getting the support necessary to earn the votes needed for enshrinement in the Hall of Fame.
It seemed, based on comments from voters and analysis by a number of pundits, that the voters couldn’t decide which one to put in the Hall first – so all of their candidacies suffered.
In that post, I made the argument that Brown warranted being inducted first, but added that all three ultimately should be inducted – and that voters better get it together fast because a new class of wide receivers are on their way.
Carter finally got in last year. While I remain convinced that Brown and Reed are both worthy of being inducted, I think their candidacies – at least pre-senior committee – may be in some trouble if one of them doesn’t get in this year.
The problem is that starting this year, guys who played during the heavier passing era the NFL has moved to are now becoming eligible for the Hall. That starts with Colts wideout Marvin Harrison.
When I went to compare Harrison to the three receivers I wrote about previously, I was stunned at how close Harrison’s numbers were to Carter’s during their respective careers. They went to the same number of Pro Bowls. Harrison had three All Pro first team awards to Carter’s two. Harrison had one more catch and 681 more receiving yards. They had the same number of 1,000 yard seasons and Harrison reached the 10 touchdown season plateau two times more than Carter. (more…)
I’ve enjoyed the playoffs more this season than I have in a long time. That, however, has not improved my point spread gaming.
I was correct in picking Seattle and Denver to win last week, but I picked both losing teams to beat the spread. I was wrong in both cases. The poor performance dropped my playoff record to just 3-7 against the spread and 5-5 in over/under picks.
This week will probably present more of the same. While the majority of people who voted in our poll got the Super Bowl match-up they desired, it sets up a fantastic game that is difficult to project.
We’ve gone through 20 weeks of football in anticipation of this game – no I still don’t count the Pro Bowl. Denver’s offense versus Seattle’s defense … have I mentioned that I picked this game before the season?
It’s about all I’ve gotten right … well, except for the championship weekend picks. Here’s how we ended up last weekend.
Championship week
Playoff total
Tony
1-1
7-3
Andy
2-0
6-4
Anthony
1-1
6-4
And here’s what we think is going to happen on Sunday.
In November 2013, The Guardian in the United Kingdom carried a story discussing the 30-year anniversary of a soccer game during which 150 England fans were arrested for vandalism, fighting and theft in Luxembourg.
The incident resulted in sports ministers from the Council of Europe convening to stop what they called “soccer terrorism.”
In 2012-13, the count increased 4 percent, to 2,456 football-related arrests, according to the paper, but that was still a small number compared with the old days.
Now this isn’t to say jackassery isn’t still taking place at soccer games. There are still plenty of reports of issues, both in Europe and across the world, in which fans of their teams take things way too seriously and end up injured or dead from incidents.
We’ve written a lot about the Hall of Fame over the years. And we’ve gotten a fair amount of debate from readers over the strengths and weaknesses of the selection system, who should be in that isn’t and whether there are teams who are underrepresented in Canton.
I’d like to start taking greater inventory of those opinions and maybe start looking more deeply into some of the individual cases that people discuss.
Then, if you have time, in the comments section I’d like to know why you made the selections you did. I’d also like to see who you think are the one to three most deserving candidates for the Hall who never made it in during their modern-era eligibility. Present a brief case for them if you’d like.
I think our site has had some pretty solid discussion on these issues over the years. I’d like to take this to the next level. Thank you, in advance, for your time and input.
Which modern-era candidates would you like to see named to the Hall of Fame in 2014?
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