Cris Carter, other rejects simply need to wait their turn to enter Hall of Fame
By Jason Cole, Yahoo! SportsFeb 16, 4:41 pm EST
I’m officially sick of Cris Carter and the cries of injustice over his exclusion from the Pro Football Hall of Fame for the fourth consecutive year. I’m tired of people ripping the Hall of Fame selection process, as faulty as it might be, because some guy who happened to score 130 touchdowns didn’t get in.
Likewise, I don’t want to hear about Charles Haley, Andre Reed, Eddie DeBartolo or Bill Parcells or anybody else who hasn’t made it yet. Ultimately, they’re all going to get in.
I’ll bet anybody a 12-pack of cheap Mexican beer that every single one of those guys will make it – some day and some day probably very soon. That day just didn’t happen to be earlier this month.
Carter will be a Hall of Famer one day. It’s going to happen. I guarantee it and, as of now, I don’t even vote for the Hall.
But like so many others in the history of the game, including contemporaries like Haley, Reed and DeBartolo, Carter will have to wait his turn.
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For all the whining, here’s the flip side to the argument: Who do you exclude if you put one of those guys in? Curtis Martin? Well, his statistical career is every bit as impressive as Carter’s. Then again, comparing the job of a running back who carries 300-plus times a year for a decade to a wide receiver of any kind is like comparing the role of President of the United States to a congressperson from some small city in north Florida, like Gainesville.
And I live there.
Or maybe you want to argue about center Dermontti Dawson or left tackle Willie Roaf? They each happen to be considered among the top two or three players ever at their respective positions. How about Chris Doleman or Cortez Kennedy, two of the most disruptive defensive players in the history of the game? Should one of them step aside? Of course, there’s senior committee selection Jack Butler, who happened to nab 52 interceptions in his day before injuries ended his career after just nine years. Sorry, I can’t really do a good endorsement on Butler.
The point is that Carter isn’t necessarily better than anyone else who got in. He’s also not better than the guys who got in the three previous years. Fact is, as much as I’m willing to bet he’s getting in, there’s an awfully good argument against Carter. It’s one that was similar to one used against Art Monk, who once held the NFL record for most career receptions but had to wait for eight years to get elected.
By Jason Cole, Yahoo! SportsFeb 16, 4:41 pm EST
I’m officially sick of Cris Carter and the cries of injustice over his exclusion from the Pro Football Hall of Fame for the fourth consecutive year. I’m tired of people ripping the Hall of Fame selection process, as faulty as it might be, because some guy who happened to score 130 touchdowns didn’t get in.
Likewise, I don’t want to hear about Charles Haley, Andre Reed, Eddie DeBartolo or Bill Parcells or anybody else who hasn’t made it yet. Ultimately, they’re all going to get in.
I’ll bet anybody a 12-pack of cheap Mexican beer that every single one of those guys will make it – some day and some day probably very soon. That day just didn’t happen to be earlier this month.
Carter will be a Hall of Famer one day. It’s going to happen. I guarantee it and, as of now, I don’t even vote for the Hall.
But like so many others in the history of the game, including contemporaries like Haley, Reed and DeBartolo, Carter will have to wait his turn.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=jc-cole_cris_carter_pro_football_hall_of_fame_021612&print=1
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.
For all the whining, here’s the flip side to the argument: Who do you exclude if you put one of those guys in? Curtis Martin? Well, his statistical career is every bit as impressive as Carter’s. Then again, comparing the job of a running back who carries 300-plus times a year for a decade to a wide receiver of any kind is like comparing the role of President of the United States to a congressperson from some small city in north Florida, like Gainesville.
And I live there.
Or maybe you want to argue about center Dermontti Dawson or left tackle Willie Roaf? They each happen to be considered among the top two or three players ever at their respective positions. How about Chris Doleman or Cortez Kennedy, two of the most disruptive defensive players in the history of the game? Should one of them step aside? Of course, there’s senior committee selection Jack Butler, who happened to nab 52 interceptions in his day before injuries ended his career after just nine years. Sorry, I can’t really do a good endorsement on Butler.
The point is that Carter isn’t necessarily better than anyone else who got in. He’s also not better than the guys who got in the three previous years. Fact is, as much as I’m willing to bet he’s getting in, there’s an awfully good argument against Carter. It’s one that was similar to one used against Art Monk, who once held the NFL record for most career receptions but had to wait for eight years to get elected.
