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Beast Mode, Hall of Famer or nah?
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His regular season stats are borderline for a HOF case (though pretty comparable to Earl Campbell, who was obviously comparable stylistically). His playoff stats are really good. He also notoriously hated the media, who makes the selections. Is his playoff performance enough to overcome the media's hatred of him?
Beast Mode, Hall of Famer or nah? 39 votes
Yes, signature moments like the Beastquake will overcome the borderline stats
33%
13 votes
No, he doesn't deserve to be in
51%
20 votes
No, he deserves it but won't get in cause the media full of pussies
15%
6 votes
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No, he doesn't deserve to be inIf he had two more great years then yes, but he just wasn't a great player for a long enough time.
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I think no, but RB's should be judged a little differently because of their shorter careers.
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No, he doesn't deserve to be inLynch's rankings on the all-time list:
Rushing Yards = 36th
Individuals ahead of him not in HOF: Tomlinson (guaranteed 1st ballot when eligible), Edgerrin James, Frank Gore (active), Fred Taylor, AP (active), Steven Jackson, Corey Dillon, Warrick Dunn, Ricky Watters, Jamal Lewis, Thomas Jones, Tiki Barber, Eddie George, OJ Anderson, Ricky Williams, Clinton Portis, Shaun Alexander, Chris Johnson, and Ahmen Green
Playoff Rushing Yards = 8th
Only person ahead of him not currently in the HOF is Terrell Davis
Rushing TDs = 24th
Individuals ahead of him not in HOF: LT, Shaun Alexander, AP, Priest Holmes, Corey Dillon, OJ Anderson, Edgerrin James, Ricky Watters, Pete Johnson, Clinton Portis
I'm surprised that some of the names on the list above aren't in the HOF. But it also goes to show how much work needs to be done to get into the HOF. Lynch is in the upper reaches of RBs to play the game. But he's probably just a cut below being a HOFer. -
No, he doesn't deserve to be inI'd normally say that if Terrell Davis gets in, so does Marshawn. But TD has 2 rings, so it's not really a valid comparison.
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No, he deserves it but won't get in cause the media full of pussiesi think of Lynch as kinda being the football equivalent of Sandy Koufax
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Yes, signature moments like the Beastquake will overcome the borderline stats
Koufax is a HOFDerekJohnson said:i think of Lynch as kinda being the football equivalent of Sandy Koufax
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No, he deserves it but won't get in cause the media full of pussies
Yes, I knowBaseman said:
Koufax is a HOFDerekJohnson said:i think of Lynch as kinda being the football equivalent of Sandy Koufax
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Yes, signature moments like the Beastquake will overcome the borderline stats
I agree, and like, your Koufax comp. Why, then, is Beast not a HOF?DerekJohnson said:
Yes, I knowBaseman said:
Koufax is a HOFDerekJohnson said:i think of Lynch as kinda being the football equivalent of Sandy Koufax
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He has
twoone rings
His two runs should be in the Hall of Fame
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No, he deserves it but won't get in cause the media full of pussiesBevell hands it off to him at the 1 and it's a slam dunk IMO.
Bevell probably cost him his bid. He could milk 3-4 shit years at the end of his career and jump up the all-time lists, but what good would that do? He's probably the last true workhorse RB (along with AP) that the NFL will have in the new era of by committee approach.
