Pro football hall of fame class of 2011

Itssoeasy

Right seeing as it's that time of year again when the class for 2011 is narrowed down to finalist for induction in Canton in august. Five modern inductees and a maximum of two Senior inductees can go in in August.

A finalist must receive a minimum positive vote of 80 percent to be elected.
Here are the 17 finalists (*-denotes senior nominee):
Jerome Bettis
Tim Brown
Cris Carter
Dermontti Dawson
Richard Dent
Chris Doleman
Marshall Faulk
Charles Haley
*Chris Hanburger, LB (1965-78 Washington Redskins)
Cortez Kennedy
Curtis Martin
Andre Reed,
*Les Richter, LB (1954-62 Los Angeles Rams)
Willie Roaf
Ed Sabol, Contributor (1964-1995 NFL Films)
Deion Sanders,
Shannon Sharpe

My final selection is

Cris Carter(****ing has to he did more than catch TDs)
Marshall Faulk
Ed Sabol
Charles Haley
Deion Sanders or Shannon Sharpe
And the two senior selections.

spiralism

Shannon Sharpe HAS to get in. Revolutionised the TE position and retired the all time leader in all stats for TEs. Tight Ends are under represented in the hall anyways.

Also has three rings. Which he won in 4 years

The Bus and Faulk speak for themselves meanwhile

And Primetime... obviously

Itssoeasy

Class being announced tonight.

spillit67

I'll be annoyed if Richard Dent misses out again.:mad:

mikemac

Ed Sabol has to get in. NFL Films has done a lot for the sport

Itssoeasy

My final selection is

Cris Carter(****ing has to he did more than catch TDs)
Marshall Faulk
Ed Sabol
Deion Sanders
Shannon Sharpe
And the two senior selections.

frostie500

feelingstressed wrote: »

Ed Sabol has to get in. NFL Films has done a lot for the sport

He's done a lot to make the NFL attractive to overseas fans. I know that I wouldn't have as much interest or knowledge of the game if it wasn't for the access that NFL Films gives fans and as a result Id love to see Sabol get elected but I dont see it happening.

Apart from him I've got to think that Faulk and Sanders are definitely getting in and I don't see how Shannon Sharpe didnt get in last year. He held ever TE recieving record when he retired and won three rings, he deserves to be in the Hall.

I said last year that Carter deserves to be in the hall but if he doesnt go soon he will find himself competing with players with bigger numbers, just like Andre Reed.

I think Charles Haley would be a great selection, two time All-Pro and five time Super Bowl champion-there was a reason that the Niners and Cowboys both thought he was a valuable piece to their teams.

Finally Willie Roaf should be in the hall-All Decade for 90's and 00's. He deserves to be in.

Faulk
Sanders
Haley
Roaf
Sharpe

eagle eye

Itssoeasy wrote: »

My final selection is

Cris Carter(****ing has to he did more than catch TDs)
Marshall Faulk
Ed Sabol
Deion Sanders
Shannon Sharpe
And the two senior selections.

Surely Curtis Martin will get in too.

spiralism

Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2011:
Marshall Faulk
Deion "Primetime" Sanders
Richard Dent
Shannon Sharpe
Ed Sabol
Chris Hanburger (senior)
Les Richter (senior)

Itssoeasy

I'm serious here but who does cris carter have to bribe to get his well deserved place in canton ? I cant argue with the others but cris carter FFS was one of the best in his position of his generation.

Unfortunately the hall seems to be based on personal issues rather then the stats which can't speak so can't lie.

spiralism

Itssoeasy wrote: »

I'm serious here but who does cris carter have to bribe to get his well deserved place in canton ? I cant argue with the others but cris carter FFS was one of the best in his position of his generation.

Unfortunately the hall seems to be based on personal issues rather then the stats which can't speak so can't lie.

The real issue is that they don't elect enough a year so deserving players miss out and it leads to a backlog, where more deserving players miss out.... then you have a vicious circle right there

I mean, Dent and Sharpe deserve to get in on their achievements after a few snubs, but Martin, Carter and Bettis miss out. They'll get in another year and someone else misses out... and so on.

eagle eye

The 4th all time in rushing yards doesn't make it, call me shocked. And this guy was a former Patriot who left us for the Jets so you can't call me biased as he is not one of my favourite people at all. Curtis Martin I'm talking about for those that don't know.