re: Hines Ward.......Hall of Famer??????

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And Ward played for BC who ran the ball 40+ a game

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when big ben came along them stillers started throwing the ball more yinz knows its true he only had 5 1,000 yard season and even before big ben tommy maddox had 2 good years even one throwing for almost 3500 yards

are you from pittsburgh and just went to LSU?

unfortunately Colston hasn't even made a Pro Bowl yet

yeah, but I do not think Ward is a HOFer. He certainly isn't a lock, but the Stillers certainly seem to have a lot of pull in Canton.

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yeah, but I do not think Ward is a HOFer. He certainly isn't a lock, but the Stillers certainly seem to have a lot of pull in Canton.

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you can't argue sports with yinzer, pittsburgh is one of those extremely sheltered cities esp with their sports their players can do no wrong and are always the best

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if he gets in Colston better get in too

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REALLY?????????? Thats dumb. as of NOW.

heck no

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i agree. there's some serious hate flying around here clouding otherwise sane judgement

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The HOF should be reserved for the elite of elite. He's good, nobody here is saying Ward is some scrub. He just isn't HOF worthy.

Two Steeler legends who are HOF's

Swann:
Receptions 336
Yards 5,462
Touchdowns 51

Stallworth:
Receptions 537
Receiving Yards 8,723
Touchdowns 63

I would say Ward deserves to be in the HOF

Ward:
Receptions 1,000
Receiving Yards 12,083
Receiving TDs 85

Swann got in because of his highlight superbowl catches

Also try and make more relavant comparsions

Cris Carter

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1101 catches
13899 Yards
130 TDs

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Andre Reed

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951 Catches
13198 Yards
87 TDs

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Tim Brown

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1094 catches
14934 Yards
105 TDs

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All these guys havent been inducted after a ton of attempts and they have better/comparable stats

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What about HOF Michael Irvin, does he pass your relevant test?

Receptions 750
Receiving yards 11,904
Touchdowns 65

Hines stats are comparable/better than Irvins.

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You must be 15 years old if you think Hines is comparable to Irvin. Irvin was one of the most physically dominant receivers I've ever seen. He was an absolute monster and fearsome to play against. Irvin is the perfect case of someone whose impact on the field was far greater than his individual statistics even though his statistics were still pretty damn good. And as a fan of a divisional rival from the Steelers, I was always more scared of Plaxico Burress beating us than Hines Ward back when Ward was in his prime. Burress had a bigger impact on the game. I bet teams gameplanned to take away Burress than they did to negate Hines.

OK