[will2survive]

Sometimes there are special cases where players are in the elite status and can't risk paralysis or head trauma.


Sterling Sharpe (didn't always play on a great team)

7 seasons- 595 receptions, 8134 yards, 65 TD's (this is where quality should be more important than length



Terrell Davis enabled John Elway to win 2 Super Bowls. Another case where the quality of the player is so high, length shouldn't matter.

1995 - 1117 yards (4.7 per carry), 7 TD (in 14 games)
1996 -1538 yards rushing (4.5 per carry), 16 TD's
1997 - 1750 yards (4.7 per carry), 15 TD (in 15 games)
1998 - 2008 yards (5.1 per carry), 21 TD

career- 78 games - 7607 yards (97.5 yards per game) 60 TD's

Super Bowl

1997- 30 carries, 157 yards, 3 TD W
1998- 25 carries, 102 yards W



Glad to see Deion ,Marshall, and Shannon get in but quality is everything. Quantity is overrated.




At his peak, how many running backs that are in the Hall are better than Davis? Is Jerome Bettis better than Davis? Not even close.

Exceptions should be made (BTW: Sterling Sharpe was a better player than Shannon Sharpe). HANDS DOWN

[dj_destroyer]

Good points all around.

[SpreadSniper]

Exceptions should be made (BTW: Sterling Sharpe was a better player than Shannon Sharpe). HANDS DOWN

In his acceptance speech, Shannon said it himself "...and I'm the second best player in my own family" great speech

If you missed it you can check out some of it here... whatta class act

[Bcatswin]

I agree with this.

[Ralphie Halves]

I'm in the minority on TD. Thought he was a product of a great system. When that zone blocking scheme came about, NFL defenses had no answer for it for 10 years. After TD was gone, you could, and did, put just about any joker in there and they would have an amazing season. Right place, right time. The same could have been said about Emmit Smith though maybe??

Tough call. I'd vote no on TD, yes on Sterling.

[ttwarrior1]

sharpe deserves to go over some of these wr's that have alot of yards now. The nfl is different now, its a differnet game. I think its funny when someone will mention they have more yards or rec than an art monk and deserve to be in

Art monk would be a top 4 wr if he was playing now

[Brock Landers]

TD probably should be in, if you look at Gale Sayers, TD's numbers are clearly superior over the same short length of careers

[dynamite140]

[CanuckG]

In his acceptance speech, Shannon said it himself "...and I'm the second best player in my own family" great speech

If you missed it you can check out some of it here... whatta class act

great speech

[Doc JS]

both had great NFL careers...

neither played long enough for the HOF.

You can put them in the Hall of the Very Good and the Unlucky...but not the HOF.