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<blockquote data-quote="AutoPoster 3000" data-source="post: 1192967" data-attributes="member: 17214"><p>I just did a quick check. In 50 NFL seasons in the Super Bowl era, running backs over age 30 have rushed for more than 1000 yards 47 times. No player had ever done it more than twice and nobody has ever done it beyond age 33. Basically, to get HOF numbers, Forte would have to become the most productive 30-something RB in league history. True, he looks better if you consider yards from scrimmage but even then, best case scenario, he's in Fred Taylor/Edgerin James territory. Moreover, it's not just numbers; you have to beat out similar players from your era, and there are a number of them in the same range: Peterson, Frank Gore, Steven Jackson, Marshawn Lynch. All those guys have more scores because the Bears underutilized Forte at the goal line. If he had more hardware -- rings, MVPs, pro bowls -- then maybe, but without that to push him over the top, I'm just not seeing it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AutoPoster 3000, post: 1192967, member: 17214"] I just did a quick check. In 50 NFL seasons in the Super Bowl era, running backs over age 30 have rushed for more than 1000 yards 47 times. No player had ever done it more than twice and nobody has ever done it beyond age 33. Basically, to get HOF numbers, Forte would have to become the most productive 30-something RB in league history. True, he looks better if you consider yards from scrimmage but even then, best case scenario, he's in Fred Taylor/Edgerin James territory. Moreover, it's not just numbers; you have to beat out similar players from your era, and there are a number of them in the same range: Peterson, Frank Gore, Steven Jackson, Marshawn Lynch. All those guys have more scores because the Bears underutilized Forte at the goal line. If he had more hardware -- rings, MVPs, pro bowls -- then maybe, but without that to push him over the top, I'm just not seeing it. [/QUOTE]
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