TheDirtyWord
Footballguy
I know there is a lot of negative perception around him with regard to his persona and how he left/retired from the Giants to pursue a media career. Obviously his criticism of Eli Manning to start of his media career blew up in his face when Eli and the Giants went on to win the SB the year after Tiki's retirement.
But once again, Tiki didn't make it into even the finalists conversation. And considering he's been eligible for HOF consideration since 2012, it seems like he might be on the outside looking in, particularly when you see Edgerrin James in the finalists discussion.
But if we consider their respective careers...it just seems like there is a lot of personal bias against Tiki.
Career length: Tiki 10 years, James 11
YFS: Tiki 15,632, James 15,610
TD's: James 91, Tiki 67
YPC: Tiki 4.7, James 4.0
...and if you took their 5 best seasons, their seasonal averages were:
YFS: Tiki 2055, James 1973
TD's: James 59, Tiki 45
Yet James is a HOF finalist for the 3rd time while I don't believe Tiki has ever made it to this stage of the process. So what gives?
But once again, Tiki didn't make it into even the finalists conversation. And considering he's been eligible for HOF consideration since 2012, it seems like he might be on the outside looking in, particularly when you see Edgerrin James in the finalists discussion.
But if we consider their respective careers...it just seems like there is a lot of personal bias against Tiki.
Career length: Tiki 10 years, James 11
YFS: Tiki 15,632, James 15,610
TD's: James 91, Tiki 67
YPC: Tiki 4.7, James 4.0
...and if you took their 5 best seasons, their seasonal averages were:
YFS: Tiki 2055, James 1973
TD's: James 59, Tiki 45
Yet James is a HOF finalist for the 3rd time while I don't believe Tiki has ever made it to this stage of the process. So what gives?