The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced the semifinalist list for the seniors and coaches/contributors' categories for the Class of 2023. There are 25 senior candidates and 29 coaches/contributors. The Hall’s 12-person seniors committee trimmed a list of eligible nominees to 25 semifinalists. The remaining candidates are: Ken Anderson, Maxie Baughan, Mark Clayton, Roger Craig, [more]

The Hall’s 12-person seniors committee trimmed a list of eligible nominees to 25 semifinalists. The remaining candidates are: Ken Anderson, Maxie Baughan, Mark Clayton, Roger Craig, LaVern Dilweg, Randy Gradishar, Lester Hayes, Chris Hinton, Chuck Howley, Cecil Isbell, Joe Jacoby, Billie “White Shoes” Johnson, Mike Kenn, Joe Klecko, Bob Kuechenberg, George Kunz, Jim Marshall, Clay Matthews Jr., Eddie Meador, Stanley Morgan, Tommy Nobis, Ken Riley, Sterling Sharpe, Otis Taylor and Everson Walls.

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I don't see this happening—the Seahawks have a quarterback that is good enough with Tarvaris Jackson, and I'd be surprised if the team brought in another veteran signal-caller to compete for the job.

I think Holmgren has a good case. Won a SB with GB, went to another, and took the Seahawks to their first SB with a backup QB.

Sterling Sharpe would be a sure-fire HOF guy if he played for 3 more years. But he didn't. If we're putting very good players who got hurt early in their career in the HOF, Nick Collins belongs as well.

Originally Posted by: earthquake 

I think Holmgren has a good case. Won a SB with GB, went to another, and took the Seahawks to their first SB with a backup QB.

Sterling Sharpe would be a sure-fire HOF guy if he played for 3 more years. But he didn't. If we're putting very good players who got hurt early in their career in the HOF, Nick Collins belongs as well.

Originally Posted by: earthquake 

Barry Sanders 10 seasons was best runner ever. Shut up.
Sterling Sharpe 7 seasons.

That's three, not two.

Fight me!!!

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool 

Terrell Davis only played 7 years and he is in. Gale Sayers also played in 7 years and he too is in. Sterling Sharp dominated when he played for 7 years. He was a 3x first team All-Pro, 5x Pro-Bowler, 3x league reception leader and 2x TD leader. Everyone in the stadium knew who was going to be targeted and he still got open and the ball. The only thing that could stop him was a neck injury. I recall his brother Shannon said at his induction ceremony that he might be the only HOF player who was the second best player in his family. I really hope he gets in this year.

Nick also played for 7 years (isn't it an odd coincidence all of these wonderful players all played for only 7 years?) but he may have to wait another 15 years before he is eligible as a senior. It might be hard for him to get in otherwise.

Originally Posted by: Pugger 

You do realize both Barry Sanders and Calvin Johnson only played 2 more years than Sterling. Terrell Davis played six years and got in He was better than Jerry Rice in 5 of those 7 years btw and he was the 1st ever with back-to-back 100 catch seasons. And of course, you can't keep Choo Choo out ask his brother that's in the Hall.

Originally Posted by: dhazer 

Terrell Davis shouldn't be in the HOF. He had 4 good-great seasons. Gale Sayers went in in 1977, his situation is not comparable.

Nick Collins played effectively 6 seasons, ~3 of which he was elite. I was happy to watch him play, but he shouldn't and won't get into the HOF. If we're gonna be homers Donald Driver, Jordy Nelson, and Ahman Green should be in the HOF too.



Jerry Rice was in a different stratosphere than Sterling Sharpe (and everyone else). In 1995, an old man in his 12th year in the league, he blew away everything Sharpe had done. And then he went on to play for 10 more years. Rice is in the conversation for top 5 football players of all time, at any position. Who cares if Sharpe once caught more balls in a season than Rice. Rice played for a long time and wasn't #1 in every category every year. A lot of QBs have had better seasons than or threw more TDs in a given year than Tom Brady too. It doesn't mean much.

Sharpe is a top 10 WR in his era, which is an accomplishment, but is it HOF-worthy? Ehhhh... He certainly belongs in the Hall of Very Good.

Originally Posted by: earthquake