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Football - Barry Sanders (no competition)
Baseball - Barry Bonds (undeniably one of the best players of all time)
Hockey - either Cam Neely or Paul Coffey
Basketball - Sir Charles
Whoever said Patrick Ewing I refer to Bill Simmons, the Sports Guy - after all, he's got an entire theory named after him.
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Auggiestyle wrote:
Barry Sanders wouldn't qualify, IMO, because he quit so early. He very well might have won a Super Bowl if he hadn't retired.
I'm going with Marino and Ted Williams.
But he played for 10 years. And, at the time he retired, was the second-leading rusher in NFL history. What is your criterion for consideration?
By the way, I'm a die-hard Lions' fan. In the 25+ years I've been watching them, they won a grand total of 1 playoff game. There's no way he was winning a Super Bowl.
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Chris_H_2 wrote:
Auggiestyle wrote:
Barry Sanders wouldn't qualify, IMO, because he quit so early. He very well might have won a Super Bowl if he hadn't retired.
I'm going with Marino and Ted Williams.
But he played for 10 years. And, at the time he retired, was the second-leading rusher in NFL history. What is your criterion for consideration?
By the way, I'm a die-hard Lions' fan. In the 25+ years I've been watching them, they won a grand total of 1 playoff game. There's no way he was winning a Super Bowl.
Yup, can't argue with you there. And 10 years is long time for an NFL RB.
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Clubber wrote:
Chris_H_2 wrote:
Auggiestyle wrote:
Barry Sanders wouldn't qualify, IMO, because he quit so early. He very well might have won a Super Bowl if he hadn't retired.
I'm going with Marino and Ted Williams.
But he played for 10 years. And, at the time he retired, was the second-leading rusher in NFL history. What is your criterion for consideration?
By the way, I'm a die-hard Lions' fan. In the 25+ years I've been watching them, they won a grand total of 1 playoff game. There's no way he was winning a Super Bowl.
Yup, can't argue with you there. And 10 years is long time for an NFL RB.
I was thinking of this the other day when I heard that Curtis Martin passed Marcus Allen on the career rushing list. I can't believe he's been in the league for as long as he has and has played for a team in the largest market in the country but has not gotten the recognition he deserves. I never even considered him the same category as Marcus Allen. I'm wondering if he makes the HOF.
I was thinking of this the other day when I heard that Curtis Martin passed Marcus Allen on the career rushing list. I can't believe he's been in the league for as long as he has and has played for a team in the largest market in the country but has not gotten the recognition he deserves. I never even considered him the same category as Marcus Allen. I'm wondering if he makes the HOF.
I brought this up in the NFL thread on RM1 a couple of weeks ago. It really is crazy how over looked he is. He's never had a bad year and he never misses any games. I think he's missed one game since he's been with the Jets and he's a workhorse to boot. 7 times he's had 300 plus carries in a season. Nobody else has done that. Plus he never fumbles. One fumble for every 200 carries or something sick like that. Also he's about to tie Sanders for most consecutive season's running for 1000 yards to start a career. I think there is little doubt he's a HOFer. He should make it the first years he's eligible.
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pjam81373 wrote:
Chris_H_2 wrote:
I was thinking of this the other day when I heard that Curtis Martin passed Marcus Allen on the career rushing list. I can't believe he's been in the league for as long as he has and has played for a team in the largest market in the country but has not gotten the recognition he deserves. I never even considered him the same category as Marcus Allen. I'm wondering if he makes the HOF.
I brought this up in the NFL thread on RM1 a couple of weeks ago. It really is crazy how over looked he is. He's never had a bad year and he never misses any games. I think he's missed one game since he's been with the Jets and he's a workhorse to boot. 7 times he's had 300 plus carries in a season. Nobody else has done that. Plus he never fumbles. One fumble for every 200 carries or something sick like that. Also he's about to tie Sanders for most consecutive season's running for 1000 yards to start a career. I think there is little doubt he's a HOFer. He should make it the first years he's eligible.
I am interested to see exactly how long he can go. He will most likely be #5 all time at the end of this year. I think a 1st ballot HOF
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pjam81373 wrote:
Chris_H_2 wrote:
I was thinking of this the other day when I heard that Curtis Martin passed Marcus Allen on the career rushing list. I can't believe he's been in the league for as long as he has and has played for a team in the largest market in the country but has not gotten the recognition he deserves. I never even considered him the same category as Marcus Allen. I'm wondering if he makes the HOF.
I brought this up in the NFL thread on RM1 a couple of weeks ago. It really is crazy how over looked he is. He's never had a bad year and he never misses any games. I think he's missed one game since he's been with the Jets and he's a workhorse to boot. 7 times he's had 300 plus carries in a season. Nobody else has done that. Plus he never fumbles. One fumble for every 200 carries or something sick like that. Also he's about to tie Sanders for most consecutive season's running for 1000 yards to start a career. I think there is little doubt he's a HOFer. He should make it the first years he's eligible.
Well, if anything, he's beaten me in two fantasy leagues this year, so he's got my attention.
I don't think there's any doubt the guy deserves to be in the HOF. Has there been a player with the numbers Martin puts up that has succeeded in relative obscurity for as long as Martin has? Unbelievable. You never hear about him.
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