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| |  Posted Wednesday, October 29, 2008 12:21 AM | |
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| | I hate it when people say a guy won't get in the HOF just because injuies cut short his awesome career. John Madden was only a coach for 10 years and he got in the HOF. Nobody ever said there is a minimum career duration requirement. I also do not see any reason it should matter whether he played on one of the very old teams or a new one. Boselli was on a great team. The HOF is for acknowledging individual successes by players and coaches regardless of who they belonged to. If being on an expansion team matters, no players on any expansion team would have the honor of being nominated. Tony Boselli himself once told Ron Pitts having his name put on a stadium wall (plus the unofficial retirement of #71) "is the highest honor." I don't think he was waiting for a call from Canton the last five years because he is not a Terrell Owens type of guy.
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| | | Posted Wednesday, October 29, 2008 8:14 AM | |
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| Any word on Hugh Douglas ?
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| | | Posted Wednesday, October 29, 2008 9:11 AM | |
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| Well, at least the HoF isn't a popularity contest, unlike the Pro Bowl...
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| | | Posted Wednesday, October 29, 2008 9:24 AM | |
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| Bejeezus (10/28/2008)
Durty_Duval (10/28/2008)
doubt he gets in, career too short..but heres my list on people who should be GUARANTEED SPOTS
Shannon Sharpe, Lincoln Kennedy,John Randle (DE/DT), Bruce Smith (DE), Rod Woodson (CB/S)
Those guys represented their teams to the fullest, should be first ballot HoFersIf Randle gets in, he should totally sport the trademark excess eye black during his induction speech. He was an absolute wild man. I thought he looked familiar. Some guys get stuck with the Madden curse. John Randle has the curse of appearing on the cover of one of the worst football games ever to be released for a major console. |
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| | | Posted Wednesday, October 29, 2008 9:37 AM | |
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| Hellmonkey (10/29/2008)
Well, at least the HoF isn't a popularity contest, unlike the Pro Bowl...But when players are nominated, we always hear or read about they were selected to X number of Pro Bowls like that is a criterion for HOF selection (even though it is not). BTW I don't think the Pro Bowl was intended to be a popularity contest but if yo think so that is fine.
Ohio's #1 Jaguars Woman"Winners never quit and quitters never win." - Vince Lombardi"What will not kill you makes you stronger." - Robert Rose
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| | | Posted Wednesday, October 29, 2008 9:51 AM | |
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| JaxJagsForever (10/29/2008)
Hellmonkey (10/29/2008)
Well, at least the HoF isn't a popularity contest, unlike the Pro Bowl...
But when players are nominated, we always hear or read about they were selected to X number of Pro Bowls like that is a criterion for HOF selection (even though it is not). BTW I don't think the Pro Bowl was intended to be a popularity contest but if yo think so that is fine.
It wasn't until the fan vote came into question, IMO.
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| | | Posted Wednesday, October 29, 2008 9:53 AM | |
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| JaxJagsForever (10/29/2008)
Hellmonkey (10/29/2008)
Well, at least the HoF isn't a popularity contest, unlike the Pro Bowl...
But when players are nominated, we always hear or read about they were selected to X number of Pro Bowls like that is a criterion for HOF selection (even though it is not). BTW I don't think the Pro Bowl was intended to be a popularity contest but if yo think so that is fine.
When the NFL allowed fans to vote players into the Pro Bowl, and made that vote equal to the opinion of the players and coaches, it became a popularity contest.
They should have allowed fans to vote in one "at large" player each for offense, defense and special teams- for both conferences. The remaining roster spots should then have been filled by coach and player votes only.
It's too late now; they increased fan interest, which was what they wanted. But now it's the equivalent of being voted homecoming or prom queen. It doesn't always reflect on what players do on the field.
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| | | Posted Wednesday, October 29, 2008 9:56 AM | |
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| Durty_Duval (10/28/2008)
doubt he gets in, career too short..but heres my list on people who should be GUARANTEED SPOTS
Shannon Sharpe, Lincoln Kennedy,John Randle (DE/DT), Bruce Smith (DE), Rod Woodson (CB/S)
Those guys represented their teams to the fullest, should be first ballot HoFersLincoln Kennedy? For a first balloter? 
Yeah the @#$% RIGHT.
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| | | Posted Wednesday, October 29, 2008 10:00 AM | |
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| JaxJagsForever (10/29/2008)
Hellmonkey (10/29/2008)
Well, at least the HoF isn't a popularity contest, unlike the Pro Bowl...But when players are nominated, we always hear or read about they were selected to X number of Pro Bowls like that is a criterion for HOF selection (even though it is not). BTW I don't think the Pro Bowl was intended to be a popularity contest but if yo think so that is fine. Yeah now. But not at that time. How can you be a HOF if you weren't even one of the best at your posistion during your playing career? Its not the Hall of very good.
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| | | Posted Wednesday, October 29, 2008 10:30 AM | |
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| | I don't think Boselli will make it into the HOF on the first ballot but I think he belongs there... In six seasons and 88 games Tony only gave up 14.5 sacks... zero sacks in six play-off games...those are unreal stats... I don't think there's but a hand full of OLT that can compare with those stats... It's ashame that Tony's career was cut short by injuries... it was a real pleasure watching him play football for the Jags... if not for those injuries... Tony would have been a first ballot Hall of Famer...
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