08-09-2017, 07:08 AM
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#14590
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Abolish The Salary Cap!
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Originally Posted by Rain Man
Olandis Gary or whoever he is was put in the Hall of Fame because he's on NFL Network. That's the only thing he has over Priest Holmes or Jamaal Charles.
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Peter King wrote about the Priest Holmes situation in his MMQB column...
Spoiler!
Enough, please, of this narrative: Now that Terrell Davis parlayed three supernova seasons into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, let’s get a campaign going for Priest Holmes.
Apples, pomegranates.
In the regular season, the three great seasons of the two men are wholly comparable, and Holmes even has an edge: 6,566 yards from scrimmage from Holmes in 2001-03, as opposed to 6,010 for Davis in 1996-98.
But Davis never would have made the Hall of Fame without his playoff résumé in those three seasons, particularly his seven 100-yard performances in seven postseason games in 1997 and 1998, an unprecedented run of rushing success that almost certainly will never be repeated. Davis is the best playoff running back of all time, averaging 142.5 yards per game. Comparing Davis and Holmes in the postseason:
https://www.si.com/nfl/2017/08/07/aa...amp-peter-king
Last edited by Quesadilla Joe; 08-09-2017 at 07:21 AM..
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