ganesh Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 I think Polian is the only lock, although would love to see Reed finally break through. I don't think Polian is a lock. He has been out of the game only for a year. They never put Parcells in HOF after his break from the Giants and before joining the Patriots. They want to make sure that these folks are truly retired before they consider them for the hall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
section122 Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 Flutie? It is the Pro Football HOF not just the NFL HOF. Flutie had an incredible CFL career. He won the Most Outstanding Player 6 years IN A ROW! He was an All-Star those same 6 years, and in 2006 was named the greatest cfl player of all time. He won 3 Grey Cups out of 4 appearances and threw for over 40,000 yards in the CFL. I don't know if any of this will get him in but it certainly helps his case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRH Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 It is the Pro Football HOF not just the NFL HOF. Flutie had an incredible CFL career. He won the Most Outstanding Player 6 years IN A ROW! He was an All-Star those same 6 years, and in 2006 was named the greatest cfl player of all time. He won 3 Grey Cups out of 4 appearances and threw for over 40,000 yards in the CFL. I don't know if any of this will get him in but it certainly helps his case. Oh god here we go again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted September 12, 2013 Author Share Posted September 12, 2013 It is the Pro Football HOF not just the NFL HOF. Flutie had an incredible CFL career. He won the Most Outstanding Player 6 years IN A ROW! He was an All-Star those same 6 years, and in 2006 was named the greatest cfl player of all time. He won 3 Grey Cups out of 4 appearances and threw for over 40,000 yards in the CFL. I don't know if any of this will get him in but it certainly helps his case. They don't use CFL stats for consideration, due to the different size field, number of players on field, etc. They will consider USLF though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
section122 Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 They don't use CFL stats for consideration, due to the different size field, number of players on field, etc. They will consider USLF though. Huh did not know that. Well I would say that rules Flutie out then. Unless 65 career starts is enough to get him in lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helpmenow Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 THEY'RE KILLING ME WHITEY!!! saban quote when he was the HC in denver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcali Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Ted Washington. An all time underrated player. an absolutely immovable force...and quick too had talents that maybe 3 or 4 players in nfl history had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prickly Pete Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 It's "criminal" and a "no-brainer" that a team that never won a Super Bowl and already has 5 hall of famers from the 1990-93 teams (Kelly, Thurman, Bruce, Lofton and Levy) doesn't have 4 more (Reed, Bennett, Tasker and Hull)? It's the hall of fame, not the hall of very good players. Sorry but Reed is borderline, although personally I don't think he's a hall of famer and Bennett, Tasker and Hull will never sniff it, nor should they. All very good players, don't get me wrong, but I'm not sure you understand the type of career required to make the hall of fame. And also, dude, Fred Smerlas, hall of famer? I agree wholly with this post. The Bills are fortunate to have 5 guys from those teams already in. Maybe Reed, but none of the others. The call for Tasker is a local thing. Maybe if he had accomplished more as a receiver, but his accomplishments against 2nd and 3rd stringers, on Special Teams, ain't gonna cut it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 They don't use CFL stats for consideration, due to the different size field, number of players on field, etc. They will consider USLF though. Clearly they wouldn't weigh them equally but do they really 100% cut them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcali Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Clearly they wouldn't weigh them equally but do they really 100% cut them? Clearly they wouldn't weigh them equally but do they really 100% cut them? cookie should be in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted November 20, 2013 Author Share Posted November 20, 2013 Cut down to 25 tonight.... http://www.profootballhof.com/enshrinement/2013/11/12/the-first-cut/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SF Bills Fan Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Some great names there. The only "lock" I see is Polian- they may as well cast his bust right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 @buffalobills REMINDER: 2014 @profootballhof nominee list cut down to 25 tonight at 10pm on @NFLNetwork. #Bills nominees are: http://ow.ly/r1WQ8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Been here before. Hope this year is FINALLY the year #83 is inducted: @buffalobills Former #Bills WR @andre_reed83 is among 25 semifinalists for the 2014 Pro Football Hall of Fame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Been here before. Hope this year is FINALLY the year #83 is inducted: @buffalobills Former #Bills WR @andre_reed83 is among 25 semifinalists for the 2014 Pro Football Hall of Fame Was around some events last year during Super Bowl week and word on the street was he was close last year. We will see now that Carter is in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Was around some events last year during Super Bowl week and word on the street was he was close last year. We will see now that Carter is in. Andre is very much deserving and long overdue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buftex Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 I always find threads about the HOF on TBD kind of depressing. There is an increasingly vocal faction amongst Bills fans that seem to relish trashing the Bills Super Bowl era players as if they meant nothing and had no impact on the game. There really is no stated formula or equation for who does or does not belong in the HOF, other than the most basic of qualifications. It really is just a matter of opinion, and garnering of support. The fact that Andre Reed gets so disparaged, by Bills fans disgusts me a little. I often feel like his loudest critics either didn't actually see him play, or weren't old enough to formulate a valid opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 I always find threads about the HOF on TBD kind of depressing. There is an increasingly vocal faction amongst Bills fans that seem to relish trashing the Bills Super Bowl era players as if they meant nothing and had no impact on the game. There really is no stated formula or equation for who does or does not belong in the HOF, other than the most basic of qualifications. It really is just a matter of opinion, and garnering of support. The fact that Andre Reed gets so disparaged, by Bills fans disgusts me a little. I often feel like his loudest critics either didn't actually see him play, or weren't old enough to formulate a valid opinion. its the Hall of Fame, not the Hall of Stats or the Hall of Impact. Just saying. Since his career ended, he has literally fell off the face of the earth. The guys that get in quickly, are usually the ones that are in the media and making a name for themselves even off the field. Carter's stats aren't much better yet he made it in already. Not a coincidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted November 21, 2013 Author Share Posted November 21, 2013 Andre is very much deserving and long overdue. Paul Tagliabue I think is a lock. Jimmy Johnson or Tony Dungy, one of them will get in this year, but not both. The other will have to wait another year. Hate to see TO get in before Andre. A few more names jump out to me, but no one that I can say is a lock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buftex Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 (edited) its the Hall of Fame, not the Hall of Stats or the Hall of Impact. Just saying. Since his career ended, he has literally fell off the face of the earth. The guys that get in quickly, are usually the ones that are in the media and making a name for themselves even off the field. Carter's stats aren't much better yet he made it in already. Not a coincidence. If anyone voting for the HOF doesn't know who Andre Reed is, they really shouldn't be voting. You think if Reed got himself on Dancing With the Stars he would get into the football HOF? Edited November 21, 2013 by Buftex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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