Curtis Martin

[Mike80]

It appears that Curtis Martin is done as a player. He is the NFL's 4th leading rusher.

As was reported in the past 2 weeks, Tiki Barber is also looking at retirement at the end of this year.

Marshall Faulk has chronic knee issues and may never return to the field.

Priest Holmes is seeing a specialist this week about this head/neck issues and may never play again as well.

My question, which out of these 4, will be NFL Hall of Famers? Multiple choices allowed....

 

[exhawg]

Multiple choices allowed....

edit- I need to wait a few minutes before posting.

 

[exhawg]

Barber and Holmes didn't produce long enough to get in, much like TD.

 

[Mike80]

Barber and Holmes didn't produce long enough to get in, much like TD.

I think that way too but it was worth asking I think....

I'm trying to remember the last time this many good to great Running Backs were either forced into retirement by injury or just walked away altogether in a singular year.......

 

[BB73]

I agree, just Faulk and Martin.

Good thread.

 

[BayBuck]

I was surprised to hear HoF talk about Tiki Barber, until I looked at his career numbers: 9502 yards and 50 TD rushing, 4960 yards and 12 TD receiving. For me 10000 rush yards has always been a HoF-worthy milestone, and while Eddie is no shoo-in with just over 10K, he had less than half the receiving yards Barber does--which alone would make a pretty nice NFL career. I'm not completely sold on Barber, but there's a decent case to be made for him.

Martin and Faulk are sure things; Holmes is out.

 

[scarletandgrey]

I was surprised to hear HoF talk about Tiki Barber, until I looked at his career numbers: 9502 yards and 50 TD rushing, 4960 yards and 12 TD receiving. For me 10000 rush yards has always been a HoF-worthy milestone, and while Eddie is no shoo-in with just over 10K, he had less than half the receiving yards Barber does--which alone would make a pretty nice NFL career. I'm not completely sold on Barber, but there's a decent case to be made for him.

Martin and Faulk are sure things; Holmes is out.

I couldn't of said it better!

 

[tibor75]

10K is no longer hte benchmark, nor should it be. Eddie George frankly isn't a HOF back. Neither is Ricky Watters. Corey Dillon won't be unless he has at least 2-3 more good years.