Someone huwt poor widdle bwuce's feewings.

By this very same argument, Smith should put Terrell Davis in his crosshairs, too. Sure the guy hit 2K, but so did Chris Johnson, and I don't see anyone rushing to nominate /him/ for the hall. TD got in because when the playoffs came, he stepped up and played great ball against elevated competition in games with the highest stakes. Boselli was abusing people throughout the regular season, too, but it's more noteworthy when they replicate that performance against guys that are arguably the best at what they do.

I have a new-found disrespect for Smith. Never was this induction about him. And never should it have been thought to be about him. Take the flippin complement, when people want to justify exactly how good Tony was or could have been, they're citing you as the bar he had to scale. Instead, you pout like a baby that you get to spend the weekend in Canton gladhanding media and former pros alike while repeatedly reminded of your inability to beat this supposedly pedestrian tackle. Enjoy the show, Bruce.

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