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Man, Peppers was so good. A total force. 6’7, 300 lbs. Just an absolute monster of a human being.
Peppers
Willis
Gates
Wayne
Hester
I may just be a homer but i think it’s Woodsons time to get in
What does everyone think on Steve McMichael? I am so conflicted, I have been following his social media run by his wife, they want him in so bad, let’s be real, I don’t know that Steve is here in another year to see it, this has to be his year, but I don’t know that his numbers are good enough to make it. Emotionally I want it but realistically I don’t know that it happens.
He was nominated via senior committee alongside the other finalists Randy Gradishar and Art Powell. Making it to the senior finalist stage these days is typically a guarantee for induction, so I’d bet with confidence that he makes the cut this year
He’s being nominated via the Senior Committee, meaning he’s a virtual lock to be inducted this year. Between all the secondary committees, I think there’s only ever been one person nominated that that didn’t get inducted in that year.
Good to know, thank you for the info, I really didn’t know how that worked.
No way James Harrison gets jn
This time definitely not, but history suggests any player who is a semi-finalist on their first ballot is pretty likely to get in the HOF eventually & he was a semi-finalist last year.
Peppers and Gates are locks, and this feels like the year for Willis to finally get in. After those 3, I think they’ll be discussions about a lot of Wide Receivers right on the bubble.
Why would Willis get in over London Fletcher?
A ranking of the semifinalists by PFR’s HOF Monitor, which estimates the strength of a player’s chances of eventually being a HOF inductee:
Player Last Year Pos HOFm Rank among eligible non-HOFers at position Julius Peppers 2018 DE 119.75 1 Antonio Gates 2018 TE 113.63 1 Reggie Wayne 2014 WR 109.14 1 last year finalist Torry Holt 2009 WR 107.22 2 last year finalist Steve Smith 2016 WR 98.91 3 last year semifinalist Jahri Evans 2017 G 95.75 1 last year semifinalist Andre Johnson 2016 WR 93.91 4 last year finalist Dwight Freeney 2017 DE 86.55 2 last year finalist Anquan Boldin 2016 WR 80.02 8 last year semifinalist James Harrison 2017 OLB 74.93 2 last year semifinalist Hines Ward 2011 WR 74.67 9 last year semifinalist Jared Allen 2015 DE 71.15 6 last year finalist Ricky Watters 2001 RB 64.39 3 last year semifinalist Eric Allen 2001 DB 60.45 14 last year semifinalist Willie Anderson 2008 T 60.03 7 last year finalist Tiki Barber 2006 RB 58 6 London Fletcher 2013 ILB 55.98 8 last year semifinalist Fred Taylor 2010 RB 53.4 10 last year semifinalist Devin Hester 2016 RET/WR 50.4 N/A last year finalist Rodney Harrison 2008 DB 47.28 31 last year semifinalist Eddie George 2004 RB 46.66 14 Robert Mathis 2016 DE 46.65 23 last year semifinalist I’m surprised to see Wilfork and Woodson so low tbh
Wilfork played the ultimate “impact doesn’t show up on the box score” position.
He’d eat up 2 blockers at a time and still move them out of the way allowing easier tackles for other players.
Switch Hines Ward with Devin Hester and all is good.
I find it interesting that Robert Mathis has made it to the semifinalist stage three times already and John Abraham has had zero HOF momentum since he retired. The awards, the sacks, the approximate value, and the overall career impact all lean toward Abraham
Just that top 5. Just put them in. Get 2 receivers to help the backlog. Done.
how is Darren Woodson not on this list? Dude was a stud, brilliant in coverage and run support.
Fred Taylor is gonna be on this list for the rest of time.
At least he’s on the list. Shaun Alexander scored 112 TDs and he can’t even get on a shortlist.
Man I loved watching him play.
Oh this forms the nucleus of players I grew up watching. Man.
This is r/nfl. Why is a basketball player the main image for this article.
Tiki Barber, RB – 1997-2006 New York Giants | (Times as a Semifinalist: 1 – 2024)
How about no
He should be
He’s got his connections. He’ll probably get in.
Ronde Barber, yes. Tiki Barber, never.
I hope dirty ass Hines Ward never sniffs the hall. But there are some very deserving names on that list.
Torry Holt still not being in is wild, man. Hope this is his year.
I feel like Isaac Bruce had to wait forever too.
Torry Holt’s duration as a Pro Football HoF semi-finalist is now longer than his NFL career.
Genuinely crazy he isn’t in yet, he should be a shoo-in.