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re: How is Roger Craig in the Hall of Fame?
Posted on 2/7/26 at 7:18 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Posted on 2/7/26 at 7:18 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
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1988 was his HOF Resume year...AP Offensive POY, 1st Team All-Pro, SB Champ in a thrilling game.
Okay. So two seasons.
Shaun Alexander was the NFL MVP of the 2005 season and he might never see the inside of Canton despite having more rushing yards and rushing touchdowns than Roger Craig.
This post was edited on 2/7/26 at 7:19 pm
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Posted on 2/7/26 at 7:43 pm to DiamondDog
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I spy 10 RBs in the league today that do what he did.
Again, idiots comparing different eras with different rules.
Wasn’t he the first 1000/1000 yard player in NFL history?
Posted on 2/7/26 at 9:49 pm to DiamondDog
He did what today’s offenses uses 3 different backs to do.
Posted on 2/7/26 at 10:00 pm to DiamondDog
Honestly thought he was already a HOF’r
Posted on 2/8/26 at 12:45 am to michael corleone
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He invented the position relative to the modern era of football. It can’t be denied. Prior to him , no one was utilized EVERY down as both a run / pass option.
This isn't remotely true.
Roger Craig's big big year...in 1985: lets compare to Marcus Allen on the LEAST West Coast offense in football, the long ball Raiders...
Craig:
Rushing: Att 214 , Yds 1,050, TDs 9.
Receiving: Rec 92 , Yds 1016, TDs 6
Allen:
Rushing: Att 380, Yds 1,759, TDs 11
Receiving: Rec 67, Yds 555, TDs 3
The year before in 1984:
Craig had 71 Receptions for 675 yards and 649 yards rushing.
Allen had 64 Receptions for 758 yards and 1,168 yards rushing.
The year before in 1983:
Craig had 48 Receptions for 427 yards
Allen had 68 Receptions for 598 yards
But I'm sure the tale was told in HOF deliberations with voters who never covered Craig in his playing days that he reinvented the RB position and the story of the NFL can't be told without him. This is how HOF voting works now....new memories that are exaggerated because they were never entirely true.
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