Mr.Majestik
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Ricky v. the Field
If Ricky Williams had played uninterrupted football for the last seven years, and not had off-field issues, his chances of Hall induction would still be so remote as to not be worth talking about. Assuming he had 1400 a season for the past three years, and 10 TDs, he'd be standing in line behind: LaDanian Tomlinson, Priest Holmes, Tiki Barber, Shaun Alexander, Curtis Martin, Jerome Bettis, Fred Taylor, Edgerrin James, Marshall Faulk. Be realistic, four of those guys get in, maybe--Tomlinson, Faulk and Martin are sure things. Bettis maybe. If Barber played on for three more years, if Holmes had not been hurt, if Alexander can keep it up. If James had not left Indy, they'd all have their tickets punched before a clean, sober and committed Ricky Williams would have. Considering all the time Fred Taylor has missed, two more years and he's at 12,000 yards and about 70 TDs, that would be better then Ricky's numbers if he had nearly 5,000 more yards then he does today, at a much higher average.
If Ricky Williams had played uninterrupted football for the last seven years, and not had off-field issues, his chances of Hall induction would still be so remote as to not be worth talking about. Assuming he had 1400 a season for the past three years, and 10 TDs, he'd be standing in line behind: LaDanian Tomlinson, Priest Holmes, Tiki Barber, Shaun Alexander, Curtis Martin, Jerome Bettis, Fred Taylor, Edgerrin James, Marshall Faulk. Be realistic, four of those guys get in, maybe--Tomlinson, Faulk and Martin are sure things. Bettis maybe. If Barber played on for three more years, if Holmes had not been hurt, if Alexander can keep it up. If James had not left Indy, they'd all have their tickets punched before a clean, sober and committed Ricky Williams would have. Considering all the time Fred Taylor has missed, two more years and he's at 12,000 yards and about 70 TDs, that would be better then Ricky's numbers if he had nearly 5,000 more yards then he does today, at a much higher average.