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Well, again - he doesn't have to be as good as Faulk or Dickerson to be a Hall of Famer. How were Franco Harris, Thurman Thomas or John Riggins better than Jackson - except in so far as they had far superior teams surrounding them for most of their careers? Those three are all legitimate Hall of Famers - and Jackson is clearly in the discussion to be better than them. Maybe they are better than him - but it is NOT clear, unlike for Faulk and Dickerson.
If the standard to be in the Hall of Fame is to be as good as Faulk and Dickerson - well, most of the NFL Hall of Fame needs to be removed.
Riggins really shouldn't be in the HOF. It's like the people that argue that so and so is a HOFer because they're better than Lynn Swann.
Thurman Thomas and Franco Harris were both better HBs than Jackson.
Jackson isn't a HOF caliber HB.
if its not based on numbers than how is LT better?? Jackson was bigger, stronger yet still quick, put up receiving numbers like a wide receiver many years, broke more tackles than I can count and if its a matter of personality and off the field... so idk can you define for me what makes him or anyone else at that time better?
Tomlinson was one of the most complete HBs of all time. He was quicker than Jackson, faster than Jackson, better balance, better vision, better receiver, better blocker...he was just a lot better than Steven Jackson.
Frankly, the fact that I am having this discussion is why I think some of our fan-base overrates Steven Jackson. Tomlinson is a top 10 HB of all time.