Chicken Boo Posted January 3, 2020 Posted January 3, 2020 How many of you that scoff at Isaac Bruce, Chris Carter, etc. think that Steve Tasker should be in the Hall of Fame?
RyanC883 Posted January 3, 2020 Posted January 3, 2020 On 1/3/2020 at 12:20 AM, Just Jack said: I checked, this is the list for 2020 https://www.profootballhof.com/15-modern-era-player-finalists-announced/ No Tasker Expand this is absurd. The best Special Teams player (who is not a kicker or punter) of all time not in the Hall. wtf. Instead, lets have the 35th best wr, safety or whoever.
row_33 Posted January 3, 2020 Posted January 3, 2020 On 1/3/2020 at 6:37 PM, RyanC883 said: this is absurd. The best Special Teams player (who is not a kicker or punter) of all time not in the Hall. wtf. Instead, lets have the 35th best wr, safety or whoever. Expand many in my life didn't understand Jim Kelly getting in..... so Tasker doesn't have the love outside most of Bills fans... 1
RyanC883 Posted January 3, 2020 Posted January 3, 2020 On 1/3/2020 at 6:38 PM, row_33 said: many in my life didn't understand Jim Kelly getting in..... so Tasker doesn't have the love outside most of Bills fans... Expand what other QB took a team to 4 straight SB’s? Not even Brady in a watered down AFC East. Kelly had to go against Marino twice or 3 times every year, also Warren Moon in AFC, Elway, etc.
row_33 Posted January 3, 2020 Posted January 3, 2020 (edited) On 1/3/2020 at 6:40 PM, RyanC883 said: what other QB took a team to 4 straight SB’s? Not even Brady in a watered down AFC East. Kelly had to go against Marino twice or 3 times every year, also Warren Moon in AFC, Elway, etc. Expand i'm just reporting and they are 100% serious, i fully disagree of course, he wasn't a superelite QB but he belongs there but there's a lot of downplaying of that 4 SB era, craziness... Edited January 3, 2020 by row_33 1
Ethan in Cleveland Posted January 3, 2020 Posted January 3, 2020 On 1/3/2020 at 3:24 PM, GunnerBill said: McNabb not performing in a Superbowl is no excuse for TO acting the way he did. TO missed out on first ballot despite his obvious talent and production because he was a bad teammate. Appreciate the correction on Harrison. Expand I agree that is why the voters made him wait. I just disagree with their actions. Was Michael Jordan a good teammate? By many accounts no.
GunnerBill Posted January 3, 2020 Posted January 3, 2020 On 1/3/2020 at 7:00 PM, Ethan in Portland said: I agree that is why the voters made him wait. I just disagree with their actions. Was Michael Jordan a good teammate? By many accounts no. Expand I don't watch or in fact care about basketball. You Americans had four goes at creating decent sports. You are batting at .250
row_33 Posted January 3, 2020 Posted January 3, 2020 On 1/3/2020 at 7:02 PM, GunnerBill said: I don't watch or in fact care about basketball. You Americans had four goes at creating decent sports. You are batting at .250 Expand basketball hall of fame, did you score 20 points in a game?
Big Turk Posted January 3, 2020 Posted January 3, 2020 (edited) I'm guessing the following make it: Steve Atwater, Safety – 1989-1998 Denver Broncos, 1999 New York Jets Tony Boselli, Tackle – 1995-2001 Jacksonville Jaguars Isaac Bruce, Wide Receiver – 1994-2007 Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams, 2008-09 San Francisco 49ers LeRoy Butler, Safety – 1990-2001 Green Bay Packers Alan Faneca, Guard – 1998-2007 Pittsburgh Steelers, 2008-09 New York Jets, 2010 Arizona Cardinals Torry Holt, Wide Receiver – 1999-2008 St. Louis Rams, 2009 Jacksonville Jaguars Steve Hutchinson, Guard – 2001-05 Seattle Seahawks, 2006-2011 Minnesota Vikings, 2012 Tennessee Titans Reggie Wayne, Wide Receiver – 2001-2014 Indianapolis Colts On 1/3/2020 at 7:02 PM, GunnerBill said: I don't watch or in fact care about basketball. You Americans had four goes at creating decent sports. You are batting at .250 Expand Naismath was Canadian. Edited January 3, 2020 by matter2003
Sherlock Holmes Posted January 3, 2020 Posted January 3, 2020 On 1/3/2020 at 2:54 PM, Ennjay said: Atwater was a beast and I think is more than deserving. But there's a lot of old-boy-network nonsense in NFL HOF voting that favors visible people. For example, Howie Long was a good DE but to go in as quickly and early as he did? What if he's not on Fox every week? For this reason I expect Lynch to go in and for that other committee to vote for Jimmy Johnson (notwithstanding his crap job in Miami). I'm not saying -- yet -- that Long, Lynch and Johnson may not belong in the HOF. I'm saying they get breaks that other people don't. Expand John Lynch definitely deserves it
Mr. WEO Posted January 3, 2020 Posted January 3, 2020 On 1/3/2020 at 5:37 AM, Ethan in Portland said: To be considered one of the top 2 or 3 WRs of your era. You can’t just look at catches. Wayne wasn’t even best WR on his team. Moss, Harrison, Carter, Calvin Johnson, TO, Fitzgerald all were more dominant while their careers overlapped with Bruce, Holt, and Wayne. Expand So Wayne can't be a HOF because every one you mentioned is in or headed to the HOF?
Locomark Posted January 3, 2020 Posted January 3, 2020 (edited) Atwater, Boselli, Polamalu to me should be no brainers. They were all dominant. Hutchinson and Lynch would be my 2nd tier. Anyone else is a toss-up. 3 safeties certainly won’t happen. Edited January 3, 2020 by Locomark
Ethan in Cleveland Posted January 4, 2020 Posted January 4, 2020 On 1/3/2020 at 8:33 PM, Mr. WEO said: So Wayne can't be a HOF because every one you mentioned is in or headed to the HOF? Expand Yes that would be my argument. Again a very good player just not HOF worthy compared to his peers in the same era I'm surprised Hutchinson is not mentioned as much as others. He was much better player than Faneca. Played at a very high level for longer than Boselli. 1
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted January 12, 2020 Posted January 12, 2020 (edited) Bill Cowher elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame's centennial class Jeff Legwold ESPN Senior Writer Former Pittsburgh Steelers coach Bill Cowher was formally named the first member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame's centennial class on Saturday, when the Hall's president, David Baker, informed Cowher of his selection to be enshrined during CBS' "NFL Today" program. The Hall's centennial class was selected by a blue-ribbon panel this past week. The remainder of the 15-member class will be revealed Wednesday morning. Cowher, a Crafton, Pennsylvania, native who coached the Steelers for 15 seasons, was visibly moved by the announcement. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/28465916/bill-cowher-elected-pro-football-hall-fame-centennial-class Edited January 12, 2020 by OldTimeAFLGuy 1
Bill from NYC Posted January 12, 2020 Posted January 12, 2020 I am at a complete loss as to why Steve Atwater is not already in the HOF. The man was an all time great. 2
Cripple Creek Posted January 12, 2020 Posted January 12, 2020 On 1/12/2020 at 12:58 PM, Chandler#81 said: Congrats, Coach Cowher! Expand Yeah but...contrarian, I know...does a "special" centennial class, chosen by a "blue-ribbon panel" cheapen the HOF?
Chandler#81 Posted January 12, 2020 Posted January 12, 2020 On 1/12/2020 at 1:07 PM, Cripple Creek said: Yeah but...contrarian, I know...does a "special" centennial class, chosen by a "blue-ribbon panel" cheapen the HOF? Expand Eye of the beholder, I guess. I was thrilled with the premise initially as it was way past time to right a True Wrong regarding great AFL players who’ve been subbed by the old guard NFL types. But as the whittling down continued through the year, it became very clear our beloved AFLers will never get their due. So yes! NOW that we have a clearer understanding of likely inductees, it’s Same Old, Same Old. Just a bigger and yes, watered down class.
Cripple Creek Posted January 12, 2020 Posted January 12, 2020 On 1/12/2020 at 1:15 PM, Chandler#81 said: Eye of the beholder, I guess. I was thrilled with the premise initially as it was way past time to right a True Wrong regarding great AFL players who’ve been subbed by the old guard NFL types. But as the whittling down continued through the year, it became very clear our beloved AFLers will never get their due. So yes! NOW that we have a clearer understanding of likely inductees, it’s Same Old, Same Old. Just a bigger and yes, watered down class. Expand Agree. If they had righted some wrongs nobody would have been unhappy. Maybe this is how Tasker gets in.
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