NFL Hall of Fame Thread

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Wed Jan 03, 2018 12:55 pm

So NFL will select between 4 and 8. Who do you have?

Ray Lewis, LB
Brian Urlacher, LB
Edgerrin James, RB
Randy Moss, WR
Terrell Owens, WR
Isaac Bruce, WR
John Lynch, S
Brian Dawkins, S
Everson Walls, DB
Ty Law, CB
Tony Boselli, OT
Kevin Mawae, C
Joe Jacoby, OT
Steve Hutchinson, OG
Alen Faneca, OG

Mine:
Ray Lewis, Urlacher, Moss, T.O, Jacoby, Faneca

duff · Post by **duff** » Wed Jan 03, 2018 1:08 pm

Urlacher
Moss
TO
Dawkins
Mawae
Jacoby
Faneca

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Wed Jan 03, 2018 1:10 pm

If the limit is 8 and you don't pick 8, I don't know what to say

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Jan 03, 2018 1:11 pm

Ryan wrote:If the limit is 8 and you don't pick 8, I don't know what to say

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Wed Jan 03, 2018 1:16 pm

Ryan wrote:If the limit is 8 and you don't pick 8, I don't know what to say

Different system than the Baseball Writers

NFL Hall of Fame wrote:What Happens After Someone is Nominated as a Modern-Era Nominee?
A nomination is NOT a vote for election. The Hall of Fame’s selection process includes multiple steps in which the nominees are scrutinized. The Hall facilitates the procedure of three successive reviews of increasing scrutiny with its 48 selectors. The first is a vote to reduce the long list of Modern-Era nominees (typically around 100) to 25 semifinalists, followed by a later vote to reduce to 15 finalists. At the annual “Selection Saturday" Meeting, the finalists are scrutinized even further by the Selectors, who after a thorough discussion of each nominee reduce the list from 15 to 10 and then 10 to 5. At that point, the five remaining nominees are voted on for membership on a yes or no basis. A minimum positive vote of 80 percent is necessary for election.

Who Selects New Hall of Fame Members?
The Pro Football Hall of Fame’s 48-person Selection Committee is charged with the vital task of continuing to be sure that new enshrinees are the finest the game has produced. [Pro Football Hall of Fame's Selection Process/List of Selection Committee members>>>]

The Committee consists of one media representative from each pro football city with two from New York, inasmuch as that city has two teams in the National Football League. There are 16 at-large selectors, all of whom are also active members of the media including one representative of the Pro Football Writers of America, and two members of the Hall of Fame.

The Selection Committee meets annually on "Selection Saturday," the day before the Super Bowl in the host city to elect new members to the Hall of Fame. There is no set number of new enshrinees, but the Committee’s current ground rules do stipulate that between four and eight new members will be selected each year. Every candidate is carefully scrutinized and must receive at least 80 percent approval of the Committee at the annual meeting before he can be elected.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Wed Jan 03, 2018 1:35 pm

So how can there be as many as 8 if one of the steps is to cut the list to 5?

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Wed Jan 03, 2018 1:39 pm

I think there are up to three spots chosen from everyone else by a committee.

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Wed Jan 03, 2018 1:40 pm

If it's 5, I'd go:

Owens
Lewis
Moss
Hutchison
Faneca

My next 3 would be:

Boselli
Dawkins
Urlacher

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Wed Jan 03, 2018 2:23 pm

Ryan wrote:So how can there be as many as 8 if one of the steps is to cut the list to 5?

I read their was no limit in another article but they generally select 4-8. The page where they describe the process is not as clear as the section I copied.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Wed Jan 03, 2018 3:00 pm

Ray Lewis, LB
Brian Urlacher, LB
Randy Moss, WR
Terrell Owens, WR
Isaac Bruce, WR
Brian Dawkins, S
Alen Faneca, OG

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Wed Jan 03, 2018 4:52 pm

Ray Lewis, Urlacher, Moss, T.O, Dawkins, Jacoby, Faneca

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Jan 03, 2018 4:57 pm

Pruitt wrote:Ray Lewis, LB
Brian Urlacher, LB
Randy Moss, WR
Terrell Owens, WR
Isaac Bruce, WR
Brian Dawkins, S
Alen Faneca, OG

Oh man. I was about to lose my shit thinking that you wanted Terrell Owens, Long Snapper, in the HOF.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Wed Jan 03, 2018 4:59 pm

Just a prediction and not my vote, but I think TO and Moss miss election, as “fuck you”s from people who dislike them.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Wed Jan 03, 2018 5:00 pm

Also, fuck Ray Lewis.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Wed Jan 03, 2018 5:04 pm

A_B wrote:
Pruitt wrote:Ray Lewis, LB
Brian Urlacher, LB
Randy Moss, WR
Terrell Owens, WR
Isaac Bruce, WR
Brian Dawkins, S
Alen Faneca, OG

Oh man. I was about to lose my shit thinking that you wanted Terrell Owens, Long Snapper, in the HOF.

I don't understand.

Also, fuck Ray Lewis.

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Wed Jan 03, 2018 5:31 pm

Jerloma wrote:Also, fuck Hall of Famer Ray Lewis.

FIFY

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Wed Jan 03, 2018 5:32 pm

Pruitt wrote:Also, fuck Hall of Famer Ray Lewis.

FIFYA

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Jan 03, 2018 6:20 pm

Pruitt wrote:
A_B wrote:
Pruitt wrote:Ray Lewis, LB
Brian Urlacher, LB
Randy Moss, WR
Terrell Owens, WR
Isaac Bruce, WR
Brian Dawkins, S
Alen Faneca, OG

Oh man. I was about to lose my shit thinking that you wanted Terrell Owens, Long Snapper, in the HOF.

I don't understand.

Also, fuck Ray Lewis.

Somehow I missed hat he positions were in original post and thought you added them

Post by **brian** » Wed Jan 03, 2018 6:24 pm

Besides Ray Lewis and OJ Simpson, are there any other murderers in the Hall of Fame? (Semi-legit question.)

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Jan 03, 2018 6:43 pm

Marvin Harrison.

Post by **brian** » Wed Jan 03, 2018 6:44 pm

mister d wrote:Marvin Harrison.

Oh yeah, good one.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Jan 03, 2018 7:34 pm

If you gave me the option of having all three mad at me, I think Harrison is the one I'd be most scared of.

Post by **brian** » Wed Jan 03, 2018 7:37 pm

I mean Simpson's got pretty bad arthritis now and all too, so....

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Thu Jan 04, 2018 10:19 am

Donte Stallworth and Leonard Little aren’t walking through that door.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Tue Sep 18, 2018 10:33 pm

bump

NFL Hall of Fame members threaten boycott of inductions

A group of Pro Football Hall of Famers led by Eric Dickerson is demanding health insurance coverage and a share of NFL revenues or else those former players will boycott the induction ceremonies.

I certainly don't have a problem with retired players trying to get increased benefits from the NFL. But, I don't like the fact that in this instance, they are trying to get it specifically only for members of the Hall of Fame.

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Wed Sep 19, 2018 8:33 am

sancarlos wrote: Tue Sep 18, 2018 10:33 pm bump

NFL Hall of Fame members threaten boycott of inductions

A group of Pro Football Hall of Famers led by Eric Dickerson is demanding health insurance coverage and a share of NFL revenues or else those former players will boycott the induction ceremonies.
I certainly don't have a problem with retired players trying to get increased benefits from the NFL. But, I don't like the fact that in this instance, they are trying to get it specifically only for members of the Hall of Fame.

This is what an article from The Onion would look like. You know, entering into a negotiation willingly giving up your biggest bargaining chip. And not telling the actual Hall of Famers that their names were being used in said idiotic endeavor. This is on a Ray Lewis level of intellectual bankruptcy. But yeah, he’s in the HOF so I guess it fits?

Post by **brian** » Wed Sep 19, 2018 9:49 am

sancarlos wrote: Tue Sep 18, 2018 10:33 pm bump

NFL Hall of Fame members threaten boycott of inductions

A group of Pro Football Hall of Famers led by Eric Dickerson is demanding health insurance coverage and a share of NFL revenues or else those former players will boycott the induction ceremonies.
I certainly don't have a problem with retired players trying to get increased benefits from the NFL. But, I don't like the fact that in this instance, they are trying to get it specifically only for members of the Hall of Fame.

I just think it's hilarious that it is the United States of America in microcosm. The 1 percent wielding power to get everything they can while fuck everyone else.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Sep 19, 2018 9:58 am

Don't forget that 50% of people who see this issue will cheerlead them on.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Sun Feb 03, 2019 10:01 am

HOF Class of 2019

Hard to argue with this bunch.

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Sun Feb 03, 2019 10:44 am

Pruitt wrote: Sun Feb 03, 2019 10:01 am HOF Class of 2019

Hard to argue with this bunch.

Agreed, who doesn’t love Ed Reed?

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Tue Feb 05, 2019 8:33 am

bfj wrote: Sun Feb 03, 2019 10:44 am
Pruitt wrote: Sun Feb 03, 2019 10:01 am HOF Class of 2019

Hard to argue with this bunch.
Agreed, who doesn’t love Ed Reed?

Texans fans?

Rams Fanny · Post by **Rams Fanny** » Tue Feb 05, 2019 1:13 pm

Passing over Issac Bruce (again) is a damn shame. 1000+ rec, 15,000+ yds rec, 91 TD, GW TD in a Super Bowl, 4 Pro Bowls. His crimes being he didn't seek out the media and Chris Berman never gave him a memorable nickname. Next year likely his last shot as big "stars" start coming due in 2021.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Tue Feb 05, 2019 1:57 pm

Rams Fanny wrote: Tue Feb 05, 2019 1:13 pm Passing over Issac Bruce (again) is a damn shame. 1000+ rec, 15,000+ yds rec, 91 TD, GW TD in a Super Bowl, 4 Pro Bowls. His crimes being he didn't seek out the media and Chris Berman never gave him a memorable nickname. Next year likely his last shot as big "stars" start coming due in 2021.

Without seeing any stats, I'd be willing to bet he had a lot fewer drops than Terrell Owens.

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Tue Feb 05, 2019 3:12 pm

Rams Fanny wrote: Tue Feb 05, 2019 1:13 pm Passing over Issac Bruce (again) is a damn shame. 1000+ rec, 15,000+ yds rec, 91 TD, GW TD in a Super Bowl, 4 Pro Bowls. His crimes being he didn't seek out the media and Chris Berman never gave him a memorable nickname. Next year likely his last shot as big "stars" start coming due in 2021.

The only guys that made it that I'd definitely take over Bruce are Reed and Champ Bailey. I'd rather have Bruce than Tony Gonzalez though it's not like Gonzalez and Law are slouches comparatively.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Tue Feb 05, 2019 5:31 pm

Bruce was fantastic. I kind of assumed he was in already.

EdRomero · Post by **EdRomero** » Sun Aug 04, 2019 10:57 am

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Sun Aug 04, 2019 11:25 am

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Sun Aug 04, 2019 11:32 am

Rams Fanny wrote: Tue Feb 05, 2019 1:13 pm Passing over Issac Bruce (again) is a damn shame. 1000+ rec, 15,000+ yds rec, 91 TD, GW TD in a Super Bowl, 4 Pro Bowls. His crimes being he didn't seek out the media and Chris Berman never gave him a memorable nickname. Next year likely his last shot as big "stars" start coming due in 2021.

When he retired, he was 2nd in NFL history (behind Rice, who never had a below elite arm throwing to him in his career) in Receiving Yards.

See, this is a great example of the NFL not giving a fuck about statistics.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Sun Aug 04, 2019 1:46 pm

EdRomero wrote: Sun Aug 04, 2019 10:57 am

Don Van Natta nails it:

rass · Post by **rass** » Sat Feb 01, 2020 6:13 pm

Yay Troy!