dfr52
Bench Warmer
OilMan said:im not so sure Moose is a HOF'er myself. You start talking about that, then you have to start considering Tom Rathman. I think it would open a can of not so wanted worms. I would like to see their names come up for consideration though, just to see what kind of support they would get.
I think it hurts Rathman that he had a rather short career . He played in 131 games w/ 107 starts while Johnston played in 151 w/ 122 starts (even with his career being shortened due to injury). Moose was a big part of the Cowboys rushing offense while Rathman gets lost in the mix due to the other 49'ers weapons and the fact that they ran a West Coast Offense. Had Rathman played w/ the 49'ers in 1994 and earned another ring I think his case, even w/ 9 years, might be stronger. The fact that Johnston is linked w/ Smith might eventually help him. Besides those two I think Neal played at a HOF level.