What More Must Taysom Hill Do Before He Retires To Be Considered An NFL Hall Of Fame Player?
IIRC didn’t he basically carry the Saints offense the 2nd half of the 2020 Wild Card game vs Vikings
No doubt about it! It was a shame that CSP didn't ride Hill more often in that game as he was unstoppable. Yet, late in the game on the last drive, he was not in the game.
2019 Season Wild Card Game Stat Line vs Vikings For Taysom Hill:
1 of 1 Passing, 100% Completion Rate - 50 Passing Yards.
Yards Per Pass Attempt - 50.
QB Rating 118.7
2 Receptions on Two Targets, 100% Catch Rate -25 Receiving Yards.
12.5 Yards Per Reception.
1 Receiving TD.
4 Rushing Attempts for 50 Yards, 12.5 Yards Per Carry.
2 ST Tackles.
23 Offensive Snaps - 41%
27 Special Team Snaps - 85%
Taysom Hill was the Saints Leading Rusher in the game with 50 Yards. AK41 was 2nd with 21 Yards on 7 Carries, Averaging 3.0 Yards Per Carry. TH7 & AK41 scored the only two TDs for the Saints, 1 each. Will Lutz made 2 FGs.
Midway through the 2nd quarter TH7 Rushed for a 1st Down on an 11 Yard Run, then Completed a 50 Yard Pass to Deonte Harris, then lined up at FB and Delivered a Block to get AK41 into the endzone for a 4 Yard TD, all on The Same Drive to give the Saints a 10-3 lead. In the 3rd Quarter Hill Successfully converted a Fake Punt when he Ran for a 1st Down, only to have it called back on a penalty. Late in the 4th quarter with the Saints trailing 20-10 Hill caught a 20 Yard TD in the endzone from Brees to bring the game within 3 points. Hill later caught a pass and had runs of 9 and 28 yards. Will Lutz hit a 49 Yard FG with 2 seconds left in regulation to send the game into overtime. The Saints lost 23-20.
4th Quarter Touches by Taysom Hill on Final 3 Drives:
1st Drive of 4th Quarter: 10:37 Remaining -1st & 10 @ MIN 20 ~ 20 Yard TD Reception
2nd Drive of 4th Quarter: 6:49 Remaining - 1st & 10 @ NO 29 - 5 Yard Reception. 2 Plays Later with 5:45 Remaining - 3rd & 1 @ NO 38 ~ 9 Yard Run for a 1st Down. 2 Plays Later with 4:35 Remaining - 2nd & 5 @ MIN 48 - 28 Yard Run for a 1st Down. To the bench. (Brees sacked and lost fumble on the next play.)
3rd Drive of 4th Quarter: 1:55 Remaining.
Taysom Hill was Not on the Field for a Single Play on the final drive.
Saints began the final drive with 1:55 remaining in the game @ the NO 30, moved to the MIN 31, where Lutz made a 49 Yard FG to send the game into OT.
MIN won the coin toss, marched down the field, scored on a walk off TD to end the game.
This game was from the 2019 Season and played in the Dome on 1/5/20. It went to OT where the Saints lost on a walk off TD. Kyle Rudolph caught a 4 yard TD in the back corner of the endzone. He clearly pushed off on P.J. Williams. Another NO Call. This one gets easily forgotten due to the more famous No Call the year before. Literally 2 Years in a Row on the Saints Home Field they Got Robbed. Missed opportunities. Blind Refs!
Overall TH7 had a monster game. He set multiple NFL records in that game. Having looked up his performance in that game, I came across a few others I had overlooked, and I've added them to my OP, #39, #40, #41, and #42 of the NFL Records Taysom Hill can put his name beside. Amazing! They keep showing up.
39. Taysom Hill in the Only Player in NFL History to Have a Run of At Least 10 Yards and Complete a Pass of At Least 50 Yards on Consecutive Plays on the Same Drive in a Playoff Game. (1/5/20 Wild Card Against Eagles ~ 11 Yard Run, 50 Yard Completion)
40. Taysom Hill is the Only Player in NFL History to Pass for At Least 50 Yards, Rush for At Least 50 Yards while Averaging At Least 12.5 Yards Per Carry in an NFL Playoff Game. (1/5/24 Wild Card Against Eagles)
41. Taysom Hill is the First and Only player in NFL History to Pass for at least 25 Yards, Rush for at least 25 Yards, and have at least 25 Yards Receiving in an NFL Playoff Game. (1/5/20 Wild Card Against Eagles)
42. Taysom Hill is the Only Player in NFL History to Pass for at least 50 Yards, Rush for at least 50 Yards, have at least 25 Yards Receiving, a Receiving TD, and 2 Special Team Tackles in a Playoff Game. (1/5/20 Wild Card Against Eagles)
Maybe so. I don’t remember. Not the kind of showcase I’m talking about. I’m thinking conference championship or Super Bowl. The kind of game where the entire leagues eyes are on one game.
Is it possible that you're setting the bar a bit high?
I'm not trying to single you out, as you're not the only one who has posted something similar in this thread.
When you have a dominating performance and set multiple NFL Records in a Playoff Game those can't be discarded lightly.
Yet it gets done here as if it's just trivial fodder.
As far as having a dominant performance in a Conference Championship or Super Bowl one must consider a few things. Football is a team sport which requires more than just a single players effort to get to Championship and Super Bowl games. There's no guarantee a player will get to play in one no matter how great the player. Enshrinement in the HOF is based on the players Career body of work. An incredible performance in a Championship or Super Bowl game would certainly put a spotlight on a players Career, and be a cherry on top of it, but it's not a prerequisite to being inducted into the HOF. It does however spotlight the player.
Dick Butkus, Gale Sayers, Joe Thomas, and Floyd Little Never Played in a Single Playoff Game. They're all HOFers. It was their Career body of work that got them in.
Barry Sanders, Merlin Olsen, Deacon Jones, O.J. Simpson, Earl Campbell, Eric Dickerson, Warren Moon, Steve Largent, Dan Fouts, and plenty of other HOFers never Played in a Super Bowl. It was their Career body of work that got them in. It had nothing to do with shining in the big game.
I'm not comparing TH7 to any of the aforementioned players. I'm simply stating that some type of MVP performance in a post season Conference or Super Bowl game is not required to be considered a HOF inductee.
That's just a fact.