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NFL Hall of Fame Finalists Announced

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Need 80% of the votes to get in.

 

Bob Brown - Tackle - 1964-1968 Philadelphia Eagles, 1969-1970 Los Angeles Rams, 1971-1973 Oakland Raiders

 

Harry Carson - Linebacker - 1976-1988 New York Giants

 

Richard Dent - Defensive End - 1983-1993, 1995 Chicago Bears, 1994 San Francisco 49ers, 1996 Indianapolis Colts, 1997 Philadelphia Eagles

 

Carl Eller - Defensive End - 1964-1978 Minnesota Vikings, 1979 Seattle Seahawks

 

John Elway - Quarterback - 1983-1998 Denver Broncos

 

Cliff Harris - Safety - 1970-1979 Dallas Cowboys

 

Bob Hayes - Wide Receiver - 1965-1974 Dallas Cowboys, 1975 San Francisco 49ers

 

Lester Hayes - Cornerback - 1977-1986 Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders

 

Bob Kuechenberg - Guard - 1970-1984 Miami Dolphins

 

Jim Marshall - Defensive End - 1960 Cleveland Browns, 1961-1979 Minnesota Vikings

 

Art Monk - Wide Receiver - 1980-1993 Washington Redskins, 1994 New York Jets, 1995 Philadelphia Eagles

 

Barry Sanders - Running Back - 1989-1998 Detroit Lions

 

Rayfield Wright - Tackle - 1967-1979 Dallas Cowboys

 

George Young - General Manager/Administrator - 1968-1974 Baltimore Colts, 1974-1978 Miami Dolphins, 1979-1997 New York Giants, 1998-2001 National Football League

 

Gary Zimmerman - Tackle - 1986-1992 Minnesota Vikings, 1993-1997 Denver Broncos

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Guest Krazy Karter

Ralph Wilson Jr. gets robbed every year.

 

Come on, he was one of the AFL's founding owners and has an AFL Championship and four Super Bowl appearances under his belt.

 

He isn't getting any younger, either.

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Elway and Sanders are the obvious locks

 

I still don't understand why Marshall isn't in the HoF. He holds a couple of major defensive records, and has a consecutive game streak that puts Cal Ripken to shame

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Bob Hayes - Only 2 1,000+ yard seasons in an 11 year career, 5 10+ TD catches but the latter years really hurt him.

 

Art Monk - 12,000+ yards receiving in his career. Topped 100 catches only once, topped 1,000 yards 5 times in his 16 year career. Never had more then 8 TD catches in a season. 5th Most Receptions, 9th Most Receiving Yards should put him in.

 

John Elway - 50,000+ yards passing, 300 TD's, Also ran for over 3,000 yards. Topped 3,000 yards 11 times, 4,000 only once in 1993. Really exploded in TD/INT ratio towards the end of his career. #2 in career Pass Attempts, Completions and Passing Yards, #4 in TD's. Won 2 Super Bowls and has led many, many comebacks. Easy Shoo-in.

 

Barry Sanders - 15,000+ yards in only 10 seasons. Topped 10+ TD's in 6 of those years. Ranks #4 in Rushing Attempts, #3 in Yards, #6 in TD's, #4 in Yards from Scrimmage and #10 in Rushing & Receiving TD's. Another fairly easy Shoo-in.

 

I'll let somebody else tackle(no pun intended) the defensive players

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I'll let somebody else tackle(no pun intended) the defensive players

I'll cover the former Vikings D players

 

Jim Marshall:

282 consecutive starts, including 20 postseason games

NFL record for recovery of opponent's fumbles with 29.

127 (unofficial) sacks, 719 tackles and 269 assists

Two Pro Bowl appearances from 1968-69

 

Carl Eller:

130 (unofficial) sacks; 766 tackles and 202 assists;

23 opponent fumble recoveries.

All-NFL Team 1968-71, 1973

All-NFC Team 1970-73, 1975.

Six Pro Bowls from 1968-71, 1973-74.

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Guest Salacious Crumb
Jim Marshall:

282 consecutive starts, including 20 postseason games

NFL record for recovery of opponent's fumbles with 29.

127 (unofficial) sacks, 719 tackles and 269 assists

Two Pro Bowl appearances from 1968-69

 

You also forgot running a fumble back and scoring a TD for the other team. ;)

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Eller up here is considered the better player than Marshall.

 

I'm also curious why how many games you play should be a factor? It's certainly impressive, but if you don't have the numbers than you don't belong in the HOF.

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Jim Marshall:

282 consecutive starts, including 20 postseason games

NFL record for recovery of opponent's fumbles with 29.

127 (unofficial) sacks, 719 tackles and 269 assists

Two Pro Bowl appearances from 1968-69

 

You also forgot running a fumble back and scoring a TD for the other team. ;)

The Vikings won the game anyway, so it's not like that was a huge deal

 

Edit: Also, it wasn't a TD. Downing your ball in your own end zone is a safety, so it was only 2 points for the 49ers.

Edited by Angelslayer

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