The Hall of Fame: This is a Good Time to be a Cowboy
by Rafael Vela on Feb 3, 2010 11:21 PM CST
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PrintFor years, Cowboys fans carried a massive grudge against the Hall of Fame. The perception grew, with some justification, that a bias existed against older Cowboys greats. The mysterious black balling of Rayfield Wright when he faced a simple up-or-down vote in 2004 drew outrage from beat writers outside of Dallas, who felt he had been treated cruelly. Randy Galloway, the dean of Metroplex scribes, coined the term "Cow-bias" and inspired a campaign which questioned the Hall's voting and its transparency.
And what has ensued in the years since the push?
A flood of Cowboys into the Hall. Wright got a second shot, courtesy of the veteran's committee, and got his long-due call. Last year Bob Hayes earned his overdue place in football's pantheon.
Saturday will bring the announcement that Emmitt Smith will headline the class of 2010, along with Jerry Rice. That's five Cowboys in five years. If Charley Haley gets one of the remaining spots in this very deep crop, we'll see six-in-five, with Deion Sanders, Larry Allen and Darren Woodson still on the horizon. Haley is getting his share of support, with Michael Lombardi making his pitch today.
Some Cowboys fans are still bitter over the slights Drew Pearson and Chuck Howley have received. They deserve better, but do a lot of players on other franchises. The current Hall voters have done an excellent job at lessening the backlog of Hall-worthy candidates in recent years. To blame them for the errors of the past is like blaming the children for their father's misdeeds.
Five Cowboys in five seasons, in the meantime, looks awfully good to me. But I'm greedy. I want to hear Haley's name on Saturday morning as well.
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Deck the halls!
The tribulations of Winter...
90% of Americans say 'OH SHIT!' before going into the ditch on a slippery road.
The other 10% are from TEXAS and they say, 'HOLD MY BEER AND WATCH THIS!!!'
Regarding your sig
having lived in several states, i can tell you 90% of the Texans wind up in the ditch cause they don’t know how to drive in winter conditions.
agreed...
however I can say that having lived in Texas and Missouri that 90% of people that wind up in the ditch were overconfident about the abilities of their SUV :)
endeavor to persevere
by captain caveman on Feb 4, 2010 8:27 AM CST up reply actions
this is an incredibly telling and completely underrated reply
I do luv Texans … they put the “kick ass” in America :)
Doomsday returns... Wade Phillips style.
It's also the road conditions.
I doubt Texas as a whole puts 1/10 the amount of resources in salt trucks as does Pennsylvania. It’s completely reasonable considering that San Antonio isn’t preparing for tsunami’s.
exactly, Salt trucks
From December through March, my vehicle is covered in salt, I don’t see it’s natural color until Spring.
In Romo we Trust
this is all true
I was just being snarky, but I do recall two times in central texas when the roads iced up and it was demolition derby. People do not adjust their speed for the icy conditions.
i live in central texas
I simply don’t leave home when it’s icey. I could do my work at home though, so perhaps I am lucky
by AustonianAggie on Feb 4, 2010 12:56 PM CST up reply actions
I live in Minnesota
And even here people mistake 4 wheel drive for 4 wheel BRAKES, somehow thinking that 4 wheel drive is going to help you STOP better on icy roads. Go figure!
Guess that's my queue to change the sig.
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
Deion
I wonder what Deion’s gonna go in as? Falcon or Cowboy?
How about a 49er?
I would want him to be a Cowboy of course, but he did win a ring with SF first.
With Free Agency becoming so prevelant, maybe players could start to go in under dual helmets.
Or with the simple moniker Merc
I don't think it matters.
Deion will be more recognized as a Cowboy, but he was a big time mercenary.
Falcons, 49ers, Cowboys, Redskins, Ravens. That’s nearly a 6th of the league.
It seems like people always talk about him as a cowboy
by AustonianAggie on Feb 4, 2010 11:06 AM CST up reply actions
Deion is a showboat
And he lives in Dallas. He will go in as a Cowboy. Maybe he will try to get Jerry to pay him a bonus to go in as a Cowboy.
I hope he doesn't go in as a cowboy
He is not one of ours.
by Dave Chappelle Jr. AKA Felix Jones on Feb 4, 2010 12:06 PM CST up reply actions
I might be wrong but
I do believe that in the NFL a player does not specify a team that he goes into the Hall of Fame under. All teams that he played for gets credit as having that player. Which is why you will see Mike Ditka listed both as a Cowboy and as a Bear.
That's right
Players enter the HOF as players, not as members of a team.
Still, it would be great to see Deion go in as a Washington Redskin. One last dig to piss of the Skins’ fan base.
Keep doing what you been doing, keep getting what you been getting.
*off*
Keep doing what you been doing, keep getting what you been getting.
I'm a lot angrier at Jerry for not putting Drew in the Ring of Honor
than I am at the Hall.
I mean, come on, those of us who were watching then know what he means to this franchise.
Just like some people joke that Bradshaw should thank Lynn Swan every morning, the argument could be made that Roger Staubach owes quite a bit to Pearson-especially the
“Captain Comeback” moniker. And that’s a lot coming from me-Roger’s my #1 Cowboy of all time!
But the recent technology allowing wide release of those old games only solidifies my admiration for what Drew did-he made some tough catches and took some big hits.
And Cowboys fans all know how his stats dwarf Swann’s….
Pessimists say the cup is half-empty, while optimists say it's half-full. Well, isn't it both? Realist Larry, 2009
by Realist Larry on Feb 4, 2010 12:21 AM CST up reply actions
+1 Completely agree
It’s a shame…. I do have faith that this will happen. I know that people have been on Jerrys case about it. Now, he did say that no one would be added this year being the first in the new stadium but that others could be added thereafter.
I fully expect Drew to be added in the next year or so.
by Road Warrior on Feb 4, 2010 10:31 AM CST up reply actions
Cannot be said enough...
Imagine this year without Miles… or better yet an Aikman year with Irvin… THAT is how much Pearson meant to Staubach.
Staubach will forever be my favorite Cowboy. You almost can’t be a Cowboys fan High School class of ‘81 and think otherwise. But in the same breath I’ll never forget how great Pearson was. Look no further than the Hail Mary game… I believe Pearson caught at least two critical catches (one a 3rd / one a 4th and long?) BEFORE the Hail Mary even happened. And all of that on an icey field with rabid fans and a Purple-People-Eaters pass rush.
But forget how clutch he ALWAYS was … just his numbers are enough for entry. TO doesn’t hold a candle to undrafted Drew.
Doomsday returns... Wade Phillips style.
... uh ... that's: withOUT Irvin
… but you already knew that :)
Doomsday returns... Wade Phillips style.
My most memorable Pearson moment...
Him puking Gatorade on the sidelines after a deep pattern. Then showing up in the next series making his “typical” plays.
That was heart and beyond.
LOL, BTW high school class of ’66 ;-)
When in doubt, empty your magazine
Watching football in the Dick Butkis era ...
I forgot about that Pearson story, good one. And how about Walt Garrison getting knocked the Frick OUT and returning later in the same game. Those were some tough bastards.
Doomsday returns... Wade Phillips style.
Jerry and Drew had a falling out about
something to do with Drew’s sports clothing shop back in the early 90s. Drew has said that Jerry may never put him in the ring because of that. I would think after all these years they both would get over it and Jerry puts Drew in the ring where he belongs.
is there no ring of honor commitee
Or is Jerry the entire “committee?” If that is the case, Jerry really needs to take seriously his own notion that he is the caretaker of this franchise. It should not be his decision alone.
by Dave Chappelle Jr. AKA Felix Jones on Feb 4, 2010 12:10 PM CST up reply actions
True but....
Jerry would publicly disagree with you. He would say he is the caretaker of something much greater than himself. Too bad, according to you, that statement is all spin.
by Dave Chappelle Jr. AKA Felix Jones on Feb 4, 2010 5:40 PM CST up reply actions
Haley has more Super Bowl rings than any other player. He was a game changer.
It would be an injustice to keep him out.
He's the Robert Horry of the NFL.
I completely would vote for Horry to get into the HOF. How could the story of the NBA be told without him.
i thought Vinatieri was on IR?
don’t they have Matt Stover playing his spot?
by AustonianAggie on Feb 4, 2010 12:57 PM CST up reply actions
well whatever he does SB sunday, it will be the lowest preasure SB he ever participated in
by AustonianAggie on Feb 4, 2010 1:29 PM CST up reply actions
he should be out partyin' til dawn if he has any sense of timing :)
Doomsday returns... Wade Phillips style.
Yes but he did kick for them during the season
They’ll give him one…
Cowboys fan since 1978.. I was 3 years old
Nice point Raf
The hall selection/voters committee seems to have pulled their head out in the last few years. So when does Lee Roy Jordan get the nod? Side note, there is nothing I hate worse than inductions post-humously. Last year was bittersweet…long overdue.
"The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart."
totally agree ... sadly overdue
… as if these hall guys are allowed to write their own history book.
But Raf makes a great point:
The current Hall voters have done an excellent job at lessening the backlog of Hall-worthy candidates in recent years. To blame them for the errors of the past is like blaming the children for their father’s misdeeds.
Hopefully the trend will continue… Drew is so overdue it’s silly.
Doomsday returns... Wade Phillips style.
I think Danny White should be in the Hall
honestly i very rearely saw him play, I was around 5, but his stats are good.
definitely underrated...and unappreciated during his time here....
one of my favorites….but not HOF material
I was a fan of Quincy...
Though I will acknowledge that he too is not HOF worthy.
Danny White would in the Hall
of the Very Good. Heckuva player. Awfully good. But not HOF material.
Side note: My earliest memory of the the Cowboys is that ’81 NFC championship. I still get pissed about Danny not seeing the rush & losing the ball on that final drive.
by Perry the Platypus on Feb 4, 2010 6:07 PM CST up reply actions
Howley, Harvey Martin
They are the true snubs. Drew frankly deserves to get in since Stallworth and Swann did.
Had the Cowboys won Super Bowls 10 and/or 13
then drew just might be in and either Stallworth, Swan or both might not be.
The NFC East has won 11 Super Bowls; oddly none of those have come courtesy of the Eagles.
Drew Pearson...
was the most feared receiver in the league in the ’70’s. He caught the most famous pass in NFL history- the 1st “Hail Mary”. He single handedly beat Washington on national TV on Thanksgiving day. He won the Atlanta playoff game in the early 80’s with multiple big plays late. All of that was with 3 different QB’s.
He led the league in receptions. He was all-pro. He was voted to the Team of the Decade for the ’70’s. He played in multiple Super Bowls and was the top offensive threat (non-QB) for the Cowboys in every one of them. Plus, go watch Tony Dorsett’s long TD runs on youtube. Pearson is blocking downfield like a fiend on EVERY one.
The Hall is missing one of the great legends of the game. If it truly is a Hall of FAME, take my word for it that there were few players in the ’70’s that were more famous (or better at their position).
as said previously....
jerry should get off his ass and put him in the ring of honor…he at least deserves that
I like that the ring of honor is even more exclusive than the HOF.
And I’m too young to appreciate Pearson, but considering all of what you say, it certainly does seem to be warranted.
except it is not
There are guys in the ring of honor who are not in the Hall, but there are no players who spent the bulk of their careers with Dallas who are in the Hall but not in the ring
Lifetime Cowboys Fan from the Swamps of Jersey
More Pearson
he won a playoff game as a rookie in 1973, caught a Super Bowl TD pass and let’s not forget was an undrafted free agent/former college QB.
Howley is just as deserving a HOFer. GREAT regular season stats, key player on original Doomsday, and turned it up a notch in the postseason – in Super Bowls V and VI, he had 3 ints and 2 fumble recoveries himself, and of course the only Super Bowl MVP by a player from the losing team.
Amen
These are all very solid facts and Drew was a great WR and won Championships. In my book that gets him in. As for Swann and Stallworth, well, they did win Championships, so they should be in, but I still don’t think they were as good as Drew.
Ahab the Arab
I say keep an eye on this kid, this Louie the Looper. He's going places!
A Good Litmus Test for Cow-Bias
Anyone who doesn’t vote for Emmit as a first ballot HOF’er.
On a funner note, as a Realtor I tour houses every Wednesday for MLS tour. I saw 2 autographed Tony Dorsett footballs in two different houses. It cracks me up how he puts “HOF” under every one of his autographs. He certainly has the right, but it still cracks me up. I wonder if he does that on his checks.
Greetings from the Humungus, the Ruler of the Wasteland, the Ayatollah of Rock and Roll-A. I laugh at your puny plans.
Don't underestimate that HOF in the siggy.....
in fact, that’s yet another benefit. It’s said that their merchandise (at shows and auctions) are worth a lot more money with the HOF as part of their signings.
by Road Warrior on Feb 4, 2010 10:35 AM CST up reply actions
Emmit in the HOF,
he had the most yards and the most TDs of any RB ever. But is he the greatest RB of all times? I have said for years that Jim Brown was the greatest ever. What do yall think?
Runningback is probably one of the hardest postions to rank I think.
I never saw Jim Brown play and while I don’t hold it against him that he was playing against competition that was smaller and slower than him, I do often wonder what his stats would be if he was playing on more of an even level.
by The Immortal Iron Fist AKA AFB on Feb 4, 2010 11:58 AM CST up reply actions
I always thought that's
what made him the best ever. He was a RB in the 50sand 60s that if played today would be the best in the NFL IMO.
Maybe...
I doubt he would be churning in 5 yard averages every season.
by The Immortal Iron Fist AKA AFB on Feb 4, 2010 1:21 PM CST up reply actions
You can't compare apples to oranges.
If the NBA progresses to where guards average 6’7 and all centers are over 7 foot… would that take away from what Michael Jordan did?
I never got to see Jim Brown play (or at least I don’t remember) … but I have seen a comparable guy in a similar sport: Rugby. A HUGE Tongan (polynesian) guy played for the New Zealand All-Blacks in a recent Rugby World Cup (well, 8 years ago, but recent enough for this old guy to remember) … anyway, where was i?…
Think of Rugby like this: all the guys in every other country that would star on your HS football team if they happened to show up on some exchange program… take the best of them and you have rugby athletes – huge guys from South Africa and the South Pacific… the national teams boast many many guys that would be NFL stars – fast linebackers and running backs.
In steps Johna Lomu, and made all of ‘em look small and slow. He dominated every game. And the All-Blacks walked with the trophy. I’m looking for a good video link to add below…
You get the point – Jim Brown was a MONSTER in his era, and while I think Emmitt is and amazing back, I think of him as second to Mr. Brown.
Doomsday returns... Wade Phillips style.
Jim Brown Was the Greatest
He utterly dominated his era. One of the quick checks to see how much a player dominated his era is to look at the different statistical categories where he led the league. You won’t find a back who comes close to his career domination
Payton and Smith were the next two best backs, in that order.
I don’t know how well Brown would have performed in the current era, and don’t find that argument particularly interesting. True, today’s players are faster and stronger (and better coached). But the flip side of that argument is that Brown dominated for a decade without all the medical, nutritional, training and coaching benefits enjoyed by the current generation.
All true, but could JB block as well as Roy Williams?
Lifetime Cowboys Fan from the Swamps of Jersey
I don't really care for Jim Brown.
It is because of some of his political statements or maybe supporting Duane Thomas when he was being a knucklehead. But I cannot dispute your claim on how he compared to the competition of his day. That is the same argument I us to claim Babe Ruth was the greatest baseball player to ever play the game.
I disagree
Emmitt was a much better blocker and receiver than Brown, not even close, and thats why Emmitt is better.
Emmitt was complete, could do it all while Brown was a one trick pony.
In Romo we Trust
It was a different era, and backs were not passing targets
I have never heard any disparaging comments concerning Brown’s blocking ability. Where are you getting that from?
Lifetime Cowboys Fan from the Swamps of Jersey
Brown Had a Reputation as a Poor Blocker
Early in his career. Otto Graham complained that the Browns should trade him because he didn’t block well. Several few fans who watched the games back then said his blocking was much better later in his career.
But that’s a small-minded assumption of what a running back should do. Brown was such an explosive weapon, he generally was more effective running decoy routes into the flat, drawing away at least a linebacker and maybe a second defender than staying in to block. If I had a powerful, fast, tackle-breaking back, I don’t want to waste his talents by having him absorbing collisions with linebackers and defensive ends.
It’s a pathetic kind of revisionist history to try and devalue what Brown did in his career, sort of like what the Cowboy-hating crowd has done to Emmitt Smith, claiming his yards were because of his offensive line. Every knowledgeable football fan who saw the games of that era that I’ve talked to has told me Brown was the best they ever saw. And his records speak for themselves.
not true kindablue
blocking is just as important for a RB as running the ball, anyone who has ever coached or played knows this.
Every knowledgeable football fan who saw Brown play knows he was the best runner, but not back, big difference.
In Romo we Trust
Yawn
blocking is just as important for a RB as running the ball, anyone who has ever coached or played knows this.
…except for all those knowledgeable football people who saw Jim Brown play, who are virtually unanimous in their opinion. But hey, who cares about the sober, informed consensus of knowledgeable football fans, when one can spout unsubstantiated revisionist history?
Wake me up when decide to include a post that includes some thought.
Actually, every knowledgable fan who saw Brown play say he was the best back
Where do you get this stuff from?
Lifetime Cowboys Fan from the Swamps of Jersey
Terry, I like to agree with your pro-Romo stuff ...
But you’re reaching here. Brown was a dominating back. End of story.
Doomsday returns... Wade Phillips style.
I don't do the "greatest ever" thing. Different eras, different physical and mental
demands, etc. I think Brown was the greatest of his era, Peyton was the greatest of his era, Smith was the greatest of his era. I don’t see anyone in the current crop of backs rivaling any of them, maybe because it’s a passing league at the moment.
passing league
and backs are pretty interchangeable, with ever-shorter careers. It is a pretty disposable position – look at how people are saying Marion has already lost it – and they may be right.
by I_miss_Switzer on Feb 5, 2010 10:22 AM CST up reply actions
this is going to be one of the toughest years ever
Emmitt and Rice are locks but then what?
I think Charles Haley AND Richard Dent deserve to be in Canton.
I think Dermontti Dawson deserves a call
I think Chris Carter should be there
I think Russ Grimm should be there
I think Dick LeBeau should be there
I think Shannon Sharpe should be there
There are only four spaces. Some worthy guys are gonna get hosed.
I agree...
I don’t see how Sharpe doesn’t go in honestly.
I’m not a big fan of him as a tv personality, but I think he redefined what the TE position has become.
For years the common NFL fan(which excludes most of us) might only know the name of one tightend and that would be Sharpe.
Plus it doesn’t hurt that he has three super bowl rings.
by The Immortal Iron Fist AKA AFB on Feb 4, 2010 1:20 PM CST up reply actions
I think he's a HOF TE
but historians would point to Kellen Winslow of the Chargers as defining the pass catching, up field TE
by AustonianAggie on Feb 4, 2010 1:29 PM CST up reply actions
That's true.
Didn’t think about him, but I do know Sharpe was the first TE to 10000 yards.
by The Immortal Iron Fist AKA AFB on Feb 4, 2010 1:43 PM CST up reply actions
I always thought he was really just a slot WR
with no blocking duties
like Dallas Clark, a TE in name only
by I_miss_Switzer on Feb 4, 2010 2:58 PM CST up reply actions
that may be true
but it was his big play after big play in the Raven’s play off run where he won a 3rd SB that always stood out to me. That team rarely scored and he seemed to be the scorer each time.
I know one play off run does not make a HOFer though
by AustonianAggie on Feb 4, 2010 3:04 PM CST up reply actions
He was a good player
but if he was listed as a WR, would we talk about him being a HoFer? It seemed to me like he rarely lined up on the line.
by I_miss_Switzer on Feb 4, 2010 3:19 PM CST up reply actions
Grimm should get in for sure,
just for making guys like Mark Rypien and Timmy Smith household names. I still can’t believe the Redskins (or anyone for that matter) didn’t even think about him as their head coach. They are so dumb.
Great interview with Aikman on Jim Rome
Highly praising Romo
by The Immortal Iron Fist AKA AFB on Feb 4, 2010 1:21 PM CST reply actions
Random, draft...
Question. I was curious if anyone had any word on Myron Rolle, the safety from Florida State who was the Rhode Scholar & has been at Oxford for the last year? He might not be the most talented guy, but based on the Rhode award, I would like to believe he is pretty intelligent. Due to the talent thing I was wondering if he would drop to the 2nd to 4th round range & would be worth taking? I know this is random, sorry, just wanted to get some opinions
"I'm hurt dog, don't ask me if I'm alright. Hell na man. Juaqin said Dominate & we not doin' it. I'm puttin' my Heart into this #### dog. LET"S GO MAN!"
-The Ed Reed
I think he's projected as a midround pick...
with huge upside.
by The Immortal Iron Fist AKA AFB on Feb 4, 2010 2:00 PM CST up reply actions
intelligence is overrated on the gridiron
… no, really, I’m serious…
Doomsday returns... Wade Phillips style.
well, we all know theres different types of intellegence. A person can be adept at math, bad at grammar; or talented at philosophy but unable to memorize a speech by rote. He played well at FSU, so he’s got some talent. He’s a rhodes scholar so he has some swagger too, even if its not the CB kind
by AustonianAggie on Feb 4, 2010 2:56 PM CST up reply actions
Having a high football IQ
is the key to success in the NFL. That’s probably been our biggest issue for the last decade and teams like the Patriots biggest strength. You don’t have to be a rocket scientist, but you need to be able to process information and make good decisions in a very short period of time.
random coment on your username
I really like that band/musician Devendra Banhart, can’t get enough of that song ‘rats’ – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYo5nEUT_o4
by AustonianAggie on Feb 4, 2010 2:52 PM CST up reply actions
From all indications he showed up very well at the Senior Bowl (his first football in a year)...
This to me is a great sign of how important football is to him. He also didn’t seem to show too much rust and still seems to be a guy that could be a good safety. He has good size, good enough speed, and according to many, has great instincts. To me, he strikes me as a guy that isn’t exceptional at anything, but is solid all-around. Plus, the best part has to be that his intangibles are off the charts and his smarts guarantee that he will put him in the best position to succeed. I think he is probably a mid-round pick, but I would be very happy with him being drafted by us with our third round pick.
If I had a nickel for every Super Bowl the Eagles have won, I would have zero nickels.
by Cowboyfan729 on Feb 4, 2010 10:16 PM CST up reply actions
I think it's appropriate Emmitt and Rice go in together
as the greatest RB and WR in the history of the game.
In Romo we Trust
Its also odd how similar they are.
Neither was an extremely fast guy, but both were so technically sound and exceptionally consistent that they shined in the NFL.
If I had a nickel for every Super Bowl the Eagles have won, I would have zero nickels.
by Cowboyfan729 on Feb 4, 2010 10:18 PM CST up reply actions
When I think of the perfect RB, I think of Emmitt
and when I think of the perfect WR, I think of Rice, they were both the best at their respective positions, simply no weaknesses in their games at all.
In Romo we Trust
If the Hall of Fame is about preserving NFL history...
… then why wouldn’t the only player to win 5 Superbowls not get in. Haley might have created some rifts with many out there on a personal level, but his on field play should get him in.
Going to Canton?
Anyone got input on what it would cost to go to Canton for the Hall of Fame game, how hard it is to get tickets, etc.
Can't give you an exact amount
but it’s pretty cheap to go to the Hall of Fame game. Around 20-30 dollars I believe. Shouldn’t be difficult at all to get tickets either, it’s just the 1st pre-season game, and it’s not a Browns one at that.
I haven't looked into tickets
However, it’s a small high school stadium and a small town. I’m not sure getting tickets would be easy and plan on staying in Akron (I don’t remember but I think it’s about an hour away). There is a cool hotel in Akron, it’s the old Quaker Oats silo’s converted to a hotel, kind of cool.
My wife and I had a great trip there a couple of years ago, I watched the announcement of who was being inducted the year Troy Aikman was inducted. We were in a conference room in the HOF watching a big screen TV of the announcement which was at the SB location.
Losers.
If the Cowboys could only play like a team with passion and unity like my beloved
Boston Celtics, I would be happy.
by Captain Comeback on Feb 4, 2010 8:24 PM CST reply actions
Oh yes!
I was wondering where you have been!
Love your intelligent comments that can add to the board!
I
by The Immortal Iron Fist AKA AFB on Feb 5, 2010 8:38 AM CST up reply actions
Don't get suckered into premature complacency.
There’s been a wave of Cowboys in Canton recently because the 90s dynasty became eligible and there were a few they had to put in. Wright and Hayes only got in (too late) because there was mass outrage after they made the screwing too obvious in 2004. Let’s hope that there’s not another long drought after Larry Allen’s induction. It seems like if you’re a Cowboy you have to be the greatest of all time at your position to get respect.
The “Steelers won a couple more SBs” excuse is crap, because lesser teams like the Raiders (only 3 SB wins) and Vikings (0 wins) have about as many or more players in Canton than we do. As far as I’m concerned the bias hasn’t been buried until Howley, Pearson, and Harris are all in at the very least, preferably while still alive, and maybe Darren Woodson as well. Gosselin better not think he can relax just because he finally got Hayes in (too late), and because a couple of easy gimmees have fallen into his lap.
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