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rewing84 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 06, 2026 9:57 pm with the number of people at his position in the queue could you see a long wait for him thats a possibility in my opinion

JohnTurney wrote: ↑Tue Oct 06, 2026 7:17 pm Well, here we go again.

Lane Johnson retires and the first-ballot talk starts before the ink is dry — Doug Farrar, Chris Long, and the usual chorus treating him like a lock. Likely a HOF case. It is not a first-ballot one.

Suspended 14 games for PEDs, and in 2019 he said he did not think he deserved the Hall because of them. Pass-protection streaks and the eye test are real and I liked what I saw, but it's typical, his fans think 100% first ballot and if you bring up negatives, you might get crushed on social media.

PaulPFHOF wrote: ↑Wed Oct 07, 2026 1:22 pm Becomes our first class of 2032 contender (unless in future he decides to return to play), doubt very much he's viewed as 1st ballot but likely future PFHOFer as fellow OT peers and 2010s all decade team members JPeters (2029) and TSmith (2030) will get on ballot before he appears and TWilliams could also end up in 2032 ballot-or soon after, he will fall down the OT queue.

And he could be first of perhaps 6 or future PFHOFer in that class of 2032 including 4 or more strong 1st ballot contenders-since the early years of PFHOF elections, we have never seen more than 3 first time in any annual class-and that was when 6 modern players elected was possible..under current rules could be harder to get 3 first time candidates in...but yea the debate in fall of 2030 over that 2031 class could be historical

rewing84 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 07, 2026 8:29 pm

PaulPFHOF wrote: ↑Wed Oct 07, 2026 1:22 pm Becomes our first class of 2032 contender (unless in future he decides to return to play), doubt very much he's viewed as 1st ballot but likely future PFHOFer as fellow OT peers and 2010s all decade team members JPeters (2029) and TSmith (2030) will get on ballot before he appears and TWilliams could also end up in 2032 ballot-or soon after, he will fall down the OT queue.

And he could be first of perhaps 6 or future PFHOFer in that class of 2032 including 4 or more strong 1st ballot contenders-since the early years of PFHOF elections, we have never seen more than 3 first time in any annual class-and that was when 6 modern players elected was possible..under current rules could be harder to get 3 first time candidates in...but yea the debate in fall of 2030 over that 2031 class could be historical

Paul correct me if im wrong but there has been only 6 tackles elected their first year of eligiblity

Jim Parker 1973

Forrest Gregg 1977

Anthony Munoz 1998

Jackie Slater 2001

Jonathan Ogden 2013

Walter Jones 2014