Tiki Barber to un-retire

**Maxmillion** · 03-09-11, 05:46 PM

he may have a year or two left in him but if he is broke fine you get two years or so of nfl minimum $$, but what do you do after that?

**Maxmillion** · 03-09-11, 05:49 PM

did tiki marry that intern?

**will2survive** · 03-09-11, 05:54 PM

If he gets along with coaches and teammates, he's about 1-2 years of productive seasons away from being a hall of famer. People welcomed Michael Vick back but if Tiki Barber puts up 1000 yard season, they won't welcome him back

---hard to believe

**Maxmillion** · 03-09-11, 05:58 PM

Originally posted by will2survive

If he gets along with coaches and teammates, he's about 1-2 years of productive seasons away from being a hall of famer. People welcomed Michael Vick back but if Tiki Barber puts up 1000 yard season, they won't welcome him back

---hard to believe

yeah tiki was a dick in the locker room, every team probably has 5 guys like him

**Badgers13** · 03-09-11, 06:15 PM

Tiki isnt going to do anything signifigant. 3rd down back at best

**purecarnagge** · 03-09-11, 07:22 PM

Tiki is and idiot his 23 year old pussy will drop him and his wife is going pwn him with support, child support etc etc...

Tiki lost his analyst job because of his "morals" clause...he was like WTF, went to his lawyer and his lawyer said dude your ******. Now its finally sunk and his financial guys is like dude your broke if you keep like this...

so now Tiki is back in the NFL.

He's a bad leader (wasn't well respected in the locker room of the giants to start with)
he's 35
hasn't played in 4 yearas

why would anyone take a chance on Tiki Barber?

**jnickell100** · 03-09-11, 09:02 PM

Im sure that some team is going to take a chance on him...why not?

**jwbama23** · 03-09-11, 09:57 PM

I hope Tom Coughlin sends some goon to take his ass out standing around a pile. I lost all respect when he want on the morning news and started bashing TC and Eli, im not a Giants fan but the dude needs an ass whipping then to bang the intern with a pregnant wife.....real douche

**biggamer3** · 03-09-11, 10:02 PM

Is he still with that 23 year old Blonde?

**tim0402** · 03-10-11, 12:40 AM

Originally posted by purecarnagge

Tiki is and idiot his 23 year old pussy will drop him and his wife is going pwn him with support, child support etc etc...

Tiki lost his analyst job because of his "morals" clause...he was like WTF, went to his lawyer and his lawyer said dude your ******. Now its finally sunk and his financial guys is like dude your broke if you keep like this...

so now Tiki is back in the NFL.

He's a bad leader (wasn't well respected in the locker room of the giants to start with)
he's 35
hasn't played in 4 yearas

why would anyone take a chance on Tiki Barber?

Oh so this is why he is making a comeback.. i didnt know

**elchampion33** · 03-10-11, 12:55 AM

Tiki is a tool he won't do much in his comeback

**konck** · 03-10-11, 12:58 AM

@nd bad call for Tiki his wife will bust him and I dont think he will still have it anymore

**Bigmikesm** · 03-10-11, 01:05 AM

He is broke and feels he has a little left in the tank. He'll be broke again in 3 years.

**Jeffito11** · 03-10-11, 01:44 AM

I had the impression Tiki was a standup guy. His brother is a good dback, he is a huge dbag.

**jjgold** · 03-10-11, 06:50 AM

NFL is for young guys period except QB's

**billyboy73** · 03-10-11, 07:23 AM

Tiki is a toolbag, everyone lost respect for this guy. Washed up!!!!

**slacker00** · 03-10-11, 08:06 AM

Originally posted by Badgers13

Tiki isnt going to do anything signifigant. 3rd down back at best

What's insignificant about being a solid 3rd down back in the NFL? In Tiki's case, I'd consider that a major success.

News is that LT will have that role for the NYJ next year. With Green on 1st & 2nd downs, I'd call that significant.

**Skidcom** · 03-10-11, 08:08 AM

lawyers are expensive he is broke

**Wrecktangle** · 03-10-11, 09:20 AM

Originally posted by slacker00

Tiki lead the Giants in rushing yards each of his last 7 seasons. Hardly a back up.

6 of those 7 seasons, he was top 10 in the NFL in all-purpose yards. Hardly so-so.

I meant he was a so-so RunningBACK up until his last few years (meaning: average among NFL Rbacks), especially with his tendency to fumble. Seems I was not clear in my choice of words. Sorry.

**thunderingherd23** · 03-10-11, 10:49 AM

this is crazy.....I never expected this to happen

**Ryangene** · 03-10-11, 10:52 AM

What do we have O/U at 85.5 rushing yards total this year... Under right? Heck maybe should have O/U on how many times he will even see the ball

**slacker00** · 03-10-11, 12:48 PM

Originally posted by Wrecktangle

I meant he was a so-so RunningBACK up until his last few years (meaning: average among NFL Rbacks), especially with his tendency to fumble. Seems I was not clear in my choice of words. Sorry.

It doesn't matter what words you choose, you are plain wrong when you say that Tiki was an average NFL RB.

Tiki is 12th all-time in NFL yards from scrimmage. All of the retired players above Tiki on that list are in the NFL HOF, (with the exception of Curtis Martin who was a top 10 finalist this year in his first year of eligibility but didn't make the final cut, he might still get in a future NFL HOF class). The only 2 active players above him (LT & TO) will both make a strong case for being in the NFL HOF when they themselves become HOF eligible. The major reason why Tiki probably wouldn't get in the NFL HOF right now is because his career was cut short, if he'd played the last 4 years at half the production of his career average up to that point, he'd be top 5 on this list and a cinch for the NFL HOF. It's hard to convince me that a borderline NFL HOF candidate is "so-so".

As for fumbles, here are some NFL RBs in the HOF with more career fumbles than Tiki:
Walter Payton, Franco Harris, Tony Dorsett, Eric Dickerson, Marcus Allen, OJ Simpson, Emmitt Smith, John Riggins.

The reason I mention the NFL HOF is because it is the gold standard for player achievement in the NFL. Tiki's numbers compare favorably with NFL RBs in the NFL HOF. I wouldn't consider any of the RBs in the NFL HOF "so-so".

**purecarnagge** · 03-10-11, 06:51 PM

Originally posted by tim0402

Oh so this is why he is making a comeback.. i didnt know

Not my fault you only read crayon...

**Wrecktangle** · 03-11-11, 09:11 AM

Originally posted by slacker00

It doesn't matter what words you choose, you are plain wrong when you say that Tiki was an average NFL RB.

Tiki is 12th all-time in NFL yards from scrimmage. All of the retired players above Tiki on that list are in the NFL HOF, (with the exception of Curtis Martin who was a top 10 finalist this year in his first year of eligibility but didn't make the final cut, he might still get in a future NFL HOF class). The only 2 active players above him (LT & TO) will both make a strong case for being in the NFL HOF when they themselves become HOF eligible. The major reason why Tiki probably wouldn't get in the NFL HOF right now is because his career was cut short, if he'd played the last 4 years at half the production of his career average up to that point, he'd be top 5 on this list and a cinch for the NFL HOF. It's hard to convince me that a borderline NFL HOF candidate is "so-so".

As for fumbles, here are some NFL RBs in the HOF with more career fumbles than Tiki:
Walter Payton, Franco Harris, Tony Dorsett, Eric Dickerson, Marcus Allen, OJ Simpson, Emmitt Smith, John Riggins.

The reason I mention the NFL HOF is because it is the gold standard for player achievement in the NFL. Tiki's numbers compare favorably with NFL RBs in the NFL HOF. I wouldn't consider any of the RBs in the NFL HOF "so-so".

Glad you like Tiki so much, he'll need all the fans he can get. But, we'll see how the market treats him, won't we?

**whatsgood5** · 03-11-11, 09:16 AM

Good luck with that Tiki

**isles71** · 03-11-11, 09:19 AM

yes, Tiki should stay retired. Dude is too smart to do this.

**slacker00** · 03-11-11, 09:42 AM

Originally posted by Wrecktangle

Glad you like Tiki so much, he'll need all the fans he can get. But, we'll see how the market treats him, won't we?

I have no interest in Tiki. I'm more of a "logic police" and my biggest pet peeve is blatant ignorance of the facts.

I could just as easily argue against Tiki's comeback, using legitimate data. For example, the fact that he'll be 36 years old on April 7th is a huge number that is nearly impossible to explain away, not to mention the fact that nobody has ever sat out 4 years and made a legitimate comeback. There are plenty of good arguments to make against Tiki's comeback, there's no need to explain away Tiki's former accomplishments using invalid data and ignorance of the facts.

**jjgold** · 03-11-11, 10:18 AM

Originally posted by isles71

yes, Tiki should stay retired. Dude is too smart to do this.

Huh?????

Too smart????

He go fired from his job and is flat broke

**Kindred** · 03-11-11, 11:14 AM

He'll be okay, better than when pot head ricky williams came back from retirement

**jjgold** · 03-11-11, 11:34 AM

Ricky Williams has had a very effective comeback

Tikki not even close to his level now

**Wrecktangle** · 03-12-11, 09:06 AM

Originally posted by slacker00

I have no interest in Tiki. I'm more of a "logic police" and my biggest pet peeve is blatant ignorance of the facts.

I could just as easily argue against Tiki's comeback, using legitimate data. For example, the fact that he'll be 36 years old on April 7th is a huge number that is nearly impossible to explain away, not to mention the fact that nobody has ever sat out 4 years and made a legitimate comeback. There are plenty of good arguments to make against Tiki's comeback, there's no need to explain away Tiki's former accomplishments using invalid data and ignorance of the facts.

OK, Mr. "Logic." Go back and read carefully what I originally said and apply your so-called "logic": until the last 3-4 years of his career (this means with the exception of the last 3-4 years), he was a so-so running back. Your "logic" of "best back on the Giants" does not equate to a great back. If you'd been in any fantasy leagues back then (pre-Coughlin), you'd get what I was saying. Coughlin seems to have sorted him out, and few folks are convinced today (unless you are a die-hard Giants suck-up) that he can perform to the level of his last few years unless he has Coughlin kicking his lazy ass. Therefore, if he gets back with the Giants, and Coughlin is still there, and age hasn't caught up with him, yadda, yadda, he might be able to perform to some level of his last few years. But as I said, the market will show his worth. I contend it will not be much, especially with the chaos in the National Fruit-cake League today.

**slacker00** · 03-12-11, 10:02 AM

Originally posted by Wrecktangle

OK, Mr. "Logic." Go back and read carefully what I originally said and apply your so-called "logic": until the last 3-4 years of his career (this means with the exception of the last 3-4 years), he was a so-so running back.

OK. Just to be clear, the last 3-4 years of his career means 2006, 2005, 2004 and/or 2003. We set those aside.

Let's look at 2002. Tiki had 1387 rushing yards for a 4.6 average with 11 TDs, 69 receptions for 597 yards.

These are not "so-so" numbers. This logically proves that your assertion is false.

**KKoz9** · 03-12-11, 12:30 PM

Originally posted by gafl

Have to figure Traci is long gone. Be a lot of Giants forming a line to welcome him back.

Actually, he was, and is, hated by the Giants. He wore out his welcome when he was there, and then made many more enemies with his criticism after he retired. They loved nothing better than winning the Super Bowl the year after he retired. Won't be going there.

**KKoz9** · 03-12-11, 12:37 PM

Originally posted by slacker00

It doesn't matter what words you choose, you are plain wrong when you say that Tiki was an average NFL RB.

Tiki is 12th all-time in NFL yards from scrimmage. All of the retired players above Tiki on that list are in the NFL HOF, (with the exception of Curtis Martin who was a top 10 finalist this year in his first year of eligibility but didn't make the final cut, he might still get in a future NFL HOF class). The only 2 active players above him (LT & TO) will both make a strong case for being in the NFL HOF when they themselves become HOF eligible. The major reason why Tiki probably wouldn't get in the NFL HOF right now is because his career was cut short, if he'd played the last 4 years at half the production of his career average up to that point, he'd be top 5 on this list and a cinch for the NFL HOF. It's hard to convince me that a borderline NFL HOF candidate is "so-so".

As for fumbles, here are some NFL RBs in the HOF with more career fumbles than Tiki:
Walter Payton, Franco Harris, Tony Dorsett, Eric Dickerson, Marcus Allen, OJ Simpson, Emmitt Smith, John Riggins.

The reason I mention the NFL HOF is because it is the gold standard for player achievement in the NFL. Tiki's numbers compare favorably with NFL RBs in the NFL HOF. I wouldn't consider any of the RBs in the NFL HOF "so-so".

While Tiki Barber had some good years and was an above average running back, mentioning him with those HOF'ers above is quite a significant stretch.

...And projecting numbers of what he would have done "if his career hadn't been cut short" (he actually retired to pursue TV) is ludicrous.

If he makes the HOF, which he won't, it would be a bad addition.

**Glitch** · 03-12-11, 12:46 PM

he left just when he learned to hold onto the ball...