(02-03-2018, 10:32 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote:

(02-03-2018, 10:20 PM)Upper Wrote: Eligible for 1st time for Pro Football Hall of Fame, Class of 2019:

S       Ed Reed
TE    Tony Gonzalez
CB    Champ Bailey
LB     London Fletcher
CB    Asante Samuel
LB     Jonathan Vilma
OG    Brian Waters
OT    Jordan Gross

Obviously the first 3 are first ballot locks. I think 2 of Boselli/Hutchinson/Mawae should get in next year.

Reed and Gonzalez are locks, but I don't see anyone else on that list that is a lock. Boselli and Hutchinson have to get in next year. Boselli belongs in the HOF. He is the best LT I've ever seen and I live in Cincinnati and watched Anthony Munoz play when I was a kid. IMO, Boselli was better, but unfortunately, he had a shorter career. That's the only thing holding him out.

I think Bailey is a lock.  He is easily a top 5 corner all time and was the best corner in the league for about 10 years or so.  One can argue he is the 2nd best corner of all time and the first real true shut down corner since Prime.  The only thing he doesnt have is a SB.

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(02-03-2018, 10:32 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote:

(02-03-2018, 10:20 PM)Upper Wrote: Eligible for 1st time for Pro Football Hall of Fame, Class of 2019:

S       Ed Reed
TE    Tony Gonzalez
CB    Champ Bailey
LB     London Fletcher
CB    Asante Samuel
LB     Jonathan Vilma
OG    Brian Waters
OT    Jordan Gross

Obviously the first 3 are first ballot locks. I think 2 of Boselli/Hutchinson/Mawae should get in next year.

Reed and Gonzalez are locks, but I don't see anyone else on that list that is a lock. Boselli and Hutchinson have to get in next year. Boselli belongs in the HOF. He is the best LT I've ever seen and I live in Cincinnati and watched Anthony Munoz play when I was a kid. IMO, Boselli was better, but unfortunately, he had a shorter career. That's the only thing holding him out.

I think John Lynch gets in before Hutchinson and Mawae

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