Filed under: NFL Hall of Fame, NFL Analysis
Here's an early invitation to all of you with favorites among the 17 Hall of Fame finalists unveiled Sunday:Complain now, because a lot of your guys aren't going to get in. How do I know? Because this may be the best class -- or close to it -- that I've seen in my nearly two decades of voting, and there are people on the final list that I will be very unhappy about leaving to wait another year. Don't ask me who, but there will be.
First, remember that seven guys get in but two spots are reserved for the seniors candidates -- Chris Hanburger and Les Richter this year. They're voted on separately.
What makes this year is so difficult are the five first-time finalists: Marshall Faulk, Deion Sanders, Willie Roaf, Jerome Bettis and Curtis Martin. In a lot of years, all five would be considered pretty good candidates to get in on their first try. This year, I'm betting it's just Faulk and Sanders, who are hard to deny. (No, Deion didn't tackle much, but I marked him down when, in a Dallas-San Francisco NFC championship game 15 or so years ago, he made a great play for a two-yard loss. "Yeah,'' I said to myself. "He can do it when he has to.'')
Here's why I think it will be just those two among the first-timers:
Source: http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2011/01/09/marshall-faulk-deion-sanders-safe-bets-for-hall-others-may-hav/
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