ESPN: Jets running back Martin to announce retirement this week

[dmek25]

I'm not sure if I'm sold on Tiki Barber in the hall. had a good 4-5 year run. smooty, do you know what his career stats look like?

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by dmek25

I'm not sure if I'm sold on Tiki Barber in the hall. had a good 4-5 year run. smooty, do you know what his career stats look like?

Off the top of my head no, but I think he had around 10,000 yards rushing and 6,000 receiving and 100 or so TDs over a 10 year career

[mooby]

It's sad to see him retiring, but it's time. His body is worn out from all those years. I hope he continues to have a productive life, he was def. one of those underrated backs that never got the due they deserve.

As for the HOF argument, I think Faulk and Martin are first ballot HOF'ers. Faulk will def. get in, but Martin may be somewhat borderline because in a sense he was the Art Monk of running backs. He put up the stats, but he did it in a quiet demeanor and even though he's the fourth leading rusher of all time people will look past that. I don't think Tiki will make it because he had a good run of about 3 years, and he wasn't consistently great over the course of his career.

[GusFrerotte]

Always rooted for him and the Jets to make the SB for the AFC. Cool guy, probably too cool, in that he stuck around NY when he should have left to be on a contender. Great career, but no ring.

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by GusFrerotte

Always rooted for him and the Jets to make the SB for the AFC. Cool guy, probably too cool, in that he stuck around NY when he should have left to be on a contender. Great career, but no ring.

At least he played for one. Barry Sanders had an outstanding career but didnt make it to the super bowl.

[GhettoDogAllStars]

He's by far my favorite running back. He is truly decent and genuine. The league has lost one of its most respectable players.

[MTK]

Tiki's numbers are Hall worthy, and coupled with the fact he played in NY and will continue to maintain a high profile in the media I think he'll get in eventually.

[Slingin Sammy 33]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Tiki's numbers are Hall worthy, and coupled with the fact he played in NY and will continue to maintain a high profile in the media I think he'll get in eventually.

Great point. It's a shame though that the media types have almost all the power on HoF balloting. When I made my first post and joined the Warpath, it was from outrage at Monk not being inducted this past HoF class and I just had to vent somewhere.

I would like to see a more balanced approach to the HoF balloting with living HoF members and maybe a committee of current and former players/coaches. To me their opinions on who should be in the HoF carries a lot more weight than a bunch of media types.

[firstdown]

He was on the Mike & mike show today. He wants to become an owner of an NFL team. He also talked about just playing football and not doing all that other stuff guy's do when they score, make a first down, long run, etc... no dancing around for him. He did not knock players for doing that but said it was not his style and he wanted to present himself in a manner that would be consistant with how an owner would act. He has always had the dream of owning a team and he may have mentioned a team or so he was interested in because I missed part of the interview.

[BigSKINBauer]

yep, he was just on ESPN and said that he is in the works of becoming an owner. He said he was hoping to be able to announce the team today but he can't yet.

[dall-assblows]

wants to be a owner. buy the skins