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How is Roger Craig in the Hall of Fame?
Posted on 2/6/26 at 8:08 pm
Posted on 2/6/26 at 8:08 pm
I spy 10 RBs in the league today that do what he did.
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Posted on 2/6/26 at 8:14 pm to DiamondDog
If you have to wait 33 years to get into the hall of fame on your last chance... You're not a HOFer.
It's that simple. You're either one or not. It should take 2 seconds to decide.
It's that simple. You're either one or not. It should take 2 seconds to decide.
Posted on 2/6/26 at 8:15 pm to DiamondDog
He was in a system that fit him perfectly, and he will high knee you in the jaw if you disagree.
Posted on 2/6/26 at 8:28 pm to Jack Ruby
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If you have to wait 33 years to get into the hall of fame on your last chance... You're not a HOFer. It's that simple. You're either one or not. It should take 2 seconds to decide.
I have an unpopular opinion, there should be no minimum or maximum class sizes and you should not be eligible until 10 years after retirement.
You get one chance to get in. If you don’t make it in the first vote, you’re not HOF material.
Posted on 2/6/26 at 8:30 pm to High C
In his defense , he was the first run/pass catch back. The system created him and ultimately produced more , but what he accomplished during his era was unheard of as compared to contemporaries and predecessors. He gets in the same as older era WR. They stood out amongst their peers.
Posted on 2/6/26 at 8:32 pm to DiamondDog
Vikings legend
Posted on 2/6/26 at 9:14 pm to DiamondDog
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I spy 10 RBs in the league today that do what he did.
Same could be said about the QB position...
Posted on 2/6/26 at 9:40 pm to DiamondDog
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I spy 10 RBs in the league today that do what he did.
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He was the first NFL player to have 1,000 yards rushing and receiving in the same season. Marshall Faulk and Christian McCaffrey are the only other players to have accomplished that feat.
Posted on 2/6/26 at 9:49 pm to DiamondDog
For an offensive POY, 3 time SB winner, all-decade team member it was kinda odd it took so long. He was the only skill position player on the 70's, 80's and 90's all-decade team to not be in.
Posted on 2/6/26 at 10:00 pm to Oilfieldbiology
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You get one chance to get in. If you don’t make it in the first vote, you’re not HOF material.
You’re giving the stupid voters way too much credit.
Posted on 2/6/26 at 10:36 pm to DiamondDog
Should've been in a long time ago. First to 1k rushing and receiving in same season..
Posted on 2/6/26 at 10:39 pm to Oilfieldbiology
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there should be no minimum or maximum class sizes
agreed...
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you should not be eligible until 10 years after retirement.
no opinion on this one...
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You get one chance to get in. If you don’t make it in the first vote, you’re not HOF material.
disagreed...
Posted on 2/7/26 at 12:07 am to michael corleone
quote:Yeah so Walter Payton doesn't exist?
In his defense , he was the first run/pass catch back
Posted on 2/7/26 at 12:11 am to DiamondDog
He was a Finalist all the way back in 2010.
The people who covered his career in real time didn't vote him in.
He was a Semifinalist 9 times.
Some sportswriter HOF voter wrote a column that he didn't vote for Belichick because he wanted Roger Craig and LC Greenwood to get in and those guys were running out of chances while Belichick would have plenty of more chances.
The people who covered his career in real time didn't vote him in.
He was a Semifinalist 9 times.
Some sportswriter HOF voter wrote a column that he didn't vote for Belichick because he wanted Roger Craig and LC Greenwood to get in and those guys were running out of chances while Belichick would have plenty of more chances.
Posted on 2/7/26 at 12:19 am to DiamondDog
Is it lost on you that he started doing the things you say 10 RBs do today 43 years ago?
Posted on 2/7/26 at 1:30 am to Oilfieldbiology
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You get one chance to get in. If you don’t make it in the first vote, you’re not HOF material.
Posted on 2/7/26 at 3:15 am to Buzz Lightbeer
Roger Craig should have been first ballot
Posted on 2/7/26 at 5:04 am to michael corleone
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In his defense , he was the first run/pass catch back.
Was he, though? Off the top of my head, Jim Kiick and Preston Pearson come to mind as the first "3rd down" specialists out of the backfield. Sure, Craig was an every down back. But he wasn't the first receiving option running back. His numbers just don't support him.
Posted on 2/7/26 at 5:30 am to DiamondDog
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