barkley simply does not have the stats or skins (All Pro, etc) to get into the HOF
I was ambivalent about Terrel Davis getting in myself
Gale Sayers stats were not what mattered
You look at game film of him and he was incredible in the open field
I have never seen a better one ever
there were times when it looked like everyone else but him were in slo mo
Certainly by the numbers he should hot have gotten in; he never fully recovered from that knee injury
I remember the debate about Davis getting in was that he shined only for a short period/ If I remember correctly, the argument for him was partially based on Gale Sayers getting in when his greatness was also brief.
Barkley has only had one really outstanding season; that should not get you in the HOF
and since it was in 16 games getting just over 2000 yds is really not all that great.