Ty Law, Tony Gonzalez, Ed Reed, Kevin Mawae, Champ Bailey make 2019 NFL HOF

[kalinecountry]

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap30...alez-reed-bailey-lead-2019-hall-of-fame-class
2019 Hall of Fame class.
NFL.com

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/...ll-hall-of-fame-michigan-football/2756833002/
Ex-Michigan football DB Ty Law to enter Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Freep

The other modern-era inductees selected Saturday were tight end Tony Gonzalez, safety Ed Reed, center Kevin Mawae and cornerback Champ Bailey. Gonzalez, Reed and Bailey were picked in their first year of eligibility.

One senior finalist, safety Johnny Robinson, and two contributor finalists, Denver Broncos owner Pat Bowlen and former Dallas Cowboys executive Gil Brandt, also made the cut to join the class.

 

[biggunsbob]

Nice group !

 

[TheVictors]

Pat Bowlen should have been in years ago. He's meant more to the NFL than Jerry Jones ever has, he's just not in Dallas and not a royal jackass ....and he's suffering from Alzheimer's now.

 

[kalinecountry]

https://nflfootballjournal.blogspot.com/2019/07/big-challenges-ahead-for-hall-of-fame.html
Big Challenges Ahead for Hall of Fame Selection Committee.
ProFootballJournal

 

[mhughes0021]

Ed Reed was probably the best overall safety ive ever seen play the game.

 

[kalinecountry]

The Alex Karras 2020 Hall of Fame campaign kicks off
If Paul Hornung can be in the Hall, why not Alex Karras?

President and CEO of the NFL Pro Football Hall of Fame David Baker revealed in an interview on XM Sirius this past Monday that Canton is considering a larger class for 2020. From the CantonRep.com article on the potential expanded class:

The class would include five modern-era candidates, 10 senior candidates, three contributors and two coaches.

?All would be enshrinees and all would get a bust, a gold jacket and a ring, but the ceremony would be spread out,? said Baker, who plans to propose the idea at the Hall?s Board of Trustees meeting on Aug. 2. ?The centennial is kind of that once-in-every-other-lifetime shot of addressing that (backlog) and doing it in a comprehensive fashion.?

Many teams? fanbases began to consider who their best senior backlog candidates were, and it was no different with the Detroit Lions.

For those who do not remember the dominance of Karras in the 1960s or the reason why he is not already in the Hall, let us now review his resume. Karras played in 161 games over 12 seasons for the Lions spanning the years 1958 to 1970, making first-team All-Pro three times and four Pro Bowls. NFL Films named Karras their eighth-best player not already in the Hall of Fame in 2017. Although sack totals have only officially been counted toward team records since 1982 (Robert Porcher has the most there, at 95.5), Rick Gosselin pointed out that Karras? 97.5 career sacks would make him the actual historical leader for Detroit despite playing in an era where much fewer pass plays were called.

So what happened to Alex Karras? Unfortunately, the dominant defensive lineman was also a notorious trash-talking bad boy on the field during his career, and was suspended by commissioner Pete Rozelle for betting on NFL games in 1963 (which is why he only has 12 seasons of games in 13 years). Last year, the team finally named Alex Karras posthumously to their Pride of the Lions during Homecoming Week in October 2018.

The widest imaginable range of Lions fans and writers believe that Karras belongs in the Hall. When even the worst haters can agree with this point, it is a clear consensus wrong that needs to be righted. Hopefully the Hall of Fame Seniors Committee can do the right thing, and ensure this defensive terror and godfather to Webster is no longer treated like a pawn in the game of life.

POD

 

[kalinecountry]

http://nflfootballjournal.blogspot.com/2019/07/looking-at-quarterbacks-waiting-for-hof.html
Looking at the Quarterbacks Waiting for HOF Induction.
ProFootballJournal

 

[biggunsbob]

Agree Alex should be in the HOF.

Story time :
Sunday November 1st, 1970. My dad and I think co-workers were at the Lions verses Vikings game on. Brisk 47 degree day. I was at home still in my body cast from breaking my femur in football in September. (7 weeks traction in the hospital, 7 weeks body cast. 3-4 to learn to walk again). Lions scored first but like most Lions verses Vikings games in the 1970?s Bud Grant?s team lead 24-17 at half and shut us out in the second half and won 30-17.
I remember my dad saying it was cold. I think he spent the night. Now I don?t remember if it was the day before or the Sunday night but my dad recognized Karras at the bar and explained to him his son had broken his leg at defensive end pee wee football, and asked Alex for a autograph. He and Mike Lucci signed a napkin wishing me a speedy return to health, and he bought my pops and his 3 buddies a beer. Dad said Alex And Mike were real nice him and his buddies. Wish I had not lost that napkin
Still fond memories of my dad. He and my Grandfather put my bed on stilts and they moved me to the dining room so I could look out the window. I remember watching the Lions verses Cowboys playoff game on a black and white tv in my body cast later that season.

 

[kalinecountry]

https://nflfootballjournal.blogspot.com/2019/07/proscout-inc-eras-top-players-not-yet.html
Proscout Inc. Era?Top Players Not Yet in the Hall of Fame.
ProFootballJournal

 

[kalinecountry]

https://nflfootballjournal.blogspot.com/2019/07/finally-johnny-robinson-selected-for.html
Finally! Johnny Robinson Selected for Enshrinement in the Hall of Fame.
ProFootballJournal

Johnny Robinson was drafted by the Detroit Lions, and for a moment if he had decided to head north he would have been a part of probably the greatest secondary of all-time. Picture for a moment a secondary of corners Night Train Lane, and Dick LeBeau, and safeties Yale Lary and Johnny Robinson....wow! and DOUBLE WOW!

Robinson decided to take his skills to Dallas and be a part of the fledgling AFL with the Texans. His first two years he was the right halfback on offense; which meant he was a flanker to the tight end side (usually on the right), and sometimes aligned in the backfield as a running back. Robinson had a very productive rookie year in 1960 as he gained 1,069 all-purpose yards.

 

[kalinecountry]

https://lionswire.usatoday.com/2019/07/12/alex-karras-lions-pro-football-hall-of-fame-2020/
Alex Karras could benefit from Hall of Fame expanding the 2020 class.
LionsWire

 

[kalinecountry]

https://nflfootballjournal.blogspot.com/2019/07/what-nightmarehow-can-hof-voters.html
What a Nightmare?How Can HOF Voters Separate the OLBers with So Many Excellent Ones?
ProFootballJournal

 

[kalinecountry]

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/s...h-entering-pro-football-hall-fame/1913979001/
With video: Ex-UM standout Ty Law delivers emotional speech in entering Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Detnews

 

[kalinecountry]

http://nflfootballjournal.blogspot.com/2019/08/who-are-top-senior-defensive-tackles.html
Who Are the Top Senior Defensive Tackles That Could be Considered for the HOF Centennial Class? Alex Karras and Roger Brown here.
ProFootballJournal

As we've recently discussed there are a number of players that will be considered for the expanded 2020 Centennial Class for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In this post we preview the defensive tackles.