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I'll get flamed for this, but, as a KU fan, I truly think that this has become quite excessive.
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Slippery slope arguments are shit. Of course there are points where short spots of brilliance are too short, but Sayers isn't that point. He had 4 1/2 seasons of play, and still made 4 Pro Bowls and 5 [FIVE!!] First Team All Pros. Led the league in total yards 3 times. 22 TDs in his rookie season, including 6 [SIX!!] in one game. Highlights rivaled only by Barry Sanders. All on a shit team where he was the ONLY thing the opposition had to defense.
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Closest analog I can think of, what if Tom Brady ended his undefeated season with a SB win, then Pollard's knee job ended things for good? Too short of a career?
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Someone ODed on episodes of Eastbound and Down.
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http://www.pro-football-reference.co...S/SayeGa00.htm I have only two times leading the league in yards twice, one of which he ALSO led in total yards--that doesn't equate to two times in one season to me, though. TD numbers are also a bit off, but that doesn't include pr/kr touchdowns for some reason, and I know he had more than a few, so I'll give you that one. I'm not debating that he was an amazing player--he absolutely was. I just don't think he had enough longevity to be in the hall-of-fame... not that I'm a big fan of compilers, though. it's also highly subjective, obviously. in comparison, let's make a hypothetical... let's take the first 67 games of walter payton's career. his stats are thus (approximates), assuming he'd have retired after his fifth season: Quote:
so, is walter payton a hall-of-famer after five seasons? that's completely subjective. if you're a jackson state alum or a bears fan, you may say so. I'm neither, but I'd like to think that I can be objective... I wouldn't give him my vote. not because he wasn't great, he was amazing. he also was on some shitty teams. he also did it all--but the longevity just was.not.there. after nine seasons, add 4700 yards... that gives him nine full seasons (see also, jim brown) and 11,600 yards. THAT is a hall-of-famer to me. you have to look at the body of work, and it just isn't quite there for either payton OR sayers after 67-68 games. but, that's the great thing about these conversations--it's my opinion, nothing more or nothing less. |
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110 games started around 62.5% completion percentage 3600 attempts 25,700ish yards 200 touchdowns 86 interceptions yards per attempt: 7.5 or so yards per game: 240 or so 4/4 in super bowls, ton of playoff wins all of this in seven full seasons as starting QB... yeah, those numbers are no doubt. but, you have to remember that for QBs, super bowls are the only real number that counts. his numbers are good to great (more than 2:1 TD/INT ratio, plenty of yards, lot of yards per game), but the super bowls make it a no-doubter. the REAL question would be this... what if a QB comes out and wins the super bowl his first four years in the league, about 3500 yards per year, 30 touchdowns per year, few interceptions... is HE a hall-of-famer? I'd have to think really long and hard about that one. |
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my point still stands, though. do you put walter payton in the hall of fame after five seasons? |
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