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It's 2021 and you know what that means: getting hot and bothered over the Pro Football Hall of Fame ballot once again. Last year had an extra large class to celebrate the NFL's Centennial, and was going to be a huge party in Canton in early August. But then whoops, pandemic, so that never happened. Supposedly they're going to combine the ceremonies this year so the 2020 class can still get their speeches, but we probably already know that's wishful thinking. Still, they're going through with the annual voting process and will reveal the final class the night before the Super Bowl as usual. So here are the fifteen nominees who made the final Modern Era ballot. Remember that you can only vote for five out of this class, so choose wisely. Jared Allen, Defensive End Kansas City Chiefs 2004-07, Minnesota Vikings 2008-13, Chicago Bears 2014-15, Carolina Panthers 2015 First year on final ballot Five Pro Bowls, four 1st-team All-Pros League leader in sacks in 2007 (15.5), 2011 (22) 12th all-time in sacks (136) Owner of this legendary GIF Ronde Barber, Defensive Back Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1997-2012 First year on final ballot Five Pro Bowls, three 1st-team All-Pros, two 2nd-team All-Pros NFL All-2000s 2nd Team League leader in interceptions in 2001 (10) Tony Boselli, Tackle Jacksonville Jaguars, 1995-2001 Fifth year on final ballot Five Pro Bowls, four 1st-team All-Pros NFL All-1990s 2nd Team LeRoy Butler, Safety Green Bay Packers 1990-2001 Second year on final ballot Four Pro Bowls, four 1st-team All-Pros NFL All-1990s 1st Team Alan Faneca, Guard Pittsburgh Steelers 1998-2007, New York Jets 2008-09, Arizona Cardinals 2010 Sixth year on final ballot Nine Pro Bowls, six 1st-team All-Pros, two 2nd-team All-Pros NFL All-2000s 1st Team Torry Holt, Wide Receiver St. Louis Rams 1999-2008, Jacksonville Jaguars 2009 Second year on final ballot Seven Pro Bowls, one 1st-team All-Pro, one 2nd-team All-Pro NFL All-2000s 2nd Team League leader in receptions in 2003 (117) League leader in receiving yards in 2000 (1,635), 2003 (1,696) 16th all-time in receiving yards (13,382) Calvin Johnson, Wide Receiver Detroit Lions 2007-15 First year on final ballot Six Pro Bowls, three 1st-team All-Pros, one 2nd-team All-Pro NFL All-2010s Team League leader in receptions in 2012 (122) League leader in receiving yards in 2011 (1,681), 2012 (1,964, single-season record) League leader in receiving touchdowns in 2008 (12) Was way too cool for the Lions John Lynch, Safety Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1993-2003, Denver Broncos 2004-07 Eighth year on final ballot Nine Pro Bowls, two 1st-team All-Pros, two 2nd-team All-Pros Peyton Manning, Quarterback Indianapolis Colts 1998-2011, Denver Broncos 2012-15 First year on final ballot Five MVP awards (2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2013) Two Offensive Player of the Year awards (2004, 2013) 2006 Super Bowl MVP 2012 Comeback Player of the Year 14 Pro Bowls, seven 1st-team All-Pros, two 2nd-team All-Pros NFL All-2000s 2nd Team League leader in passing yards in 2000 (4,413), 2003 (4,267), 2013 (5,477, single-season record) League leader in passing touchdowns in 2000 (33), 2004 (49), 2006 (31), 2013 (55, single-season record) 3rd all-time in passing yards (71,940), 3rd all-time in passing touchdowns (539) Got pantsed by the Seahawks in the Super Bowl  Clay Matthews Jr., Linebacker No, not that Clay Matthews Cleveland Browns 1978-93, Atlanta Falcons 1994-96 First year on final ballot Four Pro Bowls, one 2nd-team All-Pro Sam Mills, Linebacker New Orleans Saints 1986-94, Carolina Panthers 1995-97 Second year on final ballot Five Pro Bowls, one 1st-team All-Pro, two 2nd-team All-Pros Richard Seymour, Defensive Lineman New England Patriots 2001-08, Oakland Raiders 2009-12 Third year on final ballot Seven Pro Bowls, three 1st-team All-Pros, three 2nd-team All-Pros NFL All-2000s 1st Team Zach Thomas, Linebacker Miami Dolphins 1996-2007, Dallas Cowboys 2008 Second year on final ballot Seven Pro Bowls, five 1st-team All-Pros, two 2nd-team All-Pros Reggie Wayne, Wide Receiver Indianapolis Colts 2001-14 Second year on final ballot Six Pro Bowls, one 1st-team All-Pro, two 2nd-team All-Pros League leader in receiving yards in 2007 (1,510) 10th all-time in receptions (1,070), 10th all-time in receiving yards (14,345) Charles Woodson, Defensive Back Oakland Raiders 1998-2005 & 2013-15, Green Bay Packers 2006-12 First year on final ballot 1998 Defensive Rookie of the Year 2009 Defensive Player of the Year Nine Pro Bowls, four 1st-team All-Pros, four 2nd-team All-Pros NFL All-2000s 1st Team League leader in interceptions in 2009 (9), 2011 (7) 5th all-time in interceptions (65), 2nd all-time in interception return touchdowns (11) Benne fucked around with this message at 06:03 on Jan 6, 2021 |
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Induct Don Coryell, cowards
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Jan 6, 2021 01:52
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charles
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Jan 6, 2021 02:00
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Manning and Woodson are automatic. Three potential WRs - I think Calvin Johnson and Torry Holt will both eventually get in and one of them will be this year. Faneca versus Boselli for an offensive line slot - Boselli was arguably better at his peak but Faneca was great for longer. I think Faneca gets it. For the fifth slot, there a lot of other DBs on the list, Leroy Butler has a strong case, but they're already doing one DB if they do Woodson. They doubled up on safeties last year so it happens, but I don't know. Zach Thomas had the poor fortune of having his career overlap with Ray Lewis and Brian Urlacher so he didn't have many chances to be better than the 3rd best MLB in the league. I don't know enough about Sam Mills to compare him. Letting in Allen or Seymour would alleviate the DE/rushing OLB crunch coming down the pipeline with Julius Peppers, DeMarcus Ware, Dwight Freeney, and James Harrison all being eligible soon. Obviously Seymour was a different guy than all of them, though. I'm a little surprised Patrick Willis wasn't a finalist. Sure he didn't play for as many years as some guys, but he was truly dominant when he did. gohuskies fucked around with this message at 02:14 on Jan 6, 2021 |
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Jan 6, 2021 02:00
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LeRoy Butler was amazing.
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Jan 6, 2021 02:09
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Megatron has to be first ballot.
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Jan 6, 2021 02:12
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My Jared Allen Argument: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTdRXMKh7VI My Richard Seymour Argument: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ID6QLJxnkn8
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Jan 6, 2021 02:15
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I'd be stingy and vote Manning/Woodson/Megatron
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Jan 6, 2021 02:18
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Kalli posted:My Jared Allen Argument: lol
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Jan 6, 2021 02:20
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It's a perfect video that shows both what happens when football players collide with normal human beings and that Jared Allen is a remarkably stupid person.
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Jan 6, 2021 02:27
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Ronde Barber Peyton Manning Calvin Johnson Charles Woodson Alan Faneca I don't care too much about Lynch but I'd really like to see Ronde get in.
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Jan 6, 2021 02:50
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Megatron and Manning have to get in first ballot and I would hope Son of Wood as well. I wasn't really following Football for most of Torry "Big Game" Holt's career.
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Jan 6, 2021 04:14
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i cant believe they are letting scrubs like peyton manning on the ballot now
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Jan 6, 2021 04:39
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wandler20 posted:Ronde Barber This is my list, and in my heart Barber is a CB not a loving Safety which he only played for like a loving year. No one else had 14 defensive touchdowns and 28 sacks when he retired. He’s my second favorite player after Mr. Derick Brooks, and deserves to be in the HOF.
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Jan 6, 2021 04:48
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Nystral posted:This is my list, and in my heart Barber is a CB not a loving Safety which he only played for like a loving year. No one else had 14 defensive touchdowns and 28 sacks when he retired. He’s my second favorite player after Mr. Derick Brooks, and deserves to be in the HOF. Agree with all this. He was the first and might still be the only player in NFL history with 20 sacks and 20 INTs.
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Jan 6, 2021 05:36
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a neat cape posted:Induct Don Coryell, cowards This and also Jim Marshall. Out of this group Payton is the one getting instant approval.
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Jan 6, 2021 06:30
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wandler20 posted:Agree with all this. He was the first and might still be the only player in NFL history with 20 sacks and 20 INTs. Leroy Butler has 20 sacks and 38 INTs, and did it before Barber, he was the first player with 20 sacks and more than 30 INTs: https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/ButlLe00.htm And Woodson has 20 sacks and 65 INTs https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WoodCh00.htm
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Jan 6, 2021 08:30
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wandler20 posted:Agree with all this. He was the first and might still be the only player in NFL history with 20 sacks and 20 INTs. gohuskies posted:Leroy Butler has 20 sacks and 38 INTs, and did it before Barber, he was the first player with 20 sacks and more than 30 INTs: https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/ButlLe00.htm And Woodson has 20 sacks and 65 INTs https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WoodCh00.htm SMH Butler gets no respect
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Jan 6, 2021 09:01
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My peak over longevity ballot since we've allowed Terrell Davis in demands Boselli and Holt this year.
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Jan 6, 2021 14:13
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gohuskies posted:Leroy Butler has 20 sacks and 38 INTs, and did it before Barber, he was the first player with 20 sacks and more than 30 INTs: https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/ButlLe00.htm And Woodson has 20 sacks and 65 INTs https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WoodCh00.htm My mistake, I mean as a CB.
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Jan 6, 2021 15:54
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Grittybeard posted:My peak over longevity ballot since we've allowed Terrell Davis in demands Boselli and Holt this year. Boselli not being in is a joke
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Jan 6, 2021 17:28
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Put Torry Holt in the Hall of Fame
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Jan 6, 2021 17:35
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DariusLikewise posted:Put Torry Holt in the Hall of Fame He's my white whale candidate, I can't rest until he's in. And man did I hate those Rams teams, but he was so amazing.
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Jan 6, 2021 17:37
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a neat cape posted:Boselli not being in is a joke Same with Faneca. Dude has six 1st team and two 2nd team all-pros. That's well beyond the usual rubric of four 1st team all-pro being automatic entry
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Jan 6, 2021 17:43
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Jan 6, 2021 17:44
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They should do another expanded class because so many of these finalists deserve to be in.
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Jan 6, 2021 18:10
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Surely someone has the version with the finger dancing back and forth.
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Jan 6, 2021 18:17
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bet he can get real freaky with that thing
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Jan 6, 2021 18:31
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DariusLikewise posted:Put Torry Holt in the Hall of Fame Is he the next Art Monk? That candidate that is held up by people like Peter King as an example of a player that deserves to be in the hall of very good vs the hall of fame?
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Jan 6, 2021 18:40
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Sam Mills Peyton Manning Calvin Johnson Alan Faneca Charles Woodson
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Jan 6, 2021 18:44
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Grittybeard posted:My peak over longevity ballot since we've allowed Terrell Davis in demands Boselli and Holt this year. Holt is cool and all, but isn’t Megatron the definition of peak over longevity WR?
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Jan 6, 2021 19:02
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Manning Johnson Woodson Faneca Thomas Boselli A lot of borderline cases here but these are the ones I would put in. I think Terrell Davis getting in sets precedent for peak over longevity Really ridiculous that Faneca has been on this ballot six times. Come on! If he isnt a HOF at guard no one is.
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Jan 6, 2021 19:09
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Zach Thomas would be a hall of famer if he didn’t get trucked at the LOS on every 3rd and 4 with the game on the line.
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Jan 6, 2021 19:14
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obligatory zach thomas is nowhere near a hofer but he is better than brian urlacher who somehow??? is in??? the hall of fame?? despite being terrible thank you godbless
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Jan 6, 2021 19:17
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Thomas was a key part of one of the best defensive units of the late 90s and early 00s.
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Jan 6, 2021 19:28
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one of the top 32 defenses known to man in a specific date range, for sure
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Jan 6, 2021 19:29
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pseudodragon posted:Holt is cool and all, but isn’t Megatron the definition of peak over longevity WR? I think that honor goes to Sterling Sharpe, who should also be in
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Jan 6, 2021 19:30
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wandler20 posted:They should do another expanded class because so many of these finalists deserve to be in. And next year the newly eligible guys will be Anquan Boldin, Chad Greenway, Andre Johnson, Mario Williams, Tony Romo, Robert Mathis, Steve Smith, Demarcus Ware, and Vince Wilfork. Some of those are clear "no"s but I see at least Steve Smith, Ware, and Wilfork all eventually getting in. The D line space is going to get crowded with Richard Seymour and Jared Allen already as finalists!
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Jan 6, 2021 19:37
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Zach THomas sucks rear end
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Jan 6, 2021 19:50
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Never induct Boselli IMO Peyton and Woodson are the automatics I'm blown away that Calvin has been retired long enough 
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