Thread: Is Hester a Hall of Famer as of right now?

He could finish with more than 20 return tds in his career and I still think he'd get snubbed by the HOF.
I don't understand alot of what the HOF committee does --- in some cases I wonder if those people even watch the games.
I think there's as much lobbying and "you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours" as there is in politics.

Andre Tippett was NOT a better player than Richard Dent, and I still lose sleep over that snub, which I believe boils down to the committee refusing to allow a 4th member of a team that only won 1 SB into the hall, regardless of merit.

Originally Posted by hoth

He could finish with more than 20 return tds in his career and I still think he'd get snubbed by the HOF.
I don't understand alot of what the HOF committee does --- in some cases I wonder if those people even watch the games.
I think there's as much lobbying and "you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours" as there is in politics.

Andre Tippett was NOT a better player than Richard Dent, and I still lose sleep over that snub, which I believe boils down to the committee refusing to allow a 4th member of a team that only won 1 SB into the hall, regardless of merit.

yeah, they do play alot of politics. Remember that the number allowed in each year is some self-imposed number...so you always have a handful fo "shoe-ins" that will get in no matter what, then with the remaining choices they have to decide who gets it, and thats where politics comes into play. this is why i say Devin doesnt get in right off the bat and needs more stats to help solidify his chances.

Originally Posted by BigClaws

Does it make him less amazing that he broke the record in 5 years vs. Mitchell who took 14 years to put up those numbers?

I think that is what eventually gets him in actually. I still think if he were to retire tomorrow, he wouldn't get it in. I think he needs to get more #'s in as a wr, and get a few more years in at playing the kr/pr return game at a high level also. There is something to say for longevity.

Sayers was different, and in a different era, an era where a knee injury didn't hamper your career it ended it. Everone knew from those 5 years though that he was something special. Today that knee injury sidelines someone for a year and they are playing at a high level the next one....so longevity is more important.

Originally Posted by BigClaws

I know that this is a "what if" scenario so there are as many scenarios as the mind can imagine, but I think you are right, given the time frame of which he accomplished these numbers, it only helps his cause.

The more I think about it, the more I think he is a lock, even right now. Guys like him don't come around every year, 5 years, etc. Regardless of the fact that it's just "special teams", he is single handedly changing games even when the ball is kicked out of bounds. I think his ability to take it back is an overall game changer, not just a speacial teams thing, and if we are consistently winning games with good field position because of a fear to kick to him, that's just awesome.

The good news is that most likely he will be adding to these numbers, so the more he does so, the better chance he'll have to get in. At this pace, he may wind up being untouchable.

Is he any better than desmond howard when he played on the superbowl packers team? That year he was unstoppable.