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I was going to crowd source some notable points that are the same or different, partly for people to quickly catch up on all that has happened but also for my future self as I will surely forget and/or mix this up in the coming months. 1) Voters trimmed from 50 to 25 voters + 3 non-voters 1b) Non vo...

This situation felt inevitable, and a lot of us read the writing on the wall when Riley became a finalist.

Tongue in cheek -- at least Dave Brown has more SB rings and pro bowls than Riley.

Acknowledging that Rodgers in aggregate generally benefited from various aspects (team, coaches, rules) compared to Elway, I would still pick Rodgers. Not that anyone here has, but I don't see how that could be interpreted as a slight, despite how annoying ESPN commentators can be.

I (and likely others) nominated Wilkerson as one of my two submissions.

Obviously eye is in the beholder on these guys from 30-70 years ago, often with nominal film, though I think he's clearly above most of these finalists. As a plus he has quite a few games on YouTube.

Oh well, maybe next year.

Quick summary: 10 Offfense, 4 Defense, 1 ST Prior Inducted: Eric Allen, Jared Allen, Antonio Gates Current Fell Off: Steve Smith, Fred Taylor New Adds: Drew Brees, Larry Fitzgerald, Frank Gore, Jason Witten, Kevin Williams Returning: Willie Anderson, Yanda, Jahri / Holt, Reggie Wayne / Eli Manning /...

I am always annoyed by folks that can't answer a simple question posed in a thread. So I'll be annoyed at my own existence for a bit.

I would pick neither. I think together they make excellent gatekeepers for setting the HOF bar. Sort of like the clubs on the old wack-a-mole arcade game.

Here's the comparison between last year and this year.

Inducted (3): Antonio Gates, Eric Allen, Jared Allen

Fell Off (3): Ricky Watters, Anquan Boldin, James Harrison

New (7): Drew Brees, Philip Rivers, Frank Gore, Larry Fitzgerald, Jason Witten, Lomas Brown, Kevin Williams

I won't claim to be a wide receiver luminary, though would rank them: Ellard > Morgan > Taylor. As an aside, I think Ellards punt returning could be considered a plus for his case and Morgans perhaps a tie breaker for similar cases. But in this trio it wouldn't be needed for ranking. It might also b...

https://www.profootballhof.com/news/2025/11/9-seniors-reach-semifinalist-stage-for-pro-football-hall-of-fame-s-class-of-2026/ Ken Anderson, Roger Craig, Henry Ellard, LC Greenwood, Joe Jacoby, Eddie Meador, Stanley Morgan, Steve Tasker, Otis Taylor. Fairly uninspiring historical group, IMO, but with...

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