re: Pro Football HOF finalists announced

Posted by More beer please

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Posted on 1/5/21 at 8:18 pm to Ghost of Colby

If Faneca doesn’t get it then why included linemen?

Posted by MickeyLikesDags21

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Posted on 1/5/21 at 8:19 pm to IS_IT_GAMEDAY

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Peyton Manning: lock
Charles Woodson: lock
Zach Thomas: lock
Calvin Johnson: lock
Alan Faneca: hopefully

The only one that MIGHT not be a lock is Thomas. Admittedly he was a little before I paid attention & that thread comparing him to kuechly is still fresh in my mind. I'm sure I'm incredibly wrong though. Johnson, manning and Woodson are all guarantees.

Posted by sms151t

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Posted on 1/5/21 at 8:20 pm to More beer please

Because a better OL is on the final ballot

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Posted by SteelerBravesDawg

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Posted on 1/5/21 at 8:22 pm to 88Wildcat

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Megatron was the best WR of his generation

Julio Jones says hello

Posted by DBG

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Posted on 1/5/21 at 8:23 pm to sms151t

Boselli is in no way more deserving than Faneca

Posted by More beer please

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Posted on 1/5/21 at 8:24 pm to sms151t

Lulz

Posted by MickeyLikesDags21

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Posted on 1/5/21 at 8:26 pm to 88Wildcat

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LOL at anyone who thinks Calvin Johnson was a non-generational player. He was easily the best wide receiver of his generation.

Exactly, Johnson is easily the best of his generation. It's blowing my mind some are questioning if Johnson is going to get in. Every now and then I'll pull up his highlight reel on YouTube just to watch again. He was amazing.

Freaking monster in fantasy too

Posted by Kenny Wu

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Posted on 1/5/21 at 8:27 pm to Mizz-SEC

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The NFL writers are very deliberate with how they induct non-generational players which means Megatron will have to wait.

Posted by DownSouthCrawfish

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Posted on 1/5/21 at 8:29 pm to DBG

No way Megatron gets in 1st ballot.

Posted by sms151t

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Posted on 1/5/21 at 8:32 pm to DBG

Oh so we are going to say the 2nd best Tackle ever isn’t more deserving? The man was on All 90’s team yet didn’t start until 96? Yeah he’s deserving and I’d say moreso than Faneca.

Was All Pro from 97-00 when shoulder was hurt. Pro Bowl from first year.

Boselli is the better OL than Faneca and argued more deserving.

If TD and Warner get in so easy it’s criminal Boselli isn’t in already.

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Posted by 1BamaRTR

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Posted on 1/5/21 at 8:35 pm to MickeyLikesDags21

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Johnson, manning and Woodson are all guarantees.

Johnson will probably get in but he’s not on the same level in terms of achievements as Woodson or Manning. Those guys are 100% in. There’s not a single person out there that thinks those two don’t deserve to get in their first year. Meanwhile there at least some people out there that don’t think Johnson is a first ballot guy.

Posted by DaBeerz

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Posted on 1/5/21 at 8:37 pm to DBG

Faneca
Johnson
Manning
Woodson
Holt

Posted by DBG

vermont

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Posted on 1/5/21 at 8:38 pm to sms151t

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Oh so we are going to say the 2nd best Tackle ever isn’t more deserving?

Says you

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The man was on All 90’s team yet didn’t start until 96?

So? They had 4 tackles and he was 1 of them.

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Was All Pro from 97-00 when shoulder was hurt. Pro Bowl from first year.

Faneca has 6 1st team all pros vs. Bosellis 3. Plus 2 more 2nd teams. Oh and Faneca played more than double the career games.

Posted by Mizz-SEC

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Posted on 1/5/21 at 8:39 pm to 88Wildcat

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LOL at anyone who thinks Calvin Johnson was a non-generational player. He was easily the best wide receiver of his generation.

Randy Moss says "Hey".

I just heard an actual voter talk about it last week and he said Johnson retiring early is going to work against him, particularly at wide receiver where the waits have been 6-10 years.

Whatever though. If he gets in bump this thread and say "I told you so".

Posted by molsusports

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Posted on 1/5/21 at 8:40 pm to MickeyLikesDags21

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Exactly, Johnson is easily the best of his generation

That's not a cut and dried statement. Even if you discount the overlap with Moss and Owens, Julio Jones also had better numbers

Owens shouldn't have had to wait even if he was a jerk but Megatron retiring early will delay his entry I think.

Posted by sms151t

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Posted on 1/5/21 at 8:43 pm to DBG

No not says me. I just am distributing information posted by others

So was Faneca on the All Decade team by just playing half? No.

Injuries

Again to say Boselli isn’t better or more deserving is as you say your opinion.

If you look at my first post in this thread you may want to see who I said should get in. (Hint there’s a Tiger listed)

Posted by Ghost of Colby

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Posted on 1/5/21 at 8:56 pm to sms151t

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The man was on All 90’s team

Boselli was on the 2nd team All decade team along with Richmond Webb, who has never been a finalist for the HOF.

Boselli was a Pro Bowler 5 times

Faneca made 1st team All Pro 6 times, and was a 1st team OL on the 2000’s All Decade team.

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Oh so we are going to say the 2nd best Tackle ever isn’t more deserving?

2nd best Tackle ever? Tyron Smith has had a better career than Boselli.

Posted by WhiteMandingo

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Posted on 1/5/21 at 9:15 pm to DBG

Manning,woodson,faneca,barber, wayne