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Re: Browns' Joe Thomas already 1st Ballot HOFer, correct?
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2016 4:16 pm
by bachslunch
BD Sullivan wrote:Hail Casares wrote:BD Sullivan wrote:Butkus and Sayers got in with no problem.
Butkus was the best player to ever play his position.
Jack Lambert says hi.
So do Joe Schmidt and Bill George.
Re: Browns' Joe Thomas already 1st Ballot HOFer, correct?
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2016 4:20 pm
by Todd Pence
I'm thinking he'll probably get in before former Colts and 49ers GM Joe Thomas.
Re: Browns' Joe Thomas already 1st Ballot HOFer, correct?
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2016 4:21 pm
by bachslunch
I say yes, Joe Thomas is a HoFer if hit by a bus tomorrow, and will probably be "first ballot." 6 first team all pro selections, 9 pro bowls, a cinch for the All-10s team -- that's pretty rarified territory. Lack of postseason appearances won't matter.
Re: Browns' Joe Thomas already 1st Ballot HOFer, correct?
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2016 6:15 pm
by conace21
The Browns' Joe Thomas is a HOF player, even if his career ended today. As far as first ballot, that depends on who he comes up against. He's not like a Jerry Rice or Barry Sanders. I think he most likely will end up being a first ballot inductee... unless he retires the same year as Tom Brady, Drew Brees, and Adrian Peterson.