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lsutigers1992 
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| Morten Andersen Not a HOF Finalist (Posted on 1/11/13 at 9:00 am)
The finalist list is out. Andersen did not advance.
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It's gonna be hard for Andersen to get in for a while. A lot of very good players are in the same boat and/or ahead of him. Plus, he's a kicker and a lot of people don't think he belongs in anyway.
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Thracken13 
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| re: Morten Andersen Not a HOF Finalist (Posted on 1/11/13 at 9:03 am to lsutigers1992)
thats the sad thing about the NFL - Kickers get snubbed to much.
Andersen deserves to be in the HOF.
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lsutigers1992
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| re: Morten Andersen Not a HOF Finalist (Posted on 1/11/13 at 9:05 am to Thracken13)
Ray Guy wasn't even a semifinalist. It's an uphill battle. If he doesn't break through in the next few years, people will forget about him and new names will take his place.
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Jayson78
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| re: Morten Andersen Not a HOF Finalist (Posted on 1/11/13 at 9:06 am to Thracken13)
That's BS. Wonder just how many games came down to a kick and kicker put it through for the win. Kickers get no respect at all. And Morten deserves to be there.
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quail man 
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| re: Morten Andersen Not a HOF Finalist (Posted on 1/11/13 at 10:14 am to lsutigers1992)
don't understand how someone who is top-3 all-time at a position that isn't long snapper can't make it in...isn't he like 2nd all time in points scored?
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Turbeauxdog 
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| re: Morten Andersen Not a HOF Finalist (Posted on 1/11/13 at 10:49 am to lsutigers1992)
I'm no knight of kickers, but the lack of representation in the hall is an embarrassment. If kicking/punting are important, put the best ones in, if it's not important, take it out of the game.
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quail man
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| re: Morten Andersen Not a HOF Finalist (Posted on 1/11/13 at 10:55 am to Turbeauxdog)
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if it's not important, take it out of the game
kinda what Goodell is doing at this point 
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Catman88
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| re: Morten Andersen Not a HOF Finalist (Posted on 1/11/13 at 11:56 am to quail man)
He is #1 all time by something like 100 points.
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BarbeTiger
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| re: Morten Andersen Not a HOF Finalist (Posted on 1/11/13 at 12:03 pm to lsutigers1992)
If Cris Carter doesn't get in this year then no one should
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blueslover
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| re: Morten Andersen Not a HOF Finalist (Posted on 1/11/13 at 12:16 pm to BarbeTiger)
kicker and punters do need to have some sort of attention for the HOF. There's only one kicker, Jan Stenerud, in the HOF. NO punters. C'mon, you may not think of them as ballers but the very best of all time should get in.
Every time Hartley misses a FG it seems someone is calling for his head. Check THIS He's #8 Alltime in best FG % at 84.5%. Compare to Vinatieri 82.6 or Anderson 79.7
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laxer17
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| re: Morten Andersen Not a HOF Finalist (Posted on 1/11/13 at 10:16 pm to blueslover)
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Every time Hartley misses a FG it seems someone is calling for his head. Check THIS He's #8 Alltime in best FG % at 84.5%
It seems like he misses so much more for some reason
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Bayou
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| re: Morten Andersen Not a HOF Finalist (Posted on 1/12/13 at 8:14 am to Thracken13)
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thats the sad thing about the NFL - Kickers get snubbed to much. Andersen deserves to be in the HOF.
The sad thing about the NFL is that they have "thing" against the New Orleans Saints
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BarbeTiger
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| re: Morten Andersen Not a HOF Finalist (Posted on 1/12/13 at 11:35 am to blueslover)
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Every time Hartley misses a FG it seems someone is calling for his head. Check THIS He's #8 Alltime in best FG % at 84.5%. Compare to Vinatieri 82.6 or Anderson 79.7
But but but he's emo
This post was edited on 1/12 at 11:35 am
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htran90
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| re: Morten Andersen Not a HOF Finalist (Posted on 1/12/13 at 12:06 pm to BarbeTiger)
hartley may have a good fg%, but when you need a clutch kicker and don't have one...it just makes things ugly as hell.
if he were missing 40-50+ yarders instead of these 30-somethings, I wouldn't have an issue.
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lsutigers1992
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| re: Morten Andersen Not a HOF Finalist (Posted on 1/12/13 at 12:06 pm to BarbeTiger)
Adam Vinateiri will be the next kicker in the HOF.
Anderson's campaign is hurt because the Saints don't have a big influential writer in their corner in the room, like the Steelers and Giants for example do. Also, there are a ton of kickers over or near 80 percent now. Almost everybody has a great kicker. People who look at the statistics now don't realize that in his time, it was almost literally Morten Andersen, Gary Anderson, and then a bunch of average kickers and/or flashes in the pan.
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TigerBait1127
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| re: Morten Andersen Not a HOF Finalist (Posted on 1/12/13 at 12:18 pm to lsutigers1992)
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Adam Vinateiri will be the next kicker in the HOF.
if Ray Guy can't make it, im not sure any kicker/punter will
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LC412000
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| re: Morten Andersen Not a HOF Finalist (Posted on 1/12/13 at 1:49 pm to lsutigers1992)
My 14 nominees would be (highlighted in bold):
Guard Larry Allen
tackle Jonathan Ogden
defensive tackle Warren Sapp
defensive end Michael Strahan
Running back Jerome Bettis
wide receiver Tim Brown,
wide receiver Cris Carter
wide receiver Andre Reed,
guard Will Shields,
defensive end Charles Haley
linebacker Kevin Greene
cornerback Aeneas Williams
Bill Parcells
Ed DeBartolo, Jr.
former Browns owner Art Modell.
Kicker Morten Andersen,
safety John Lynch,
cornerback Albert Lewis,
safety Steve Atwater,
coach Don Coryell
running back Roger Craig
running back Terrell Davis
tackle Joe Jacoby
linebacker Karl Mecklenburg
former commissioner Paul Tagliabue
special teamer Steve Tasker
executive George Young
My selections would be:
tackle Jonathan Ogden
wide receiver Tim Brown,
wide receiver Cris Carter
Bill Parcells
tackle Joe Jacoby
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lsutigers1992
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| re: Morten Andersen Not a HOF Finalist (Posted on 1/12/13 at 2:16 pm to LC412000)
Can't go with Parcells.
Mr. Self proclaimed "buy the groceries" guy wouldn't have any rings if he wouldn't have INHERITED LT, Phil Simms, Harry Carson, and a few others. George Young bought his groceries.
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LC412000
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| re: Morten Andersen Not a HOF Finalist (Posted on 1/12/13 at 2:20 pm to lsutigers1992)
I can swap George Young for Parcells
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