What is going to kill him in HoF voting. Yes, he played 3 more injury riddled years after that, but that isn't going to help his candidacy at all.

I'd name him the greatest if Barry Sanders wasn't so elusive. I'm going based on my own eye test and I watched a lot of Denver back in the day.

I haven't had the opportunity to watch Walter Payton, Marcus Allen, Eric Dickerson, Jim Brown, OJ Simpson, Bo Jackson and more.

Total package, absolutely great rusher. His 4 year regular season numbers are impressive alone but factor in his playoff games he has 1100 yards, 5+ YPC, and probably a dozen touchdowns. He was an excellent receiver, only Larry Centers, Ladanian Tomlison, and Marshall Faulk clearly outclassed him as a receiver. Great blocker & even a pretty good tackler --

He actually suffered that career changing injury tackling an interception returner.

He was Super Bowl MVP for the AFC team first time since Marcus Allen won MVP who came from Lincoln High School in the Lincoln Park neighborhood in San Diego. I grew up in the same complex as someone several years older than me who was from Lincoln Park, he also knew Akili Smith as well. I used to think I was good at basketball and I could shoot, drive, and play defense but when I played pick-up ball with him & his friends I was dunked on & swatted relentlessly.

I don't disagree with you but Denver has a running back in the hall of fame with fewer rushing yards than Terrell Davis -- Floyd Little. There are also several running backs in the hall of fame with fewer regular season games than TD. TD also played in 8 playoff games. Emmitt Smith has only 446 more playoff yards & 144 more carriers. Gale Sayers is probably the most famous example as hall of fame running back who played in fewer games than Terrell Davis.

Here is what group pro-football-reference compares TD to in that 4-year career. If you include the playoff games, it is greatest 4-year span for a running back in NFL history. 4 Jim Brown*, Lenny Moore*, Thurman Thomas*, Chuck Foreman, LaDainian Tomlinson, Emmitt Smith*, Larry Brown, Ricky Watters, Marcus Allen*, Barry Sanders*

I'm not arguing that he shouldn't be in, I'm just saying that I think the career length was the deciding factor in keeping him out. If he had another 3 or 4 healthy seasons, he would have probably been first ballot. I think he may still get in.

He was drafted in 1995, went to the 1996, 1997 and 1998 Pro Bowls and was then injury plagued until retiring before the 2002 season.

He was a great running back, but there was just such a short period of time during which he was great. Yes there's Gale Sayers who also had a very shortened career, but he was elected to the Hall of Fame in a very different era.

I think Davis might get in someday, but it will take a while.