My initial thought is of course not.

On the other hand, http://www.espn.com/nfl/history/leaders/_/stat/rushlead

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No way. Style points matter.

Matt Forte is

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No question he is.

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Don't start that nonsense again. And I was always with you when it came to defending him against a lot of posters here for years.

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This is a different era of football for running backs. Finishing top 5 annually in yards from scrimmage while playing on one of the worst offenses in the league should pay off.

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None of these guys get in until Warrick Dunn gets in, that's my take.

Never came to my mind as a dominant HOF type player

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Shout out to Thomas Jones cracking the top 25

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Always thought FFL was useful for WR/RB arguements. If they player didn’t spend 4 or 5 years as a consensus top 5 pick, keep him out of my HOF

I was looking at the list and wondering who Gore was better than on that list when both players were in their prime. I thought maybe Jones but I actually don't think he was. I'd say you can make a decent argument that Gore in his prime was the worst player on that 25 man list.

The longevity at this position in this sport is truly impressive though.

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Gore's stats are much better than Jerome Bettis.

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That has to count for something. Hank Aaron wasn't ever the best player or a top 5 player in baseball but he was consistently great to really good for decades.

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Based on those yards, he's a no brainer.

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That's why I started the thread though. I'm guessing if I didn't post that list almost everybody, including you, would've said no.

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I think we had a similar discussion a few years ago. I couldn't favor Forte and frown at Gore. The guy is a machine.

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absolutely

great player and did it for a long time.

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I'm definitely a lot more open to the argument that Gore's a HOFer on the basis of longevity and counting stats than I am to the similar one for Witten.

one that about Gore that distinguished him is that yes, he was great with the 49ers for a long time, but when he went to the Colts, he was just as productive . Most guys, when they change teams after a long time with one team, fall off a cliff.

the other thing is that in a pass-happy era, he singlehandedly won defensive struggles many times.

think about all the time Luck was hurt, think about the QB struggles the 49ers had for most of those years.

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Just can't do it. I don't want consistent in my NFL HOF, I want greatness. He had 1 great year, 2006. That season ranks 35th for all time rushing yards and 26th all time yards from scrimmage.

In a list (250 names) of single season rushing and all purpose yards, those are his only entries.

Also never top 2 in rushing yards for a seaon.

No. He had some nice seasons with the Niners but at no point in his career did I feel like I was watching an all time great.

Isn't Frank Gore basically retarded?

I wouldn't have spent a single dollar or afternoon's time to watch him play, same as Curtis Martin.

So hell no.

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Yup.

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Remember the Frank Gore game! Me neither

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Curtis Martin was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2012.

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Frank Gore strikes me as the football Harold Baines, without the premature number retirement and with about 50 points less IQ.

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And if he plays anywhere but New York (or Dallas), imo he wouldn't haven't gotten in.

Hall of Very Good/Consistent/Professional/Long term period.

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