Hall of Fame Finalists

[Bob806]

@the-gipper said:

The List of Finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame has been released. Here they are:

LaDanian Tomlinson

Brian Dawkins

Jason Taylor

Morten Andersen

Tony Boselli

Isaac Bruce

Don Coryell

Terrell Davis

Alan Faneca

Ty Law

John Lynch

Kevin Mawae

Terrell Owens

Kurt Warner

Joe Jacoby

Senior Committee Nominee: Kenny Easley

Contributors: Paul Tagliabue, Jerry Jones.

So, make your choices. Pick 5 from the top group.

I can't believe Clay Matthews didn't make the cut again. Stupid as hell.

Anyway, yeah Morten Anderson deserves to be in, along with the others I highlighted. TO was a heck of a player, but he was also a me-me guy and disruptive to team chemistry, so I say no to him.

[ballpeen]

@the-gipper said:

The List of Finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame has been released. Here they are:

LaDanian Tomlinson

Brian Dawkins

Jason Taylor

Morten Andersen

Tony Boselli

Isaac Bruce

Don Coryell

Terrell Davis

Alan Faneca

Ty Law

John Lynch

Kevin Mawae

Terrell Owens

Kurt Warner

Joe Jacoby

Senior Committee Nominee: Kenny Easley

Contributors: Paul Tagliabue, Jerry Jones.

So, make your choices. Pick 5 from the top group.

LT....no brainer. TO has paid his price. He was a money receiver for many years. John Lynch, nobody at the position was any better, ever. Morten Andersen. Kickers don't get much love, but that guy was as good as they get, for a long time. Let's go Joe Jacoby. The Hogs are legend. Time for one to get the nod.

I think the Senior and Contributor are seperate. Easley, yes, Tags and Jerry, no.

[ATENEARS]

LaDanian Tomlinson

Morten Andersen

Isaac Bruce

Don Coryell

John Lynch

[The Gipper]

@ballpeen said:

LT....no brainer. TO has paid his price. He was a money receiver for many years. John Lynch, nobody at the position was any better, ever. Morten Andersen. Kickers don't get much love, but that guy was as good as they get, for a long time. Let's go Joe Jacoby. The Hogs are legend. Time for one to get the nod.

Russ Grimm from the Hogs is already in.

Sorry, but another travesty is the fact that Dick Shafrath is not in.

I think the Senior and Contributor are seperate. Easley, yes, Tags and Jerry, no.

Yea, why in the fuck is Jerry Jones even being considered. The only thing that I can tell that he has brought to the NFL is a greedy attitude.

[hoorta]

@bob806 said:

I can't believe Clay Matthews didn't make the cut again. Stupid as hell.

Anyway, yeah Morten Anderson deserves to be in, along with the others I highlighted. TO was a heck of a player, but he was also a me-me guy and disruptive to team chemistry, so I say no to him.

I've said many, many times if Clay had played for the Steelers, he would have been in long ago.

[The Gipper]

@hoorta said:

I've said many, many times if Clay had played for the Steelers, he would have been in long ago.

I don't know....the Steelers were basically mediocre during most of the tenure of Clay's career...80s to mid 90s.

[hoorta]

@the-gipper said:

I don't know....the Steelers were basically mediocre during most of the tenure of Clay's career...80s to mid 90s.

Sorry Gip. Clay- 1978-1996. Steelers 2 SB wins and only 4 losing seasons in that time frame.

[Browns149]

LT

Kurt Warner

John Lynch

Morton Anderson

I can only vote for 4

The rest are not worthy. Maybe TO but that's about it

[nickers]

And Clay Mathews continues to get shit on....shakes My head!

[The Gipper]

@hoorta said:

Sorry Gip. Clay- 1978-1996. Steelers 2 SB wins and only 4 losing seasons in that time frame.

I said "MOST" of that time, they were mediocre. They won when Clay was in his first and second years. And while they may have not had losing seasons, they lingered around .500.

[Zombo]

@the-gipper said:

The List of Finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame has been released. Here they are:

LaDanian Tomlinson

Brian Dawkins

Jason Taylor

Morten Andersen

Tony Boselli

Isaac Bruce

Don Coryell

Terrell Davis

Alan Faneca

Ty Law

John Lynch

Kevin Mawae

Terrell Owens

Kurt Warner

Joe Jacoby

Senior Committee Nominee: Kenny Easley

Contributors: Paul Tagliabue, Jerry Jones.

So, make your choices. Pick 5 from the top group.

Tomlinson, Davis, Taylor, Anderson and Warner made it.

As well as Easley and Jones.

Terrell Davis has been a cause of mine ... Glad to see it happen.

Z

[gumby73]

no bust needed for Jerry Jones. Just sit him at the door like a Walmart door greeter..pull his string & "How bout MY CowBoys"..Congrats LT..a badass little man

[Canton Dawg]

1st Time HOF Eligibles for Class of 2018:

LB Ray Lewis

WR Randy Moss

G Steve Hutchison

DE Richard Seymour

LB Brian Urlacher

CB Ronde Barber

I can only imagine all of the blather over Stabbin' Ray next year.

[Richiswhere]

@canton-dawg said:

1st Time HOF Eligibles for Class of 2018:

LB Ray Lewis

WR Randy Moss

G Steve Hutchison

DE Richard Seymour

LB Brian Urlacher

CB Ronde Barber

I can only imagine all of the blather over Stabbin' Ray next year.

Both Ray and Randy will be 1st ballot HoF.

[hoorta]

@gumby73 said:

no bust needed for Jerry Jones. Just sit him at the door like a Walmart door greeter..pull his string & "How bout MY CowBoys"..Congrats LT..a badass little man

Only thing Jerry Jones did was make a lot of money for the other owners. Here's his contribution- $$$$$$$. How 'bout those billion dollar stadiums and $9 beers? Screw that shit. I've said for a long time there should be a separate wing for owners- just like the Baseball HOF has a wing for contributors and writers.

[One Post]

Kurt's in!

[Tour2ma]

Zombo said:

Tomlinson, Davis, Taylor, Anderson and Warner made it. As well as Easley and Jones.

Terrell Davis has been a cause of mine ... Glad to see it happen.

Wasn't crazy about Davis, but don't mind him making it. Taylor and Jerrah on the other hand...

@canton-dawg said:

1st Time HOF Eligibles for Class of 2018:

LB Ray Lewis

WR Randy Moss

G Steve Hutchison

DE Richard Seymour

LB Brian Urlacher

CB Ronde Barber

Barber and Seymour look a little out of place in that list. Stevie Hutch was the bomb at OG.

[The Gipper]

@hoorta said:

Only thing Jerry Jones did was make a lot of money for the other owners. Here's his contribution- $$$$$$$. How 'bout those billion dollar stadiums and $9 beers? Screw that shit. I've said for a long time there should be a separate wing for owners- just like the Baseball HOF has a wing for contributors and writers.

Right. Really. What besides greed and money has he really contributed to the game?

(and FYI Larry....he was put in under the "Contributor" category....and how did he get put in over Tagliabue?)

I would have thought that the sports writers who did the voting on this would be more discerning.

[The Gipper]

Zombo said:

Tomlinson, Davis, Taylor, Anderson and Warner made it.

As well as Easley and Jones.

Terrell Davis has been a cause of mine ... Glad to see it happen.

Z

In reality, all of the 15 player finalists can be seen as worthy. I note that out of like 4-5 O linemen, none made it.

[The Gipper]

@tour2ma said:

Wasn't crazy about Davis, but don't mind him making it. Taylor and Jerrah on the other hand...

I think Taylor deserves it....but he is the first Zip ever to make it (and I am a Zip)...so I may have some prejudice. Agree on Jerry

Barber and Seymour look a little out of place in that list. Stevie Hutch was the bomb at OG.

There will be a backlog of O Linemen and WRs next year:

WR: Bruce, Owens, Moss

Hutchinson: Jacoby, Faneca, Mawae, Boselli, Hutchinson

DBS: Barber, Dawkins, Lynch

Probably no QBs though..now that Warner is in. In fact there may not be a HOF QB go in for 4 years....when Peyton is eligible. Unless the Senior committe selects someone, like they did with Stabler last year. (Ken Anderson?).

No QB for 4 years will open up spots for other positions.