Solomon Grundy Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 The selection committee must be insane. Thanks to BillCody1960 for the hilites. Quick note for Trent bashers- Andre Reed turned a lot of short routes into long TD's. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adDmdg5DD6Q http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-H1fl0zu0I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 With Jerry Rice, Tim Brown, and Cris Carter all on the ballot this time, Reed will be lucky to make it past the semifinalist round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 With Jerry Rice, Tim Brown, and Cris Carter all on the ballot this time, Reed will be lucky to make it past the semifinalist round. Jerry who? GO BILLS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clownments22 Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Andre will get in, but he will have to wait a few more years. His numbers during the time he played speak for themselves, so it's not a question of if, but when. Won't be 2010 unfortunately, you can take that to the bank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solomon Grundy Posted August 26, 2009 Author Share Posted August 26, 2009 With Jerry Rice, Tim Brown, and Cris Carter all on the ballot this time, Reed will be lucky to make it past the semifinalist round. Respectfully Lori, Andre Reed was more of a game breaking WR than Cris Carter and Tim Brown with the numbers to back it up. As far as I'm concerned he should be in before Michael Irvin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solomon Grundy Posted August 26, 2009 Author Share Posted August 26, 2009 Why did Andre always look like he was wide open? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Respectfully Lori, Andre Reed was more of a game breaking WR than Cris Carter and Tim Brown with the numbers to back it up. As far as I'm concerned he should be in before Michael Irvin. Numbers? Reed is the only WR on that list without 1,000 catches or 100 TDs. Those are the numbers that will matter to the voters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsWatch Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Heard two writers who vote for Hall of Fame (Denver and Washington writers I believe) say they will never vote in Andre. During end of career before he retired a number of writers had thought Andre was overrated; time usually does not improve chances with WRs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Caveman Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Why did Andre always look like he was wide open? Thurman Thomas, James Lofton, and Don Beebe had something to do with that. But I agree that Andre should be in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcali Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Respectfully Lori, Andre Reed was more of a game breaking WR than Cris Carter and Tim Brown with the numbers to back it up. As far as I'm concerned he should be in before Michael Irvin. cough... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEra Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 cough... how many big plays did Tim Brown or Cris Carter make in the PLAYOFFS? **COUGH** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotwing Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Numbers? Reed is the only WR on that list without 1,000 catches or 100 TDs. Those are the numbers that will matter to the voters. Numbers? You want to use numbers, okay So why is Art Monk in the HOF and Reed is not, if you want to go by numbers? Fail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Numbers? You want to use numbers, okay So why is Art Monk in the HOF and Reed is not, if you want to go by numbers? Fail. She was comparing Reed to the other people he's facing for induction THIS year. I can guarantee that Lori has forgotten more about football than you'll ever know. Now STFU new guy and sing us your fight song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JÂy RÛßeÒ Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 They just put in Smith & Wilson - no way ANY Bill goes in this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvermike Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Reed is probably going to lose out in a numbers game in the near future. There are some superstar WRs going in soon, and to writers who didn't watch him play, he's going to look like a guy who played a long time and accumulated numbers without being a gamebreaker. None of his seasons were in the top 100 for receptions, yards, and TDs. He just kept playing well for a long time, and Art Monk seems to prove that the voters will make you wait a decade before they decide that's enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Numbers? You want to use numbers, okay So why is Art Monk in the HOF and Reed is not, if you want to go by numbers? Fail. Two numbers: Monk had already been waiting for five years when Reed first became eligible in 2006. And here's the other one. Super Bowl rings: Monk 3, Irvin 3, Reed 0. While we're at it, you might be interested in a few of my previous postings on Reed's HOF candidacy: http://forums.twobillsdrive.com/index.php?...t&p=1048883 http://forums.twobillsdrive.com/index.php?...st&p=901399 http://forums.twobillsdrive.com/index.php?...st&p=339112 I'm telling you what the VOTERS -- you know, the ones who made Carter a finalist last year ahead of Reed -- are going to do, not what I think they should do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tennesseeboy Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Andre is anythbing but a shoo in to get in. For my money I'd put Steve Tasker in before him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loyal2dagame Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Thurman Thomas, James Lofton, and Don Beebe had something to do with that. But I agree that Andre should be in. you can easily say the same thing for jerry rice as rathman,craig and taylor had something to do with his success Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Floyd Little and Dick LeBeau make veterans cut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Rich Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Two numbers: Monk had already been waiting for five years when Reed first became eligible in 2006. And here's the other one. Super Bowl rings: Monk 3, Irvin 3, Reed 0. While we're at it, you might be interested in a few of my previous postings on Reed's HOF candidacy: http://forums.twobillsdrive.com/index.php?...t&p=1048883 http://forums.twobillsdrive.com/index.php?...st&p=901399 http://forums.twobillsdrive.com/index.php?...st&p=339112 I'm telling you what the VOTERS -- you know, the ones who made Carter a finalist last year ahead of Reed -- are going to do, not what I think they should do. Yeah, but what do you know 'bout football? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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