were while playing about the same number of games Hester only started 47, only 3427 yards, 17 TD;s, while fumbling an astounding 41 times.   What the H E double hockey sticks ???

Taylor
Games-153, GS-137, Touch-2824, YScm--14079, TD's-74, Fumble-27
Gates
Games-236, GS-190, Touch-955, YScm--11841, TD's-116, Fumble-8
Hester
Games-156, GS-47, Touch-291, YScm--3427, TD's-17, Fumble-41

A little math on fumble rate
Fred = .96%per touch
Gates = .86% per touch
Hester = 14.9% per touch  (probably why he only started 47 times.)

Bruh, Hester was a corner who played a few offensive snaps ala Swagnew. His numbers are all from his role as return specialist. You can't compare him to every down players, he was a specialist.

It's his 19 TD's on special teams that got him in. I think he's in a very exclusive group of return specialists in the entire history of the NFL. I think it's just Hester, Mitchell and Cribbs that have a crazy amount of TD's on kick-off's and/or punt's.

It goes back to what I was saying earlier in this thread. Because of how the rules keep changing and it's being geared towards safety more and more? We may never see a return specialist like him again.

Same with the running game and running backs in general. There's not very many big name, household name backs anymore in today's pass happy, touch football game. That's why TE's are making a killing over the middle as well as slot receivers. All of these roles are being used more and more to supplement the lack of running games in the NFL.

It will eventually get Taylor in. More than likely after guys like Gore and Peterson get in. I can't think of very many RB's that are eligible that's hanging out there that would get in over him that played during his era or before his era. I think Henry and McCaffrey are absolutely first ballot locks but those guys got at least two, three good years left in the tank more than likely before they hang it up.

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