Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2016 13:21:49 GMT -5
The Denver Broncos' all-time great RB, Terrell Davis, has the best post-season stats of any RB in NFL history. Only Terrell Davis and Jim Brown averaged more than 100 yards per game rushing throughout their NFL careers, and only Earl Campbell and Eric Dickerson rushed for more yards in their first four NFL seasons. (Davis rushed for the most TDs in the NFL in his first four seasons.)
Davis-- not Elway-- largely carried the Broncos to their back-to-back Super Bowl wins in '98 and '99. The guy should have been in the NFL HOF ten years ago. Unlike many HOF players in Canton, Terrell Davis was an NFL MVP and a Super Bowl MVP in his NFL career.
The excuse for the HOF voting in Denver's case is that TD's career was cut short by a knee injury. As Shannon Sharpe said yesterday, "It's the Hall of Fame, not the Hall of Longevity."
There is no excuse for the fact that several other Bronco greats-- especially Randy Gradishar-- were never voted into Canton.
Denver has now won 8 NFL Conference Championships-- the most among all Super Bowl era teams (along with Dallas, Pittsburgh, and New England.)
Yet Denver has only 4 players in Canton-- after the recent senior/end-of-life selection of Floyd Little.
The Oakland Raiders have 25+ players in the HOF. They have won fewer AFC Championships than Denver, and have 3 Super Bowl wins to Denver's 2.
What's wrong with this HOF voting picture? It's about geography and mass media markets.
Terrell Davis ranks No. 12 on ESPN's list of Super Bowl's greatest-- Why Is He Still Not In the NFL Hall Of Fame?
Terrell Davis' 157 yards rushing against the Packers in Super Bowl XXXII earned him the game's MVP honors
espn.go.com/blog/afcwest/post/_/id/74075/terrell-davis-is-no-12-on-espns-list-of-super-bowls-greatest
Jan 27, 2016
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – A panel of voters from ESPN's NFL wing ranked the top 50 players in Super Bowl history, and a Broncos Ring of Fame selection checked in at No. 12.
Running back Terrell Davis, who could be the best postseason player at his position in the Super Bowl era, is ranked between Roger Craig and Jim Plunkett. Davis played in the Broncos’ back-to-back title game wins in Super Bowl XXXII and Super Bowl XXXIII.
Davis rushed for at least 100 yards in all seven postseason games he played in during his career. The Broncos won all seven of those games and his 142.5 average rushing yards per game in the playoffs is the highest among any back who played in at least five playoff games.
He was named the MVP of Super Bowl XXXII with 157 yards rushing against the Green Bay Packers, the title-game win that gave Broncos' Hall of Fame quarterback John Elway his first championship ring. He was the NFL's MVP in 1998.
Davis, who was in the Broncos’ complex Monday morning, fueled the Broncos offense until a knee injury in 1999 led to the end of his career. The Broncos won 91.7 percent of the regular-season and playoff games in which Davis rushed for at least 100 yards.
Davis is a Hall of Fame finalist for the Class of 2016, and just two players in league history averaged more than 100 yards rushing in regular-season and postseason games over the course of their careers: Davis and Hall of Fame legend Jim Brown.
Davis-- not Elway-- largely carried the Broncos to their back-to-back Super Bowl wins in '98 and '99. The guy should have been in the NFL HOF ten years ago. Unlike many HOF players in Canton, Terrell Davis was an NFL MVP and a Super Bowl MVP in his NFL career.
The excuse for the HOF voting in Denver's case is that TD's career was cut short by a knee injury. As Shannon Sharpe said yesterday, "It's the Hall of Fame, not the Hall of Longevity."
There is no excuse for the fact that several other Bronco greats-- especially Randy Gradishar-- were never voted into Canton.
Denver has now won 8 NFL Conference Championships-- the most among all Super Bowl era teams (along with Dallas, Pittsburgh, and New England.)
Yet Denver has only 4 players in Canton-- after the recent senior/end-of-life selection of Floyd Little.
The Oakland Raiders have 25+ players in the HOF. They have won fewer AFC Championships than Denver, and have 3 Super Bowl wins to Denver's 2.
What's wrong with this HOF voting picture? It's about geography and mass media markets.
Terrell Davis ranks No. 12 on ESPN's list of Super Bowl's greatest-- Why Is He Still Not In the NFL Hall Of Fame?
Terrell Davis' 157 yards rushing against the Packers in Super Bowl XXXII earned him the game's MVP honors
espn.go.com/blog/afcwest/post/_/id/74075/terrell-davis-is-no-12-on-espns-list-of-super-bowls-greatest
Jan 27, 2016
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – A panel of voters from ESPN's NFL wing ranked the top 50 players in Super Bowl history, and a Broncos Ring of Fame selection checked in at No. 12.
Running back Terrell Davis, who could be the best postseason player at his position in the Super Bowl era, is ranked between Roger Craig and Jim Plunkett. Davis played in the Broncos’ back-to-back title game wins in Super Bowl XXXII and Super Bowl XXXIII.
Davis rushed for at least 100 yards in all seven postseason games he played in during his career. The Broncos won all seven of those games and his 142.5 average rushing yards per game in the playoffs is the highest among any back who played in at least five playoff games.
He was named the MVP of Super Bowl XXXII with 157 yards rushing against the Green Bay Packers, the title-game win that gave Broncos' Hall of Fame quarterback John Elway his first championship ring. He was the NFL's MVP in 1998.
Davis, who was in the Broncos’ complex Monday morning, fueled the Broncos offense until a knee injury in 1999 led to the end of his career. The Broncos won 91.7 percent of the regular-season and playoff games in which Davis rushed for at least 100 yards.
Davis is a Hall of Fame finalist for the Class of 2016, and just two players in league history averaged more than 100 yards rushing in regular-season and postseason games over the course of their careers: Davis and Hall of Fame legend Jim Brown.
