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, but like Sprinkle, was borderline at best, This is HOF? 1949 —1st Tm -Int. News Service 1950— 1st Tm— NY Daily News, Pro Bowl 1951— 2nd Tm— NY Daily News, UPI, Pro Bowl 1952— 2nd Tm — Associated Press, Pro Bowl 1954— 2nd Tm — Associated Press, Pro Bowl Well, if we’re just going by raw numbers, th...

I think it all comes down to him pulling a number of dirty tricks on the field during his career. I don’t think that impinges on his hall worthiness, but I don’t see him making it in within the next six years, which is his remaining period of regular eligibility; just too many guys with cleaner imag...

Am seriously disappointed that Sprinkle was one of the old-timers who made it. It’s not that I don’t think that he had a case for the hall; there were some points in his favor. The trouble is that his case was debatable, whereas the early players left off were unquestionably HOF-level. Covert is als...

If Goose means what he says --"all 20 are HOFers, it's a matter of when" Then the 2-1-2-1-2-1-2 thing starts in 2021 so (I think we're on 2) over next 3 years 5 of these guys should get in And besides, seems rumors are true that this was all a setup to get Tagliabue in without having to f...

JohnTurney wrote:If Goose means what he says --"all 20 are HOFers, it's a matter of when"

Then the 2-1-2-1-2-1-2 thing starts in 2021 so (I think we're on 2)
over next 3 years 5 of these guys should get in

They’re doing that again? I hadn’t heard about this. Why?

I don’t see any way that Kuechly and Willis don’t end up in Canton eventually. Their relatively shorter careers as players from recent decades, along with a few others like Calvin Johnson, might just get voters to take a closer look at guys like Sterling Sharpe someday (provided the Seniors Committe...

A few words about Gore: Yes, longevity is a big part of his hall argument, but it’s rather extraordinary longevity, is it not? Very few running backs make it to 15 years, period (Emmitt Smith is the only other one who comes to mind right off the bat), and it’s not even very common to see them go bey...

Hey all, I’m wondering what people’s opinions are of second team all-pros, and how much weight should be accorded to them when analyzing players’ HOF cases. I personally give them a decent amount of weight, even though they’re just given to the runners-up in the all-pro voting instead of actually be...

A lot of posts lately about guys with short careers and their respective legacies. Berry remains unsigned and there’s a possibility that he never plays another down. If he’s done, does he have a shot at the HOF? He’s certainly not a lock, but he was definitely one of the best safeties of the 2010’s ...

I'm guessing it'll be the second option. Really hard for any receiver not named Jerry Rice to make it in first ballot.