"Why Isn't One of the NFL's Best Pass Defenders, not in the HoF?"

[PAjwPhilly]

(07-02-2020, 10:58 PM)jfkbengals Wrote: That was the point of the voter I was discussing in post #5, "Don't throw at Parrish, throw at Riley!"

Looking at their numbers from 1970 to 1977...

Ken Riley totaled 36 INTs for 302 yards and 2 TD returns. That's an 8.38 yard average.
Lemar Parrish 25 INTs for 354 yards and 4 TD returns.  That's a 14.16 yard average.

The numbers show that from 1970-1972 Lemar Parrish had a +5 INT lead and was dominating in return yards per. Both players were pretty even and lackluster in 1973. And then from 1974-1977 it was the Ken Riley show.... he put up 22 INTs and lead Parrish by 11 INTs in the end and almost caught up in return yards.

From a purely statistical standpoint Parrish was probably pretty intimidating in 1970-72. But Riley even topped those numbers while Parrish fell off in 1974-77.

Wouldn't it be better to throw at the guy with 25 INTs versus 36?

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/ParrLe00.htm
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RileKe20.htm#all_all_pro


In my opinion they should both be in there with Ken Anderson. Parrish bounced back in Washington. I do not understand how bad the drugs were with Parrish, there isn't a ton of coverage on it. A small cocaine bust? Is that really any worse than say a man like Ray Lewis? This is another clear example of how much the NFL controls the narrative.