Hall of Fame Finalists
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I think my Choices would be:
Lewis....for his play on the field....but I would not be surprised if he would be deferred at least one year for his role in a double homicide. Honestly...I think that is the way I would vote if I were on the committee.
Moss
Owens
Jacoby
Lynch
Edg. James
Jerry Kramer. Kramer has been a Finalist more times than anyone ever has without having been inducted. It is an oversight long overdue...in my opinion.
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The Finalists for Induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame have been announced. Selection will take place...I believe the day before the Super Bowl. Here they are:
Ray Lewis LB
Terrell Owens WR
Randy Moss WR
Steve Hutchinson OL
Brian Urlacher LB
Tony Boselli OL
Isaac Bruce WR
Brian Dawkins DB
Joe Jacoby OL
Egerrin James RB
Allan Faneca OL
Kevin Mawae Ol
Ty Law DB
John Lynch DB
Everson Walls DB
From the Senior Committee the following were nominated:
Jerry Kramer
Robert Brazie
From the Contributor List:
Bobby Beathard
I believe that the Committee is to select from between 4 and 7 people to be inducted.
Name your choices.
The Finalists for Induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame have been announced. Selection will take place...I believe the day before the Super Bowl. Here they are:
Ray Lewis LB
Terrell Owens WR
Randy Moss WR
Steve Hutchinson OL
Brian Urlacher LB
Tony Boselli OL
Isaac Bruce WR
Brian Dawkins DB
Joe Jacoby OL
Egerrin James RB
Allan Faneca OL
Kevin Mawae Ol
Ty Law DB
John Lynch DB
Everson Walls DB
From the Senior Committee the following were nominated:
Jerry Kramer
Robert Brazie
From the Contributor List:
Bobby Beathard
I believe that the Committee is to select from between 4 and 7 people to be inducted.
Name your choices.
I think Moss was better than TO, but they both deserve to be in. Jerry Kramer is long overdue, and Brazile was indeed a stud.
So that means they'll put yet another Steeler in, Faneca, just to piss me off.
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The Finalists for Induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame have been announced. Selection will take place...I believe the day before the Super Bowl. Here they are:
Ray Lewis LB
Terrell Owens WR
Randy Moss WR
Steve Hutchinson OL
Brian Urlacher LB
Tony Boselli OL
Isaac Bruce WR
Brian Dawkins DB
Joe Jacoby OL
Egerrin James RB
Allan Faneca OL
Kevin Mawae Ol
Ty Law DB
John Lynch DB
Everson Walls DB
From the Senior Committee the following were nominated:
Jerry Kramer
Robert Brazie
From the Contributor List:
Bobby Beathard
I believe that the Committee is to select from between 4 and 7 people to be inducted.
Name your choices.
I think Moss was better than TO, but they both deserve to be in. Jerry Kramer is long overdue, and Brazile was indeed a stud.
So that means they'll put yet another Steeler in, Faneca, just to piss me off.
I think Moss was better than TO, but they both deserve to be in. Jerry Kramer is long overdue, and Brazile was indeed a stud.
So that means they'll put yet another Steeler in, Faneca, just to piss me off.
There are a plethora of OL among this group. Including Kramer, 6 of the finalists are OL. It may be there year....as there are no QBs at all....just one RB.
There are also 4 DBs and 3 WRs. And two worthy MLBs. If they do give Lewis a "time out"....maybe Urlacher makes it now.
On Faneca....I hear you...but he has rated pretty high up among all OL in history.
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In:
- Ray Lewis LB... my MLB GOAT
- Randy Moss WR... in the conversation for WR GOAT.
- Steve Hutchinson OL... simply one of the best interior OL of all-time... and arguably THE GOAT inside.
- Brian Dawkins DB... one of the best FS of all-time... and played a long, long time.
Honorable mentions...
- Brian Urlacher LB... toughest omission and first alternate who is hurt by the presence of my MLB GOAT.
- Tony Boselli OL... great, great LT that would make a stronger GOAT case, but for injury... and the existence of HoF LT Anthony Munoz.
From the Senior Committee the following were nominated: I'd let them both in...
- Jerry Kramer... may be the only OL legend from the old Pack not in the HoF?
- Robert Brazile... Good to see Robert get some love. He was a fixture at ROLB in the Oliers' 3-4 for a decade... and a physical specimen.
From the Contributor List:
- Bobby Beathard... sure... why not...
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I never understood the timeline on this thing. So they announce the nominees now. Pick them in a couple weeks. Then don't actually do the ceremony until August?
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In:
- Ray Lewis LB... my MLB GOAT
- Randy Moss WR... in the conversation for WR GOAT.
- Steve Hutchinson OL... simply one of the best interior OL of all-time... and arguably THE GOAT inside.
- Brian Dawkins DB... one of the best FS of all-time... and played a long, long time.
Honorable mentions...
- Brian Urlacher LB... toughest omission and first alternate who is hurt by the presence of my MLB GOAT.
- Tony Boselli OL... great, great LT that would make a stronger GOAT case, but for injury... and the existence of HoF LT Anthony Munoz.
From the Senior Committee the following were nominated: I'd let them both in...
- Jerry Kramer... may be the only OL legend from the old Pack not in the HoF?
- Robert Brazile... Good to see Robert get some love. He was a fixture at ROLB in the Oliers' 3-4 for a decade... and a physical specimen.
From the Contributor List:
- Bobby Beathard... sure... why not...
In:
- Ray Lewis LB... my MLB GOAT
- Randy Moss WR... in the conversation for WR GOAT.
- Steve Hutchinson OL... simply one of the best interior OL of all-time... and arguably THE GOAT inside.
- Brian Dawkins DB... one of the best FS of all-time... and played a long, long time.
Honorable mentions...
- Brian Urlacher LB... toughest omission and first alternate who is hurt by the presence of my MLB GOAT.
- Tony Boselli OL... great, great LT that would make a stronger GOAT case, but for injury... and the existence of HoF LT Anthony Munoz.
From the Senior Committee the following were nominated: I'd let them both in...
- Jerry Kramer... may be the only OL legend from the old Pack not in the HoF?
- Robert Brazile... Good to see Robert get some love. He was a fixture at ROLB in the Oliers' 3-4 for a decade... and a physical specimen.
From the Contributor List:
- Bobby Beathard... sure... why not...
Interesting that you have at least two of those four who had off the field issues. I thought that according to some here, it is impossible to be a good NFL player with that going on.
I always thought Jerry Kramer was the key to their whole offense in running that OL on pulling guard sweeps. Should have been first in IMO.
And how come the King of Stickum, Lester the Molester Hayes, is not yet in the HOF?
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I never understood the timeline on this thing. So they announce the nominees now. Pick them in a couple weeks. Then don't actually do the ceremony until August?
I never understood the timeline on this thing. So they announce the nominees now. Pick them in a couple weeks. Then don't actually do the ceremony until August?
I think the Finalists were actually announced in December. I just got around to seeing them and posting them. But, yes, they are announced at the Super Bowl...I think, and yes, the induction takes place in August in conjunction with the Hall of Fame Game. It has always been that way...as far as the induction....not sure about the timing of the announcement.
FYI....Baseball is just about the same. Note: those inducted were announce just yesterday...and those ceremonies don't take place until like the end of July?
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In:
- Ray Lewis LB... my MLB GOAT
- Randy Moss WR... in the conversation for WR GOAT.
- Steve Hutchinson OL... simply one of the best interior OL of all-time... and arguably THE GOAT inside.
- Brian Dawkins DB... one of the best FS of all-time... and played a long, long time.
Honorable mentions...
- Brian Urlacher LB... toughest omission and first alternate who is hurt by the presence of my MLB GOAT.
- Tony Boselli OL... great, great LT that would make a stronger GOAT case, but for injury... and the existence of HoF LT Anthony Munoz.
From the Senior Committee the following were nominated: I'd let them both in...
- Jerry Kramer... may be the only OL legend from the old Pack not in the HoF?
- Robert Brazile... Good to see Robert get some love. He was a fixture at ROLB in the Oliers' 3-4 for a decade... and a physical specimen.
From the Contributor List:
- Bobby Beathard... sure... why not...
Interesting that you have at least two of those four who had off the field issues. I thought that according to some here, it is impossible to be a good NFL player with that going on.
I always thought Jerry Kramer was the key to their whole offense in running that OL on pulling guard sweeps. Should have been first in IMO.
And how come the King of Stickum, Lester the Molester Hayes, is not yet in the HOF?
Interesting that you have at least two of those four who had off the field issues. I thought that according to some here, it is impossible to be a good NFL player with that going on.
I always thought Jerry Kramer was the key to their whole offense in running that OL on pulling guard sweeps. Should have been first in IMO.
And how come the King of Stickum, Lester the Molester Hayes, is not yet in the HOF?
Maybe because once he was prohibited from using the stickum.....he wasn't very good. I don't know if it was the fact that stickum made him good....or if it was a psychological crutch for him where he lost it when that crutch was taken away.
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In:
- Ray Lewis LB... my MLB GOAT
- Randy Moss WR... in the conversation for WR GOAT.
- Steve Hutchinson OL... simply one of the best interior OL of all-time... and arguably THE GOAT inside.
- Brian Dawkins DB... one of the best FS of all-time... and played a long, long time.
Honorable mentions...
- Brian Urlacher LB... toughest omission and first alternate who is hurt by the presence of my MLB GOAT.
- Tony Boselli OL... great, great LT that would make a stronger GOAT case, but for injury... and the existence of HoF LT Anthony Munoz.
From the Senior Committee the following were nominated: I'd let them both in...
- Jerry Kramer... may be the only OL legend from the old Pack not in the HoF?
- Robert Brazile... Good to see Robert get some love. He was a fixture at ROLB in the Oliers' 3-4 for a decade... and a physical specimen.
From the Contributor List:
- Bobby Beathard... sure... why not...
Interesting that you have at least two of those four who had off the field issues. I thought that according to some here, it is impossible to be a good NFL player with that going on.
I always thought Jerry Kramer was the key to their whole offense in running that OL on pulling guard sweeps. Should have been first in IMO.
And how come the King of Stickum, Lester the Molester Hayes, is not yet in the HOF?
Interesting that you have at least two of those four who had off the field issues. I thought that according to some here, it is impossible to be a good NFL player with that going on.
Moss grew up and Ray Ray got scared straight. Maybe Lewis got away with something... maybe he was guilty of nothing... I've no idea. But in any case he clearly made the most of any second chance he got.
IMO... TO remained an a$$ his entire career.
Who was the 4th?
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Interesting that you have at least two of those four who had off the field issues. I thought that according to some here, it is impossible to be a good NFL player with that going on.
I always thought Jerry Kramer was the key to their whole offense in running that OL on pulling guard sweeps. Should have been first in IMO.
And how come the King of Stickum, Lester the Molester Hayes, is not yet in the HOF?
Maybe because once he was prohibited from using the stickum.....he wasn't very good. I don't know if it was the fact that stickum made him good....or if it was a psychological crutch for him where he lost it when that crutch was taken away.
Maybe because once he was prohibited from using the stickum.....he wasn't very good. I don't know if it was the fact that stickum made him good....or if it was a psychological crutch for him where he lost it when that crutch was taken away.
Purely psychological. He actually was a very good player, but he had that stuff gobbed even on his socks so he could get more during a game. Take away the crutch and he lost confidence. Funny that the gloves they use now are just about as effective as stickum was then, except of course for the Browns.
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Gloves only help if you catch with your hands.... whereas stickum helped anywhere it was.
Freddy Bilitnikoff(?) loved him some stickum, too.
Still trying to wrap my head around Lester Hayes... the 2nd best CB in Raider history behind the very great HoFer, Mark Haynes... not being very good....
Nope...
Can't do it...
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The Vote for the Hall of Fame is scheduled for tomorrow.
Of all the candidates....only Everson Walls has a connection with the Browns. He played here the last 2 years of his career...1992/93.
Should we be pulling for him?
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Ray Lewis LBTerrell Owens WRRandy Moss WR\Allan Faneca OL*****************************************
*** Maybe ***
Steve Hutchinson OL
Brian Urlacher LB
Tony Boselli OL
Isaac Bruce WR
Egerrin James RB
John Lynch DB
*** YEP! ***
Brian Dawkins DB
Joe Jacoby OL
Kevin Mawae Ol
Ty Law DB
Everson Walls DB
Jerry Kramer
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I never understood the timeline on this thing. So they announce the nominees now. Pick them in a couple weeks. Then don't actually do the ceremony until August?
I never understood the timeline on this thing. So they announce the nominees now. Pick them in a couple weeks. Then don't actually do the ceremony until August?
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Who the phuck is Robert Brazie?.. I never even heard of him.. Everson walls is a huge reach for me.. He was good.. but I didnt see greatness in him.. Minnifield and Dixon were far better...
Nickers...."There are no old running QB's in the NFL "~Sam Rutigliano~ -
In:
- Ray Lewis LB... my MLB GOAT
- Randy Moss WR... in the conversation for WR GOAT.
- Steve Hutchinson OL... simply one of the best interior OL of all-time... and arguably THE GOAT inside.
- Brian Dawkins DB... one of the best FS of all-time... and played a long, long time.
Honorable mentions...
- Brian Urlacher LB... toughest omission and first alternate who is hurt by the presence of my MLB GOAT.
- Tony Boselli OL... great, great LT that would make a stronger GOAT case, but for injury... and the existence of HoF LT Anthony Munoz.
From the Senior Committee the following were nominated: I'd let them both in...
- Jerry Kramer... may be the only OL legend from the old Pack not in the HoF?
- Robert Brazile... Good to see Robert get some love. He was a fixture at ROLB in the Oliers' 3-4 for a decade... and a physical specimen.
From the Contributor List:
- Bobby Beathard... sure... why not...
In:
- Ray Lewis LB... my MLB GOAT
- Randy Moss WR... in the conversation for WR GOAT.
- Steve Hutchinson OL... simply one of the best interior OL of all-time... and arguably THE GOAT inside.
- Brian Dawkins DB... one of the best FS of all-time... and played a long, long time.
Honorable mentions...
- Brian Urlacher LB... toughest omission and first alternate who is hurt by the presence of my MLB GOAT.
- Tony Boselli OL... great, great LT that would make a stronger GOAT case, but for injury... and the existence of HoF LT Anthony Munoz.
From the Senior Committee the following were nominated: I'd let them both in...
- Jerry Kramer... may be the only OL legend from the old Pack not in the HoF?
- Robert Brazile... Good to see Robert get some love. He was a fixture at ROLB in the Oliers' 3-4 for a decade... and a physical specimen.
From the Contributor List:
- Bobby Beathard... sure... why not...
Ray Lewis MLB GOAT? Sorry young 'un, you probably never saw a bunch of D-ick Butkus' games. That's why the College LB award is named after him... Urlacher was probably 1\2 as good, and he made it in- so what does that tell you? I might even take another Bear- Mike Singletary ahead of "the Little Criminal". If you think I'm going Cal on you- maybe so. Ray's posse killed a couple guys and Lewis (after he agreed to testify) couldn't remember what happened. Sure.
I never understood the timeline on this thing. So they announce the nominees now. Pick them in a couple weeks. Then don't actually do the ceremony until August?
Nope, they got voted in now. Yes, "official" ceremony is in Canton before the HOF Game. Good thing Modell is never getting in. It's an hour drive from Cleveland, and we got truckloads of rotten tomatoes ready for his induction.
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In:
- Ray Lewis LB... my MLB GOAT
- Randy Moss WR... in the conversation for WR GOAT.
- Steve Hutchinson OL... simply one of the best interior OL of all-time... and arguably THE GOAT inside.
- Brian Dawkins DB... one of the best FS of all-time... and played a long, long time.
Honorable mentions...
- Brian Urlacher LB... toughest omission and first alternate who is hurt by the presence of my MLB GOAT.
- Tony Boselli OL... great, great LT that would make a stronger GOAT case, but for injury... and the existence of HoF LT Anthony Munoz.
From the Senior Committee the following were nominated: I'd let them both in...
- Jerry Kramer... may be the only OL legend from the old Pack not in the HoF?
- Robert Brazile... Good to see Robert get some love. He was a fixture at ROLB in the Oliers' 3-4 for a decade... and a physical specimen.
From the Contributor List:
- Bobby Beathard... sure... why not...
Ray Lewis MLB GOAT? Sorry young 'un, you probably never saw a bunch of D-ick Butkus' games. That's why the College LB award is named after him... Urlacher was probably 1\2 as good, and he made it in- so what does that tell you? I might even take another Bear- Mike Singletary ahead of "the Little Criminal". If you think I'm going Cal on you- maybe so. Ray's posse killed a couple guys and Lewis (after he agreed to testify) couldn't remember what happened. Sure.
I never understood the timeline on this thing. So they announce the nominees now. Pick them in a couple weeks. Then don't actually do the ceremony until August?
Nope, they got voted in now. Yes, "official" ceremony is in Canton before the HOF Game. Good thing Modell is never getting in. It's an hour drive from Cleveland, and we got truckloads of rotten tomatoes ready for his induction.
Ray Lewis MLB GOAT? Sorry young 'un, you probably never saw a bunch of D-ick Butkus' games. That's why the College LB award is named after him... Urlacher was probably 1\2 as good, and he made it in- so what does that tell you? I might even take another Bear- Mike Singletary ahead of "the Little Criminal". If you think I'm going Cal on you- maybe so. Ray's posse killed a couple guys and Lewis (after he agreed to testify) couldn't remember what happened. Sure.
Nope, they got voted in now. Yes, "official" ceremony is in Canton before the HOF Game. Good thing Modell is never getting in. It's an hour drive from Cleveland, and we got truckloads of rotten tomatoes ready for his induction.
These kids have 0 clue how badass Butkus was..... I remember the second browns game i went to... It was Cleveland and Chicago.. Poor Mike Phipps was a beat up rag doll by games end...... Butkus was in our backfield on every play... Ray Lewis?.. GTFOH .. Ray Lewis couldnt carry Butkus's Jock!
EDIT: Butkus was even smaller than Ray Lewis... The guy was a pure warrior beast!
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Ray Lewis MLB GOAT? Sorry young 'un, you probably never saw a bunch of D-ick Butkus' games. That's why the College LB award is named after him... Urlacher was probably 1\2 as good, and he made it in- so what does that tell you? I might even take another Bear- Mike Singletary ahead of "the Little Criminal". If you think I'm going Cal on you- maybe so. Ray's posse killed a couple guys and Lewis (after he agreed to testify) couldn't remember what happened. Sure.
Nope, they got voted in now. Yes, "official" ceremony is in Canton before the HOF Game. Good thing Modell is never getting in. It's an hour drive from Cleveland, and we got truckloads of rotten tomatoes ready for his induction.
These kids have 0 clue how badass Butkus was..... I remember the second browns game i went to... It was Cleveland and Chicago.. Poor Mike Phipps was a beat up rag doll by games end...... Butkus was in our backfield on every play... Ray Lewis?.. GTFOH .. Ray Lewis couldnt carry Butkus's Jock!
EDIT: Butkus was even smaller than Ray Lewis... The guy was a pure warrior beast!
These kids have 0 clue how badass Butkus was..... I remember the second browns game i went to... It was Cleveland and Chicago.. Poor Mike Phipps was a beat up rag doll by games end...... Butkus was in our backfield on every play... Ray Lewis?.. GTFOH .. Ray Lewis couldnt carry Butkus's Jock!
EDIT: Butkus was even smaller than Ray Lewis... The guy was a pure warrior beast!
Hardest hitter ever? Certainly in the conversation. "Every time he hit you he tried to put you in the cemetery, not the hospital."
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I still can't believe Don Coryell isn't in the HoF and now not even a finalist
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