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Glad to see both Easley and Davis making it in in the same class, with Stanfel of course getting in a year ago. Those three guys, if I'm not mistaken, are the entirety of the 7-years-and-under modern era career length contingent elected since Doak Walker in the mid-'80's. Gives me hope for players ...

Glad to see both Easley and Davis making it in in the same class, with Stanfel of course getting in a year ago. Those three guys, if I'm not mistaken, are the entirety of the 7-years-and-under modern era career length contingent elected since Doak Walker in the mid-'80's. Gives me hope for players ...

Glad to see both Easley and Davis making it in in the same class, with Stanfel of course getting in a year ago. Those three guys, if I'm not mistaken, are the entirety of the 7-years-and-under modern era career length contingent elected since Doak Walker in the mid-'80's. Gives me hope for players l...

In my mind, things would be better if they could get a mix of people from different groups. Increased diversity of viewpoints would seem to be helpful to the process.

One huge difference: In the ten years Russell and Chamberlain were both in the NBA, Russell's team knocked Wilt's team out of the playoffs SEVEN times. In the 15 years Manning and Brady have both been in the NFL, Brady's team has knocked Manning's team out TWICE, while Manning's team has knocked Br...

Pretty interesting parallels you drew between the two men and their respective situations. Fascinating, and definitely worth pondering more!

Regarding the old-timers, I'd like throw Riley Matheson and Dick Barwegan into the hat. How they haven't been selected through the years, I don't know. I'd also add Al Wistert, Bruno Banducci, Vern Lewellen, and Duke Slater as being pretty darn deserving. Just wonder how many of the people on the S...

Stanfel's entire case is his all-pro/pro bowl selections (where there's legitimate questions, e.g. 1954) and that he was a longtime coach in the league so he has a lot of people who never saw him play but will blindly say how great he was as a player. Similar to LeBeau, in that latter respect. Ther...

It was just announced that Mike Brown is still planning on retaining Lewis as head coach. Not really surprising given all the years he's already been given a pass, plus, he was missing his starting QB for this game. Nevertheless, Burfict's meltdown near the end of Saturday's game would seem to speak...

I've never understood this concept of having to "wait" to be inducted in a Hall of Fame. Either an individual is worthy or not - and if worthy, he should be inducted the first time he is eligible. Well, the only reason that guys who are clearly worthy have to wait is limits on number of e...