First ballot HOF players playing now

[DrDawkinstein]

10 minutes ago, dave mcbride said:

Richard Sherman has a real shot. Let the league in PFR AV rating twice (essentially, WAR): https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SherRi00.htm. 

 

Great call. He'll absolutely get in. Wonder if any others from the Legion of Boom.

 

On the flip side of that team, is Russ playing himself OUT of the Hall?

[dcinmuncie]

Kair Elam is also a lock. 

[Ray Stonada]

2 hours ago, DrBob806 said:

Well this isn't something you see everyday lol. 3 Guys to block one dude.

 

Myles is the new Bruce Smith. Aidan Hutchinson may soon follow. 

 

Been watching the Browns games because I have a friend from Cleveland who comes over when their games don't conflict with the Bills... Watching Myles Garrett reminds me of watching Bruce!

[ChronicAndKnuckles]

4 hours ago, mannc said:

Hill was a key player on two championship teams and was arguably the best WR in football for at least 3 seasons.  (And in case you didn’t watch the game on Thursday, he still has a lot left in the tank, but his QB sucks) There is no planet in which Reggie Wayne deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as Tyreek Hill, longevity stats aside.. 

if Tyreek chased glory instead of money he could’ve been top 5 in every receiving record by retirement. Imagine being Mahomes #1 target for the length of your career? That doesn’t take away from his talent either. Hill still put up two 1700+ yard seasons with Tua Turndaballova. That’s highly impressive for a speed guy. 

[GunnerBill]

2 hours ago, Kirby Jackson said:

Wasn’t Jason Taylor a 1st ballot guy? I think Mack is in that tier. I didn’t look at their numbers or accomplishments but I’m assuming that they are pretty close when Mack is done.
 

Again, he may or may not be but it’s definitely not out of the question. 

 

It should be. 

1 hour ago, DrDawkinstein said:

 

 

 

On the flip side of that team, is Russ playing himself OUT of the Hall?

 

Definitely a risk he is running. 

[GunnerBill]

1 hour ago, dave mcbride said:

52 postseason receptions for 81 yards and 6 TDs plus a SB ring in 10 games suggests to me that he's first-ballot guy.

 

Maybe. Again I'm a huge Evans fan, he was the guy I'd have drafted in 2014, love him and always have. Nobody would have heard of Johnny Manziel if Mike Evans wasn't an Aggie. I just, a bit like my point on Mack, don't think at any point in his NFL career I would say "he is the best player in the league at his position." And for first ballot guys that really would be my criteria. I would put Mike Evans in for sure, 2nd or 3rd year of eligibility. I'm not saying he should have a long wait. But I'd lean against first ballot if I were a voter. 

[SoMAn]

Tremaine Edmunds. He's still young and learning, so don't count him out yet.

[DrDawkinstein]

1 hour ago, Ray Stonada said:

 

Been watching the Browns games because I have a friend from Cleveland who comes over when their games don't conflict with the Bills... Watching Myles Garrett reminds me of watching Bruce!

 

This is great... (sound on)

 

 

[BRH]

2 hours ago, dave mcbride said:

Richard Sherman has a real shot. Let the league in PFR AV rating twice (essentially, WAR): https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SherRi00.htm. 

 

And speaking of former Bills players like Gilmore and former Seahawks like Sherman, what about Marshawn Lynch?  

[Ray Stonada]

10 minutes ago, BRH said:

 

And speaking of former Bills players like Gilmore and former Seahawks like Sherman, what about Marshawn Lynch?  

 

To me Beast Mode has to be in. Not first ballot, obviously, but in the Hall of Fame.

[transient]

4 pages in and no mention of Shadeur Sanders... Mel Kiper must be apoplectic again. 

[GoBills808]

danielle hunter maybe

cam jordan has a shot 

[RyanC883]

Joey Bosa after he continues to play for the Bills, and wins a SB here this year, resigns, and repeats as a key part of a SB winning D next year.  

1 hour ago, ChronicAndKnuckles said:

if Tyreek chased glory instead of money he could’ve been top 5 in every receiving record by retirement. Imagine being Mahomes #1 target for the length of your career? That doesn’t take away from his talent either. Hill still put up two 1700+ yard seasons with Tua Turndaballova. That’s highly impressive for a speed guy. 

 

Yeah, I think he warrents 2nd or 3rd ballot.  Plus, he runs decent routes with his speed also, as we saw Thursday.  

[Brand J]

Micah Parsons

[Ethan in Cleveland]

4 hours ago, PoundingDog said:

Looking back, can't imagine we traded up in the top 10 to get a bust instead of a HoF like Evans, exactly the stuff for a 17 year draught. Not even picking up a gold nugget like a blind squirrel may. Mahomes showed up in KC with Hill, Kelce, and Jones already on the roster. Allen had none with the Bills.

 

I also think Hill will get in for sure, but may not be first ballot.

LOL.  Mahomes didn't just show up in KC.  We gifted him to them. 

21 minutes ago, Brand J said:

Micah Parsons

Very early.  I almost added him to my list.  Still doesn't play the run well, but if he keeps the sack volume up then yes he will be in HOF.  Probably not a first ballot though is my guess right now. 

[Ethan in Cleveland]

6 hours ago, mannc said:

Hill was a key player on two championship teams and was arguably the best WR in football for at least 3 seasons.  (And in case you didn’t watch the game on Thursday, he still has a lot left in the tank, but his QB sucks) There is no planet in which Reggie Wayne deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as Tyreek Hill, longevity stats aside.. 

I didn't say Wayne was a better WR.  There are multiple other players not in the HOF between Hill and Wayne. And yes, Adams, Hopkins, Hill, and DIggs were top 4 WRs in the league at the same time each with different skill sets.  

I do think longevity stats matter though especially for WR.

[Ethan in Cleveland]

5 hours ago, BillMafia716ix said:

Von Miller and Khalil Mack are 1st ballot

I thought about Mack but I should have done more fact checking.  He has over 100 sacks and is actually ahead of Garrett, but with 3 more seasons.  He was stuck on some really bad teams.  Even with 5 playoff game appearances, his teams have had zero wins.  

He seems like a guy that will need a few years of voting before he gets in.

1 hour ago, BRH said:

 

And speaking of former Bills players like Gilmore and former Seahawks like Sherman, what about Marshawn Lynch?  

I was limiting the list to active players

[The Firebaugh Kid]

Really can’t argue with anybody on that list, nice work. 

[Ray Stonada]

Diggs' career has spiraled since 2022, but back then I thought he'd play with Josh for his entire post-Vikes career and make it in.  

[Victory Formation]

That’s the sad thing about some of these names.. In their prime they were power houses but in old age people have forgotten how good they truly were. Rodgers and Von Miller immediately come to mind..