Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2021 (1 Viewer)

[Yogibear]

The list of 130 Nominees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2021 was just released.  Here's the list:

Quarterbacks

Drew Bledsoe

Randall Cunningham

Jake Delhomme

Jeff Garcia

Dave Krieg

Peyton Manning

Donovan McNabb

Steve McNair

Running Backs

Shaun Alexander

Mike Alstott (FB)

Tiki Barber

Earnest Byner

Larry Centers

Corey Dillon

Warrick Dunn

Eddie George

Priest Holmes

Steven Jackson

Jamal Lewis

Eric Metcalf (also WR/KR/PR)

Glyn Milburn (also WR/KR/PR)

Lorenzo Neal (FB)

Fred Taylor

Herschel Walker (also KR)

Ricky Watters

Wide Receivers

Donald Driver

Henry Ellard (also PR)

Torry Holt

Calvin Johnson

Chad Johnson

Derrick Mason

Muhsin Muhammad

Jimmy L. Smith

Rod D. Smith

Hines Ward

Reggie Wayne

Wes Welker

Roddy White

Tight Ends

Dallas Clark

Ben Coates

Keith J. Jackson

Brent Jones

Heath Miller

Jeremy Shockey

Wesley Walls

Offensive Linemen

Willie Anderson (T)

Matt Birk (C)

Tony Boselli (T)

Lomas Brown (T)

Ruben Brown (G)

Alan Faneca (G)

D'Brickashaw Ferguson (T)

Kevin Glover (C/G)

Jordan Gross (T)

Kent Hull (C)

Olin Kreutz (C)

Logan Mankins (G)

Tom Nalen (C)

Chris Samuels (T)

Jeff Saturday (C)

Chris Snee (G)

Brian Waters (G)

Richmond Webb (T)

Erik Williams (T)

Steve Wisniewski (G)

Defensive Linemen

John Abraham (DE also LB)

Jared Allen (DE)

Ray Childress (DT/DE)

La'Roi Glover (DT/NT)

Casey Hampton (DT/NT)

Leslie O'Neal (DE)

Michael Dean Perry (DT/DE)

Simeon Rice (DE)

Richard Seymour (DT)

Justin Smith (DE)

Neil Smith (DE)

Greg Townsend (DE/LB/DT/NT)

Justin Tuck (DE)

Kevin Williams (DT)

Bryant Young (DT)

Linebackers

Cornelius Bennett

Lance Briggs

Tedy Bruschi

London Fletcher

Seth Joyner

Clay Matthews Jr.

Jerod Mayo

Willie McGinest (also DE)

Sam Mills

Joey Porter

Chris Spielman

Takeo Spikes

Pat Swilling (also DE)

Darryl Talley

Zach Thomas

Patrick Willis

Defensive Backs

Eric Allen (CB)

Ronde Barber (CB/S)

LeRoy Butler (S)

Nick Collins (S)

Merton Hanks (S)

Rodney Harrison (S)

James Hasty (DB)

Albert Lewis (CB)

John Lynch (S)

Tim McDonald (S)

Allen Rossum (DB)

Asante Samuel (DB)

Bob Sanders (S)

Charles Tillman (CB)

Troy Vincent (CB)

Adrian Wilson (S)

Charles Woodson (CB/S)

Darren Woodson (S)

Punters/Kickers

David Akers (K)

Gary A. Anderson (K)

Jason Elam (K)

Jeff Feagles (P)

Jason Hanson (K)

John Kasay (K)

Sean Landeta (P)

Ryan Longwell (K)

Nick Lowery (K)

Reggie Roby (P)

Rohn Stark (P)

Matt Turk (P)

Special Teams

Josh Cribbs (KR/PR, also WR)

Mel Gray (PR/KR, akso WR)

Brian K. Mitchell (KR/PR, also RB)

Steve Tasker (ST, also WR)

Keep in mind that Drew Pearson is the Senior Finalist, Tom Flores is the Coach Finalist, and Bill Nunn is the Contributor Finalist.  Out of the list of 130 names listed above, who do you believe has a legitimate shot at getting into the Hall of Fame in 2021?

 

[bro1ncos]

Locks - Manning and Woodson

Will be in soon - Calvin, Holt, Boselli, Faneca, Waters, Z Thomas, Lynch

Should make it at some point - Hines, E Williams,  J Allen, Seymour, B Young, Swilling, Harrison, D Woodson 

Someone I think should be in but probably never will - Tasker

There are a few others that are border line and were either great for short period or are just the hall of really good. A couple were really good but absolutely benefited from playing with players that were ultra elite first ballot HOFers.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

Randall Cunningham

Yes

Jeff Garcia

Underrated, but no. 

Peyton Manning

obvious no-brainer yes. 

Donovan McNabb

if he hadn’t broken his leg that year...if he’d won that SB...he’d still be a no. But talent-wise I love the dude. 

Steve McNair

he was so good. And his life ended so tragically. But he’s probably a no. 

Running Backs

Shaun Alexander

yes

also this is a heck of a RB class. 

Mike Alstott (FB)

As good as he was, a FB who can’t block doesn’t deserve to be in the HOF. 

Tiki Barber

Don’t love the dude but he’s close. 

Earnest Byner

Larry Center

Corey Dillon

Man - just the stuff FF dreams are made of. 

Warrick Dunn

maybe. He was so good but seemingly always in a timeshare. I have to go look deeper.

Eddie George

yes.

Priest Holmes

man - how do you keep him out? Neck Injury Shortened his career. For me he’s a yes. 

Steven Jackson

Jamal Lewis

talent & talent, but lacked longevity. 

Eric Metcalf (also WR/KR/PR)

I tend to think of Metcalf as a receiver. 

Lorenzo Neal (FB)

Just look at the RBs he blocked for. Put Lo in the HOF. I’m in on that one 100%. 

Herschel Walker (also KR)

Ricky Waters

god this class is deep. Imma have to look at the RB numbers to make quality responses. This is all knee-jerk. Honestly having a hard time saying yes or no based on the depth here. 

Torry Holt

HOF

Calvin Johnson

ugh. Maybe? Certainly had the talent. Tough call. 

Chad Johnson

no-cho cinco

Derrick Mason

such a good player. Probably not HOF. 
 

like RB, this list is really challenging. 

Muhsin Muhammad
 

won me my first championship, but probably no. 

Jimmy L. Smith

perpetually underrated. But probably no. 

Rod D. Smith

Hines Ward

These guys were both so good. I need to look at the numbers. 

Reggie Wayne

put Reggie in the hall. 

Wes Welker

tough call - another dude I need to look at the #s on. 

Roddy White

as much as I like him, no. 

Tight Ends

Dallas Clark

Ben Coates

Keith J. Jackson

Brent Jones

homer alert: yes.  

Jeremy Shockey

If he’d been able to stay healthy he’d probably have put a HOF career together. 

Matt Birk (C)

OL is so hard. maybe

Tony Boselli (T)

Probably. 

Alan Faneca (G)

probably. 

Jeff Saturday (C)

yes

John Abraham (DE also LB)

Yes

Jared Allen (DE)

Maybe - it’s close. 

Simeon Rice (DE)

beast. 

Richard Seymour (DT)

Justin Smith (DE)

man, these guys were so good. 

Justin Tuck (DE)

Really good but wasn’t he hurt a lot? 

Bryant Young (DT)

another homer alert but put Young in the hall.

London Fletcher

Seth Joyner

Clay Matthews Jr.

Jerod Mayo

Willie McGinest (also DE)

Sam Mills

Joey Porter

Chris Spielman

Takeo Spikes

Pat Swilling (also DE)

Darryl Talley

Zach Thomas

Patrick Willis

Defensive Backs

Eric Allen (CB)

Ronde Barber (CB/S)

LeRoy Butler (S)

Nick Collins (S)

Merton Hanks (S)

Rodney Harrison (S)

James Hasty (DB)

Albert Lewis (CB)

John Lynch (S)

Tim McDonald (S)

Allen Rossum (DB)

Asante Samuel (DB)

Bob Sanders (S)

Charles Tillman (CB)

Troy Vincent (CB)

Adrian Wilson (S)

Charles Woodson (CB/S)

Darren Woodson (S)

there are so many on this list I want to say yes to - again, knee-jerk is hard because so many were big name players who had trouble staying on the field or had short-ish careers. I’d have to really dive into the numbers. 

overall this is a hell of a list. There were a few I didn’t comment on in the WR & Defense that might also be in the convo, but honestly just don’t have time to research this. So much talent though. Makes me nostalgic. 

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

Locks - Manning and Woodson

Will be in soon - Calvin, Holt, Boselli, Faneca, Waters, Swilling, Z Thomas, Lynch

Should make it at some point - Hines, E Williams,  J Allen, Seymour, B Young, Swilling, Harrison, D Woodson 

Someone I think should be in but probably never will - Tasker

There are a few others that are border line and were either great for short period or are just the hall of really good. A couple were really good but absolutely benefited from playing with players that were ultra elite first ballot HOFers.

Agree with all of this. Locks Manning & Woodson for sure. Boselli & Holt next. Young & Zach. 

So many others who’s careers were shortened or they had trouble staying on the field.