2012 hall of fame finalists list....

[CuseJetsFan83]

http://www.nfl.com/halloffame/story/09000d5d825c81e2/article/hall-of-fame-announces-17-finalists-for-class-of-2012?module=HP11_headline_stack

is this the year andre reed finally gets in??

based off the list it is definitely his best chance



» 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)
» *Jack Butler, CB -- (1951-59 Pittsburgh Steelers)
» 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
» Edward DeBartolo, Jr., Owner -- 1979-2000 San Francisco 49ers (http://www.nfl.com/teams/sanfrancisco49ers/profile?team=SF)
» 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
» Kevin Greene, LB/DE -- 1985-1992 Los Angeles Rams, 1993-95 Pittsburgh Steelers, 1996, 1998-99 Carolina Panthers (http://www.nfl.com/teams/carolinapanthers/profile?team=CAR), 1997 San Francisco 49ers
» Charles Haley, DE/LB -- 1986-1991, 1999 San Francisco 49ers, 1992-96 Dallas Cowboys
» 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
» Bill Parcells, Coach -- 1983-1990 New York Giants (http://www.nfl.com/teams/newyorkgiants/profile?team=NYG), 1993-96 New England Patriots, 1997-99 New York Jets, 2003-06 Dallas Cowboys
» Andre Reed, WR -- 1985-1999 Buffalo Bills (http://www.nfl.com/teams/buffalobills/profile?team=BUF), 2000 Washington Redskins (http://www.nfl.com/teams/washingtonredskins/profile?team=WAS)
» Willie Roaf, T -- 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)
» Will Shields, G -- 1993-2006 Kansas City Chiefs
» *Dick Stanfel, G -- (1952-55 Detroit Lions (http://www.nfl.com/teams/detroitlions/profile?team=DET), 1956-58 Washington Redskins)
» Aeneas Williams, CB/S -- 1991-2000 Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals (http://www.nfl.com/teams/arizonacardinals/profile?team=ARI), 2001-04 St. Louis Rams
To be eligible for election, modern-era players and coaches must be retired at least five years

[BLeonard]

Pretty weak class, as I really don't see any "locks" in there.

-Bill

[YardRat]

Tough competition...pretty difficult to start crossing guys off of that.

Assuming 7 make it again...

One will be an old-timer (Stanfel)
One will be a non-player (Parcells :puke:)

That leaves five spots from the remaining 13 guys.

Bettis, Doleman, Greene, Kennedy and Williams should wait.

Brown, Carter, Dawson, Haley, Martin, Reed, Roaf and Shields.

I'd be surprised if more than one receiver makes it, but one definitely will, so it pretty much comes down to Brown vs Carter vs Reed.

I'm guessing Brown, Dawson, Haley, Martin and Roaf.

[Dujek]

Year of the WR, as they need to clear the backlog. Could easily see all three going in given the level of the competition.

[YardRat]

I just don't see the same thing you guys do, as far as being a weak class.

[YardRat]

Just FYI...

Carter, Roaf and Dawson are the only non-HOF members of the HOF All-Decade team of the 90's (offense). Kennedy and Greene for defense, plus Parcells (head coach).

Williams, Doleman, and Brown were second teamers.

Reed never made the list, even as a second teamer, and if you look over the lists they seem to carry some pretty good weight, especially on offense.

Here's the 70's list, the links for the others are at the bottom.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Football_League_1970s_All-Decade_Team

[DrGraves]

Reed has finished ahead of Brown and Carter the past two years...

[Night Train]

Reed has finished ahead of Brown and Carter the past two years...
Indeed.

I think this IS his year.

[DrGraves]

despite being a bills fan im not quite sure why he has finished ahead of carter and brown (superbowl appearances?) but none the less i hope he gets in!

[Mike13]

Its a damn shame that Cris Carter and Tim Brown are still waiting

[Crisis]

Its a damn shame that Cris Carter and Tim Brown are still waiting

It's a damn shame that Reed has been waiting longer than both.

[SaviorEdwards]

It's a damn shame that Reed has been waiting longer than both.

Carter has 40+ more TDs than Andre Reed, plus eight 1,000 yd seasons in a row. Reed was great, but Carter should get in before Andre.