God I hate Emmtt Smiff

Maybe. There are, count 'em, 20 defensive backs in the Hall of Fame, total. That's cornerbacks AND safeties. Twenty.

And alot of guys ahead of Law on the INTs list aren't in.


<TABLE class=tablehead cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=3><TBODY><TR class=stathead><TD colSpan=3>Interception Leaders</TD></TR><TR class=colhead><TD>RK</TD><TD>PLAYER</TD><TD align=right>INT</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD width=50>1</TD><TD>Paul Krause</TD><TD align=right width=75>81</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD width=50>2</TD><TD>Emlen Tunnell</TD><TD align=right width=75>79</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD width=50>3</TD><TD>Rod Woodson</TD><TD align=right width=75>71</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD width=50>4</TD><TD>Dick Lane</TD><TD align=right width=75>68</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD width=50>5</TD><TD>Ken Riley</TD><TD align=right width=75>65</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD width=50>6</TD><TD>Ronnie Lott</TD><TD align=right width=75>63</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD width=50>7</TD><TD>Dave Brown</TD><TD align=right width=75>62</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD width=50></TD><TD>Dick LeBeau</TD><TD align=right width=75>62</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD width=50>9</TD><TD>Emmitt Thomas</TD><TD align=right width=75>58</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD width=50>10</TD><TD>Mel Blount</TD><TD align=right width=75>57</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD width=50></TD><TD>Bobby Boyd</TD><TD align=right width=75>57</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD width=50></TD><TD>Johnny Robinson</TD><TD align=right width=75>57</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD width=50></TD><TD>Everson Walls</TD><TD align=right width=75>57</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD width=50></TD><TD>Eugene Robinson</TD><TD align=right width=75>57</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD width=50>15</TD><TD>Lem Barney</TD><TD align=right width=75>56</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD width=50></TD><TD>Pat Fischer</TD><TD align=right width=75>56</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD width=50>17</TD><TD>Aeneas Williams</TD><TD align=right width=75>55</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD width=50>18</TD><TD>DARREN SHARPER</TD><TD align=right width=75>54</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD width=50></TD><TD>Darrell Green</TD><TD align=right width=75>54</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD width=50></TD><TD>Willie Brown</TD><TD align=right width=75>54</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD width=50></TD><TD>Eric Allen</TD><TD align=right width=75>54</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/alltim...?cat=intercept

Wow there are more defenders on that list then I thought during the 80's... Someone just told me the only reason they did not win the superbowls in the 80's was defense.. huh...

IMO, Marty should not make it in.. The playoff record alone should keep him out..

Here's your list of DBs in the HOF.

Defensive Backs (20)
Mike Haynes (CB) 1976-1989
Paul Krause (S) 1964-1979
Ronnie Lott (CB-S) 1981-1994
Willie Wood (S) 1960-1971
Jimmy Johnson (CB) 1961-1976
Willie Brown (CB) 1963-1978
Larry Wilson (S) 1960-1972
Darrell Green (CB) 1983-2002
Emmitt Thomas (CB) 1966-1978
Lem Barney (CB) 1967-1977
Mel Blount (CB) 1970-1983
Jack Christiansen (S) 1951-1958
Ken Houston (S) 1967-1980
Dick (Night Train) Lane (CB) 1952-1965
Mel Renfro (S-CB) 1964-1977
Emlen Tunnell (S) 1948-1961
Rod Woodson 1987-2003
Yale Lary (S) 1952-1953, 1956-1964
Roger Wehrli 1969-1982
Herb Adderley (CB) 1961-1972

Chuck Knox goes in before Marty. Since Levy went in, so should Reeves.

Dick LeBeau should be in already, but will eventually. Aeneas Williams will probably get in before Ty Law is eligible.

I've got some past thread as proof, but I'm a proponent of the thought that entry to the Hall of Fame should be proportional to the number of positions. You should have twice as many CBs as QBs, twice as many DEs as C's, etc. Why is the best punter in the history of the NFL (shut up, Baugh-backers) not in the Hall of Fame? It's silly.

Guys like Everson Walls and Kenny Easley and yes, Deron Cherry, should go into the Hall of Fame if they're at the top 2 or 3 percent in their position more so than a QB who's in the top 10 percent or so.

With coaches, I guess one could make the argument about what they did with the players given to them if they're not also the GM, but coach and GM are the only positions where I think championships matter. Players don't have control over who their teammates and systems are. Coaches do (or at least have input), and GMs do.

The best punter should be in the HOF. Best special teams player as well. It's a big part of the game. It's silly not to recognize them. Charles Haley should get in as well.

screw all of them-they are not HOF worthy