There have been 3 star running backs with about 4 or less years playing that were traded and ended up be Hall of Fame materiel. Jerome Bettis, Curtis Martin, and Marshall Faulk. The Ravens play some mean D and would prefer to run the ball and McGahee is a proven back so should I draft him in the first round of my fantasy league and run away with the trophy? Who else got traded that had a good career? I know Rick Williams was a total Dude. Who else was a bad trade too?
2007-04-19 00:44:48 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Football (American)
Well as for Willis McGahee, no he is not a lock for the hall of fame. If he was to keep of his pace that he has in his first couple seasons he probably would fit into the hall of good players not the hall of fame. However he is now on a team which will depend on him heavily and he will see a hike in carries, also he will play the Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals twice a year, both teams run defense is terrible. however on the flip side the increase in carries may take a toll on him in the long run and the other team in that divison, the Pittsburgh Steelers, have been atop the NFL in rushing yards against for the past couple of years. I would suspect that McGahee would be a good late first round early second roud selection in fantasy drafting. Eric Dickerson had a great career despite changing teams. Also Priest Holmes was average at best for Baltimore and look what he did in Kansas City. And don't forget about Marshal Faulk he really lite it up in both Indy and St. Louis. For Running backs leaving their team and having no success in their new home two backs from Pittsburgh come to mind: Barry Foster & Bam Morris.
2007-04-19 04:04:57 · answer #1 · answered by tumulty02 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Remember, Faulk put up great numbers with the Colts before he was traded, Bettis put up pretty good numbers, but was in the wrong running back system with the Rams (it wasn't power football), and I don't know about Martin, because I wasn't born in 1952 when he was drafted. The difference between all of these guys and Willis McGahee, is that they all put up good numbers and had way more talent and potential already than McGahee does.
2007-04-19 08:30:11 · answer #2 · answered by Matt 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The fact that "Willis McGahee" and "Hall of Fame" are mentioned in the same sentence together is an absolute travesty. How, at this point, would he even be considered for the Hall of Serviceable? He's only averaged more than 4 yards per carry once, he won't learn a playbook, and then complains that his performance dipped because he didn't get laid enough. I'd maybe put him in the Hall of Mediocre, but he still might be a disgrace to that hall.
2007-04-19 05:59:20 · answer #3 · answered by iamnotyou 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Willis McGahee isn't even good enough for the BILLS to keep him around. Hall of Fame and Willis Mcgahee dont even belong in the same sentence unless you include 'no freaking way'. You'll be lucky if he gets 1100 yards next year. And he's not durable or big enough to take goal line carries, so figure 6 or 7 TD's (if he can break off some 20+ yarders).
2007-04-19 02:32:36 · answer #4 · answered by AS 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is this a serious question?? How can you even think about putting Willis McGahee and Hall of Fame in the same sentence yet. His numbers weren't that good last year. Lets see if the guy can rack up another 10,000 yds and then we'll start talking about the Hall of Fame
2007-04-19 01:24:21 · answer #5 · answered by Matt T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bad trades are any running backs that use to be on the Broncos. They all suck when they leave with the exception of Portis who still hasn't put up numbers like he did in Denver. And no way is McGahee a lock for the hall of fame.
2007-04-19 04:28:16 · answer #6 · answered by Cheese 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The short answer is no. He has not done anything yet or given any indication that he has HOF ability. Don't get me wrong, I think that he will do better in Balt than he did in Buffalo, but the Hall of Fame is another level all together. Barry Sanders played for a bad team and made the Hall, but Willis has not shown that level of ability yet. Plus he is injury prone, so his longevity will probably limit him from playing as many years as Bus, C-Mart, or Marshall.
2007-04-19 05:56:00 · answer #7 · answered by GoalieK 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He been in the league for 3 years. He made the pro-bowl once, as a reserve! What qualifies him as a Hall Of Famer?!
Because he went to the Ravens?! So i guess well start calling Tatum Bell a lock because he was traded to the Lions too...you dumbass.
2007-04-19 04:52:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Passer rankings are actually not a % you're probable thinking of a ending touch score. besides he would be a lock for the HOF acceptance because of the fact he holds some solid NFL information like maximum TD passes in a occupation and he has been interior the league for terribly almost two decades.
2016-12-16 10:05:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
College Hall of Fame? Yes.
Pro Hall of Fame? He has to convince a lot of people
2007-04-19 03:12:47 · answer #10 · answered by shea 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋