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rickey jackson in hof?


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i grew up in the 80's. i don't remember anything extra special about him. i know he was on a bad saints team in the 80's. he and swilling were a good lb tandem, and let's not forget mills. but the guy does not deserve the hof. phil simms or richard dent were far more deserving imo.

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Was he any better than Sam Mills?

Jackson was a blitzing specialist OLB so his stats look flashier than Mills'.

128 Sacks (+8 unofficial) is almost 10 sacks a season for his career. He also has a sickening amount of FRs.

Stats aren't as good as LT but not too dissimilar overall. Clear HoF'er I think.

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Jackson was a blitzing specialist OLB so his stats look flashier than Mills'.

128 Sacks (+8 unofficial) is almost 10 sacks a season for his career. He also has a sickening amount of FRs.

Stats aren't as good as LT but not too dissimilar overall. Clear HoF'er I think.

i'm sorry, but i disagree. when i think of relly gret lb's in the 80's, he is not on the list. carl banks, swilling, tippett, wilber marshall i think were all better. but who knows.

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i'm sorry, but i disagree. when i think of relly gret lb's in the 80's, he is not on the list. carl banks, swilling, tippett, wilber marshall i think were all better. but who knows.

Well I was born in 86 so all I can go on is stats. The stats look good and he was a part of the famed Dome Patrol. I don't know anything about the other guys you mentioned.

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