Does Zeke have any shot at the Hall of Fame?

Tussinman

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At one time, I thought it would be a distinct possibility. Not so much now.
I truly believe he had a 50/50 shot of Canton of it wasn't for Goodell.

That bogus suspension doesn't happen and he would have gotten a 3rd rushing title and would have leaped either Sproles or McCoy (most likely Sproles) for the final all-decade team spot

3x rushing champ, all decade team, and 10K club would of at least put him in legitimate contention
 

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He's going to need to rack up quite a bit more stats. Seems the magic hall number is 12k+ career rushing yards unless you racked up a few Lombardi's. I think he'll settle somewhere in the Corey Dillion, Fred Taylor, Ricky Waters, Jamal Lewis space. Regarded as having a great career, but just a notch below hall of fame. Maybe he could eventually get in as a senior member, but he'll probably rack up atleast 10k to 12k rushing yards by the time he's done. If he takes on a more part time role maybe he can extend his career and push that higher.
 

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He’ll make the Cowboyszone hall of fame for sure. He can join Amari Cooper who is already in!
 

Tussinman

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He's going to need to rack up quite a bit more stats. Seems the magic hall number is 12k+ career rushing yards unless you racked up a few Lombardi's. I think he'll settle somewhere in the Corey Dillion, Fred Taylor, Ricky Waters, Jamal Lewis space. Regarded as having a great career, but just a notch below hall of fame. Maybe he could eventually get in as a senior member, but he'll probably rack up atleast 10k to 12k rushing yards by the time he's done. If he takes on a more part time role maybe he can extend his career and push that higher.
Yeah he'll have to do exactly what you said on the last sentence to even have a chance.

That's what Frank Gore did when he left SF. He got another 5000 yards over 6 years playing for whoever would give him enough carries.
 

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He has 4.5 yards per carry career. You never know. If Zeke plays a while, which I doubt, I think he will have a shot. He would have to play probably 5 more seasons to have a shot.
 

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I truly believe he had a 50/50 shot of Canton of it wasn't for Goodell.

That bogus suspension doesn't happen and he would have gotten a 3rd rushing title and would have leaped either Sproles or McCoy (most likely Sproles) for the final all-decade team spot

3x rushing champ, all decade team, and 10K club would of at least put him in legitimate contention


Agree, bogus 6 games.
 

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He's around 7800 yards. So lets just assume he ends the year around 8400. Then he's around 3600 away from 12000. Which is guaranteed HOF. He turns 28 next July. If he can hitch on as a part time player for 5 or so years, average 600-700 yards a year he definitely has a shot. He has elite vision he can be a useful backup. At the very least this guys going to be in the top 20 in terms of yards in terms of running backs.


I never got the hate for zeke. The guy single handidly carried this team during dak's early years. He was a staple of consistency for this team.
 

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10% chance unless the Cowboys win a couple of super bowls and somehow he can extend his career to pile up some yards.
 

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Nope. I only see him being just average for the remainder of his career. Nothing special. You don't go into the Hall being average. He will be up against more worthy candidates by that time.
 

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I don't see it and I don't know if any RB from this era will get in.....maybe Henry?
 

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With bye weeks, more games per season, and just more and more players…..Im not so sure 12,000 remains the magic number.
Not worth arguing, but just wondering.
 

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If he could only rush for 1200 yds a season for 5 more seasons.

Unfortunately he'll likely be out of the league in 3.

RBs fall off a cliff fast....and he's teetering on yhe edge already.
 

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No. Zeke is only going to see production drop. He's a warrior ... but the NFL is hard on running backs...
 
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