2007 Hall of Fame Class

Joe · 10-28-2006, 08:53 PM

Which first timers get in?

Paul Tagliabue
Terrell Davis
Randall Cunningham
Bruce Matthews
Randall McDaniel
Mark Stepnoski
Steve Wisniewski
Eric Allen
LeRoy Butler
Carnell Lake
Ricky Watters

I would say Tags and Matthews probably will/should get in.

Warhammer · 10-28-2006, 08:55 PM

Tags, Matthews, and Wisniewski.

TroyF · 10-28-2006, 09:10 PM

I don't think any of them are locks. Matthews should get iin on the first crack, but I'm not sure of anyone else deserving.

Izulde · 10-28-2006, 09:23 PM

Taglibue.

I'd like to see Cunningham get in, but didn't Warren Moon already go in last year?

General Mike · 10-28-2006, 09:28 PM

I think Tagliabue and Matthews get in this year. I'm not sure of the list of guys already on the ballot, but Michael Irvin has to get in eventually.

st.cronin · 10-28-2006, 09:30 PM

Randall Cunningham will get in. All qbs get in eventually.

bhlloy · 10-28-2006, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by TroyF

I don't think any of them are locks. Matthews should get iin on the first crack, but I'm not sure of anyone else deserving.

You don't think Tags deserves to get in first time? Personally I think this is the lock to end all locks... he handed the NFL over as clearly the number 1 pro sports league in the country.

Matthews is also a lock IMO, and I think Stepnoski may surprise a few people.

Interested to see who will get in via the veterans committee.

k0ruptr · 10-28-2006, 10:55 PM

I heart Ricky Watters...

miami_fan · 10-28-2006, 11:52 PM

I think Tags is the only lock among this group.

cthomer5000 · 10-29-2006, 12:06 AM

Tags and Bruce Matthews were the only two that would get my vote. I love Cunningham more than basically anyone, but no way is he a hall of famer.

miami_fan · 10-29-2006, 12:10 AM

You would think that this would be the year for some of these guys to get in. If not this year then when?

L.C. Greenwood
Russ Grimm
Claude Humphrey
Michael Irvin
Bob Kuechenberg
Art Monk
Derrick Thomas
Thurman Thomas
Gary Zimmerman
Richard Dent
Roger Wehrli
George Young

cthomer5000 · 10-29-2006, 12:13 AM

Thurman Thomas at his peak was really a monster. Get your hands on a a copy of Super Bowl XXV and watch a man carry a team on his back.

Izulde · 10-29-2006, 12:31 AM

I agree Thurman Thomas should've in by now.

Irvin, Monk, and Dent also deserve looks I'd say.

famatu · 10-29-2006, 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Izulde

I agree Thurman Thomas should've in by now.

Irvin, Monk, and Dent also deserve looks I'd say.

I don't know how Harry Carson got in before any of those guys. I think if Davis played 3 - 5 more years he would have been a lock. But since he retired early he's never going to make it.

miami_fan · 10-29-2006, 12:35 AM

It is amazing to me that the Hall of Fame only has 21 head coaches.

dervack · 10-29-2006, 01:48 AM

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Originally Posted by famatu

I don't know how Harry Carson got in before any of those guys. I think if Davis played 3 - 5 more years he would have been a lock. But since he retired early he's never going to make it.

I disagree. I think that there is a chance he will get in like Sayers.

rowech · 10-29-2006, 05:21 AM

Tagliabue and Matthews

Eaglesfan27 · 10-29-2006, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by miami_fan

I think Tags is the only lock among this group.

Ditto. I'd like to see Randall get in, but I don't think he does on the first ballot. Matthews is probable, but I don't think he is a lock.

Raiders Army · 10-29-2006, 09:25 AM

Tagliabue, Thurman Thomas, Michael Irvin, and Bruce Matthews.

I'd like to see Ricky Watters get in, but if Thurman Thomas isn't in before him there's something wrong here.

Joe · 10-29-2006, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by dervack

I disagree. I think that there is a chance he will get in like Sayers.

I don't think TD will get in. Things will hurt his chances IMO are playing with Elway, and playing with that dominant OL. The continued success of just plugging in any scrub at RB after Davis left will make it look like it was more the OL than him.

Raiders Army · 10-29-2006, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Joe

I don't think TD will get in. Things will hurt his chances IMO are playing with Elway, and playing with the cut-blocking OL. The continued success of just plugging in any scrub at RB after Davis left will make it look like it was more the cheating of the offensive line than him.

Agree and fixed.

Joe · 10-29-2006, 09:31 AM

oykib · 10-29-2006, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by famatu

I don't know how Harry Carson got in before any of those guys. I think if Davis played 3 - 5 more years he would have been a lock. But since he retired early he's never going to make it.

Crackhead words. It's been beaten to death. But Monk is not a HOFer. His numbers do not compare well eith his contemporaries. His Reception record was basically the result of being the first good player to play his entire career after the rule changes on how DBs could play defense.

Carson was something like a seven or eight time All-Pro IIRC.

You might have an argument about Dent, who was a truly dominant player. Irvin, IMO, is a HOFer. But I don't see a pressing need to put him in before some other deserving candidates.

Thurman Thomas should have been in on his first chance. Thomas's showing this year will give us all a preview of what Tiki Barber's campaigns will be like in 5 years-- assuming Tiki doesn't win the Bowl in February.

10-28-2006, 09:23 PM	#4
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General Mike Pro Starter Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: The State of Rutgers	I think Tagliabue and Matthews get in this year. I'm not sure of the list of guys already on the ballot, but Michael Irvin has to get in eventually. Last edited by General Mike : 10-28-2006 at 09:30 PM.

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st.cronin General Manager Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New Mexico	Randall Cunningham will get in. All qbs get in eventually. __________________ co-commish: bb-bbcf.net knives out

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miami_fan Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Land O Lakes FL	I think Tags is the only lock among this group. __________________ "Do not be indifferent in the face of historical lies. Do not be indifferent when you see the past being exploited for the needs of contemporary politics. Do not be indifferent when any minority suffers discrimination. For it's the essence of democracy that the majority wields the power, but at the same time, the rights of the minority must be respected." Marian Turski- former prisoner of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and death camp

10-28-2006, 08:55 PM	#2
Warhammer Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Dayton, OH	Tags, Matthews, and Wisniewski.

10-28-2006, 09:10 PM	#3
TroyF Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	I don't think any of them are locks. Matthews should get iin on the first crack, but I'm not sure of anyone else deserving.

10-29-2006, 12:10 AM	#11
miami_fan Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Land O Lakes FL	Finalist from 2005-2006 who did not get in You would think that this would be the year for some of these guys to get in. If not this year then when? L.C. Greenwood Russ Grimm Claude Humphrey Michael Irvin Bob Kuechenberg Art Monk Derrick Thomas Thurman Thomas Gary Zimmerman Richard Dent Roger Wehrli George Young __________________ "Do not be indifferent in the face of historical lies. Do not be indifferent when you see the past being exploited for the needs of contemporary politics. Do not be indifferent when any minority suffers discrimination. For it's the essence of democracy that the majority wields the power, but at the same time, the rights of the minority must be respected." Marian Turski- former prisoner of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and death camp

10-29-2006, 12:31 AM	#13
Izulde Head Coach Join Date: Sep 2004	I agree Thurman Thomas should've in by now. Irvin, Monk, and Dent also deserve looks I'd say. __________________ 2006 Golden Scribe Nominee 2006 Golden Scribe Winner Best Non-Sport Dynasty: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty) Rookie Writer of the Year Dynasty of the Year: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty)

10-29-2006, 12:35 AM	#15
miami_fan Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Land O Lakes FL	It is amazing to me that the Hall of Fame only has 21 head coaches. __________________ "Do not be indifferent in the face of historical lies. Do not be indifferent when you see the past being exploited for the needs of contemporary politics. Do not be indifferent when any minority suffers discrimination. For it's the essence of democracy that the majority wields the power, but at the same time, the rights of the minority must be respected." Marian Turski- former prisoner of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and death camp

10-29-2006, 05:21 AM	#17
rowech Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2006	Tagliabue and Matthews

10-29-2006, 09:25 AM	#19
Raiders Army Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Black Hole	Tagliabue, Thurman Thomas, Michael Irvin, and Bruce Matthews. I'd like to see Ricky Watters get in, but if Thurman Thomas isn't in before him there's something wrong here.

10-29-2006, 09:31 AM	#22
Joe Pro Starter Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Minneapolis	LOL

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