The 2014 List of Hall of Fame Nominees

[RazorStar 4,025]

Who do you think makes it? Big list and a lot of names to sift through, only the top 5 can get in.

 

First-year eligible

Trent Green, Quarterback
Shaun Alexander, Running Back
Warrick Dunn, Running Back
Marvin Harrison, Wide Receiver
Willie Anderson, Offensive Tackle
Walter Jones, Offensive Tackle
Derrick Brooks, Linebacker
Tedy Bruschi, Linebacker
Willie McGinest, Linebacker, DE
Zach Thomas, Linebacker
Rodney Harrison, Safety
Sam Madison, Cornerback
Patrick Surtain, Cornerback

Coaches

Tony Dungy
Jon Gruden
Mike Holmgren

 

Quarterbacks

Drew Bledsoe
Randall Cunningham
Doug Flutie
Steve McNair
Phil Simms

Running Backs

Ottis Anderson
Tiki Barber
*Jerome Bettis
Larry Centers
Roger Craig
Stephen Davis
Terrell Davis
Eddie George
Priest Holmes
Dave Meggett
Eric Metcalf
Herschel Walker
Ricky Watters

Wide Receivers

*Tim Brown
Mark Clayton
Gary Clark
Henry Ellard
Keyshawn Johnson
Keenan McCardell
*Andre Reed
Sterling Sharpe
Jimmy Smith
Rod Smith

Tight End

Mark Bavaro

Offensive Linemen

Tony Boselli (T)
Lomas Brown (T)
Jim Covert (T)
Jay Hilgenberg ©
Chris Hinton (G/T)
Kent Hull ©
Joe Jacoby (T)
Mike Kenn (T)
Jim Lachey (T)
Tom Nalen ©
Nate Newton (G)
Don Mosebar ©
*Will Shields (G)
Steve Wisniewski (G)

Defensive Linemen

Jerome Brown (DT)
*Charles Haley (DE/LB)
Ed "Too Tall" Jones (DE)
Dexter Manley (DE)
Charles Mann (DE)
Steve McMichael (DT/NT)
Fred Smerlas (NT)
*Michael Strahan (DE)
Ted Washington (DT/NT)
Bryant Young (DE)

Linebackers

Cornelius Bennett
*Kevin Greene
Ken Harvey

Clay Matthews
Karl Mecklenburg
Sam Mills
Darryl Talley

Defensive Backs

Eric Allen (CB)
Steve Atwater (S)
Joey Browner (S)
LeRoy Butler (S)
Albert Lewis (CB)
John Lynch (S)
Troy Vincent (S)
Everson Walls (CB)
*Aeneas Williams (CB/S)
Darren Woodson (S)

Kickers/Punter/Special Teams

Morten Andersen (K)
Gary Anderson (K)
Sean Landeta (P)
Nick Lowery (K)
Steve Tasker (ST)
Brian Mitchell (KR, PR)

Coaches

Bill Arnsparger
Don Coryell
Bill Cowher
Tom Flores
Jimmy Johnson
Chuck Knox
Buddy Parker
Richie Petitbon
Dan Reeves
Lou Saban
Marty Schottenheimer
Clark Shaughnessy
Dick Vermeil

Contributors

K. S. (Bud) Adams Jr.
Bobby Beathard
Gil Brandt
Leo Carlin
Red Cashion
Otho Davis
*Ed DeBartolo Jr.
Ron Gibbs
Jack Kent Cooke
Jerry Jones
Eddie Kotal
Robert Kraft
Elmer Layden
Art McNally
*Art Modell
Bill Polian
Steve Sabol
Paul Tagliabue
Jim Tunney
Ron Wolf
George Young

 

*On 2013 finalists list

 

And I've bolded my picks.

Edited September 12, 2013 by RazorStar

[Tridentdawgpound 1,043]

Strahan has to be a lock, no?

 

Also, Drew Bledsoe.

[Dutch 874]

Marvin Harrison, Wide Receiver
Derrick Brooks, Linebacker

Tim Brown
Will Shields (G)

Michael Strahan (DE)

*Aeneas Williams (CB/S)

[Crash 105]

It's a shame Terrell Davis hasn't been inducted yet. He did everything a RB could outside of career numbers

[Zack_of_Steel+ 3,014]

This should be the list, hands down.

 

Marvin Harrison, Wide Receiver

Walter Jones, Offensive Tackle

Derrick Brooks, Linebacker

Kevin Greene, Linebacker/Defensive End

Will Shields, Offensive Guard

[Attyla the Hawk 197]

Walter Jones

Derrick Brooks

Tim Brown

Ed DeBartolo jr.

Marvin Harrison

[Phins4life 271]

Jesus, what a list. This is why I would NEVER be on the selection committee. Nice to see 3 Dolphins on the first year list...all from a bygone day when our defense scared people.

Anyway, I tried to narrow the list down by first going through and bolding the guys I thought have earned a spot, and then going from there. Once I got to 15, I realized there was no point in pursuing it further. I just can't do it.

[Dutch 874]

As long as Marvin Harrison gets in first ballot, I don't care. My favorite receiver of all time.

Edited September 13, 2013 by dutchff7

[12th Man 0]

I was able to get it down to 20 pretty easy, from there it's a bit of a crap shoot.

Walter Jones

Steve Sabol

Nate Newton

Marvin Harrison

Terrell Davis

[oochymp 2,393]

It's a shame Terrell Davis hasn't been inducted yet. He did everything a RB could outside of career numbers

aside of last more than four years you mean?

[RazorStar 4,025]

That's all you need if you're the best playoff performer at the position, have an MVP title, a 2000 yard season, and many moments that stay in football lore. Unlike a Dave Krieg who played forfuckingever but perhaps the most memorable thing about his career was getting sacked by Derrick Thomas seven times.

[BLUE 1,026]

T.D. will most likely never make it because of the injuries. He had 4 great seasons.

 

This also kinda reminds me of Sterling Sharpe, who was a no-doubter when I watched him when I was younger, if he didn't hit the injury bug himself.

[Attyla the Hawk 197]

I wouldn't be averse to Terrell making it.

 

The real problem is, every year brings new players who had that kind of impact and also had longer years. Terrell is going to have to go in on a year when the pickings are slim. Harrison, Jones, Brooks and Strahan all had a similar impact. But they had the longevity and records to go with it.

[Favre4Ever+ 4,476]

I still say Sterling Sharpe should make it. One of the greatest to ever play. Maybe I am a hypocrite, but I would be hesitant on TD -- even though I love the guy.

[oochymp 2,393]

That's all you need if you're the best playoff performer at the position, have an MVP title, a 2000 yard season, and many moments that stay in football lore. Unlike a Dave Krieg who played forfuckingever but perhaps the most memorable thing about his career was getting sacked by Derrick Thomas seven times.

longevity alone certainly doesn't get you in, but neither does talent alone, you've gotta have both, there are plenty of other players in the same position, two that immediately come to mind are Bo Jackson and Sean Taylor, you never hear them in the HOF conversation

 

but really the problem is the number of players that do have the ability and performance and also lasted a decade or more, there are just too many people above TD IMO

Edited September 25, 2013 by oochymp

[blotsfan 2,112]

How many years until Andre Reed is off the ballot? I'm getting sick of this every year.

[Favre4Ever+ 4,476]

But where is that happy medium? What is the benchmark for talent... for longevity? How do you define that?

[12th Man 0]

That's all you need if you're the best playoff performer at the position, have an MVP title, a 2000 yard season, and many moments that stay in football lore. Unlike a Dave Krieg who played forfuckingever but perhaps the most memorable thing about his career was getting sacked by Derrick Thomas seven times.

Come on now, there is a lot Dave Krieg is remembered for, a shit ton of fumbles.

[oochymp 2,393]

But where is that happy medium? What is the benchmark for talent... for longevity? How do you define that?

very subjectively, to be blunt, and I suppose that's where reasonable minds disagree, but I think we'd all agree that there's a sliding scale, more of one can mean less of the other, but I'm not willing to slide either side of the balance below a certain point, to me the low end on longevity is Earl Campbell, who only played for 8 years, but in that time he had five 1300 yard seasons (topping out at 1934) and totaled 9407 rushing yards, compare that to Davis, who officially played 7 seasons amassing 7607 yards and only three seasons over 1200 yards

 

also, I'm not sure 'talent' is the best word to use, even though I'm the one who came up with it, I think 'production' is a much better way of putting the criteria, because a lot of players have all the talent you could ask for but for a variety of reasons it doesn't translate into production, those players obviously don't get a sniff of the Hall

[seanbrock 1,684]

Obviously Terrell Davis isn't Orlandis Gary, but the fact that TD played in Shanny's offense probably hurts him too.

[oochymp 2,393]

Semifinalists were announced today:The First Cut 2014

 

Listed alphabetically:

Morten Andersen, PK

Steve Atwater, S

Jerome Bettis, RB

Derrick Brooks, LB

Tim Brown, WR-KR

Don Coryell, Coach

Roger Craig, RB,

Terrell Davis, RB

Edward DeBartolo Jr., Owner

Tony Dungy, Coach

Kevin Greene, LB-DE

Charles Haley, DE-LB

Marvin Harrison, WR

Joe Jacoby, OT

Jimmy Johnson, Coach

Walter Jones, OT

John Lynch, S

Karl Mecklenburg, LB

Andre Reed, WR

Will Shields, G

Michael Strahan, DE

Paul Tagliabue, Commissioner

Aeneas Williams, CB-S

Steve Wisniewski, G

George Young, Contributor

and not to forget the Senior nominees:

Ray Guy, P

Claude Humphrey, DE

Edited November 21, 2013 by oochymp

[FartWaffles 1,857]

I feel like Brooks, Jones, and Strahan are locks, but after that it's anybody's guess.

[oochymp 2,393]

I feel like Brooks, Jones, and Strahan are locks, but after that it's anybody's guess.

I'd like to see Jacoby get in too, the fact that only one of the Hogs is in the Hall is a crime

[FartWaffles 1,857]

I'd like to see Jacoby get in too, the fact that only one of the Hogs is in the Hall is a crime

 

It's a good o-line class that's for sure! I also think Will Shields is very deserving to be enshrined this year.