Is Terrell Davis a HOFer?

[Jack of Arcades]

No, this isn't the baseball HOF. Peak, dominance over peers, individual awards, etc take precedence over counting stats.

[UMTerp]

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No, this isn't the baseball HOF. Peak, dominance over peers, individual awards, etc take precedence over counting stats.

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You're probably right - I kept thinking about Art Monk as I was typing that post.

[Jack of Arcades]

Art Monk, Jimmy Williams, etc. I mean, he'll have a chance but he was never really considered the dominant player.

[PokerFink]

Re: Bruce

If he continues to put up ~70/~1000 for a few more years, he might have a shot because his career numbers will be so good. But football players don't go through gradual declines like baseball players - many of them just drop off completely. Bruce could easily be terrible this year and out of the league in 2008.

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Look at Tim Brown
2002 (35yo): 81 - 930 - 2
2003 (36): 52 - 567 - 2
2004 (37): 24 - 200 - 1

Jerry Rice
2002 (40yo): 92 - 1211 - 7 (ridiculous)
2003 (41): 63 - 869 - 2
2004 (42): 5 - 67 - 0
2005 (43): 25 - 362 - 3

Bruce will be 35 this year.

[PokerFink]

Edited for Jimmy Smith

Monk: 940 - 12721 - 68
Bruce: 887 - 13376 - 80
Smith: 862 - 12287 - 67

So if Bruce goes through a similar decline as Tim Brown, he should end up with 1,000 catches and 15,000 yards.

[Jack of Arcades]

I meant Jimmy Smith.

[VarlosZ]

Even more off-topic, but look at Torry Holt. People don't talk about him like this, but he's eight years into a HOF career. Another two or three 1300yd/10td years and the numbers will be too good for him not to get in.

[barryc83]

I think that Torry Holt is gonna get in when his career is over. He is/was a truly great receiver.

[TheNoodleMan]

If you put in Bruce, you've got to consider a whole bunch of 1980-current WRs.

If you put Ike in, then who else do you put in? Rod Smith? KeyShawn Johnson? Andre Reed? Irving Fryar? Henry Ellard? Keenan McCardell? Jimmy Smith? Terrell Owens? Randy Moss? Andre Rison? Art Monk? Eric Moulds? Joey Galloway? Tory Holt? Stanley Morgan?
All of these guys are top 30 in career rec yardage.

Add in the other guys that have already made the HoF or are locks: Rice, Harrison, Lofton, Carter.

At some point you have to ask yourself where the line is going to be drawn. They can't all be HoFers.

[BobboFitos]

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If you put in Bruce, you've got to consider a whole bunch of 1980-current WRs.

If you put Ike in, then who else do you put in? Rod Smith? KeyShawn Johnson? Andre Reed? Irving Fryar? Henry Ellard? Keenan McCardell? Jimmy Smith? Terrell Owens? Randy Moss? Andre Rison? Art Monk? Eric Moulds? Joey Galloway? Tory Holt? Stanley Morgan?
All of these guys are top 30 in career rec yardage.

Add in the other guys that have already made the HoF or are locks: Rice, Harrison, Lofton, Carter.

At some point you have to ask yourself where the line is going to be drawn. They can't all be HoFers.

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you forgot Tim Brown, who is a HoF lock. I think alot of those guys you mentino will make it... Thing is alot of them are still playing and adding stats etc.