I think people keep overlooking this I mean zeke has good enough stats if we're talking about comparing him to Herschel Walker and comparing him to other players with similar stats but no championship or Super Bowl rings to go with it.. I mean zeke's played what four last years and still above Herschel walkers NFL production so I'd say he's out unless they're both considered in as good as Derek Henry's been how long do you think he's going to play he and alligator or tied right now or at least really close??
we can't put Sanders in this debate because Sanders literally retired he could have been the number one overall running back as far as yards go but quit just short..he most likely gets in as hes 4th all time still being out that lone. Gores the only one that passed him all this time hes been retired. THey both nearly have double the walker production.
Herschel Walker in the NFL doesn't have enough stats to even get close to Barry Sanders, people going to stop adding his USFL stats cause that don't count. I mean Ezekiel Elliot could have an argument that his Ohio State University teams were as good as those USFL teams and he put up back-to-back 1800 yards in college dropping 200 yard games in the college playoffs...
What scratches my head is how did the league allow Gale Sayers to be in he has none of the above he doesn't have gaudy stats he doesn't have any playoff pedigree he doesn't have any championships or rings to go with it no team success this guys Stats were not impressive to me ..
So when they open the door and allow guys in over potential then they have to consider other guys..
sayers is 156 on the run yards list Russel Wilson, yes a QB has more bet there are other qbs with more..how he got it in just popularity vote.
The thoughts about Sayers are ones that I think a lot of people have. Yes he was great, and yes, it was injury that held him back from being as great as he could have been, but regardless of the reason, he didn't accomplish what normally might be expected to get in the HOF.
The question you asked about how the league allowed it has to be looked at realistically though, because the "league" isn't who decides. In fact, the HOF isn't the NFL HOF at all. It's the Pro Football HOF. Players are elected by the vote of a committee that is made up mostly of media representatives, and the NFL has no direct involvement
That's not to say the NFL can't influence. If the NFL were to ban a player (like MLB did with Rose), that person is unlikely to get in. But ultimaately, voters can choose who they want, and if a player has a very favorable perception among voters, as did Sayers, that helps his chances.
