The Wrong Steve Smith Nominated for the HOF

[Rock Strongo]

http://deadspin.com/wrong-steve-smith-nominated-to-football-hall-of-fame-1805639830

 

[Rock Strongo]

We don’t know for sure what the selection committee may have been thinking when they nominated Smith. However, the most logical explanation seems to be a pretty classic case of identity confusion, where the Giants’ Steve Smith was forgotten while the accolades of the Panthers’ Steve Smith, with his name right there on the ballot, caused the nominators to forget about that pesky five-year rule.

 

[Sir Robin Of Camelot]

Well... Deadspin really doesn't understand how these things work do they?

 

[blue_suns]

 

[Rock Strongo]

Well... Deadspin really doesn't understand how these things work do they?

its not just deadspin...

and i think youre misunderstanding.

 

[Rock Strongo]

New York Giants News, 9/13: Did HOF Nominate Ex-Giant Steve Smith By Mistake?

The inclusion of former New York Giants wide receiver Steve Smith on the list of 108 nominees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2018 has set off a torrent of debate. Did the Hall of Fame actually nominate the wrong Steve Smith? Did they think they were nominating the recently-retired Steve Smith Sr., who is is worthy but not yet eligible?

This photo of nominees might lead you to believe that is the case.

they show steve smith from the ravens who retired last year. hes not eligible yet.

 

[Sir Robin Of Camelot]

its not just deadspin...

and i think youre misunderstanding.

I understand perfectly well.

Steve Smith (former NYG) is a first-time eligible in the Modern-Era list of players. Quoting the HoF eligibility rules;

"Therefore, any individual who last played or coached in 2012 are eligible for the first time in 2018)."

This Steve Smith won't sniff the final 25 unless the silly East Coast media deems it so.

The next Steve Smith to be eligible will.

 

[Rock Strongo]

I understand perfectly well.

Steve Smith (former NYG) is a first-time eligible in the Modern-Era list of players. Quoting the HoF eligibility rules;

"Therefore, any individual who last played or coached in 2012 are eligible for the first time in 2018)."

This Steve Smith won't sniff the final 25 unless the silly East Coast media deems it so.

The next Steve Smith to be eligible will.

they show

the wrong

steve smith

on the official

photo

shown

above

 

[Sir Robin Of Camelot]

108 Modern-Era Nominees For The Hall of Fame's Class of 2018 | Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site

I defer to the Pro Football Hall Of Fame website as opposed to friggin' Deadspin.

 

[Rock Strongo]

108 Modern-Era Nominees For The Hall of Fame's Class of 2018 | Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site

I defer to the Pro Football Hall Of Fame website as opposed to friggin' Deadspin.

 

[Sir Robin Of Camelot]

they show

the wrong

steve smith

on the official

photo

shown

above

Who's

Official

Pitcure

Is

That

Because

It's

Not

The

HoF

Picture?

 

[Sir Robin Of Camelot]

If you can only tell me where that picture came from beyond the New York Giants website and Pinterest... because it sure as hell didn't come from the OFFICIAL Pro Football Hall Of Fame website...

 

[Rock Strongo]

Who's

Official

Pitcure

Is

That

Because

It's

Not

The

HoF

Picture?

ACTUALLY, IT IS.

 

[Sir Robin Of Camelot]

ACTUALLY, IT IS.

Without a link, you have as much credibility as your claim to be a scratch bocce player.

 

[Rock Strongo]

we all know the nfl doesnt admit to its mistakes, ever.

Wrong Steve Smith nominated to Pro Football HOF


That means the player who was nominated was… the other Steve Smith. The Steve Smith who retired after playing six seasons in the NFL with the Giants, Eagles and Rams. The Steve Smith who had modest career totals of 2,641 yards and 12 touchdowns. That Steve Smith.

He did have a Pro Bowl appearance in 2009 and Super Bowl ring from 2008 to show for his efforts, but those credentials aren’t nearly enough for him to be enshrined in Canton, Ohio.

Nearly every other wide receiver nominee—there were 12 besides Smith—surpassed those marks in a two-year stretch over their careers. Even the “ice up, son” Steve Smith matched the other Smith’s 12 career touchdowns in just a single season back in 2005.

So it’s easy to assume that there was a potential mix-up in the process. Nonetheless, the other Steve Smith could plausibly be the most underqualified nominee in Pro Football Hall of Fame history.

 

[Rock Strongo]

shit yeah. i grew up throwing polina in new haven. my pop used to take me to italian tournaments. those guys got serious.

 

[Manster7588]

I don't care how you look at it, but the fact "A" Steve Smith has been nominated thus years is a joke.
One simply isn't eligible and the other doesn't even have the stats to be considered a HOF player.

 

[Manster7588]

shit yeah. i grew up throwing polina in new haven. my pop used to take me to italian tournaments. those guys got serious.

?????

 

[Sir Robin Of Camelot]

From the Pro Football Hall Of Fame site. Not from SI, ESPN, Pinterest, the New York Giants blog or anywhere else.

Please...
Read...

MODERN-ERA NOMINEES FOR THE PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2018

*Finalist in 2017; Underline indicates first year of eligibility (Players and coaches must have last played or coached at least five full seasons to be eligible for nomination. Therefore, any individual who last played or coached in 2012 are eligible for the first time in 2018).


QUARTERBACKS
(5) - Randall Cunningham, Rich Gannon, Donovan McNabb, Steve McNair, Phil Simms


RUNNING BACKS
(10) - Tiki Barber, Earnest Byner, Roger Craig, Corey Dillon, Eddie George, Edgerrin James, Lorenzo Neal, Fred Taylor, Herschel Walker (also KR), Ricky Watters


WIDE RECEIVERS
(13) - *Isaac Bruce, Donald Driver, Henry Ellard (also PR), Torry Holt, Chad Johnson, Randy Moss, *Terrell Owens, Sterling Sharpe, Jimmy Smith, Rod Smith, Steve Smith, John Taylor, Hines Ward

TIGHT END
(4) - Mark Bavaro, Ben Coates, Ferrell Edmunds, Jay Novacek


OFFENSIVE LINEMEN
(21) - Willie Anderson (T), Matt Birk (C), *Tony Boselli (T), Lomas Brown (T), Ruben Brown (G), Ray Donaldson (C), *Alan Faneca (G), Bill Fralic (G/T), Jay Hilgenberg (C), Chris Hinton (G/T), Kent Hull (C), Steve Hutchinson (G), *Joe Jacoby (T), Mike Kenn (T), *Kevin Mawae (C/G), Tom Nalen (C), Nate Newton (G), Bart Oates (C), Jeff Saturday (C), Richmond Webb (T), Steve Wisniewski (G)


DEFENSIVE LINEMEN
(11) - La’Roi Glover (DT/NT), Leonard Marshall (DE/DT), Keith Millard (DT/NT/DE), Leslie O’Neal (DE), Michael Dean Perry (DT/DE), Simeon Rice (DE), Richard Seymour (DT), Neil Smith (DE), Greg Townsend (DE/NT/LB), Kyle Vanden Bosch (DE), Bryant Young (DT)


LINEBACKERS
(15) - Carl Banks, Cornelius Bennett, Tedy Bruschi, Seth Joyner, Ray Lewis, Greg Lloyd, Wilber Marshall, Clay Matthews, Willie McGinest (also DE), Karl Mecklenburg, Sam Mills, Joey Porter, Darryl Talley, Zach Thomas, Brian Urlacher


DEFENSIVE BACKS
(12) - Eric Allen (CB), Steve Atwater (S), Ronde Barber (CB/S), LeRoy Butler (S), *Brian Dawkins (SS), Rodney Harrison (S), *Ty Law (CB), Albert Lewis (CB), *John Lynch (S), Dennis Smith (S), Everson Walls (CB), Darren Woodson (S)


KICKERS/PUNTER
(3) - Gary Anderson (K), Sean Landeta (P), Nick Lowery (K)


SPECIAL TEAMS
(2) - Brian Mitchell (KR/PR also RB), Steve Tasker (ST also WR)


COACHES
(12) - *Don Coryell, Bill Cowher, Tom Flores, Mike Holmgren, Jimmy Johnson, Chuck Knox, Buddy Parker, Richie Petitbon, Dan Reeves, Marty Schottenheimer, Clark Shaughnessy, Dick Vermeil


Eighteen finalists will be presented to the full 48-member Pro Football Hall of Fame Selection Committee during its annual selection meeting on "Selection Saturday," the day before Super Bowl LII. The finalists will consist of 15 Modern-Era finalists, the recently named Senior Finalists, Robert Brazile and Jerry Kramer, and the Contributor Finalist, Bobby Beathard.

The Selection Committee will meet on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018 in Minneapolis, Minn. to elect the Class of 2018. While there is no set number for any class of enshrinees, the selection process by-laws provide that between four and eight new members will be selected.[/U]

 

[Sir Robin Of Camelot]

?????

Don't ask. It's complicated.