26CornerBlitz Posted January 31, 2018 Posted January 31, 2018 On 1/31/2018 at 6:29 PM, dave mcbride said: See above! Expand Yep. I remember the incident well.
Lurker Posted January 31, 2018 Posted January 31, 2018 On 1/31/2018 at 6:27 PM, Over 29 years of fanhood said: Not entirely- but I guess he’s that guy who had a kid play linebacker for the Bills at some point Expand Yep. his son Jay played for the Bills from 1999-2001. Here's a 'Billsy" entry on Chuck's Wiki page that made me chuckle: "...Foreman just missed a rare NFC 'Triple Crown' (rushing yards, receptions & TDs) in 1975. The last regular season game was a nationally televised contest during a classic Buffalo, NY snowstorm. A hostile crowd supported hometown hero O.J. Simpson, who moved in front of Foreman and tied Gale Sayers' NFL record with his 22nd TD of the season in the first half. Late in the 3rd quarter, Foreman was hit in the eye by a snowball while chasing a pass. He went out of the game for a couple of plays, then returned with blurred vision to catch a six-yard touchdown, tying Sayers and Simpson for the record. That was it, though; he spent the last quarter on the bench, and less than a minute later, Simpson scored on a 54-yard reception to surpass Sayers & Foreman." 1 1
dave mcbride Posted January 31, 2018 Posted January 31, 2018 On 1/31/2018 at 6:30 PM, Lurker said: Yep. his son Jay played for the Bills from 1999-2001. Here's a 'Billsy" entry on Chuck's Wiki page that made me chuckle: "...Foreman just missed a rare NFC 'Triple Crown' (rushing yards, receptions & TDs) in 1975. The last regular season game was a nationally televised contest during a classic Buffalo, NY snowstorm. A hostile crowd supported hometown hero O.J. Simpson, who moved in front of Foreman and tied Gale Sayers' NFL record with his 22nd TD of the season in the first half. Late in the 3rd quarter, Foreman was hit in the eye by a snowball while chasing a pass. He went out of the game for a couple of plays, then returned with blurred vision to catch a six-yard touchdown, tying Sayers and Simpson for the record. That was it, though; he spent the last quarter on the bench, and less than a minute later, Simpson scored on a 54-yard reception to surpass Sayers & Foreman." Expand full story above! It's pretty hilarious at the end. The Vikings offense left the field before the game was over!
Kelly the Dog Posted January 31, 2018 Posted January 31, 2018 On 1/31/2018 at 6:30 PM, Lurker said: Yep. his son Jay played for the Bills from 1999-2001. Here's a 'Billsy" entry on Chuck's Wiki page that made me chuckle: "...Foreman just missed a rare NFC 'Triple Crown' (rushing yards, receptions & TDs) in 1975. The last regular season game was a nationally televised contest during a classic Buffalo, NY snowstorm. A hostile crowd supported hometown hero O.J. Simpson, who moved in front of Foreman and tied Gale Sayers' NFL record with his 22nd TD of the season in the first half. Late in the 3rd quarter, Foreman was hit in the eye by a snowball while chasing a pass. He went out of the game for a couple of plays, then returned with blurred vision to catch a six-yard touchdown, tying Sayers and Simpson for the record. That was it, though; he spent the last quarter on the bench, and less than a minute later, Simpson scored on a 54-yard reception to surpass Sayers & Foreman." Expand That was a wild game. Foreman was extremely dangerous for a few seasons.
Lurker Posted January 31, 2018 Posted January 31, 2018 On 1/31/2018 at 6:28 PM, dave mcbride said: For those who don't remember Chuck Foreman, enjoy!!!!!! Buffalo fans: they haven't really changed. At least it wasn't a dildo. https://www.twincities.com/2014/10/15/vikings-chuck-foreman-still-struck-by-75-snowball-fiasco/ Expand Oh man, that brings back memories....
Stank_Nasty Posted January 31, 2018 Posted January 31, 2018 I think we'll be having this same convo about frank gore in 20 years. unreal consistency. consistently good. NOT GREAT. he'll be a top 5 rusher when all is said and done and I doubt he'll ever get in. always very good. but he only had one season where he was really at the top of the position. the rest he was just a very good consistent player.
Woodman19 Posted January 31, 2018 Posted January 31, 2018 Kenny Anderson should be in, modern QB type numbers in the dead ball era makes his exclusion a disgrace.
Lurker Posted January 31, 2018 Posted January 31, 2018 (edited) On 1/31/2018 at 6:37 PM, Stank_Nasty said: I think we'll be having this same convo about frank gore in 20 years. Expand Only 8 playoff games in a 13-year career is certainly going to hurt him. Still, I think his 17,698 all-purpose regular season yards should be enough to get him over the top (1,100+ more than Thurman's 16,532)... Edited January 31, 2018 by Lurker
26CornerBlitz Posted January 31, 2018 Posted January 31, 2018 On 1/31/2018 at 6:42 PM, Woodman19 said: Kenny Anderson should be in, modern QB type numbers in the dead ball era makes his exclusion a disgrace. Expand He's another HOVG guy IMO.
Stank_Nasty Posted January 31, 2018 Posted January 31, 2018 On 1/31/2018 at 6:45 PM, Lurker said: Only 8 playoff games in a 13-year career is certainly going to hurt him. Still, I think his 17,698 all-purpose regular season yards should be enough to get him over the top... Expand I think he's accumulated the resume but I wont be surprised when he doesn't get in.
row_33 Posted January 31, 2018 Posted January 31, 2018 On 1/31/2018 at 5:44 PM, Gugny said: The O line should be in the Hall of Fame; not Terrell Davis. His stats, for Canton, are pathetic. Expand Davis had 3 years of greatness Juice and Earl had 5
26CornerBlitz Posted January 31, 2018 Posted January 31, 2018 On 1/31/2018 at 6:48 PM, row_33 said: Davis had 3 years of greatness Juice and Earl had 5 Expand Not to mention two big assed gaudy rings chock full of diamonds.
dave mcbride Posted January 31, 2018 Posted January 31, 2018 On 1/31/2018 at 6:47 PM, Stank_Nasty said: I think he's accumulated the resume but I wont be surprised when he doesn't get in. Expand Gore will get in. I'm assuming he's going to play next year (he was good this season), and he will quickly pass Curtis Martin for #4 on the all-time rushing list. He's 75 yards behind Martin and 1,243 behind Barry Sanders. 1
Jay_Fixit Posted January 31, 2018 Posted January 31, 2018 On 1/31/2018 at 6:55 PM, 26CornerBlitz said: Not to mention two big assed gaudy rings chock full of diamonds. Expand And 3x all-pro, rookie of the year, offensive player of year and NFL MVP.
dave mcbride Posted January 31, 2018 Posted January 31, 2018 (edited) The big one for me is Edgerrin James. He's not in, and he's only RB with over 12,000 yards who isn't. He also has 15,610 total yards - 2500 more than Craig and 700 more than Ricky Watters. He played a lot in the postseason too. James had 91 total TDs, as did Watters. Craig had 73. James also led the league in rushing twice. Edited January 31, 2018 by dave mcbride
Mat68 Posted January 31, 2018 Posted January 31, 2018 On 1/31/2018 at 5:38 PM, Gugny said: Conversely ... How the hell is Terrell Davis IN the Hall of Fame? https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DaviTe00.htm For comparison, here are Craig's stats: https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CraiRo00.htm Expand Interesing debate but TD was first team all pro 3 times vs 1. Terrell Davis was more dominate than Craig. Believe a knee injury derailed his career. But he is in the hall the same way Gale Sawyers is.. Their best games and season were best ever category.
KD in CA Posted January 31, 2018 Posted January 31, 2018 On 1/31/2018 at 5:54 PM, Stank_Nasty said: ricky has a huge gripe as well.... he was a jerk to the media and I think that's what screwed him. Expand Yup; Rickey was pretty much a jerk his whole career, even back to Notre Dame. But a fantastic talent and uber productive.
Freddie's Dead Posted January 31, 2018 Posted January 31, 2018 Thurman broke all of Roger Craig's all-purpose records. Thurman is in, so Craig deserves to be in the HOF.
Buffalo_Stampede Posted January 31, 2018 Posted January 31, 2018 (edited) Hall of Fame is often a popularity contest. Craig must not have the right people on his side. He's every bit as good as Thurman was as a receiver. Edited January 31, 2018 by TheTruthHurts
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