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[Hugh]

The one thing would be all purpose yards. He's #8 all time with almost 20,000, and pretty much everyone else in the top 10 is a HOFer. Of course Brian Mitchell is the exception, and he's the all time return leader, so it's hard to imagine Sproles getting in and not Mitchell.
I think most people would agree that Sproles was much more of a real offensive player and overall threat/talent than Mitchell, who was truly a specialist, but Sproles numbers aren't miles better. I think Hulky is right. Not a Hall of Famer.
So bdog is wrong. Not one of the all time greats.

[bdog1321]

he is clearly one of the all-time greats at what he does. all-time great rb? obviously no. all-time great wr? obviously no.

comparing him to hester is an absolute joke and an insult. i get that he was a charger but come on hulky. he was a game-breaking talent that every single defensive coordinator had to plan for. until age 34. when did anyone ever scheme to take away devin hester or joshua cribbs from an offensive game plan?

never, because they weren't even good enough to be backup wrs on most teams.

get real, sproles is great even if he'll never get into the hall

[The Butcher]

he's not

I'm surprised anybody even thinks so

Because we've actually watched him play significant snaps and improve every football team he's ever been on with his incredible abilities and talents.

I don't give a fuck about the hall of fame. Is this the same hall of fame that hasn't inducted TO yet? Yeah, they're brilliant.

Shove your stats, guys. I'll take a healthy Sproles on my team any day. Dude is amazing, and a class act.

[Maverik]

I've almost certainly watched more snaps with Sproles on the field than you have, so that was a silly thing to bring up.

He's spent more years in SD than in Philly and it wasn't until NO broke him out that he really showed how dynamic he was. SD used him more-so for Special Teams than Offense.

[Hulky]

Do you guys that think Sproles is awesome also think Reggie Bush is awesome?

[Hugh]

Just looked up Reggie Bush to compare stats. Did you know his hand measurement was 11 inches? I think JJ Watt's are the biggest in the league at 11 1/4. Freak.
Other than that, he's Sproles without the return yards. Very comparable. I wouldn't call Bush awesome. He was a good player when he was healthy, which wasn't often.

[Maverik]

he's way more than Sproles on the offensive end

[bdog1321]

you guys are crazy

[Maverik]

how is that crazy?

37 less games for Bush, ~2k more rushing yards, ~1k less receiving yards, 3 less PR TDs

I wouldn't call Bush (re:Sproles) awesome. He was a good player when he was healthy, which wasn't often.

[Hulky]

Just looked up Reggie Bush to compare stats. Did you know his hand measurement was 11 inches? I think JJ Watt's are the biggest in the league at 11 1/4. Freak.
Other than that, he's Sproles without the return yards. Very comparable. I wouldn't call Bush awesome. He was a good player when he was healthy, which wasn't often.

DeForest Buckner and Paxton Lynch are up there for hand size I remember from that draft class.