Comments on: Card of the Week: Hall of Fame Snub

By: Tony

Tony — Mon, 25 May 2009 21:36:14 +0000

Butler – Randle and Sharpe will almost certainly get in–not sure Randle was a first ballot guy, and there has never been a TE that made it first ballot, so Sharpe not making it wasn’t a huge shock. Grim and Kennedy are still borderline guys in my eyes–I know a lot of people think Kennedy should be in, but I think he waits a few years at least. Grim I’m not sure will make it.

I believe Bob Kuechenbirg of the Dolphins missed out on his last year of eligibility–to make it now, the senior committee will have to nominate him.

I’ve always been a Reed fan, but I think his numbers compared to contemporaries might be hurting him–he only had four 1,000+ yard seasons, and no All-Pro selections that I see. At a minimum, he’ll be waiting until Brown, Carter and maybe a couple others are in.

If you’re interested in more Hall of Fame talk, I suggest another site I help run–http://www.zoneblitz.com. We had some great HOF discussion there last year, and there is already talk of who will be in the 2010 class.

By: Butler

Butler — Mon, 25 May 2009 05:14:08 +0000

You are talking about snubbs! How about John Randle, Russ Grim, Shannon Sharpe, and Cortez Kennedy. Cortez Kennedy was one of the best players in the NFL even though his team was a complete joke. John Randle was a pass rushing fiend. He was known for decking quarterbacks. Shannon Sharpe defined the H-back or tight end because of his ability to run routes, create mismatches among linebackers and defensive backs and block on the move. Russ Grimm was one of the best offensive lineman to ever play the game. We won 3 rings with the Washington Redskins and was one of the many reasons along with Jeff Jacoby why those hogs were able to run the football with mediocre running backs. ANd do not forget about Gary Kouchenberg. HE was an anchor on the offensive line during the 72 and 73 Miami Dolphin teams that won back to back championships.And do not forget about Andre Reed who will hopefully get into the Hall of Fame someday because he belongs there because of his game-breaking ability and big-play capability.

By: Billy

Billy — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:33:31 +0000

Yes McDaniel and Carter should and will be in the Hall soon. But there aresnubs that may never get in. Here is a list:

1 Randy Gradishar LB
2 Ray Guy P
3 Coy Bacon DE
4 Stanley Morgan WR
5 Phil Simms QB
6 Jerry Kramer G
7 Chris Doleman DE
8 Lester Hayes CB

By: Joey

Joey — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 15:43:03 +0000

Yep, McDaniel should have been a first ballot inductee. I would have put Monk in before Irvin too. Monk didn’t have quite the team that Irvin had to work with. The Redskins were good but look at all the weapons that the Cowboys had while Michael was there.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:46:43 +0000

HOF cares too much about Championships. McDaniel should be in. Hopefully he doesn’t take as long as Tom Mack did. Carter should be in too. Please add Randy Gradishar to that list as well. It’ll be interesting to see if Tim Brown gets in before Cris Carter.

By: Daryl

Daryl — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:08:19 +0000

I couldn’t agree more. There are always players who are snubbed and these conversations come up every year around Hall of Fame voting time. But this year was ridiculous! The fact that Fred Dean and Andre Tippet made the Hall is an absolute joke with guys like Carter and McDaniel eligable. Also there is no way Irvin should have been voted in on his first try. This is the Hall of Fame where individual achievements are recognized, who cares how many Championships you won if your idividual stats dont add up then you shouldnt get in! Carter and McDaniel will certainly get in but it would be a shame if either of them had to wait as long as Art Monk did.