brdmaverick

I am just elaborating on a discussion I heard this morning on Mike and Mike.

But anyways, which of the RBs in the poll do you think are Hall of Fame bound?

You can select more than one

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mikiemo83

all but Tiki for me

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iguide

Curtis Martin Is the most deserving. Then Faulk & then Dillon should all be locks.

BradyManny

Yup. (10 char)

dryheat44

Martin, Faulk, Bettis should be near-locks.

Dillon and Barber are probably longshots, with Dillon having the better chance. Of course, if Dillon played in NY and Barber in Cincy, Dillon would be definitely in, and Tiki would probably be the answer to a trivia question.

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Gumby

I think if Tiki makes it; then it is totally NY media bias. Yeah he got 10K yds but he needed to play at least 2 more seasons in my book. He didn't even break 60 TDs. Great personality, great interview; NOT a HOFer.

I am kind of prejudiced against Bettis; although he has the yards to qualify; the only time he actually brought a team to the promised land all he was was the goal line back and not a key reason they made it to or won SB. His YPC is the lowest of the group. But he does top out all the others for longevity 192 games versus 176 for the next nearest competitor. So although I did not give him a nod; I can understand those who do.

Cumar and Faulk I think are 100% LOCKS. 14K yards and 100TDs are tough arguments to find fault with.

Dillon is a little bit of a bubble guy. SBs with NE gives him credibility but unless he plays another season and breaks 12K he may get some prejudice. But he is in the top 10 all time. I think he is a HOFer and voted for him; but can see some folks voting against him.

dryheat44

I think he's 14th all time, just above John Riggins and OJ Simpson

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Seymour93

I don't think Dillon will get in due to the losing in Cincy as well as his strained relationship with the media over the years.

Martin and Faulk are locks. Longevity and the stats are there. Bettis wasn't as good as those two but he'll get in because he played for the Steelers.

Tiki was good, but not HOF material.

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TomBrady'sGoat

I think these guys will make it:
Bettis
Faulk
Martin
(maybe Tiki)

These guys should make it:
Faulk
Martin
(maybe Dillon)

Bettis played well for a long time. He was a really good for maybe a year or two, otherwise he was just good for awhile. That isn't hallworthy in my book. He will get in due to being a sweet old guy who was a nice story in '05.

Dillon on the other hand was a top back for years. He was a guy you had to gameplan for and worried about leading up to the game. When you look at his stats in Cinci you have to remember that he put them up in spite of having no supporting passing attack to keeps teams honest. He stands no chance of getting in due to the Bengals being so crappy while he was there and his issues while there.

Marshall Faulk is a no-brainer.

Curtis Martin I am a little torn on. He was never truly great but very good (a notch above Bettis) for a long time. He is on the lower end of the kind of players I like to see in the Hall but he makes it.

Tiki... He has been great these past few years. He started slowly, hung around at good for a bit, and developed into great. My gut tells me that for the hall you either need to be great for 5+ years or great for 3 or so years and good for another 7-10. Great for 3 years and good for 4 just doesn't quite cut it. He's closer than Bettis in my mind though.

stinkypete

I think Dillon is a bubble guy who's numbers are on the wrong side of the bubble. 1 more season of 600-1000 yards and 10+ TDs would put him in.