Players That Should Be HOF Inductee's But Are Not .

[T master]

I was just reading another good post about players that were considered a reach the went on to have great success in the NFL & it got me thinking of those that were taken high in the draft and had HOF careers but as of yet haven't made it in the HOF & i often wonder why .

 

I know there are a bunch of these types of players but i was wondering some of the others that you all might think of that i may have missed .

 

We all know the Bruce Smith's, Montana's, Rice, Jim Browns, but what about those that have had just as good of a career changing the NFL in some respects as these i named that have left a indelible mark on their position but aren't in the HOF .

 

I will start with one that i think should be in that was a Buffalo Bill for a while & is synonymous with any mention of being one of if not the best at his position known on some circles as The Washington Monument !

 

Ted Washington - he changed every defense he was ever on and was in the NFL for i believe 13 years . Every offensive coordinator during the time Ted played probably had night mares about how to stop this man yet as far as i know he's still not in the HOF .

 

Another from the Bills glory years is our own Steve Tasker known as one of the best St er's to ever play the game .

 

What say You ???

[loyal2dagame]

Steve Tasker. 

The f'n league had to change rules because of him. 

Ted Washington was a beast, but he did not define nor change or evolve his position. 

[BuffaloBillyG]

I have a feeling this will peel of into the old Tasker argument...lol.

 

I think a few guys should be in that aren't. Steve Wisniewski, Neil Smith, Lomas Brown are some guys that stack up well to HoF players of their era. 

 

I also like to mention possibly the best weapon of the modern era at the FB position: Larry Centers. 

 

[BillsPride12]

Sterling Sharpe deserves to be in IMO...if Terrell Davis and Gale Sayers deserve to be there so does Sterling 

[loyal2dagame]

1 minute ago, BillsPride12 said:

Sterling Sharpe deserves to be in IMO...if Terrell Davis and Gale Sayers deserve to be there so does Sterling 

Sterling was amazing,  but IMO, he didn't play long enough.  If his neck didn't get jacked,  he'd have been an all time great. 

Edited May 12, 2023 by loyal2dagame

[T master]

10 minutes ago, loyal2dagame said:

Steve Tasker. 

The f'n league had to change rules because of him. 

Ted Washington was a beast, but he did not define nor change or evolve his position. 

 

 He may not have done that that you say but he was dominate at the position for almost the entire time he played . I know Bruce and many others speak very highly of Ted and he was almost as dominant at his position as Bruce was at his i don't know of another NT that was as dominate as him .

[BillsPride12]

1 minute ago, loyal2dagame said:

Sterling was amazing,  but IMO, he didn't play long enough.  If hit's neck didn't get jacked,  he'd have been an all time great. 

He played just as many seasons in the NFL as Davis and Sayers though 

[loyal2dagame]

Davis won championships. And Sayers had Brian's Song.  

 

Sterling has Shannon. 

Edited May 12, 2023 by loyal2dagame

[Big Turk]

Sterling Sharpe. Would be the 2nd best receiver of all time behind Jerry Rice if neck injuries didn't forced him to retire. Was literally uncoverable no matter how many defenders you put on him.

Edited May 12, 2023 by Big Turk

[Bubba Gump]

Steve Tasker, Steve Tasker, Steve Tasker. He is getting done dirty by these clowns.

[BillsPride12]

1 hour ago, loyal2dagame said:

Davis won championships. And Sayers had Brian's Song.  

 

Sterling has Shannon. 

Sterling was better than Shannon...Shannon even admitted it during his own induction speech 

[Chicken Boo]

Ricky Watters 

14,891 total yards (210 rec yards behind Thurman)

91 TDs

Super Bowl XXIX Champion (3TDs)

[hondo in seattle]

Good topic for the offseason!

 

Sterling Sharpe...  When you watched him play, you thought: Here's a future Canton guy.  Some guys actually in the Hall didn't impress me that way when they played.  

 

Cookie Gilchrist...  6x All-Pro in CFL; 4-time All-Pro in AFL; 1962 AFL MVP; led team to AFL Championship in 1964; set the professional single-game rushing record (243 yards); AFL All-Time starting FB.   Larry Felser used to say Cookie was every bit as good as Jim Brown.  

 

Steve Tasker... We all know why.

 

Tommy Hughitt...  The best player on the old Buffalo All-Americans playing QB, WR, RB, punter, kicker, and defense while also serving as coach.   In 1920, Hughitt and the All-Americans finished the season with the highest point total & point differential and tied for the best record in the NFL.  With no playoffs back then, the championship was decided by a vote which we, of course, lost. 

 

In 1921, Hughitt led the Buffalo All-Americans to a 9-1-2 record.  Again, they had the highest point total and point differential.  Again, they tied for the league lead.  However, the NFL counted a Buffalo exhibition game against them and awarded the title to Chicago in a scandal known as the "Staley Swindle."   If not for corrupt NFL politics, Hughitt would have been able to claim championships in the first two years of the NFL, both as a star player and head coach.   

 

Hughitt currently sits 6th on the all-time NFL winning percentage (.694) as a coach - ahead of Belichick, Cowher, Dungy, Shula, Paul Brown, and many other current and future HOFers.  

 

 

 

 

[BoccesOnTransit]

Kent Hull

[Another Fan]

Bernie Kosar 

Randall Cunningham 

Phil Simms 

Edited May 12, 2023 by Another Fan

[NewEra]

2 hours ago, loyal2dagame said:

Sterling was amazing,  but IMO, he didn't play long enough.  If his neck didn't get jacked,  he'd have been an all time great. 

Gale Sayers is in the HoF-  
 

sterling and gale played in the same amount of seasons- sharpe played in 112 games and Sayers 68.  
 

I don’t see how he hasn’t played long enough while theres other in the HoF with almost half the games played 

[Mark Vader]

Henry Ellard.

 

A receiver who played on a lot of poor Rams teams, he ended his career with 13,777 yards receiving & 65 touchdowns.

 

[Pete]

6 hours ago, Chicken Boo said:

Ricky Watters 

14,891 total yards (210 rec yards behind Thurman)

91 TDs

Super Bowl XXIX Champion (3TDs)

Ricky “ should of won the heisman” Watters

[Marlton Bills]

10 minutes ago, Pete said:

Ricky “ should of won the heisman” Watters

For who? For what?

 

 He was lucky to get out of Philadelphia alive!  He may not be in because of guys mouth…

Edited May 12, 2023 by Marlton Bills

[Pete]

2 minutes ago, Marlton Bills said:

For who? For what?

 

 He was lucky to get out of Philadelphia alive!  He may not be in because of guys mouth…

Ricky cried that he should of won the Heisman so much, the nickname stuck