Troy Polamalu retires

[JoeZagorski]

I think that both Johnny Robinson and Cliff Harris are two safeties who richly deserve a HOF gold jacket.
Joe Zagorski

[26554]

I say 2-3 years and he goes in. He also had two SB rings, and at his peak (which was short) truly was a game changer. I can think of about a half dozen games where Polomalu sealed a victory with a late interception or turned a late pick six to turn a loss into a win. At his peak he was arguably the best in the league at his position, and he was one of the leaders of his team. He is not a first ballot kind of guy like Deion Sanders or Rod Woodson or Ronnie Lott; he is on the rung just below them.

Kind of apples and oranges, no?

Sanders was strictly a CB, Woodson was primarily a CB and then FS. Lott's a better comparison (though he also spent time at corner and FS) but, great as Lott was, Polamalu did things that I haven't seen Lott do.

EDIT - Hey, I only had to type that three times before I was finally able to submit it

[26554]

Great stuff, guys. If you will allow me to jump in, I just completed a four-part series looking at who was the best safety in the NFL in every year since 1950. Part IV (which links to the others) is here: http://www.footballperspective.com/the- ... t-part-iv/

I've got Troy as the best safety in the NFL in '05, tied with Reed as the best in '08, and then the best again in '10 and '11. During that entire period, and even going back to '04 (meaning an 8-year stretch), Polamalu was a great safety, although he did miss most of the '09 season.

Like many, he skated by on reputation at the end, particularly in coverage. I thought Rodgers attacked him in the '10 Super Bowl, and his overaggressive style certainly led to him getting burned a bit.

I don't remember who it was, but maybe seven or eight years ago I read something about Troy that always stuck with me. The Steelers defense was like an assembly line of talent, and it was easy to almost forget who was playing outside linebacker: was it Greg Lloyd or Kevin Greene or Jason Gildon or Joey Porter or James Harrison or did it even matter? It seemed like the Steelers always had an edge rusher or two and a top 5 defense. But Polamalu was different, and he seemed to stand out despite being surrounded by super talented peers. That's more a stylistic comment than anything, but he was very much not a plug-and-play guy, like so many Steelers were. That comment always stuck with me.

Who knows what a first-ballot HOFer is anymore. The fact that he only started 142 games (just under 9 seasons worth) might be enough to keep him out for a ballot. But he's a guy that would take me about 10 seconds to decide that yeah, he's a HOFer.

Solid post. Re: SB XLV - I don't think he was over the ankle injury

[oldecapecod11]

by 26554 » Thu Apr 16, 2015 11:32 pm
"...EDIT - Hey, I only had to type that three times before I was finally able to submit it
Last edited by 26554 on Thu Apr 16, 2015 11:48 pm, edited 1 time in total."

That's a first in a long time.

When it was announced that Ken would be our unopposed candidate for president, it seemed he immediately
put the scatmen to work cleaning up their earlier problems. Among those, was the need to sign in multiple times.
I had that problem and, on one particular day, had to sign in twelve times.
This has NOT occured since the announcement concerning Ken.
Hopefully, yours is an isolated incident.

[NWebster]

by 26554 » Thu Apr 16, 2015 11:32 pm
"...EDIT - Hey, I only had to type that three times before I was finally able to submit it
Last edited by 26554 on Thu Apr 16, 2015 11:48 pm, edited 1 time in total."

That's a first in a long time.

When it was announced that Ken would be our unopposed candidate for president, it seemed he immediately
put the scatmen to work cleaning up their earlier problems. Among those, was the need to sign in multiple times.
I had that problem and, on one particular day, had to sign in twelve times.
This has NOT occured since the announcement concerning Ken.
Hopefully, yours is an isolated incident.

I like Ken, but had to sign in twice today. I believe you should nominate Davis Copperfield next time.

[oldecapecod11]

by NWebster » Mon Apr 20, 2015 10:51 am
I like Ken, but had to sign in twice today. I believe you should nominate Davis Copperfield next time.

Well, I like you too nikki and Ken seems to like everyone so you are safe.

As for the sign-in problem you MAY have experienced, I can offer two suggestions:

1. Maybe the correction process takes a little longer for visitors?

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or...

2. If you enter your log-in data as you did your reference to the Dickens' subject or the contemporary illusionist,
then there is little doubt that the sign-in problem was yours: misspelling

As for a "next time" nomination:
1. Ken will be so successful his tenure is likely to last a quarter-century;
2. At that time, I will likely be watching this forum on a big screen in the sky; and,
3. Someone named Davis Copperfield may achieve fame and yours will be a common error.

[Ken Crippen]

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