Donating in Taskers Name (HOF snub again)

[Buffalo_Stampede]

5 hours ago, mattynh said:

If Hester gets in, then Tasker should also.

Hester has a special teams record that will never be broken. Tasker was the best kick coverage guy of his era. 

 

I don't think Tasker did enough to say he must be in. He should be the 1st cover guy in though. 

[Chicken Boo]

Put me on record.  Devin Hester should not be a HOF finalist, imo.  

 

If he ever gets in, it should be a very lengthy wait.  

[WotAGuy]

2 minutes ago, Chicken Boo said:

Put me on record.  Devin Hester should not be a HOF finalist, imo.  

 

If he ever gets in, it should be a very lengthy wait.  

He’s already in. 

[Chicken Boo]

1 minute ago, WotAGuy said:

He’s already in. 

 

I'm confused.  They've already voted?

[CorkScrewHill]

5 hours ago, Jpsredemption said:

He didn’t even have as many special teams tackles as Mark Pike who was on his own team. I think it’s nice that he was a valuable special teams player but it also highlights how people around here are so biased. If it was meant to be it would have happened by now. The “legacy” hall of famers are 2nd/3rd rate or they’d already have gotten in. 

He was double teamed relentlessly.. watch games today and see how many gunners get double-teamed. The dude was a 👹 

[jwhit34]

I was surprised when I looked up Hester's return numbers. Excellent for sure, punt returns were better than kickoff returns, but not so far better compared to the other leaders:

 

https://www.footballdb.com/leaders/career-puntreturns-yards

 

https://www.footballdb.com/leaders/career-kickreturns-yards

 

Cordarrelle Patterson is a better kickoff returner in an era when it's tougher to return kickoffs. His punt return average is similar to a lot of others, the 14 punt return TDs does stand out. Hester definitely passes the eye test but the stats don't really stack up. 

 

I am on the fence on Tasker, I think it's a close call. He had 7 blocked punts, but no special teams TDs. 

Edited December 31, 2021 by jwhit34

[WotAGuy]

13 minutes ago, Chicken Boo said:

 

I'm confused.  They've already voted?

As a finalist yes. Sorry, by “in” I thought you meant as a finalist.  

[Let's Go Buffalo]

When Hall of Fame members themselves can't figure out why Tasker isn't in the Hall of Fame, it raises some good questions. Good idea on the donations!