Shaun Alexander with Bryan DeArdo

About this episode

Jim Miloch and Bryan DeArdo discuss Shaun Alexander's Hall of Fame candidacy and compare him to other legendary running backs.

Jim is joined by NFL Writer for CBS Sports Bryan DeArdo to discuss the Hall of Fame candidacy of former Seattle Seahawks running back Shaun Alexander. First, Jim and Bryan discuss the significance of Alexander having a membership to the 100 TD Club (6:50). Next, they cover Alexander's 2005 NFL MVP season and how he compares to the short career kings better known as Earl Campbell, Gale Sayers and Terrell Davis (21:49). Finally, they cover how Alexander compares to the other great RBs of the 2000s (40:32), before making a final call on whether or not Alexander deserves a place in the Pro Football HOF (51:31).

People in this episode

Host: Jim Miloch

Guest: Bryan DeArdo

Topics covered

• Hall of Fame candidacy
• NFL MVP season
• running backs comparison
• 100 TD Club
• 2000s NFL running backs

Keywords

• Shaun Alexander
• Hall of Fame
• NFL
• running backs
• MVP season
• 100 TD Club
• Earl Campbell
• Gale Sayers
• Terrell Davis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CBS Sports

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