ROGER CRAIG should be in CANTON!

He's my favorite Niner player ALL TIME. I am his biggest fan and for him not to be in the hall of fame is disturbing. The 1000/1000 should of been enough
OR
The record setting 3 TDs in a SB vs Marino and the Dolphins
OR
The offensive player of the year
OR
Being named to the ALL DECADE TEAM

Would have 6 super bowls if not for Craig.

Originally posted by Patton:
Would have 6 super bowls if not for Craig.

and the first and ONLY 3 peat and solidified as the BEST TEAM EVER. (Even though they already are)

Holding Elway to a putrid SB performance of 3 points and a few ints (the defensive PI was a joke that gave them the ball at the 1 yard line) and scoring 55 points against the NUMBER 1 Broncos defense (56 without the missed PAT) 8 TDs. No other team in the history or football could of even come close to that

Should have been inducted 20yrs ago!!!!

Give him the yellow jacket.

The hall of friends is a joke. Not just in the NFL but all sports.

It has become a popularity contest, its who you know not what you did.

Originally posted by glorydayz:
The hall of friends is a joke. Not just in the NFL but all sports.

It has become a popularity contest, its who you know not what you did.

This. There's so many players that get snubbed. Serious Darrelle fukin Revis is in the HOF before Roger Craig. I don't even watch the HOF ceremony anymore waste of time.

Originally posted by glorydayz:
The hall of friends is a joke. Not just in the NFL but all sports.

It has become a popularity contest, its who you know not what you did.

Same goes with the zone

You have to have played on the east coast, been a Madden cover or just be a Dallas Cowboy practice squad player to go into the HoF now…they (the NY media and Dallas) HATE Eddie D's dynasty 49ers with perpetual hatred

Very Well Said Dr Bill Walsh! You speak for every San Francisco Born 49er Fan like myself that cannot stand East Coast Media bias in EVERY sphere including sports

People also forget that Roger Craig introduced the GOAT Jerry Rice to the legendary "hill" that helped shape Jerry into the player we all know.
That alone carries much weight, well as first to ever go for 1,000 yards rushing and receiving!!!
Cmon man.

Roger can't get in unless Watter's IN!!

Ya

I've been to the HOF and just like the Baseball HOF there are a lot of marginal players in it. Players tha thad good careers but aren't instantly recognizable as an all time great. I agree wiht some others I've heard that there should be 2 sections in the HOF. One for players that had good careers and another one for the players that are icons. Guys you don't need to even ask about. You don't need to look at their stas to see if they're worthy.

I would put Craig in the 1st category. Same for Gore. I would even put Emmitt Smith in that group because like Gore he wasn't an eye poping great back. He just was workman like and lasted a long time. Neither was in the class of OJ, Gale Sayers, Barry Sanders and guys like that. Craig and Gore deserve recognition but the true greats should have their own wing.

Originally posted by 9moon:
Roger can't get in unless Watter's IN!!

If any 49er deserves to get in it's Watters imo. Here are the regular season fantasy averages + some other stats for HOFers Curtis Martin, Thurman Thomas, and Edge James along with Watters and Craig. Half point PPR. Craig is definitely the worst fumbler of the group. They all played from 144ish to 182ish regular season games so it's a good baseline.

Fumble Rate:

Curtis Martin: 0.17 per game
Thurman Thomas: 0.27 per game
Edge James: 0.30 per game
Ricky Watters: 0.30 per game
Roger Craig: 0.44 per game

Fantasy points per game:

Ricky Watters: 15.68
Edge James: 15.53
Curtis Martin: 15.19
Thurman Thomas: 13.14
Roger Craig: 10.37

# of 1,000 yd+ rushing seasons:

Curtis Martin: 10
Thurman Thomas: 8
Ricky Watters: 7
Edge James: 7
Roger Craig: 3

# of Pro Bowl Seasons:

Curtis Martin: 5
Ricky Watters: 5
Thurman Thomas: 5
Roger Craig: 4
Edge James: 4

# of All-Pro Seasons:

Thurman Thomas: 5
Curtis Martin: 5
Edge James: 3
Roger Craig: 2
Ricky Watters: 0

# of Super Bowl Championships:

Roger Craig: 3
Ricky Watters: 1
Thomas & Martin = 0
Edge = never made playoffs