MAX
02-04-2010, 02:31 PM
Pretty good class off candidates for enshrinement this year. I'm still pissed that Snake Stabler's still not in Canton (even though I hate the quiverin' crack) after all of these years. I also agree with what many HOF'ers continually say that writers shouldn't be the ONLY people to decide who's eligible, etc. They fucking should have present HOF'ers as voters, after all they played the fucking game whereas the writers did not!!!
With that being said, it's a given that both Emmit Smith and Jerry Rice are locks this year.
Who else do you want to see make it?
I'll be fucking outraged if my boy Shannon Sharpe doesn't get in this year and the same goes for Cris Carter. I mean when Sharpe retired, he held every fucking record that a tight end could own. Since then, Tony Gonzales has broken them but still Shannon was the shit!!! Carter was second only to Rice and I think it's only fitting that they go in at the same time. Carter made some amazing grabs over the years. Loved watching him play.
As for the senior class, it's a fucking shame that Air Coryell isn't already there. Same with Dick LeBeau. Nonetheless, they've both made the finalist list.
Anyhoo, here are the final fifteen, any opinions, comments? Anyone? Bueller?
Tim Brown – Wide Receiver/Kick Returner – 1988-2003 Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders, 2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Cris Carter – Wide Receiver – 1987-89 Philadelphia Eagles, 1990-2001 Minnesota Vikings, 2002 Miami Dolphins
Don Coryell – Coach – 1973-77 St. Louis Cardinals, 1978-1986 San Diego Chargers
Roger Craig – Running Back – 1983-1990 San Francisco 49ers, 1991 Los Angeles Raiders, 1992-93 Minnesota Vikings
Dermontti Dawson – Center – 1988-2000 Pittsburgh Steelers
Richard Dent – Defensive End – 1983-1993, 1995 Chicago Bears, 1994 San Francisco 49ers, 1996 Indianapolis Colts, 1997 Philadelphia Eagles
Russ Grimm – Guard – 1981-1991 Washington Redskins
Charles Haley – Defensive End/Linebacker – 1986-1991, 1999 San Francisco 49ers, 1992-96 Dallas Cowboys
Rickey Jackson – Linebacker – 1981-1993 New Orleans Saints, 1994-95 San Francisco 49ers
Cortez Kennedy – Defensive Tackle – 1990-2000 Seattle Seahawks
Dick LeBeau* – Cornerback – 1959-1972 Detroit Lions
Floyd Little* – Running Back – 1967-1975 Denver Broncos
John Randle – Defensive Tackle – 1990-2000 Minnesota Vikings, 2001-03 Seattle Seahawks
Andre Reed – Wide Receiver – 1985-1999 Buffalo Bills, 2000 Washington Redskins
Jerry Rice – Wide Receiver – 1985-2000 San Francisco 49ers, 2001-04 Oakland Raiders, 2004 Seattle Seahawks
Shannon Sharpe – Tight End – 1990-99, 2002-03 Denver Broncos, 2000-01 Baltimore Ravens
Emmitt Smith – Running Back – 1990-2002 Dallas Cowboys, 2003-04 Arizona Cardinals
With that being said, it's a given that both Emmit Smith and Jerry Rice are locks this year.
Who else do you want to see make it?
I'll be fucking outraged if my boy Shannon Sharpe doesn't get in this year and the same goes for Cris Carter. I mean when Sharpe retired, he held every fucking record that a tight end could own. Since then, Tony Gonzales has broken them but still Shannon was the shit!!! Carter was second only to Rice and I think it's only fitting that they go in at the same time. Carter made some amazing grabs over the years. Loved watching him play.
As for the senior class, it's a fucking shame that Air Coryell isn't already there. Same with Dick LeBeau. Nonetheless, they've both made the finalist list.
Anyhoo, here are the final fifteen, any opinions, comments? Anyone? Bueller?
Tim Brown – Wide Receiver/Kick Returner – 1988-2003 Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders, 2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Cris Carter – Wide Receiver – 1987-89 Philadelphia Eagles, 1990-2001 Minnesota Vikings, 2002 Miami Dolphins
Don Coryell – Coach – 1973-77 St. Louis Cardinals, 1978-1986 San Diego Chargers
Roger Craig – Running Back – 1983-1990 San Francisco 49ers, 1991 Los Angeles Raiders, 1992-93 Minnesota Vikings
Dermontti Dawson – Center – 1988-2000 Pittsburgh Steelers
Richard Dent – Defensive End – 1983-1993, 1995 Chicago Bears, 1994 San Francisco 49ers, 1996 Indianapolis Colts, 1997 Philadelphia Eagles
Russ Grimm – Guard – 1981-1991 Washington Redskins
Charles Haley – Defensive End/Linebacker – 1986-1991, 1999 San Francisco 49ers, 1992-96 Dallas Cowboys
Rickey Jackson – Linebacker – 1981-1993 New Orleans Saints, 1994-95 San Francisco 49ers
Cortez Kennedy – Defensive Tackle – 1990-2000 Seattle Seahawks
Dick LeBeau* – Cornerback – 1959-1972 Detroit Lions
Floyd Little* – Running Back – 1967-1975 Denver Broncos
John Randle – Defensive Tackle – 1990-2000 Minnesota Vikings, 2001-03 Seattle Seahawks
Andre Reed – Wide Receiver – 1985-1999 Buffalo Bills, 2000 Washington Redskins
Jerry Rice – Wide Receiver – 1985-2000 San Francisco 49ers, 2001-04 Oakland Raiders, 2004 Seattle Seahawks
Shannon Sharpe – Tight End – 1990-99, 2002-03 Denver Broncos, 2000-01 Baltimore Ravens
Emmitt Smith – Running Back – 1990-2002 Dallas Cowboys, 2003-04 Arizona Cardinals