Is (Insert Player Here) A Hall of Famer?

[ImTellinTim]

Quote: Originally Posted by Yrogergj24

Heads up guys, next one of these won't be until Monday Morning.

So you're gonna leave us with a punter and nothing for the weekend? Dirty pool.

[bigbob]

Without any doubt, if any punter should make it into the Hall-of-Fame, it should be Shane Lechler.

What Ray Guy did was great for his time, it was.

In his best season, he averaged 45.3 yards per punt. Lechler has done that 12 times in his career.

You can give Lechler any kind of field position you want and he's going to make sure that he puts your defense in the best possible outcome.

[55]

Quote: Originally Posted by rangerrick012

I'm a Raider fan, so biased here of course. I'll go with no, but only bc Ray Guy isn't in and should be. Seabass should be in though.

In the annals of pro football, Lechler is twice the punter that Janikowski is the placekicker.

[rangerrick012]

Quote: Originally Posted by 55

In the annals of pro football, Lechler is twice the punter that Janikowski is the placekicker.

Twice is a bit strong. They're both great, of course. Jano struggled when he first came in but I wouldn't take any kicker over him the past 10 years.

[Clemsonpanther]

Shane lechler: YES. Along with ray guy however. He has been a top 3 punter if not top for the nfl forever. The raiders, ESP in years like 2006 enabled him to showcase his ability.

[bkrich83]

Kickers or Punters have no business in the Hall of Fame.

[Kaiser Wilhelm]

Quote: Originally Posted by bkrich83

Kickers or Punters have no business in the Hall of Fame.

Not to disrupt this thread, but I sincerely disagree. Punters do far more than people want to admit. The Hall of Fame should acknowledge the greatest players of all time, this includes the greatest punters and kickers of all time.

I mean, if we are only going to include great football players, I think we should exclude every player since they stopped playing both sides of the ball seeing as players only specialized at one position beyond this point and time.

[bkrich83]

Quote: Originally Posted by Kaiser Wilhelm

Not to disrupt this thread, but I sincerely disagree. Punters do far more than people want to admit. The Hall of Fame should acknowledge the greatest players of all time, this includes the greatest punters and kickers of all time. I mean, if we are only going to include great football players, I think we should exclude every player since they stopped playing both sides of the ball seeing as players only specialized at one position beyond this point and time.

Greatest players of all time. Not guys who aren't players and are only on the field 3 or 4 times a game. It's the Hall of Fame.

With all the logjams we've had on the ballots recently, people really want to use one of the slots on a punter or a kicker? If guys like Drew Pearson, Jerry Kramer, Cris Carter or Terrell Davis aren't in the Hall, why would we put Ray Guy or Janikowski in? Does anyone really believe Sebastian Janikowski had the same kind of impact on the football landscape as Drew Pearson or Davis?

Come on.