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NFL Hall of Fame 2011

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Awesome, thanks, this is a great thread!

Just to recap the rules for everyone:

-The class has to be between 4 and 7 people, no more, no less

-2 men (Richter and Hanburger) are senior nominees, who are considered separately in terms of the total (see below)

-What that means is there can be a maximum of 5 of the 15 "modern" players selected...i.e. who are not Richter or Hanburger, and then they consider Hanburger and Richter, who could push it conceivably to 7
 
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Oh, and another note, I've been following this process closely for 15 years or more, and have still never picked an entire class right. This is pretty difficult. I will hold my bets until Saturday morning to see if I can find out anything.
 
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We are seeing a strong field of WR's this year.
Reed, Sharpe, Carter and Brown are all HOF worthy, . . .

Question for those with more knowledge of voting habits,
Is there some kind of "cap" in the mind of voters re. the total number of WR's (or any position) whose selection ought not be exceded annually?

edit; Sharpe is TE, probably doesn't fit the WR discusssion.
 
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gracelhink;1868964; said:
We are seeing a strong field of WR's this year.
Reed, Sharpe, Carter and Brown are all HOF worthy, . . .

Question for those with more knowledge of voting habits,
Is there some kind of "cap" in the mind of voters re. the total number of WR's (or any position) whose selection ought not be exceded annually?

edit; Sharpe is TE, probably doesn't fit the WR discusssion.
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You were right with your first couple of premises. There is a strong cast, but the voters by and large hate WRs. Not only has this been reflected in the voting, but several have actually openly admitted to not putting much weight on WRs being HOF worthy. So there will be a cap, and it won't be too high, unless they go against everything they've done in the last 20 years. Sharpe couldn't block his sister, which is why he actually does fit into the WR discussion. If he could block at all he would have been in on the first couple of ballots. The face he wasn't indicates they are basically treating him as a WR. It will be interesting because guys like Mackey and Newsome got in after 3 or 4 times as finalists...this is time #3 for Sharpe.
 
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BTW some may not know but Ed Sabol was an All-American swimmer at Ohio State before being selected to swim in the 1936 games...he refused to go to Berlin and swim in a pool Hitler built.
 
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Here's one way of looking at the class.

They're likely to take 4 or 5 guys, plus 1 or 2 of the old-timers.

They're unlikely to take 2 guys from the same position group.

It takes something special to get elected in the first year.

I think that Marshall Faulk (3-time Offensive POY) and Deion Sanders (most career non-offensive TDs) qualify as first-year guys.

That leaves 1 from the receiver group (including Sharpe), 1 from the OL (either Dawson or 11-time pro-bowler, but first-year Roaf), and 1 from the DL (Dent, Kennedy, Doleman or Haley).

I don't think they'll rubber-stamp both of the old-timers since they're both LBs.

My prediction for the class (although it's different from how I bet):

Faulk, Sanders, Carter, Dawson, Kennedy, and Hanburger.
 
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gracelhink;1868964; said:
We are seeing a strong field of WR's this year.
Reed, Sharpe, Carter and Brown are all HOF worthy, . . .

Question for those with more knowledge of voting habits,
Is there some kind of "cap" in the mind of voters re. the total number of WR's (or any position) whose selection ought not be exceded annually?

edit; Sharpe is TE, probably doesn't fit the WR discusssion.
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Perhaps like the Baseball Hall of Fame, where shortstops are a forgotten breed?

I think Carter gets the nod from those who look at stats and look at the number of years he put in, but IMO Sharpe has more sway with the younger audience.
 
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BB73;1869416; said:
Here's one way of looking at the class.

They're likely to take 4 or 5 guys, plus 1 or 2 of the old-timers.

They're unlikely to take 2 guys from the same position group.

It takes something special to get elected in the first year.

I think that Marshall Faulk (3-time Offensive POY) and Deion Sanders (most career non-offensive TDs) qualify as first-year guys.

That leaves 1 from the receiver group (including Sharpe), 1 from the OL (either Dawson or 11-time pro-bowler, but first-year Roaf), and 1 from the DL (Dent, Kennedy, Doleman or Haley).

I don't think they'll rubber-stamp both of the old-timers since they're both LBs.

My prediction for the class (although it's different from how I bet):

Faulk, Sanders, Carter, Dawson, Kennedy, and Hanburger.
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I'm saying Sanders, Faulk, Hanburger, Dawson, Sabol, and Sharpe or Reed (I'll say Reed in an upset)...Carter will not make it this year...paint the endzones :pissed:
 
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