Andre Reed HOF Finalist

[Coach Sal]

http://www.nfl.com/halloffame/story/09000d5d81d90a09/article/hall-of-fame-announces-17-finalists-for-class-of-2011?module=breaking_news

[YardRat]

» Jerome Bettis, RB (1993-95 Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams (http://www.nfl.com/teams/st.louisrams/profile?team=STL), 1996-2005 Pittsburgh Steelers (http://www.nfl.com/teams/pittsburghsteelers/profile?team=PIT))
» Tim Brown, WR/KR (1988-2003 Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders (http://www.nfl.com/teams/oaklandraiders/profile?team=OAK), 2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (http://www.nfl.com/teams/tampabaybuccaneers/profile?team=TB))
» Cris Carter, WR (1987-89 Philadelphia Eagles (http://www.nfl.com/teams/philadelphiaeagles/profile?team=PHI), 1990-2001 Minnesota Vikings (http://www.nfl.com/teams/minnesotavikings/profile?team=MIN), 2002 Miami Dolphins (http://www.nfl.com/teams/miamidolphins/profile?team=MIA))
» Dermontti Dawson, C (1988-2000 Pittsburgh Steelers)
» Richard Dent, DE (1983-1993, 1995 Chicago Bears (http://www.nfl.com/teams/chicagobears/profile?team=CHI), 1994 San Francisco 49ers (http://www.nfl.com/teams/sanfrancisco49ers/profile?team=SF), 1996 Indianapolis Colts (http://www.nfl.com/teams/indianapoliscolts/profile?team=IND), 1997 Philadelphia Eagles)
» Chris Doleman, DE/LB (1985-1993, 1999 Minnesota Vikings, 1994-95 Atlanta Falcons (http://www.nfl.com/teams/atlantafalcons/profile?team=ATL), 1996-98 San Francisco 49ers)
» Marshall Faulk, RB (1994-98 Indianapolis Colts, 1999-2005 St. Louis Rams)
» Charles Haley, DE/LB (1986-1991, 1999 San Francisco 49ers, 1992-96 Dallas Cowboys (http://www.nfl.com/teams/dallascowboys/profile?team=DAL))
» *Chris Hanburger, LB (1965-78 Washington Redskins (http://www.nfl.com/teams/washingtonredskins/profile?team=WAS))
» Cortez Kennedy, DT (1990-2000 Seattle Seahawks (http://www.nfl.com/teams/seattleseahawks/profile?team=SEA))
» Curtis Martin, RB (1995-97 New England Patriots (http://www.nfl.com/teams/newenglandpatriots/profile?team=NE), 1998-2005 New York Jets (http://www.nfl.com/teams/newyorkjets/profile?team=NYJ))
» Andre Reed, WR (1985-1999 Buffalo Bills (http://www.nfl.com/teams/buffalobills/profile?team=BUF), 2000 Washington Redskins)
» *Les Richter, LB (1954-62 Los Angeles Rams)
» Willie Roaf, OT (1993-2001 New Orleans Saints (http://www.nfl.com/teams/neworleanssaints/profile?team=NO), 2002-05 Kansas City Chiefs (http://www.nfl.com/teams/kansascitychiefs/profile?team=KC))
» Ed Sabol, Contributor (1964-1995 NFL Films)
» Deion Sanders, CB/KR/PR (1989-1993 Atlanta Falcons, 1994 San Francisco 49ers, 1995-99 Dallas Cowboys, 2000 Washington Redskins, 2004-05 Baltimore Ravens (http://www.nfl.com/teams/baltimoreravens/profile?team=BAL))
» Shannon Sharpe, TE (1990-99, 2002-03 Denver Broncos (http://www.nfl.com/teams/denverbroncos/profile?team=DEN), 2000-01 Baltimore Ravens)

[YardRat]

This should be the year of the receiver...Reed, Brown and Carter all deserve to be in. Sanders and Sharpe will probably be first-ballots. Dawson should go, and may bump one of the wide-outs.

[Night Train]

If I recall correctly, Reed was one of the last 1 or 2 that didn't get in last year, beating out many of the others in the final vote.

Still, a lot of first timers are impressive. Just have to wait and see.

[ParanoidAndroid]

Tough group.... Reed could get snubbed again. :(

[Crisis]

wow that's a stacked class

[Mr. Miyagi]

Bettis, Carter, Sanders, Sharpe, Martin, Roaf.

Andre gets snubbed again this year.

[NOT THE DUDE...]

only 7 can get in per year, right? i think reed gets in...

[Michael82]

I'm betting that this is the year Andre Reed finally gets in. :up:

[Ingtar33]

of that list, i think the following all deserve to get in...

Bettis
Brown
Carter
Dent
Faulk
Martin
Reed
Roaf
Sanders
Sharpe

Sabol will get in by default; that will leave a max of 6 for everyone else... throw in the fact the committee doesn't like to send 7, and this is my prediction on who gets in this year.

Bettis
Faulk
Sanders
Sharpe
Sabol

[YardRat]

Dawson was the dominant center of his time...I don't see how you can leave him off of the list.

[Ingtar33]

Dawson was the dominant center of his time...I don't see how you can leave him off of the list.

no superbowl championships... i include Dawson, and we might as well start to put Ruben Brown up for discussion for the HOF.

[YardRat]

no superbowl championships... i include Dawson, and we might as well start to put Ruben Brown up for discussion for the HOF.

You might want to reconsider your original list, then, as there are others that didn't get a super bowl championship.

Comparing Dawson to Brown is just unfair to Dawson.

[ServoBillieves]

Still no Tasker...

[clumping platelets]

With this group, I believe he gets in......Sharpe is a no brainer IMO

[DrGraves]

andre has no chance against that competition unfortunately...

[BillyT92679]

Andre will go in in about three years.

[BillyT92679]

I guess I don't know why it took forever for Art Monk to get in, and it's taking forever for Andre and Cris Carter to go in. I know the passing game has changed since the illegal chuck rule in 78, but still. These are incredible talents.

Andre Reed deserves the HOF more than Andre Tippett ever did (not to say Tippett wasn't a terrific player, he was, but I can't think of him as a HOFer) But there is a double standard for wide receivers.