How many more years of elite production does Saquon Barkley need to be a Hall of Famer?

[CHICAGO]

It’s probably going to have to be similar to how gale sayers got in

GALE SAYERS IS 5X FIRST TEAM ALL PRO...

FOR REFERENCE:
WALTER PAYTON IS 5X
EMMIT SMITH IS 4X
ADRIAN PETERSON IS 4X
LADANIAN TOMLINSON IS 3X
MARSHALL FAULK IS 3X



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[Gritsngravy]

GALE SAYERS IS 5X FIRST TEAM ALL PRO...

FOR REFERENCE:
WALTER PAYTON IS 5X
EMMIT SMITH IS 4X
ADRIAN PETERSON IS 4X
LADANIAN TOMLINSON IS 3X
MARSHALL FAULK IS 3X



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That’s what I was getting at, them early years going to be Curial for all pros if hof is something modern RBs strive for

 

[Gritsngravy]

That’s what I was getting at, them early years going to be Curial for all pros if hof is something modern RBs strive for

Or maybe how y’all feel about someone rushing for 2k twice, is that enough

 

[Doctor Doom]

If he gets 2K again, he's a lock

 

[Lefty Gunz]

Terrell Davis got in the HOF with 3 good years. Saquon needs at least two more

 

[mitter]

There are too many forgotten running backs who had a few elite years.

Terrell Davis won two Super Bowls and probably has the best playoff resume of any running back in history. That's why Davis is the exception.

 

[murksiderock]

NO THEY WONT.

IT SEEMS LIKE YOU DONT
UNDERSTAND THAT EVERY PERSON
WHO HAS WON NFL MVP PLUS SB MVP
ARE IN THE HALL.

SAQUON DOESNT FIT THIS CRITERIA


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It's not simply the MVP and SBMVP that got Davis in. Davis got in for having one of the most explosive 3-year stretches a back ever had. I don't agree with him getting in, because I think the longevity means something, 3 great years out of 7, qualified him for Canton. That ain't enough for me but since that precedent was set with Davis, Saquon is one historic year, or two more relatively elite years, from punching his ticket in...

 

[murksiderock]

There are too many forgotten running backs who had a few elite years.

Terrell Davis won two Super Bowls and probably has the best playoff resume of any running back in history. That's why Davis is the exception.

You're right, it's this too. His playoff work got him in...

3 years is not enough for me...

 

[CHICAGO]

It's not simply the MVP and SBMVP that got Davis in. Davis got in for having one of the most explosive 3-year stretches a back ever had. I don't agree with him getting in, because I think the longevity means something, 3 great years out of 7, qualified him for Canton. That ain't enough for me but since that precedent was set with Davis, Saquon is one historic year, or two more relatively elite years, from punching his ticket in...

PRIEST HOLMES HAD ONE OF THE MOST
EXPLOSIVE 3 YEAR STRETCHES ALSO
AND HES NOT IN.

DAVIS IS IN SIMPLY BECAUSE
HES A NFL MVP AND SB MVP.

ITS AN AUTOMATIC BERTH


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[Shadow King]

3 to 4 more pro-bowl/all-pro caliber seasons should get in him imo. Prayfully he stays healthy.

The correct answer. He lost a good chunk of time with injuries/Giants fuçkery.

 

[murksiderock]

PRIEST HOLMES HAD ONE OF THE MOST
EXPLOSIVE 3 YEAR STRETCHES ALSO
AND HES NOT IN.

DAVIS IS IN SIMPLY BECAUSE
HES A NFL MVP AND SB MVP.

ITS AN AUTOMATIC BERTH


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Fair enough, I forgot about Priest...

 

[PHamm]

If he has another year like 2024, that's all it'll take. He'll get the Terrell Davis stimulus...

If this is his only year like this and he falls off a cliff, he won't get in...

If he plays about near what he was in his first 6 years, for at least 2 more years, it'll probably be enough...

As we stand, I think he clearly had an All-Time single season, but it's an anomaly of his career. I wouldn't personally put him over Tiki or Marshawn or Shady yet, though this year has brought him stupid close...

Tiki ?

 

[Shadow King]

Tiki ?

Saquon is more talented but in 7 years as a starter Tiki has outdone him.

 

[Illin Degenerate]

i think he only needs one more great year. as it stands now priest 1x rushing title, 2x scrimmage yards leader. tiki 2x scrimmage yards leader. saquon 1x rushing title, 2x scrimmage yards leader. the 2000 yard season i think gives saquon an edge right now. the argument you can make against him is he only has the one 1400 yard rushing season so far but the counter to that is he does have two seasons where he finished top 2 in rushing with priest best finishes being 1st and 3rd and tiki 2nd and 4th.

the mvp and super bowl mvp obviously are big factors for terrell davis but he also has a regular season elite production edge over all of the above because he had the 2000 yard season but also finished 2nd in rushing two other years along with finishing 2nd in scrimmage yards 3 times. one more great year from saquon top 2 in rushing or scrimmage yards puts him in similar standing.

 

[Reggie]

If he gets to 10,000 yards and 100 TD's he's getting in. He's a ways off with the TD's though and that could hold him back.