Terrel Davis really retiring for good?

[fistfullofsteel]

I can't believe it. It totally sucks that a very good running back such as himself has to retire because of bum knees. I enjoyed watching him play and I hope I see him on ESPN doing NFL pregame shows. He was a nice guy too. He bought all his team mates Rolex Watches when he got his big contract.

Hall of Famer, YES OR NO?

 

[spentagn]

no.

 

[Puc]

as much as i hate to say it no...

people toss gayle sayers around as the measuring stick for a great back cut down by injury, but, sayers doesn't apply. Gayle was the Bears, he was brilliant and surrounded by mediocre talent. Davis was the product of a chop blocking line whose tactics have since been made illegal. He was one hell of a system back...

i think bettis and waters (former college teammates) are the real question marks... i doubt watters, but i think the bus has a chance if he can get two more good years outta those tires...

puc

 

[juice4me]

i have to diagree i dont feel terrell was nothing but good blocking,in my books he was a very talented player, whether or not he makes it to the hall im not sure but stranger things have happened.

 

[KAYNE]

JUICE

HE HAD TO BE A LITTLE MORE THAN A GOOD BLOCKER TO RUSH FOR MORE THAN 2K YARDS.


AS FOR THE HALL OF FAME: I DOUBT HE WILL MAKE IT. REALLY, HE ONLY PLAYED 4 YEARS IF YOU DONT COUNT HIS LAST TWO INJURY YEARS WHICH HE ONLY PLAYED 12 OR 13 GAMES COMBINED.

HE PROBABLY NEEDED A FEW MORE GOOD YEARS TO MAKE THE HALL. HE DOES, HOWEVER OWN 56 BRONCO RECORDS. NOT TO MENTION THE GUY IS A CLASS ACT COMPARED TO MOST NFL PLAYERS.


KAYNE

 

[WODIN]

Hall of Fame...eventually he will get in even though the popular sentiment is that he isn't in the same class as a Sayers, etc. If you look at the type of Running back that is now proliferating the league then you will see a bunch of carbon copies of TD. Yet no one is really looking at that fact.

 

[KAYNE]

WODIN

THERE IS NO WAY HE WILL MAKE CANTON WITH ONLY HIS TWO GOOD SEASONS UNDER HIS BELT. THATS NOT SAYING HE ISNT CANTON MATERIAL B/C WE ALL KNOW HE IS.

THERE ARE LOTS OF OTHER PLAYERS WHO DESERVE THE HALL BEFORE TD DUE TO LOTS OF GOOD SEASONS UNDER THEIR BELTS (I.E....ART MONK AND KENNY STABLER)


KAYNE

 

[WODIN]

Not arguing that kayne...I do see it as a "Long time coming" kind of thing where he will get in probably 10 years from now. Art Monk and the Snake are LONG OVER DUE. For real.

 

[KAYNE]

DURING THE WHOLE OJ SIMPSON THING, I FOUND OUT THAT WHEN YOU MAKE THE HALL, YOU GET PAID 25K PER MONTH. DAMN, THATS A LOT OF MONEY. AND THE GOOD PART ABOUT IT FOR OJ IS THAT IT CANT BE TOUCHED IN THE JUDGEMENT AGAINST HIM FROM THE LAWSUIT.


THATS HOW HE AFFORDS THAT BIG ASS HOUSE IN BOCA RATON (???) FLORIDA.


KAYNE

 

[WODIN]

No shit...25K a month! Fuck how is that funded?

 

[madbomber31]

did someone say ricky watters would NOT get in the hall? how could he not? he has playoff records, a championship, and a track record better than any running back to play for 3 teams.... no matter where he was, whether the niners playoff teams (and superbowl team) or the eagles... he made them better... he ran and caught the ball with the best of them... even in seattle as he was being challenged by green and then alexander, he held his own and kept some awesome talent off the field until injuries caught up to him...

ricky will be in the hall


TD had more than 2 good years but PROBABLY not enough for the hall... it took the steelers a hell of a long time to get swann and stalworth in the hall... so even 10 years is too soon.

 

[toga22]

Hmmm....Do you REALLY think that Terrel Davis is done for good?!?

I just can't see it happening.... I think that he will be back by next season.

 

[JarHed]

I agree with toga22. I believe that TD will come back eventually. He probably made his decision with persuasion from his doctor, family and friends. He's too good of a player to call it quits so soon.

 

[kronk]

Sad night in Denver last night. But at the same time it was time for him to go. He was not getting better it it didnt make sense anymore. The Broncos worked it with class and gave him 3 years to come back.

Portis looked really good though and with Mike anderson blocking, who knows?

 

[bigschweeler]

The fact that Art Monk isn't in the Hall is a shame.

TD won't get in. The Hall should look at longevity and production. TD has the latter but not the former. If TD should get in, so should Billy Sims whose career was cut short for the same reason.

 

[madbomber31]

art monk.... good stats and i'm sure you can make an arguement for him to be in the hall but i also think you could make an arguement against him as well.

Receiving Rec. Yards Avg. Long TD
1980 58 797 13.7 54 3
1981 56 894 16.0 79 6
1982 35 447 12.8 43 1
1983 47 746 15.9 43 5
1984 106 1,372 12.9 72 7
1985 91 1,226 13.5 53 2
1986 73 1,068 14.6 69 4
1987 38 483 12.7 58 6
1988 72 946 13.1 46 5
1989 86 1,186 13.8 60 8
1990 68 770 11.3 44 5
1991 71 1,049 14.8 64 8
1992 46 644 14.0 49 3
1993 41 398 9.7 29 2
Total 888 12,026 13.5 79 65

 

[madbomber31]

ricky watters- this is HOF material... 460 catches as a running back and 2600 plus carries in his career with a good average and 91 total scores!!! how can you say he isnt HOF material???


1991 San Francisco 49ers 0 0 0 0 0.0 -- 0
1992 San Francisco 49ers 14 13 206 1013 4.9 43 9
1993 San Francisco 49ers 13 13 208 950 4.6 39 10
1994 San Francisco 49ers 16 16 239 877 3.7 23 6
1995 Philadelphia Eagles 16 16 337 1273 3.8 57 11
1996 Philadelphia Eagles 16 16 353 1411 4.0 56t 13
1997 Philadelphia Eagles 16 16 285 1110 3.9 28 7
1998 Seattle Seahawks 16 16 319 1239 3.9 39t 9
1999 Seattle Seahawks 16 16 325 1210 3.7 45 5
2000 Seattle Seahawks 16 16 278 1242 4.5 55 7
2001 Seattle Seahawks 5 4 72 318 4.4 40 1
2002 Seattle Seahawks 0 0 0 0 0.0 -- 0

TOTAL 12 NFL Seasons 144 142 2622 10643 4.1 57 78


RECEIVING

YEAR TEAM G GS Rec Yds Avg TD
1991 San Francisco 49ers 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
1992 San Francisco 49ers 14 13 43 405 9.4 2
1993 San Francisco 49ers 13 13 31 326 10.5 1
1994 San Francisco 49ers 16 16 66 719 10.9 5
1995 Philadelphia Eagles 16 16 62 434 7.0 1
1996 Philadelphia Eagles 16 16 51 444 8.7 0
1997 Philadelphia Eagles 16 16 48 440 9.2 0
1998 Seattle Seahawks 16 16 52 373 7.2 0
1999 Seattle Seahawks 16 16 40 387 9.7 2
2000 Seattle Seahawks 16 16 63 613 9.7 2
2001 Seattle Seahawks 5 4 11 107 9.7 0
2002 Seattle Seahawks 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
TOTAL 12 NFL Seasons 144 142 467 4248 9.1 13

 

[madbomber31]

by the way... i'm not a watters fan... in fact i wanted him to leave philly and was happy when he did.