09-16-2018, 01:05 PM
Do I think he deserves to be in? Yes, and I'm being as objective about that as possible. I think the HOF gets WAY too hung up on the player's personality and the bulk career numbers. For example, compare Dillon to Bettis.
Dillon has better:
Yards per game
Yards per carry
TD's per season
Receiving numbers across the board
Same amount of rings
Bettis has better:
Personality
Played most of his career for the beloved Steelers, instead of terrible Bengals teams
Better bulk stats from hanging around well past his prime - he played 4 more years than Dillon
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In the end, Dillon was a better RB than Bettis and put up better numbers behind a worse line. Yet Bettis is in the Hall and Dillon is not. I'd say this is due to Bettis being a media darling and Dillon being a moody guy that played most of his career on a bad team. Also, the HOF seems big on players meeting certain set numbers.
For modern RB's, 13,000 career rushing yards seems to be their standard. The only time a player gets in under that is when it's an injured guy like Terrell Davis. Kinda silly, IMO. Just because a guy doesn't hang around padding numbers doesn't mean he wasn't one of the league's greatest in his prime.
Dillon has better:
Yards per game
Yards per carry
TD's per season
Receiving numbers across the board
Same amount of rings
Bettis has better:
Personality
Played most of his career for the beloved Steelers, instead of terrible Bengals teams
Better bulk stats from hanging around well past his prime - he played 4 more years than Dillon
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In the end, Dillon was a better RB than Bettis and put up better numbers behind a worse line. Yet Bettis is in the Hall and Dillon is not. I'd say this is due to Bettis being a media darling and Dillon being a moody guy that played most of his career on a bad team. Also, the HOF seems big on players meeting certain set numbers.
For modern RB's, 13,000 career rushing yards seems to be their standard. The only time a player gets in under that is when it's an injured guy like Terrell Davis. Kinda silly, IMO. Just because a guy doesn't hang around padding numbers doesn't mean he wasn't one of the league's greatest in his prime.
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