NFL Hall of Fame Finalists
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Law and Hutchinson
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Champ Bailey deserves it too..
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Ed Reed and Tony Gonzales are locks.
Coryell as well IMO...
Hutchinson should be in already. The man was the gold standard at OG. This is his time.
Seymore is deserving as well. Might squeak in...
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Well....if we were just going based on a combination of All Pro and Pro Bowl selections then the pecking order would be as follows:
Gonzales....20
Baily.....15
Faneca....15
Reed...14
Hutchinson...12
Lynch....11
Mawae....11
Atwater....10
Seymour...10
Boselli...8
Law....7
James...5
Bruce.....4.
And I would not be surprised or upset if the ones actually elected are the ones at the top of this list.
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Ed Reed and Tony Gonzales are locks.
Coryell as well IMO...
Hutchinson should be in already. The man was the gold standard at OG. This is his time.
Seymore is deserving as well. Might squeak in...
Coryell as well IMO...
again.. as I said before.....justify this over and above others whose career had overall better numbers
Hutchinson should be in already. The man was the gold standard at OG. This is his time.
Could, perhaps should be.
Seymore is deserving as well. Might squeak in...
And I do believe "squeak in" is right.
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Next year Lynch and Atwater! Both played great @ S for Denver in their respective times.
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Next year Lynch and Atwater! Both played great @ S for Denver in their respective times.
Next year Lynch and Atwater! Both played great @ S for Denver in their respective times.
Then why no consideration for Dixon or Minnifield.....who played just as well really.
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Next year Lynch and Atwater! Both played great @ S for Denver in their respective times.
Then why no consideration for Dixon or Minnifield.....who played just as well really.
Then why no consideration for Dixon or Minnifield.....who played just as well really.
Got any stats on 'em?
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Then why no consideration for Dixon or Minnifield.....who played just as well really.
Got any stats on 'em?
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Alan Faneca = 9 probowls
Alan Faneca should be disqualified for the fact he was part of the Steelers roster that was there when the Rooneys personal drug pimp Richard Rydze was having $250,000/month worth of HGH and Steroids sent from BALCO Labs to the Steelers team facility. No one from those years are deserving of the HOF.
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Alan Faneca = 9 probowls
Alan Faneca should be disqualified for the fact he was part of the Steelers roster that was there when the Rooneys personal drug pimp Richard Rydze was having $250,000/month worth of HGH and Steroids sent from BALCO Labs to the Steelers team facility. No one from those years are deserving of the HOF.
Alan Faneca should be disqualified for the fact he was part of the Steelers roster that was there when the Rooneys personal drug pimp Richard Rydze was having $250,000/month worth of HGH and Steroids sent from BALCO Labs to the Steelers team facility. No one from those years are deserving of the HOF.
He has been a finalist 4 times already without getting in. So...maybe that HAS been a factor.
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He should even BE a finalist. Beside it obviously isn't a factor as other juicemonkeys like Hines Ward got in despite being roided to the gills and a dirtbag.
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He should even BE a finalist. Beside it obviously isn't a factor as other juicemonkeys like Hines Ward got in despite being roided to the gills and a dirtbag.
He should even BE a finalist. Beside it obviously isn't a factor as other juicemonkeys like Hines Ward got in despite being roided to the gills and a dirtbag.
Hines Ward is NOT in the HOF. I believe he may have been a semi-finalist....but he is definitely not in. Maybe exactly because he was considered such a dirtbag (dirty player)
The only Steelers who have made the HOF who played for them since the mid 90s are Dermonti Dawson and Jerome Bettis.
Others may make it: Pollymolly...and eventually BR.
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https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DixoHa00.htm
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MinnFr00.htm
Dixon 3 X Pro-bowl 2 X All-Pro
Minnifield 4 X Pro-Bowl 1 All-Pro
Lynch 9 X Pro-bowl 2 X All-Pro
Atwater 8 X Pro-Bowl 2 X All-Pro
The difference seems to be in how many Pro-Bowls they were invited to. All-Pro pretty much the same.
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https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DixoHa00.htm
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MinnFr00.htm
Dixon 3 X Pro-bowl 2 X All-Pro
Minnifield 4 X Pro-Bowl 1 All-Pro
Lynch 9 X Pro-bowl 2 X All-Pro
Atwater 8 X Pro-Bowl 2 X All-Pro
The difference seems to be in how many Pro-Bowls they were invited to. All-Pro pretty much the same.
Dixon 3 X Pro-bowl 2 X All-Pro
Minnifield 4 X Pro-Bowl 1 All-Pro
Lynch 9 X Pro-bowl 2 X All-Pro
Atwater 8 X Pro-Bowl 2 X All-Pro
The difference seems to be in how many Pro-Bowls they were invited to. All-Pro pretty much the same.
& as I mentioned, that's what's keeping Mathews out, only 4 Pro Bowls & second team all pro once. But taking into account he played for 19 seasons, that should count for something in the minds of the voters....
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Dixon 3 X Pro-bowl 2 X All-Pro
Minnifield 4 X Pro-Bowl 1 All-Pro
Lynch 9 X Pro-bowl 2 X All-Pro
Atwater 8 X Pro-Bowl 2 X All-Pro
The difference seems to be in how many Pro-Bowls they were invited to. All-Pro pretty much the same.
& as I mentioned, that's what's keeping Mathews out, only 4 Pro Bowls & second team all pro once. But taking into account he played for 19 seasons, that should count for something in the minds of the voters....
& as I mentioned, that's what's keeping Mathews out, only 4 Pro Bowls & second team all pro once. But taking into account he played for 19 seasons, that should count for something in the minds of the voters....
If Baker and Myles keep playing as well or better than they are now without major injuries, I can see HOF for both some day.
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Dixon 3 X Pro-bowl 2 X All-Pro
Minnifield 4 X Pro-Bowl 1 All-Pro
Lynch 9 X Pro-bowl 2 X All-Pro
Atwater 8 X Pro-Bowl 2 X All-Pro
The difference seems to be in how many Pro-Bowls they were invited to. All-Pro pretty much the same.
& as I mentioned, that's what's keeping Mathews out, only 4 Pro Bowls & second team all pro once. But taking into account he played for 19 seasons, that should count for something in the minds of the voters....
& as I mentioned, that's what's keeping Mathews out, only 4 Pro Bowls & second team all pro once. But taking into account he played for 19 seasons, that should count for something in the minds of the voters....
What's holding Matthews back is the fact that so many people think he's a "compiler".
Basically, if he was a baseball player, they consider him to be a sub-.300 batting average guy who got 3000 hits because he played forever, not because he was putting up monster years.
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& as I mentioned, that's what's keeping Mathews out, only 4 Pro Bowls & second team all pro once. But taking into account he played for 19 seasons, that should count for something in the minds of the voters....
What's holding Matthews back is the fact that so many people think he's a "compiler".
Basically, if he was a baseball player, they consider him to be a sub-.300 batting average guy who got 3000 hits because he played forever, not because he was putting up monster years.
What's holding Matthews back is the fact that so many people think he's a "compiler".
Basically, if he was a baseball player, they consider him to be a sub-.300 batting average guy who got 3000 hits because he played forever, not because he was putting up monster years.
But most of those guys never do much in postseason play. Clay DID play in at least 3 AFC title games plus a number of other postseason games.
If you got rid of the "compilers"....then you would have to kick out half the players in the HOF. Like say, at QB: Warren Moon, Dan Fouts, Sonny Jurgenson; and any number of these LBs:
Chuck Bednarik (C-LB) 1949-1962Bobby Bell (also DE) 1963-1974Derrick Brooks 1995-2008Nick Buoniconti 1962-1974, 1976Dick Butkus 1965-1973Harry Carson 1976-1988George Connor (also DT, OT) 1948-1955Chris Doleman (DE, LB) 1985-1999Bill George 1952-1966Kevin Greene (also DE) 1985-1999Jack Ham 1971-1982Chris Hanburger 1965-1978Ted Hendricks 1969-1983Sam Huff 1956-1967, 1969Rickey Jackson LB (also DE) 1981-1995Jack Lambert 1974-1984Willie Lanier 1967-1977Ray Nitschke 1958-1972Les Richter 1954-1962Dave Robinson 1963-1974Joe Schmidt 1953-1965Junior Seau 1990-2009Mike Singletary 1981-1992Lawrence Taylor 1981-1993Derrick Thomas 1989-1999Andre Tippett 1982-1993Dave Wilcox 1964-1974 -
You compiled a list of players who all played at minimum five less seasons than Matthews, Gip.
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You compiled a list of players who all played at minimum five less seasons than Matthews, Gip.
You compiled a list of players who all played at minimum five less seasons than Matthews, Gip.
You mean my previous post? All I did was cut and paste the names of the Linebackers that are in the HOF. Do with that list what you will.
Are you trying to say that Clay Matthews is the Niekro of football? Won 300 games and lost almost as many?
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