re: Is the era of the Hall of Fame Running Back coming to an end?

Hey I really like how TD played and yes his career cut short. I didn't mean to downplay what TD did, but longevity ought to mean something especially since Taylor's career productivity.

Priest Holmes and Terrell Davis careers have always somewhat reminded me of each other, and no questions playoff performance has distinguished one.

2001-2004 Priest Holmes put up 7,645 total yards and 76 touchdown in 4 years. Just an insane stretch and comparable to Terrell Davis career numbers.

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Shaun Alexander the biggest snub imo. Guy has 112 touchdowns and isn’t in the HOF.

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plus he had nearly 11K total yards (9,453/1,520) & a MVP

Mark Ingram- No

Melvin Gordon- Relegated to the practice squad and can't hold onto the ball so no

Zeke- No especially not now

Derrick Henry- Maybe

Christian McCaffrey- Maybe

Alvin Kamara- Maybe

Jonathan Taylor- Maybe

Nick Chubb- Maybe

In conclusion maybe the last 5 guys will get in Derrick Henry is the most likely either way none of these guys should get in on the first ballot and the running back position in the NFL is on life alert they're a dime a dozen nowadays.

Running back is one of the hardest to determine who is HOF worthy. Very few get in due to steep drop offs. Not many have multiple all pro nods.
A case can be made with Henry if he has 2 more dominant seasons. Normally only 1 rb per 5 year generations get in. For example, faulk to LT to AP.

Another crazy Hall of fame snub is Mike Alstott. How the hell is not in yet??

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Maurice Jones-Drew

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Very underrated.

11,111 yards from scrimmage and with 79 RR TDs. Also had another 2000 yards and two TDs as a kick returner.

If he gets drafted by the saints in 2006 or found himself in a andy Reid offense he is probably a HOFer.

Speaking of Andy Reid creations, Brian Westbrook belongs in this thread if Maurice Jones drew is in this thread.

I would take Ricky Williams before any of these maybe except for Henry. People dont realize but he still had over 10,000 yards rushing with the years he was away from the game.

The only RBs with a track record in the league I feel have a chance at HOF are Derrick Henry(best shot of any), Nick Chubb, and Josh Jacobs. McCaffery has too much of an injury risk for me to be comfortable including him. There is such a logjam of retired running backs who need to be inducted first--Steven Jackson, Otis Anderson, Roger Craig, Frank Gore, Marshawn Lynch, Shaun Alexander, Adrian Peterson, Leshon McCoy, Corey Dillon, Ricky Williams, Fred Taylor, Eddie George, Chris Johnson, Priest Holmes, and possibly Ahman Green and Jamal Charles. There aren't a lot of backs in the league on track to have the same career as those guys and they are still waiting to get in . (Admittedly Gore and Peterson just haven't been retired long enough to be eligible. They should get selected the first year they become eligible.)