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Content: An article on the Talk of Fame web site questions Charles’ case for induction to the Hall."On Sunday  Bashaud Breeland Jersey  , we told you about an interview former Kansas City Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles gave to TMZ — one in which he pointed out that some of his career statistics exceed those of other running backs who are already in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.As we told you on Sunday, Charles was speaking the truth.His career rushing yards per attempt are indeed second only to Marion Motley and exceed those posted by Jim Brown, Joe Perry, Gale Sayers, Barry Sanders and Terrell Davis.All of those running backs are already in the Hall of Fame.Our article caught the attention of the Talk of Fame web site hosted by FootballMaven, and on Thursday, TOF contributor Clark Judge published a response to Charles’ TMZ interview that concluded with this thought:While acknowledging the points Charles made in his TMZ interview, Judge made the argument that yards per attempt are not the be-all and end-all of a running back’s career.Judge said that Hall of Fame voters would have other things to consider.Whether or not you agree that these are criteria that should be considered is (for a moment) beside the point.These are, in fact, precisely the kinds of things the Hall of Fame selection committee will consider when (and if) Jamaal Charles’ case comes up for consideration.How do I know?Because Clark Judge is a Hall of Fame voter, and I’m not.So we shouldn’t start this discussion by asking  Anthony Sherman Jersey  , “What does he know, anyway?”He does know.Photo by Kyle Rivas/Getty ImagesBut that said, I also think it’s fair to question some of the statistical criteria Judge says the Hall uses to evaluate a running back’s career.In my own view, they are generally too dependent on counting stats — statistics that simply count up the raw numbers of yards, touchdowns and so on.These kind of stats certainly have a story to tell — but in general, they lack context.Suppose, for example, that running backs A and B play for two different teams.Running back A plays for a team that runs the ball on 50% of its snaps, and B’s team runs the ball on 40%.If A has more rushing yards than B at the end of the season, do we know that A was better than B by simply looking at their rushing yards?No... we don’t.But one of the ways we could find the context in which they performed would be to compare their yards per attempt — one of the statistics where Jamaal Charles always excelled.Raw touchdown numbers have the same problem; team tendencies can also skew them..I can’t disagree, though, that longevity — which by its nature is also a counting stat — should be one of the things Hall voters should consider.Durability should also be part of the equation.And these are both areas where Charles doesn’t compare favorably with other running backs of his era.I’m a bit on the fence about postseason success being part of what is considered. It should be a factor  Dustin Colquitt Jersey  , but it does sometimes appear that players make the Hall largely because they played for teams that won championships, while others who have had the misfortune to excel on bad teams must do that much more to get a Hall nod.All of that said, we shouldn’t expect that tendencies of Hall of Fame voters will change any time soon; we’re a long way from Hall of Fame bios that quote PFF grades or DVOA numbers.Change will come only gradually — which is perfectly acceptable for a body that decides who should be considered the greatest of all time.While Jamaal Charles does (and should) have a large spot reserved in the hearts of Chiefs fans, it’s fair to say that when his career finally concludes, he might not have as strong a case for the Hall of Fame as we might want or imagine.Charles may ultimately have to settle for being one of the greatest Chiefs of all time.That’s not the same as being in the Hall of Fame, but it is certainly saying something. Four days ago, the Chiefs celebrated a 25th anniversary that they’d rather not commemorate with silver, or anything else.January 8, 1994. Steelers at Chiefs. Wild-card round. With Joe Montana at quarterback, the Chiefs beat the Steelers in overtime, 27-24, at Arrowhead Stadium.Since then  Rashad Fenton Kansas City Chiefs Jerseys  , the Chiefs haven’t won a single postseason game at Arrowhead Stadium. And they’ve played six there, losing each one.1995 season, as the No. 1 seed, Jim Harbaugh and the Colts upended the Chiefs at Arrowhead, 10-7.1997 season, again as the No. 1 seed, John Elway and the Broncos won a 14-10 game en route to the franchise’s first Super Bowl win.Six years later, it was the Colts again. This time with Peyton Manning at quarterback and a 38-31 shootoutSeven years after that, the Ravens came to town and dished out a 30-7 defeat.Next, a divisional-round loss to the Steelers in 2016 and a wild-card loss to the Titans in 2017. For the first time ever, the Chiefs will host a postseason game for the third straight year.And the Colts are the perfect team against which to end the streak, or perhaps the perfect team to extend it. The Colts have produced a 4-0 record against the Chiefs in the postseason  Kansas City Chiefs Jerseys 2019  , and the Colts have as many playoff wins at Arrowhead Stadium as the Chiefs do: Two.This time around, the Chiefs have Patrick Mahomes. But they had Mahomes for a handful of high-stakes games this season, against the Patriots, Rams, Chargers, and Seahawks. And despite the best efforts of Mahomes, the Chiefs couldn’t win any of those contests.Today, the Chiefs have a chance to reverse a trio of narratives, relating to their quarter-century of playoff futility at home, their inability to win big games in 2018, and their 0-for-4 all-time performance against the Colts in a single-elimination setting.