Congratulations Peyton Manning and Other 2021 HOF Inductees
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Congratulations to Peyton Manning for being selected for induction into Pro Football Hall of Fame in his 1st year of eligibility. Is anyone surprised ? He may not be the GOAT, but has very impressive credentials wrt yardage, TD passes, comeback victories. So far he is the only QB to win 2 Super Bowls with different teams. (OK, we know that the Denver defense really won the 2016 SB for the Broncos, but still...) I'm rooting for the later to change Sunday when (hopefully) the Bucs win the Super Bowl.
On the other extreme, I'm gratified to see Tom Lynch finally get his due after falling short on multiple occasions as a finalist. It will be interesting to see if he ultimately gets inducted as a GM in addition to player induction.
Other players inducted were well deserving, but Charles Woodson a bit more so. He just oozed dominance as a defensive back.
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On the other extreme, I'm gratified to see Tom Lynch finally get his due after falling short on multiple occasions as a finalist. It will be interesting to see if he ultimately gets inducted as a GM in addition to player induction.
Other players inducted were well deserving, but Charles Woodson a bit more so. He just oozed dominance as a defensive back.
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At least the football hall of fame doesn't seem to be as much of a popularity contest as the MLB hall of fame.
Clay Matthews played linebacker 19 years at a high level. His stats are beyond many LBs already inducted and his longevity is unmatched at that physical position.
He had 6.5 sacks in his 19th year.
This was Matthews’ final year of eligibility as a modern era player. He now moves to the senior pool, which is for players retired more than 25 years who have had their 20-year modern era candidacy expire. There is just one senior finalist each year, and that player must receive 80 percent of the vote to be inducted so now Mathews' odds of being inducted have taken a huge hit.
IMO when considering the HOF it's a travesty that Matthews has never been inducted!
This was John Lynch's year (after falling short at least 2 - 3 occasions as finalist), but unfortunately not Clay Matthews.