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miamian01 said:
Ronde Barber tho?
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First thing I thought too. That seems like the kind of dude that got in because he was marketable with his brother and he was a stat compiler due to longevity. Longevity in that league is definitely respectable but was he ever really a prolonged super dominant player or one that you had to gameplan around?
 
Tad Footeball said:
First thing I thought too. That seems like the kind of dude that got in because he was marketable with his brother and he was a stat compiler due to longevity. Longevity in that league is definitely respectable but was he ever really a prolonged super dominant player or one that you had to gameplan around?
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I think he deserved to get in eventually:

SB Champion
5x All Pro
5x Pro Bowler
NFL All Decades Team
47 ints
28 sacks
14 TDs

He wasn’t 1st ballot material, but he was bound to get in.
 
Rellyrell said:
I think he deserved to get in eventually:

SB Champion
5x All Pro
5x Pro Bowler
NFL All Decades Team
47 ints
28 sacks
14 TDs

He wasn’t 1st ballot material, but he was bound to get in.
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I have no problem with it as I'm not emotionally or intellectually invested in saying he doesn't belong in but it was just a name that I don't personally associate with HoF level "greatness".

My retrospective "eye-test" aside, the stats you cited combined with things like him having 200+ starts and then little niche type stats like "only player with 45+ INTs and 25+ sacks" were going to make his induction inevitable. Those are all easy things for the guys that present your case to the voters to super effectively utilize during their presentations.
 
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Tad Footeball said:
I have no problem with it as I'm not emotionally or intellectually invested in saying he doesn't belong in but it was just a name that I don't personally associate with HoF level "greatness".

My retrospective "eye-test" aside, the stats you cited combined with things like him having 200+ starts and then little niche type stats like "only player with 45+ INTs and 25+ sacks" were going to make his induction inevitable. Those are all easy things for the guys that present your case to the voters to super effectively utilize during their presentations.
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Exactly; however, imo, as I look at particularly the MLB’s & the NFL’s HOF prerequisites, they’ve watered them down tremendously. Both halls r becoming filled w/ hall of very good players. Ronde, if imma be honest, is hall of very good material, but just knowing how they vote now, & what they look for, I said absolutely he should be a HOFer.

If u asked me that same question literally 5 yrs ago, I promise u my tune would be different. 15 yr career & 5 pro bowls? That’s a 33% elite clip as recognized by either peers, coaches, or fans. I just know the criteria’s have changed, & niche stats put guys over the top. I threw out those stats/accomplishments b/c it appears a SB + 3+ pro bowls r now the admittance.

Brother when I saw Terrell Davis get in over Sterling Sharpe, I said OK, now I know this chit is rigged.
 
Were going to have a nice run of HOF in the next 8-10 years. Andre,Reggie, Hester and Gore should get in. Then maybe Wilfork and Calais Campbell. Anyone else I'm missing?
 
Rellyrell said:
Exactly; however, imo, as I look at particularly the MLB’s & the NFL’s HOF prerequisites, they’ve watered them down tremendously. Both halls r becoming filled w/ hall of very good players. Ronde, if imma be honest, is hall of very good material, but just knowing how they vote now, & what they look for, I said absolutely he should be a HOFer.

If u asked me that same question literally 5 yrs ago, I promise u my tune would be different. 15 yr career & 5 pro bowls? That’s a 33% elite clip as recognized by either peers, coaches, or fans. I just know the criteria’s have changed, & niche stats put guys over the top. I threw out those stats/accomplishments b/c it appears a SB + 3+ pro bowls r now the admittance.

Brother when I saw Terrell Davis get in over Sterling Sharpe, I said OK, now I know this chit is rigged.
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Terrell Davis (7 seasons, 3 post-injury)
Elite player, career was derailed by injury. And did wait 11 years for induction.

4th member of the 2,000 yard season club (1998)
2× Super Bowl champion (XXXII, XXXIII)
Super Bowl MVP (XXXII)
NFL Most Valuable Player (1998)
2× NFL Offensive Player of the Year (1996, 1998)
3× First-team All-Pro (1996–1998)
3× Pro Bowl (1996–1998)
2× NFL rushing touchdowns leader (1997, 1998)
NFL rushing yards leader (1998)
NFL 1990s All-Decade Team

Sterling Sharpe (7 seasons)
Elite player, career was derailed by injury

3× First-team All-Pro (1989, 1992, 1993)
5× Pro Bowl (1989, 1990, 1992–1994)
3× NFL receptions leader (1989, 1992, 1993)
2× NFL receiving touchdowns leader (1992, 1994)
NFL receiving yards leader (1992)

Sterling definitely was a HOF talent but let's not his omission diminish what Davis accomplished.
 
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