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College Prospect
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Portland, Oregon
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![]() Season ending knee surgery. Twas a great career.
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: New Jersey
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I remember watching him live for the first time when he was at SDSU and playing against USC in the Coliseum and he had a terrific game. Always liked him, even if he was a dangerous foe. Too bad his career ends this way.
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Head Coach
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Hometown of Canada
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Had some dominant years. Too bad with his injuries...
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Rider Of Rohan
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Port Angeles, WA or Helm's Deep
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He has a bright future as a coach, I've heard. Great player.
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Head Coach
Join Date: Dec 2001
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InjurieS? Guy was rarely injured except at the end and a game or two here and there. Certain Hall of Famer.
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Banned
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Astoria, NY, USA
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one of the greatest fantasy football players ever.
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Pro Starter
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Kansas City, MO
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I think I speak for any number of people when I say, "Marshall Faulk hadn't retired yet??!!!"
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Head Coach
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Hometown of Canada
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Am I lost then? I thought he was injured recently (after one of his dominating seasons), and never got back to his old self. Which is why the Rams drafted Jackson? |
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Head Coach
Join Date: Dec 2001
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I guess but he only missed 2 games in the last two years. With the amount of touches the guy had it's normal wear and tear.
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Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Fresno, CA
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One of my favorites. He's no Barry Sanders.
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College Starter
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Minneapolis
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I think I speak for the other group when I say, 'In time guys, in time'. He won't play another down.
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Unregistered
Join Date: May 2004
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Yup, for some reason, I thought he had. |
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Coordinator
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Land O Lakes FL
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As impressed as I was with his entire career, I was even more impressed with the way he handled things when Jackson was drafted. He took him under his wing for a year and then moved aside when Jackson was ready to carry the load.
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Pro Starter
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Willow Glen, CA
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Class act -- sad to see him go.
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Coordinator
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Keene, NH
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I assume by "here or there" you mean the 5 straight seasons he missed at least 2 games? He started 16 games in a season for the Rams exactly once - his first in Stl.
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Pro Starter
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Dayton, OH
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Does he go into the HoF as a Colt or a Ram?
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College Starter
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Minneapolis
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Ram job
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Coordinator
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Keene, NH
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he's about 50/50 in games played, about 2,000 more total yards as a Colt...and a very shiny ring as a Ram. I say the ring trumps.
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Banned
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Placerville, CA
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Bingo. Definately as a Ram. |
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High School Varsity
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Indiana
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Definitely as a Ram, The ring weighs more in the balance than his years in Indy.
But HOF? Hmm. I don't know. Good player, but, man HOF could be a close vote, I hope not, but you never know anymore.
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Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Fresno, CA
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Wow, I think he's in, and I don't think it should be a close call. He was incredibly productive, and arguably the best player at his position for a considerable period of time. Last edited by Glengoyne : 07-21-2006 at 05:00 PM. |
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lolzcat
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Annapolis, Md
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Hogwash. |
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: New Jersey
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I'd be surprised if Marshall didn't have at least 95% of the vote.
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Pro Starter
Join Date: Feb 2006
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He's guaranteed to get in and he'll go as a Ram.
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Coordinator
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Keene, NH
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Faulk retires 9th on the all-time rushing list. Of the Top 15, only one guy is eligible and not in - Thurman Thomas, and he was a top 10 finalist this year in his first year of eligibility so you have a pretty good idea he'll be in there by the time it comes to vote for Faulk. and that's before you start to include all the receiptions. he's automatic.
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General Manager
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: The Mountains
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Does the football HOF even designate a specific "team" for an inductee? |
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Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Fresno, CA
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They hang up a Jersey. |
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Troy, Mo
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Are you kidding me?
He is EASILY a Hall of Famer and will be missed by this Rams fan. |
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College Starter
Join Date: Oct 2000
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If Faulk isn't a first-ballot HOFer, then there is no such thing. He was an NFL MVP, and Kurt Warner has at least one more that should have been his.
The Rams going from a mediocre team to a powerhouse pretty much coincides with his arrival in St. Loius. |
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Coordinator
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: The Black Hole
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High School Varsity
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Indiana
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I don't know, but if they can make Thurman Thomas wait all those years, then Marshall could suffer the same fate. 95% ? I might take that bet.
![]() I would love seeing him get it, but the powers that be sometimes don't always vote the way the fans see him. I still think the first ballot might be closer than everyone thinks. Not dissing the "legend" here folks, just that he was a very good player, and I am still unsure if he makes it first ballot. Rams fans love him. ![]() But you have to say that there was more to the Rams than just Faulk right? I mean come on, he didn't block for himself, or stop the other team's offense, or run the plays? It started 2 years previous when they hired Vermiel as head coach and head of Football Operations. I saw Faulk as the perfect puzzle piece to the Rams, and that is what made them a superior team, not just Marshall's all around abilities as a halfback. They were hitting on ALL cylinders for this team for that season, and nothing was going to stop the Rams from winning that Super Bowl. How else can you explain losing your starting QB and getting a All Star performance out of a NFL Europe player? (40 touchdowns- that is still a lot of TD's!) Marshall had one MVP season, right? Perennial Pro Bowler. But I still think HOF might be a second or third ballot for him. I hope it's not, but, Thomas deserves it equally as well, and see where that got him.
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Coordinator
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Keene, NH
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all those years???????
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#33 |
Banned
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Exton, PA
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All I have to add is if Lynn Swan can make the hall of fame, and Faulk doesn't, the Hall of Fame is worthless.
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#34 |
Coordinator
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Utah
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Faulk not only was a RB, but he was a receiver as well, and thats where he will get into the hall, with his receiving and rushing yards. If the Rams didn't have Faulk, the Rams wouldn't have made the visits to the Bowl or won one...
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