I might be beating a dead horse here, but O.J. Anderson should, without a doubt, be in the Hall of Fame.
If Bill Parcells could build his prototype back, it would have been Ottis. The wind up uppercut to Mark (Marvin the Martian) Kelso's jaw in the SuperBowl is a microcosm of the Smashmouth mentality Parcells tried to instill in all his players. A real shame, like Simms not being in.
From Wiki:
"When he retired, Anderson ranked seventh in rushing TDs and eighth in rushing yards. At the 2014 season, Anderson was ranked 18th in career rushing touchdowns and is one of 29 running backs in the history of the NFL to rush for more than 10,000 yards (currently ranked 26th in career rushing yards)."
"Anderson was selected in the first round of the 1979 NFL Draft, the 8th overall pick, by the St. Louis Cardinals. He had what was probably the greatest debut game in NFL history when he rushed for 193 yards. His single season 1,605 rushing yard performance was one of the few bright spots in the Cardinals' 1979 season, when they finished 5-11. He earned the first of back-to-back Pro Bowl selections that year.
In his first six seasons, Anderson rushed for over 1,000 yards in five seasons. The lone exception was in the 1982 strike-shortened season, when he rushed for 587 yards in eight games, and was on pace for well over 1,000 yards, if 1982 were a full 16 game season.
The Cardinals made the playoffs in 1982, thanks to an expanded field due to the brevity of the season. It was the franchise's first postseason appearance since 1975 and last until 1998. Anderson rushed for 58 yards on eight carries against the Green Bay Packers in the team's lone playoff game."
Big Blue: Isn't that the minimum standard for HOFers? 7 years of being in the top three in your position? The cat was a stud. I remember him being the ONLY threat on those Cards teams and they still managed to beat us on a few occasions.
Billy Sims got in on 7 years worth of excellent play. There is a lot of Terrell Davis talk, also. Now that we know how abbreviated running backs career's can be, I think the Committee should review his career.
Same goes from Tom Flores. Fucking dude was a pioneer. Never gets a sniff of a mention. The whole Al Davis, Raider thing, of course.
And it is not only in Football. How do you explain Angel Berroa being voted rookie of the year over Hideki Matsui, or Justin Moreau (not even the MVP of his team) being selected over Derek Jeter as a baseball MVP?
And Terrell Davis has no shot to make the hall of fame.
And it is not only in Football. How do you explain Angel Berroa being voted rookie of the year over Hideki Matsui, or Justin Moreau (not even the MVP of his team) being selected over Derek Jeter as a baseball MVP?
Preach on, brethren. The anti-NY bias is over the top on the NFL Network, too. Eliot Harrison comes out one day (literally) in a Cowboy colored suit. What a freakin slurper!! But I understand what you are saying. They hate us. And I looooooooooooooooooooooooooooove it.
And believe me, there is a groundswell of support for Davis. I don't think so either on Davis, but I hear that a lot.
He has more carries, less yards, less catches than Tiki, in 28 more games
I think Tiki should get in before Anderson
MookGiants : 6:41 am : link : reply
isn't in the hall of fame.
And Terrell Davis has no shot to make the hall of fame.
Compare Davis' career to Sayers....pretty similar....one guy has 2 SB rings....
Phil was a tough hard nosed guy who fit the system, he may have been much better in another system than in the one he played in and without his early and late injuries. But its a total career. Unfortunately his playing profile doesn't make the HOF especially coming from the media capital where he should have had better press
MookGiants : 6:41 am : link : reply
isn't in the hall of fame.
And Terrell Davis has no shot to make the hall of fame.
Compare Davis' career to Sayers....pretty similar....one guy has 2 SB rings....
And Davis has now been on the ballot how many times and only once has he even been in the top 15 finalists, and never made it to the top 10.
You do realize that the Bears won eight NFL championships before there were Super Bowls, right? Only the Packers won more pre-Super Bowl NFL Championships.
And here is the list of Chicago Bears' players from the Super Bowl era in the Hall of Fame (Jim Finks got in an an administrator, and also Ditka coached the Bears to a Super Bowl, his playing career with the Bears ended in 1966):
Dick Butkus
Richard Dent
Dan Hampton
Walter Payton
Gale Sayers
Mike Singletary
With the exception of Hampton, every one of those players are considered NFL royalty.
And Tiki should be in....
All arguably comparable careers to Anderson.
Bingo.. also you have to consider the other Great RB's in the 80's
Payton
Dickerson
Dorsett
Allen
Craig
Those players were all better than OJ Anderson..
Then he was followed by players like
Sanders
Emmitt Smith
Thurman Thomas
Marshall Faulk
So sandwiched between greatness and greatness.. OJ Anderson is not a HoF candidate..
The point is that in the era of the 80-90's Ottis Anderson was an average running back in an era when all time great players at the same position were playing.
Which is why he is not in the Hall of Fame.
If the highly overrated Jerome Bettis is in, and even more absurdly, Floyd Little, then OJ is one of the more screwed players in NFL history not having his picture taken next to his bust...
Stupid writers continue to be stupid...
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Thurman Thomas never won a Championship...So what's your point??? Anderson belongs there...just for the punch move LoL
The point is that in the era of the 80-90's Ottis Anderson was an average running back in an era when all time great players at the same position were playing.
Which is why he is not in the Hall of Fame.
Please remember that he played on the CARDINALS!! The Cardinals, for Pete's sake.
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In comment 12208223 Howyadoin said:
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Thurman Thomas never won a Championship...So what's your point??? Anderson belongs there...just for the punch move LoL
The point is that in the era of the 80-90's Ottis Anderson was an average running back in an era when all time great players at the same position were playing.
Which is why he is not in the Hall of Fame.
Please remember that he played on the CARDINALS!! The Cardinals, for Pete's sake.
I know exactly where he played. I was alive and watching those games.. OK Anderson's problem is simple.. He was in an era when there werent just other good backs.. there were other OUTSTANDING backs playing when he was in his prime..
Payton
Dickerson
Dorsett
Allen
Craig
Thats the problem.. combined with the fact that he pretty much was on the bench until 1990 when Hampton got hurt..
Did he had a memorable career. Yes... Good career.. Yes.. Endearing to Giants fans.. Absolutely..
Hall of Fame?? Not in my opinion. Similar issue with Phil Simms.. good QB.. but played in an era with other GREAT QB's...