dollars 2 donuts Posted April 18, 2018 Author Posted April 18, 2018 (edited) Wow, neat stat I stumbled across going over historicals for this thread. The Bills are 2nd in NFL history with the most seasons leading the League in rushing (7). Chicago leads with 16, but they have been around almost twice as long. Edited April 18, 2018 by dollars 2 donuts
Enemarty Posted April 18, 2018 Posted April 18, 2018 The next RB on the wall should be Ruben Brown. 1
Happy Posted April 18, 2018 Posted April 18, 2018 Like mentioned above, Shady would have had to been here longer than just the later part of his career. Great RB, no doubt. But, IMO, I'd think of him more as an Eagle than Bill once he retires.
Kirby Jackson Posted April 18, 2018 Posted April 18, 2018 24 minutes ago, C.Biscuit97 said: Honestly, our wall of fame seems almost too easy to get on. It should only be reserved for all time Bills greats. Shady wouldn’t be here long enough for that consideration imo. Well said, C. Biscuit and spot on!! Shady is a great player and will end up having a great Bills career but he doesn’t belong on there. There are multiple guys up there that don’t belong.
ProcessAccepted Posted April 18, 2018 Posted April 18, 2018 38 minutes ago, C.Biscuit97 said: Honestly, our wall of fame seems almost too easy to get on. It should only be reserved for all time Bills greats. Shady wouldn’t be here long enough for that consideration imo. Agreed. Shady will go into the HOF as an Eagle not a Bill. As long as a player's identity is with another team then they shouldn't be on our wall of fame. 1
photographicink Posted April 18, 2018 Posted April 18, 2018 He's probably already going to be on it, he should go where O.J. Simpson is. 1
26CornerBlitz Posted April 18, 2018 Posted April 18, 2018 1 minute ago, ProcessAccepted said: Agreed. Shady will go into the HOF as an Eagle not a Bill. As long as a player's identity is with another team then they shouldn't be on our wall of fame. Players go into the Hall based on their entire career and not under the banner of any particular team. 1
KGun12TD Posted April 18, 2018 Posted April 18, 2018 Win the Superbowl and pick any part of the Stadium he wants... 1
DrDawkinstein Posted April 18, 2018 Posted April 18, 2018 I'd say 2-3 more productive seasons would get him there. Cookie Gilchrist was only here 3 years total and he's a legend to some folks.
photographicink Posted April 18, 2018 Posted April 18, 2018 McCoy had his best yards per attempt with us, 4th and 5th best running yards, 2nd best total td year, 2nd best running td year, 3rd best receiving yards, 4th best total yards year with us so he has had some really good years with us and will be on the wall. 1
wagon127 Posted April 18, 2018 Posted April 18, 2018 I think he should be required to help us win some playoff games first. What he has done so far, is a good start towards wall of fame status. But he still has a lot of work to do, and not a lot of time left to do it.
SinceThe70s Posted April 18, 2018 Posted April 18, 2018 11 minutes ago, ProcessAccepted said: Agreed. Shady will go into the HOF as an Eagle not a Bill. As long as a player's identity is with another team then they shouldn't be on our wall of fame. I was going to go with "a ladder" but I think this sums it up better. I don't see it as a pure statistical achievement. He needs to be defined as a great Bill not just a great player who played for the Bills. As Augie said, leading us to a SB would go a long way. As others have said, it's going to be tough because he lacks longevity as a Bill.
Gugny Posted April 18, 2018 Posted April 18, 2018 Shady is too old to be able to do enough to earn a spot on the wall. As it is, Gilchrest has no business being up there. At all.
White Linen Posted April 18, 2018 Posted April 18, 2018 1 hour ago, C.Biscuit97 said: Honestly, our wall of fame seems almost too easy to get on. It should only be reserved for all time Bills greats. Shady wouldn’t be here long enough for that consideration imo. That's right
dollars 2 donuts Posted April 18, 2018 Author Posted April 18, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, Boatdrinks said: About five more seasons I'll tell ya, I'd take even a simple 1,100 yard annual rushing average from this guy if he were to stick around until the end of 2022. He would be third all time in NFL history, ahead of Barry Sanders and behind Walter Payton. 8,800 rushing and likely more than 10 or 11 thousand all purposes yards as a Bill. ...maybe occurring in 2022 around the same date as when we are putting Eric Wood on the Bills Wall of Fame. Edited April 18, 2018 by dollars 2 donuts
Doc Posted April 18, 2018 Posted April 18, 2018 It would take at least 3 more seasons playing at a reasonably high level and retiring as a Bill.
Codyny13 Posted April 18, 2018 Posted April 18, 2018 2 hours ago, dollars 2 donuts said: Change up here before the draft. I have stated elsewhere on TSW that I badly want Shady to stay a Bill for at least the last two years of his deal to hit the 12,000 yard mark, a milestone no Bill has ever hit. I have grown to love this guy as a back on this team and to me, and I believe to many of you, he IS a Buffalo Bill and even the face of the Buffalo Bills, therefore I really hope to have him stretch his achievements in the red, white and blue as much as possible. When you start to look at his numbers as a Bill they really are impressive. Even with the injuries in year 1 and missing the last game in year two he has 3,300 yards rushing and 1,096 yards receiving (141 receptions) for 27 TDs, with an average of 102 yards rushing and receiving in each of his 43 games. Are they mind blowing? No. However, think of the Bills teams he's played on and how important he is to their offense and their overall success. He is currently the Bills 8th all time leading rusher and with an average season of 1,150 yards he will be fourth. If he can maintain his average from the last two years he will pass Freddy for 3rd all time on the Bills rushing list at the end of 2019. I hope he can at least get to the end of his contract with the Bills with at least, 5,700 yards rushing, 250 receptions (1,800 yards receiving?) and maybe 50 TDs and (please) another playoff appearance with his first playoff victory. I think he has shown a fondness for Western New York and I would like his time here to continue to be memorable. What say you? ...Oh, and 8 days and counting. EDIT: BTW, given the numbers I've stated above I think he gets into not on the Bills WoF, but the NFL HoF as I believe that 12,000 yards rushing is the new sort of standard for entry into the Hall (and I know guys have gotten in with less, but I am just saying). Thurman has over 12k 1
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