Tight end finalists
Dave Casper (1974-1984)
Mike Ditka (1961-1972)
Antonio Gates (2003-2018)
Tony Gonzalez (1997-2013)
Rob Gronkowski (2010-2018)
Ron Kramer (1957; 1959-1967)
John Mackey (1963-1972)
Ozzie Newsome (1978-1990)
Charlie Sanders (1968-1977)
Shannon Sharpe (1990-2003)
Kellen Winslow (1979-1987)
Jason Witten (2003-2017; 2019)
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TE NFL 100 list
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JohnTurney
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Jackie Smith----prob. more deserving than Witten..
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ChrisBabcock
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Ron Kramer is on this list and not Jackie Smith? 
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That is weird about Kramer being there over Smith but I do list Kramer as a top 10 PFHOF snub so I am good with it in that sense.
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JeffreyMiller
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Re: TE NFL 100 list
Smith over Gates.
"Gentlemen, it is better to have died a small boy than to fumble this football."
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JohnTurney
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My list
1. Rob Gronkowski
2. John Mackey
3. Tony Gonzalez
4. Kellen Winslow
5. Mike Ditka
6. Dave Casper
7. Shannon Sharpe
8. Ozzie Newsome
9. Russ Francis
10. Jackie Smith
11. Antonio Gates
12. Charlie Sanders
13. Pete Pihos
14. Jason Witten
15. Mark Bavaro
16. Todd Christensen
17. Jerry Smith
18. Fred Arbanas
19. Ron Kramer
20. Travis Kelce (moving up)
1. Rob Gronkowski
2. John Mackey
3. Tony Gonzalez
4. Kellen Winslow
5. Mike Ditka
6. Dave Casper
7. Shannon Sharpe
8. Ozzie Newsome
9. Russ Francis
10. Jackie Smith
11. Antonio Gates
12. Charlie Sanders
13. Pete Pihos
14. Jason Witten
15. Mark Bavaro
16. Todd Christensen
17. Jerry Smith
18. Fred Arbanas
19. Ron Kramer
20. Travis Kelce (moving up)
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JameisLoseston
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Hm, do they not consider Pete Pihos a tight end? I was wondering what they'd do with that, I guess he's considered a WR. Basically no chance of getting nominated at that position.
Agree about Ron Kramer though, that is just bizarre. Probably the worst nominee I've seen yet.
Agree about Ron Kramer though, that is just bizarre. Probably the worst nominee I've seen yet.
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JohnTurney
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JameisLoseston wrote:Hm, do they not consider Pete Pihos a tight end? I was wondering what they'd do with that, I guess he's considered a WR. Basically no chance of getting nominated at that position.
Agree about Ron Kramer though, that is just bizarre. Probably the worst nominee I've seen yet.
Pihos and all the pre-1955 or so receivers were "tight"
It's a can of worms, really. TOm Fears and Crazy Legs were usually tight in early 1950s
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TanksAndSpartans
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In The Golden Age of Pro Football: NFL Football in the 1950s, Mickey Herskowitz argued Tom Fears was the first great tight end in terms of the modern conception of tight end. I don't recall the specifics, but I thought it was a good argument.
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Here would be my favorites. Gronk was the best, Gonzalez the most durable, Mackey the most spectacular, Winslow the trend-setter.JohnTurney wrote:Tight end finalists
Tony Gonzalez (1997-2013)
Rob Gronkowski (2010-2018)
John Mackey (1963-1972)
Kellen Winslow (1979-1987)
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