Will Derrick Thomas make the Hall of Fame in his first year? POLL

**Dave Lane** · 10-22-2004, 01:05 PM

Well what do you think? I'm nervous because of all the other "Names" and the fact he's not here to help do PR for entry. I say yes what say you?

Mark M · 10-22-2004, 01:09 PM

Not first ballot due to his poor playoff performances, but he will get in the next time he's up.

MM
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**Rain Man** · 10-22-2004, 01:11 PM

They'll put in five or six people per year, and I don't see five or six people who are better candidates than him. So yes - first ballot.

10-22-2004, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Mark M

Not first ballot due to his poor playoff performances, but he will get in the next time he's up.

MM
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There's that and all the competition he's up against this year. Extremely strong HOF candidates this year on their first ballot. If DT makes it his first year, I'll never complain of a media bias again.

Ozarks-Chiefs-Fan · 10-22-2004, 01:23 PM

"his poor playoff performances"?
wtf
i remember some poor chief performances.
refresh my memory on the poor playoff performances that Derrick specifically had.

Ozarks-Chiefs-Fan · 10-22-2004, 01:25 PM

he could probably make it in just on the games he had against the damn dirty

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Mark M · 10-22-2004, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Phobia

There's that and all the competition he's up against this year. Extremely strong HOF candidates this year on their first ballot. If DT makes it his first year, I'll never complain of a media bias again.

This is a very strong class of candidates.

Although if Greene gets in there before DT, it'll only be because of stats. Which is the same reason Otis Taylor isn't in there yet (since so few voters seem to realize that Otis was one of the first big, strong receivers in the NFL. They guy was easily the best route runner of his time.)

MM
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Scaga · 10-22-2004, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Phobia

If DT makes it his first year, I'll never complain of a media bias again.

Mark M · 10-22-2004, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Ozarks-Chiefs-Fan

"his poor playoff performances"?
wtf
i remember some poor chief performances.
refresh my memory on the poor playoff performances that Derrick specifically had.

He was barely a factor in any of their playoff games.

http://wildbillschiefs.com/features/...reerstats.html

In the ten playoff games he was in, he only got sacks in 4 of them (7.5 total). The numbers from the '93 season are good because they played in three games -- but even then he only had three.

Don't get me wrong -- I'm a huge DT fan. But the stats show that he was pretty much a non-factor, with '93 being the exception.

MM
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Blitz · 10-22-2004, 01:42 PM

Who else in this class if before DT?
Marino...yeah
Young...yeah
Irvin...yeah
Greene...toss up
then you got DT..he has to go in first-ballot.

kansas hawk · 10-22-2004, 01:56 PM

that make little sense. if greene is a toss up then so is DT. i do not think he will get in, but in a year or 2 he will.

chief52 · 10-22-2004, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by kansas hawk

that make little sense. if greene is a toss up then so is DT. i do not think he will get in, but in a year or 2 he will.

I hope you are right. I definitely do not feel he will not go in this time. I hope he gets in in a few years.

**Rain Man** · 10-22-2004, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Mark M

He was barely a factor in any of their playoff games.

http://wildbillschiefs.com/features/...reerstats.html

In the ten playoff games he was in, he only got sacks in 4 of them (7.5 total). The numbers from the '93 season are good because they played in three games -- but even then he only had three.

Don't get me wrong -- I'm a huge DT fan. But the stats show that he was pretty much a non-factor, with '93 being the exception.

MM
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I agree that DT wasn't really a difference maker in any of our playoff games, but at the same time an average of 12 sacks per 16 games against playoff teams can't be considered bad.

Mark M · 10-22-2004, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

I agree that DT wasn't really a difference maker in any of our playoff games, but at the same time an average of 12 sacks per 16 games against playoff teams can't be considered bad.

Not at all.

Just saying that, to some HoF voters, stepping up in the playoffs is what separates one player from another when two are close. The one with lesser stats will have to wait.

MM
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Megbert · 10-22-2004, 02:35 PM

Watching SportsCenter last night when they mentioned the HOF they showed clips of Marino, Irvin, Young and one of the coaches but no DT. Bastitches

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No way he won't make it at all ever.	3	4.84%
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Not the first year but he'll make it.	38	61.29%
What do you mean he won't make it first year?	19	30.65%
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