Quote:I loved MJD as much as the next fan while he was here with the Jags. He was the face of the franchise for a lot of years. But is he worthy of being in the ring of honor? Not to me. He leaves with just over 8000 rushing yards and 68 touchdowns. Impressive stats, but not worthy of the team's hall of fame. When compared to Fred Taylor, the yardage looks pedestrian. I think honoring the all time greats of a franchise should be reserved to just that, all time greats. History will tell if I'm right or wrong, but what if a couple backs end up between that 8000 of MJD and the over 11000 of Freddy. Do they automatically get in as well? And if so, does it start looking watered down?

 

I have no problem with the names in the ring so far. Outside of Jimmy Smith, I just don't see another player who should be even close to considered for the ROH, including MJD.

I agree.  He was the face of the franchise, and a great player the first 4 or 5 years, with the ability to score on any given play.  That WAS exciting to watch.  He is kind of on the fringe of the ROH in my mind.

 

However, he failed to keep his mouth shut, acted like a baby, and tried to bully the new owner into a new contract in his last two very mediocre years, so a definite NO in my book.

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