Recently, I’ve heard the question asked on local sports radio about the Hall of Fame worthiness of Kurt Warner, and also recently discovered that Edgerrin James became the 13th leading rusher all time–and all of the top 12 that are eligible are all in the Hall of Fame.

We’ve had a good discussion about the 2009 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees, so I thought maybe we should put the topic up for discussion here–are the following active players Hall of Fame worthy?

QB Kurt Warner – Career 94.6 QB rating, 65.7% completion percentage, 27,000 yards (and counting), and 172 touchdowns seem to say yes.  Late start to his career, and injuries and inconsistencies from 2002-2006 might say no.

RB Edgerrin James – 11,192 yards rushing and counting and 428 catches for 3,333 yards say yes.  The RB highest on the list of all-time rushing yards not in the Hall is Ricky Watters at #20.  However, not having won a Super Bowl, and reputation for bad attitude (deserved or not) might hurt his chances.

WR Randy Moss – Moss has been a statistical freak since joining the NFL, and has 6 Pro Bowls and 4 All-Pro selections to back it up.  You have to wonder if his “Play when I want to play” mantra, lack of effort during two years in Oakland, and off-field issues will hurt him.  They aren’t supposed to, but…

C Tom Nalen – Nalen has been the key to a line that has led the way for six different 1,000-yard backs in his tenure, and has won two Super Bowl rings.  But he has only five Pro Bowl appearances and one first team All-Pro selections, due in part to strength at the position.  That depth at center might (probably will?) keep him out.

C Kevin Mawae – Like Nalen, Mawae has been a consistent perfomer at center–albeit for three different teams.  He had a streak of 177 straight starts at one point in his career, and has six Pro Bowl appearances and two first team All-Pro selections.  Like Nalen, you have to wonder if the strength at the position will hurt him–and players like Olin Kreutz, Jeff Saturday, and Matt Birk.

S Rodney Harrison – Harrison is the only player in NFL history to record 30 sacks and 30 interceptions in his career.  He has two Super Bowl championships, and has appeared in two other Super Bowls.  However, he also is a rarity in that he has more first team All-Pro selections (three) than Pro Bowl appearances (two), likely due to his reputation as a dirty player–and one has to wonder if that reputation will work against him come HOF time.

DE Jason Taylor – Three time first team All-Pro, six time Pro Bowler, and the 2006 AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year.  Almost 700 career tackles, 118 sacks (and counting), 41 forced fumbles, 7 interceptions, 8 career touchdowns (all time career leader for defensive lineman)…an impressive resume.   So why do I feel like he’s not a sure thing?

K Adam Vinatieri – 22 game winning kicks, including several in the playoffs and at least 1 or 2 Super Bowls say yes.  The fact that he’s a kicker might say no.

RB Clinton Portis – Might be too early to tell with Portis–he’s only been in the league since 2002.  He was rookie of the year, and has just under 9,000 career rushing yards already.  If he keeps up the pace, he would seem like a sure thing–but he also takes quite a pounding, and has never been All-Pro.  Add his…unique personality, and you wonder if he’ll get support if he doesn’t crack the top five all time rushing yardage…

S Darren Sharper – Four time All-Pro, four time Pro Bowler, 54 career interceptions.

S John Lynch – Nine time Pro Bowler, two time first team All-Pro, Super Bowl ring, 26 picks and 13 sacks in his career.  I believe his new broadcast partner Chris Rose called him a lock for Canton–I’m not sure…

LB Brian Urlacher – I’m sure Bears fans have already started carving their bust for Urlacher.  And his six Pro Bowls and four first team All-Pro selections seem to have him on his way.  But I’ve always thought he was vastly overrated–if he doesn’t have DT in front of him, he tends to disappear.  And the Bears defense seems to have been up and down, even with him on the field.  If he adds a couple more All-Pro selections, I’d probably put him in…

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So, what do you think?  Who did we miss?  Who is in for sure?  Who is out for sure?  Leave your thoughts in the comments below…