Devin Hester in the NFL HOF
Does this give hope to B Mitch?
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Devin Hester in the NFL HOF
Does this give hope to B Mitch?
That '06 season pretty much sealed the deal for DH. Chi Town got the best of us in that NFC Championship. The b.s. those Bears fans said to Nola fans, playing Rock you like a Hurricane in Soldier Field, Chicago is right up there with ATL, Mike Evans and Cam Newton on my s*(& list, forever.
As for #1BM in HOF, absolutely.
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It definitely should... The special teams excuse should be goneQuote:
Originally Posted by ultracajun
If Devon Hester is in HOF than in my opinion Brian Mitchell should definitely be in HOF. BM was much more consistent throughout his career than Hester who was more of a flashy player and below average wide receiver.
Mitchell should already be in. Hester got in because he scored some touchdowns, including the one in the Super Bowl. Every year that goes by, Mitchell's chances get smaller because he continues to fade from memory. That they put Hester in FIRST BALLOT over Antonio Gates is wild.
Yardage, the NFL benchmark.
The fact that Jerry Rice had to play an extra year to get pass Brian Mitchell, and that Mitchell is still #2 all-time, all-purpose should say it all.
Sounds like a job for UL Marketing...
FIFYQuote:
Originally Posted by fanof71
Every other scenario in every other industry i can think of, the trailblazer or the one who comes first is given the higher accolade, why is this case study seemingly one of the exceptions
LOL...Quote:
Originally Posted by ZoomZoom
College rushing TDs:
Herschel Walker 49
Barry Sanders 48
Tyrell Fenroy 48
Brian Mitchell 47
Devin Hester 1
gotta be the refs.Quote:
Originally Posted by RougaWhite&Blue
nice work RougaQuote:
Originally Posted by RougaWhite&Blue
Personally, the UL player I want to see in the HOF is Charles "Peanut Punch" Tillman.
Why do we need to choose?
I think he gets in within the next few years.Quote:
Originally Posted by RaginCajun77
Devin Hester was a 3 time All-Pro and on two all-decade teams.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cajunchuck
Mitchell was a 1 time All Pro.
I know we like to look at things with Vermilion & White glasses, but Hester was always going to be in as a return specialist before Mitchell due to him separating himself from the rest of his peers as a return man during his best seasons. Three times led the NFL in punt return TDs.
Its just plain criminal that he isn't in the HOF yet. Lead the league in all purpose yards in the history of the NFL the day he retired.
Compared to Brian Mitchell he burned out like a bottle rocket.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cajunrunner
He never led the entire all-purpose history of the NFL like Brian Mitchell did.
No Hall of Famer kept playing longer than normal (due to Hester) to recapure the top spot like Jerry Rice had to do after Brian Mitchell retired.
The Ferrari always turns more heads than the F150Quote:
Originally Posted by Turbine
Mitchell will NEVER get in with all this negative talk on RP.
Thank you sir. Someone has to keep this board in lineQuote:
Originally Posted by JamesTheJeweler
A lot of truth in that statement.Quote:
Originally Posted by ultracajun
if he had more TDs but less yards, maybe some of those were shorter field position fields?Quote:
Originally Posted by Cajunrunner
maybe his team had better blockers?
a. there are multiple selecting organizations so BM actually had more than 1
b. if the consensus position is he deserves to be in, but those selecting are wrong for not putting him in, how can a different subjective selection being wrong be used as evidence to justify the other wrong vote?