no HOF salute for TD
 

Tagliabue, Terrell Davis, Ray Guy don't survive HOF cutdown
Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on January 8, 2010 6:11 PM ET

The Hall of Fame announced their 15 modern-era finalists on Friday.

Let's start with the bad news and go over the ten men that didn't survive the cut from 25 to 15.

These ten are out: Cliff Branch, Terrell Davis, Chris Doleman, Paul Tagliabue, Art Modell, Ray Guy, Aeneas Williams, Steve Tasker, Lester Hayes, and Kevin Greene.

Tagliabue's move represents a step back. He is a three-time finalist; his candidacy could be pending the current labor negotiations.

Guy and Tasker show how difficult it is for a special teams player to get close. Guy was a seven-time finalist, but missed for a second straight year.

Terrell Davis has not been a finalist and fell behind Roger Craig, who is a finalist.

The committee rarely recognizes defensive backs. The elimination of Hayes and Williams guarantees that no one from the secondary will get in this year. Hayes is a four-time finalist.

We'll post the 15 finalists shortly. In the meantime, Raider Nation has our sympathy because three of their players didn't make it further.

I don't care about Davis. He didn't play long enough to get in IMO. Ray Guy should be in the HOF though.

haha poor TD

Not to mention the success of guys like Reuben Droughns and Mike Anderson afterwards just goes to show that while Terrell Davis was good the system made him look better than he probably was. Not HOF worthy IMO.

So who are the finalists?

Here are the finalists:

Tim Brown – Wide Receiver/Kick Returner – 1988-2003 Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders, 2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Cris Carter – Wide Receiver – 1987-89 Philadelphia Eagles, 1990-2001 Minnesota Vikings, 2002 Miami Dolphins

Don Coryell – Coach – 1973-77 St. Louis Cardinals, 1978-1986 San Diego Chargers

Roger Craig – Running Back – 1983-1990 San Francisco 49ers, 1991 Los Angeles Raiders, 1992-93 Minnesota Vikings

Dermonti Dawson – Center – 1988-2000 Pittsburgh Steelers

Richard Dent – Defensive End – 1983-1993, 1995 Chicago Bears, 1994 San Francisco 49ers, 1996 Indianapolis Colts, 1997 Philadelphia Eagles

Russ Grimm – Guard – 1981-1991 Washington Redskins

Charles Haley – Defensive End/Linebacker – 1986-1991, 1999 San Francisco 49ers, 1992-96 Dallas Cowboys

Rickey Jackson – Linebacker – 1981-1993 New Orleans Saints, 1994-95 San Francisco 49ers

Cortez Kennedy – Defensive Tackle – 1990-2000 Seattle Seahawks

Dick LeBeau* – Cornerback – 1959-1972 Detroit Lions

Floyd Little* – Running Back – 1967-1975 Denver Broncos

John Randle – Defensive Tackle – 1990-2000 Minnesota Vikings, 2001-03 Seattle Seahawks

Andre Reed – Wide Receiver – 1985-1999 Buffalo Bills, 2000 Washington Redskins

Jerry Rice – Wide Receiver – 1985-2000 San Francisco 49ers, 2001-04 Oakland Raiders, 2004 Seattle Seahawks

Shannon Sharpe – Tight End – 1990-99, 2002-03 Denver Broncos, 2000-01 Baltimore Ravens

Emmitt Smith – Running Back – 1990-2002 Dallas Cowboys, 2003-04 Arizona Cardinals

Well, this isn't hard to guess:

Rice
Smith
Randle
Carter
Coryell

If you put TD's first four years in the NFL up with any other RB's first 4 years and TD blows all of their numbers out of the water.

TD had more yards per game, more TD's, and a better YPC than everybody in NFL history in his first 4 years not named Jim Brown.

Rice, Smith, and Carter are head and shoulders above the others. Maybe (spit, grimace) Mumbles the Wonder Clown makes it in, and then they'll need to pick one defensive player to present some semblance of equity, so they'll pick Haley even though Dent deserves it more.

Little and his 3.9 average will probably make it on the senior committee just so the whiny baby will stop his constant whining and sniveling and crying.

Damn, that's scary stuff Mr. Wendler.

Terrell Davis was a Bronco,end of story.
The main difference between him and everyone you want to compare him to is,they did it for many years,not just 4.
He has less than 8,000 career rushing yards.:lame:

If Coryell doesn't make it I'll be pissed.

He's the foundation of what the passing offense is today.

Great.

When they open a "Hall of Players that had 4 great years" he'll be a first ballot guy.

ROFL