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Over Reggie Whites 21 sacks in 12 game season?
Reggie was great and my second fav player on the Pack but not a complete player as lord Watt.
Over Reggie Whites 21 sacks in 12 game season?
Always gotta go with Deion Sanders.
The guy that cant tackle.
Reggie was great and my second fav player on the Pack but not a complete player as lord Watt.
Never understood that logic. The guy already has 3 DPOY awards.....what would another 5-7 years of service prove? Do you actually have to see that to make a decision on how good he is/was? Especially since the only thing that cuts his career is injury, and that basically comes down mostly to luck.
Think of a player from another era who is still considered among the all time greats because of what he did over a short period. Nobody on defense comes to mind. Watt hasn't even earned HOF consideration yet.
Never understood that logic. The guy already has 3 DPOY awards.....what would another 5-7 years of service prove? Do you actually have to see that to make a decision on how good he is/was? Especially since the only thing that cuts his career is injury, and that basically comes down mostly to luck.
This is the difference when you're comparing a career or a player in his prime. JJ in his prime is the best of all time while Reggie had the best career of all time.
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Think of a player from another era who is still considered among the all time greats because of what he did over a short period. Nobody on defense comes to mind. Watt hasn't even earned HOF consideration yet.
I guarantee you if LT would've retired after 5 or 6 seasons, he'd be in the HOF. Guys like Kellen Winslow? Gale Sayers? Kenny Easley? All had shortened careers and still ended up in Canton.
That's why your logic is flawed to me.....Watt could play another 5-7 years of average football, but they will still talk about his 3 DPOY awards, 4 first team All Pros and such.
I think you're looking back with the benefit of hindsight. There were many players who were great for short periods but have been all but forgotten.
Watt has 379 tackles and 76 sacks, those are not HOF numbers.
I expect he'll accumulate enough good seasons to be HOF material, but he has a very long way to go to become the GOAT.
Kellen Winslow and Gale Sayers didn't have 'HOF numbers.' either. They didn't need them, because anyone who saw them knew they were simply ahead of everyone else around them. That is what you're seeing now from Watt.
He shouldn't have to play another snap to make the HOF in my eyes.
Kellen Winslow and Gale Sayers didn't have 'HOF numbers.' either. They didn't need them, because anyone who saw them knew they were simply ahead of everyone else around them. That is what you're seeing now from Watt.
He shouldn't have to play another snap to make the HOF in my eyes.
Reggie was great and my second fav player on the Pack but not a complete player as lord Watt.
Deacon wasn't complete?You're joking right? I'm talking about Reggie Whites Philly Yeats and he was the most complete DLINEMAN in this history of the NFL. Thats nonsense to say White wasn't complete. He also played every position on on the line through out the game.
That's why I specified defensive players. Sayers in particular bucked the trend.
Watt has a lot of football to play before he qualifies for The HOF. William Andrews played during the heart of Walter Payton's career, he had more yards over his first 4 seasons than Payton did over the same period, he was also easily the best blocking back in the game. He was injured and isn't in the HOF, neither would Watt be if his career ended now.
Kenny Easley was a real exception, Winslow played when not as much was expected from The TE position, so Sayers and Easley are the big exceptions.
Deacon wasn't complete?