Biggest Hall of Fame snub of 2015 class?

[iowajerms]

2015 Hall of Fame class (players)

Jerome Bettis
Tim Brown
Charles Haley
Junior Seau
Will Shields


Other HOF Finalists

Morten Andersen
Don Coryell
Terrell Davis
Tony Dungy
Kevin Greene
Marvin Harrison
Jimmy Johnson
John Lynch
Orlando Pace
Kurt Warner

Which finalist that didn't get in is most deserving to be Class of 2015.

 

[gohusk]

Tim Raines! Sorry, wrong board. But Tim Raines is the reason I don't take any HOF seriously. Nothing but an over-glorified museum.

 

[iowajerms]

IMO, Warner and Pace should be in before Bettis. I think Jimmy Johnson should be in before Bettis, but that is close.

 

[FaCe-LeE-uS]

IMO, Warner and Pace should be in before Bettis. I think Jimmy Johnson should be in before Bettis, but that is close.

Warner yes... On merit alone. But Pace? No... This was his 1st or 2nd year of eligibility... Bettis has been waiting for 5 years

 

[Mistaken4193]

Kurt Warner easily. Started a SB for 2 different teams and his teams could have very easily won all 3 of his SB games.

 

[gohusk]

Hall of Fames are a joke anyway. You got the MLB HOF voters taking this ridiculous holier than thou attitude about being "deceived" by the players when nobody said a word when they started showing up looking like WWE stars. NFL's going to see the same thing when they start doing comprehensive HGH testing. "Gee, I didn't know it was going on even though I've been covering the game for 30 years and the size of the guys ballooned 30+ lbs over the last 10 years! Shame on them! No HOF for the cheating bastards!"

 

[Fencer]

I hate Kurt Warner, and I think the HOF is over-biased toward QBs. Still, when a guy wins 2 MVPs, he should be a lock for the HOF.

 

[flyerhawk]

Pace was one of the elite LTs in the game during his entire career. Hard to see how he isn't worthy.

 

[night]

I hate Kurt Warner, and I think the HOF is over-biased toward QBs. Still, when a guy wins 2 MVPs, he should be a lock for the HOF.

That and when he retired the Cardinals went from a team competing for the Super Bowl to a cellar dweller without significantly changing the dynamics of the team.

 

[{+}Mother-Marge{+}]

......Harrison, Anderson, lynch are more noteworthy on that list,......there's other HC/coaches with 2-rings that aren't even mentioned = so fkk "crybaby" jimmy Johnson...!

 

[BritishDolfan]

Realistically Warner, but I think Andersen should have got in, so I voted for him.

 

[JMR]

Pace was one of the elite LTs in the game during his entire career. Hard to see how he isn't worthy.

Exactly how I feel. Pace was one of the best at his position in the era he played, more or less interchangeable with Ogden and Walter Jones. All 3 of those guys should have been first ballot HOFers.

 

[broncosmitty]

Harrison.

He killed a guy, or whatever,.... but mannnnn was he ever great at catchin' footballs.

Not like it matters. E'rybody gets into Canton eventually.

 

[SteveDallas]

Dungy. Gotta be Dungy. Don't much care for the god squad stuff but he's a hell of a coach.

 

[Fountain City Blues]

Pace and Lynch stick out like sore thumbs for me.

 

[jakedog56]

Warner yes... On merit alone. But Pace? No... This was his 1st or 2nd year of eligibility... Bettis has been waiting for 5 years

Pace was a far superior OT than Bettis was a HB. As stated elsewhere here, there is a serious bias towards QBs and HBs.

 

[Fountain City Blues]

Pace was a far superior OT than Bettis was a HB. As stated elsewhere here, there is a serious bias towards QBs and HBs.

Yep, can't say I care much for a guy with a sub 4 YPC- you look to replace those guys in today's NFL with 3rd round picks. His durability is something to marvel though in its own right given the abuse he has taken.

 

[VikingsAD28]

Of those, it's definitely Pace. However, Jim Marshall isn't on that list and should be. If he was I would have voted for him.
Article: Jim Marshall’s Hall of Fame Case - Minnesota Vikings Talk - Vikings Journal

 

[Quentin]

Marvin Harrison, he deserved to be in the HOF last year.

 

[Fountain City Blues]

Marvin Harrison, he deserved to be in the HOF last year.

Yep. Another guy who should be in before Bettis, imo.