Olsen's exposure on TV will keep him in that conversation going forward.
Hey I hope so. Would be cool to pass USC/ND.
I expect Reggie Wayne and Frank Gore to be locks. Calais Campbell is probably the 3rd as far as certainty imo - I think he's definitely getting in eventually. Wilfork would be after Calais, but hopefully gets in in the next 2-3 years. And then we have Olsen and Graham who I don't think get in given the backlog there will be at TE. But after the big 4 of Gronk, Gates, Kelce, and Witten, they could... and the fact there will be a bunch of QBs coming up that'll be getting in taking up 1/5 spots just make it harder.
Jerome Brown and Sean Taylor would have been destined for the HOF too. Jerome Brown played 5 seasons, and was a 2 time 1st team All-Pro. Like Brown would easily be over Bryant Young if he played another few seasons. Geno Atkins is probably a decentish comp of where I think his floor would have been.
But USC will probably add Tyron Smith at LT, possibly Clay Mathews at OLB... ND will probably add Zach Martin at G, possibly Ricky Waters at RB.
Right now we're also tied with Michigan at 11 now, and they likely will add a couple more as well.
Plus tOSU and Pitt are both at 10, and will definitely be adding more. Pitt will be getting Aaron Donald, Larry Fitz, Lesean McCoy .... tOSU will likely be adding Cam Heyward, possibly Eddie George, Jim Tyrer at OT...
Texas A&M is actually going to be adding a lot of players in the coming years....