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Ricky Williams - HoF Bound?
Axtell
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Just curious...hearing rumors he wants to come back, saying he feels he has 4,000 yards left in him.
If he does indeed rush for an additional 4k, that puts him over 10k yards for his career, which would put him in the top 15 of all time.
1. Emmitt Smith - 17,403
2. Walter Payton - 16,726
3. Barry Sanders - 15,269
4. Eric Dickerson - 13,259
5. Tony Dorsett - 12,739
6. Jerome Bettis - 12,353
7. Jim Brown - 12,312
8. Marcus Allen - 12,243
9. Franco Harris - 12,120
10. Thurman Thomas - 12,074
11. Curtis Martin - 11,669
12. John Riggins - 11,352
13. O.J. Simpson - 11,236
14. Marshall Faulk - 11,020
15. Ricky Watters - 10,741
Other than Watters, these are all either HoF currently, or sure-fire HoFers (and is Watters HoF bound? I'd say yes).
My point is, with him missing a year, and his off the field hijinks, does he make the hall if he hits 10k yards? I'd be willing to say that the voters will 'penalize' him and not make him a first ballot (a la Michael Irvin) but he will make the hall if he does indeed get 4000 more yards.
If he does indeed rush for an additional 4k, that puts him over 10k yards for his career, which would put him in the top 15 of all time.
1. Emmitt Smith - 17,403
2. Walter Payton - 16,726
3. Barry Sanders - 15,269
4. Eric Dickerson - 13,259
5. Tony Dorsett - 12,739
6. Jerome Bettis - 12,353
7. Jim Brown - 12,312
8. Marcus Allen - 12,243
9. Franco Harris - 12,120
10. Thurman Thomas - 12,074
11. Curtis Martin - 11,669
12. John Riggins - 11,352
13. O.J. Simpson - 11,236
14. Marshall Faulk - 11,020
15. Ricky Watters - 10,741
Other than Watters, these are all either HoF currently, or sure-fire HoFers (and is Watters HoF bound? I'd say yes).
My point is, with him missing a year, and his off the field hijinks, does he make the hall if he hits 10k yards? I'd be willing to say that the voters will 'penalize' him and not make him a first ballot (a la Michael Irvin) but he will make the hall if he does indeed get 4000 more yards.
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1. *E Smith 18355
2. W Payton 16726
3. B Sanders 15269
4. *C Martin 13366
5. *J Bettis 13294
6. E Dickerson 13259
7. T Dorsett 12739
8. J Brown 12312
9. M Allen 12243
10. F Harris 12120
11. T Thomas 12074
12. *M Faulk 11987
13. J Riggins 11352
14. O Simpson 11236
15. R Watters 10643
16. *E George 10441
17. O Anderson 10273
* active in 2004
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<< <i>Where would Barry Sanders would be on that list if he had not walked away!! >>
Barry Sanders would have set a record that no one would be able to touch. Maybe forever. But, at least he left the game healthy and happy.
Further, why even consider this as a "what if." Who cares?? Why care?? The guy is out on his own volition. Who needs him, wants him or pulls for him?? He has decided his own destiny/footmark in football history...nobody else.
Unfocused, impulsive collector of everything ...
<< <i>While his timing of 'retiring' left a lot to be admired (it left his team in really bad straits), I don't see how you can't admire a guy willing to walk away from millions and millions of dollars to pursue what makes him happy (i.e. weed) and not to subject his body to the ruthless pummeling that RB goes through. >>
But there is the problem. He didn't walk away from millions, he thought he had $8M+ from the signing bonus. He didn't want the failed drug test to become a national story, so he thought he could just walk away and be contempt with that much cash. When the judge ruled in favor of Miami, Ricky thought, "Oh crap, I done f'ed up".
Admire Jim Brown and Barry Sanders for walking away from the game; not Ricky.
195 pounds ? Not that i was ever big into that stuff but aren't you supposed to get the munchies from smokin that stuff lol