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That was the same exact thing I was thinking john some voters prob brought up both otis and lionel taylor and said why is powell being consider before lionel and otis

Just throwing this out here 1. Very Happy for Gradishar after a 35 year wait for the hall he deserves it 2. At least McMichael got in and enjoys it while he still can 3. In terms of Powell the only thing I can think of is that perhaps voters were not familiar with him the first time that he was up a...

Very true I wonder if that also happened with powell with voters not being familiar with him

Powell and parker are complicated cases are you ever happy

100% Happy For Devin Hester he deserves it

Followup thought is this going to start a run of special teamers being elected or will it still be on a case by case basis

Former 49ers WR Terry Beasley Passed away at 73

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Brian wolf wrote: ↑Mon Jan 29, 2024 3:25 am With Benton its more than stats because he helped the Bears win a championship replacing Kavanaugh, who was off to war and was a star on the first Cleveland team to win a championship ...

100% agreed there when you look at the whole body its like wow why hasnt this guy gotten in yet

Brian wolf wrote: ↑Sun Jan 28, 2024 1:20 pm Haha ... you finally came around on Jim Benton, Robert?

yes i have actually brian benton actually has a case for the hall when yoiu first look yeah he doesnt have a case but once you research his stats and the era he played in he does have a case

It really wont matter as much, until the super seniors get their due. If the number remains three, it will help mostly deserving eighties players. if they do go with porter's proposal of at least 1 super senior out of the 3 here are a few id like to see Jim Benton Gene Brito Lavern Dilweg Ox Emerso...

Thanks for the clarification