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Does it not mean that Trubisky is hurt by lack of experience though and thus development? It seems like there is much to learn for a guy with 13 starts. IMO not in round 1.

Not going to read all 7 pages, may have been discussed already. Why could he not beat out Marques Williams and ultimately only start his senior year? I have always been led to believe that this is a huge red flag. At least for a first round pick!

He is not the second or third best receiver of all time. We've been over this ground before. YOU NEED TO ADJUST FOR THE ERA!

No wonder Kyle hasn't committed to returning next year! Well we should have plenty of cap space if this happens.

I never saw him either, but his defensive stats and reputation make for an exceptional 2B. It definetly was a major reason he got in. However, I never supported his election from a holistic point of view. He hit .260, never walked, had marginal power and couldn't run. But, yes he was a great, great fielder.

Crappy article. The guy must be like 12 who wrote.

Bill Mazeroski was a mistake and voted in by the veteran's committee, which has made almost all the mistakes in the baseball HOF. He is in no way similar to the impact of Lynn Swann.

That's fine. Your argument is smaller HOF one then. Instead of the top 4-5 receivers of an era, maybe something like top 2-3 guys instead. I don't have a problem with that. I don't think the standard in use is that stringent though, because there are guys already in who weren't among the top 2-3 guys.

Sure why not. The all 1990s WR were Rice, Irvin, Carter and Tim Brown. Would you leave any of them out? They are all in, and that doesn't even include Andre Reed. The argument used against the older(70s) receivers numbers is not normalized. The numbers are just too different to use to compare receivers to current players. I think Paul Warfield, Lynn Swann would have put up much better numbers had they played in the 90s for example.

My definition is a HOFer is among the best of his time. For example, Lynn Swann was one of 4 WR named to the ALL 70s team along with Paul Warfield, Harold Carmichael and Drew Pearson. Between the 4 of them they all averaged between 40-49 catches a season, 700-800 yards and 6-7 TDS . These guys were the best of their ERA and deserve to be acknowledged for it. Otherwise you just end up with all the best players being from certain statistical eras. As a side note Swann caught 9 TDs in 12 Post games between 1975-79 and they won all four games. That is a major contribution to 4 Super Bowl championships. Who else has done that?

Completely disagree with this. They both are very deserving thats why they have been elected. Are you old enough to have seen those guys?

100% agree. Personally I am a big proponent of peak value (3-4 best years) and less of a career value guy. I'm not saying to ignore it. Everything counts. But those best years if they have a big enough impact should carry more weight. JMO

You know what, all of the final 15 guys are better than someone already in the HOF. Just as in other sports HOF, the reality is they keep it some artificial number and all it does is create hot stove or social media talk. I kinda believe they enjoy that part of it. If it were up to me they'd lift the limit on the number who can be voted in a single year. Eventually ,most if not all of the injustices in sports HOF would dwindle down. JMO

Very sorry to hear of your loss! Take care of yourself.

Really great to see the great Kenny Easley get voted in to HOF. He was a truly great player. Congrats 1984 DPOY. Very deserving. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/E/EaslKe00.htm#all_leaderboard

Tyrod Taylor as a man vs almost all the local Bills media as humans. Give me TT anytime, got your back bro!

One can dream. If he were to make it to the back end of round 1 he becomes a trade up candidate is my point. It would be hard for me to pull the trigger on him with a Top 10 pick given the circumstances of the injury. I suspect some teams will feel that way as well. And, a fall to second half of the round. Of course, the question is how far.

Truer words have never been spoken. It has gotten to the point that whether things are true or not is meaningless. They have skirted the edge of the rules for years. When you play there it works sometimes, when you don't get caught. But, don't whine when people think you are !@#$in cheaters!

The question for me is, does he fall into the second round. If he does It could be an opportunity we might not have had otherwise. Get the big WR or QB in round 1 , and Hooker with our second pick.

I don't think it is very hard to see what Rex problem is and why he is not a successful NFL HC. Nuff said!

Spot on Gunner. Your thoughts match up with what I've seen of all these guys.

^^^this

I think OJ would be a luxury pick and this team can't afford it.

I think it is called doing due diligence. I don't think your premise is entirely accurate. I haven't studied the issue, but by memory it seems like there is more movement than you say. I think guys move into and out of the top 10. Do they move from the 3-5 rounds to top 10-unlikely.