Two first-year eligible nominees are among the 25 modern-era player semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2024.
  • monkeyhold99@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Man, Peppers was so good. A total force. 6’7, 300 lbs. Just an absolute monster of a human being.

  • bjohnson203@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    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.

    • MetaKoopa99@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      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

    • J-Fid@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      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.

    • rkunish@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      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.

  • Eagle4317@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    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.

  • pfref@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    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
      • BosLahodo@alien.topBEnglish
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        10 months ago

        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.

    • MetaKoopa99@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      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

  • blentz499@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Tiki Barber, RB – 1997-2006 New York Giants | (Times as a Semifinalist: 1 – 2024)

    How about no

  • Damien_Price@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I hope dirty ass Hines Ward never sniffs the hall. But there are some very deserving names on that list.

  • yic0@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Torry Holt’s duration as a Pro Football HoF semi-finalist is now longer than his NFL career.