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They really have watered-down the HOF with some of the recent entries.  

Lynch, Atwater, Dawkins, Martin, James, Law, Mawae, Warner, and Davis are all recent entries that should have never deen inducted.

Tasker was a good player and a great story. In my opinion he is not a HOF talent, but I don't think these other players were either. So maybe he has a shot. It took forever to get the first punter.  Maybe they make a statement about the importance of special teams by voting in Tasker and Devin Hester. 

 

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22 minutes ago, Ethan in Portland said:

They really have watered-down the HOF with some of the recent entries.  

Lynch, Atwater, Dawkins, Martin, James, Law, Mawae, Warner, and Davis are all recent entries that should have never deen inducted.

Tasker was a good player and a great story. In my opinion he is not a HOF talent, but I don't think these other players were either. So maybe he has a shot. It took forever to get the first punter.  Maybe they make a statement about the importance of special teams by voting in Tasker and Devin Hester. 

 

 

Totally agree.  But if a ST player makes it, it has to be Hester.  Love Tasker, but he is not a Hall of Famer.

 

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9 hours ago, Ethan in Portland said:

They really have watered-down the HOF with some of the recent entries.  

Lynch, Atwater, Dawkins, Martin, James, Law, Mawae, Warner, and Davis are all recent entries that should have never deen inducted.

Tasker was a good player and a great story. In my opinion he is not a HOF talent, but I don't think these other players were either. So maybe he has a shot. It took forever to get the first punter.  Maybe they make a statement about the importance of special teams by voting in Tasker and Devin Hester. 

 

I agree on everyone except for Mawae... He was the best center in the NFL for years.   

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Well deserved and I hope this is the year for #89

 

Good Luck and all the best Steve :)

10 hours ago, Gugny said:

 

Totally agree.  But if a ST player makes it, it has to be Hester.  Love Tasker, but he is not a Hall of Famer.

 

 

Rabble Rousing again ;)

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10 hours ago, Ethan in Portland said:

They really have watered-down the HOF with some of the recent entries.  

Lynch, Atwater, Dawkins, Martin, James, Law, Mawae, Warner, and Davis are all recent entries that should have never deen inducted.

Tasker was a good player and a great story. In my opinion he is not a HOF talent, but I don't think these other players were either. So maybe he has a shot. It took forever to get the first punter.  Maybe they make a statement about the importance of special teams by voting in Tasker and Devin Hester. 

 

 

I disagree on Kurt Warner. Like very strongly. Until Mahomes he held multiple NFL records for the best first 50 games by a QB in NFL history. He made it to 3 Superbowls with two different franchises, both of whom were totally moribund when he got there. I'd have put Kurt Warner in on the first ballot and said so at the time. I think he went in as a 2nd year eligible but I believe him to be an absolute slam dunk Hall of Famer. I get that his career wasn't as long as most HoF QBs but that wasn't on him that was on coaches who overlooked him and he still went on to be great. And that is before you add in the fact that the Greatest Show on Turf changed the way the game is played. 

 

On the others in that list that I saw play, I agree with you. But I believe Kurt Warner is a slam dunk Hall of Famer. 

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1 hour ago, JMF2006 said:

Well deserved and I hope this is the year for #89

 

Good Luck and all the best Steve :)

 

Rabble Rousing again ;)

 

Not this time.  My opinion on this topic is well-documented.  Don't get me wrong ... I'll be happy if he makes it.  I just think it'll water down the HOF, that's all.

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12 hours ago, Gugny said:

 

Totally agree.  But if a ST player makes it, it has to be Hester.  Love Tasker, but he is not a Hall of Famer.

 

Hester was a return specialist and perhaps the best ever. 
 

But that’s where his play as a special teams player ends. 
 

Tasker was not only a return specialist at times, he was also a gunner on punts and kickoffs where he routinely made game changing plays; from downing punts deep in opponent’s territory to forcing and recovering fumbles. In addition, he had seven blocked punts to his credit as well. 
 

There has never been a more complete, all-around and impactful special teams player before or since. If it’s true that special teams are a key component of the game like every coach has said forever it seems, then Tasker qualifies in every way. 

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12 hours ago, Ethan in Portland said:

They really have watered-down the HOF with some of the recent entries.  

Lynch, Atwater, Dawkins, Martin, James, Law, Mawae, Warner, and Davis are all recent entries that should have never deen inducted.

Tasker was a good player and a great story. In my opinion he is not a HOF talent, but I don't think these other players were either. So maybe he has a shot. It took forever to get the first punter.  Maybe they make a statement about the importance of special teams by voting in Tasker and Devin Hester. 

 

Atwater absolutely deserved it.

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There are a few names almost every year that get into the HOF that leave me cold--where I'm thinking "Really?  That guy?  He's going into the HOF?"


If that's the standard at least for some, Tasker should be in there.

 

This is not the big deal some people paint it to be.

 

If he were to get in, most people would forget about it 48 hours later.

 

 

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