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memphisskin · 06-15-2005, 03:49 PM

Joey T is a homer and I love having a Skins homer on tv because there are way too many loud mouth Cowboys on the tube, although 1 Cowboy is admittedly too many for my liking. That said, 10 wins is reasonable.

On the HOF debate, I love Art Monk but I don't think he's HOF caliber. Leaving him out is almost akin to Roger Maris not making the Baseball HOF. True Monk was the 1st wideout to break the 100 catch barrier, and he did have the consecutive game catch and most catches records but he had a much greater impact on the Skins than he did on the league. Unfortunately, his professionalism, dedication and consistency while being traits that contributed mightily to the Skins success during his tenure he was always solid and rarely spectacular.

Darrell Green, on the other hand, was an athletic marvel, a small corner who played effectively at the age of 40. He had a huge impact on games, just off the top of my head the Bears playoff game comes to mind when DG went back to receive the punt, hurt himself hurdling one guy and still had more than enough speed to take it the distance all while holding his side. Or the Minnesota playoff game he clinched by knocking down the pass in the end zone. He is in, he's got the Pro Bowls and he was amongst the top at his position for a long time.

I do think we are woefully under-represented in the HOF, three SB appearances and only 2 guys in, but I think Monk was very good but just short of HOF level. But if James Lofton is in, Monk should probably get a bust as well. I don't know that Peter King is the "gatekeeper" of the HOF but I do know that Snyder hasn't helped the perception that we have around the league and that may play a role in how even our HOF candidates are perceived.

06-15-2005, 03:49 PM	#20
memphisskin Impact Rookie Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Nashville, TN Age: 54 Posts: 960	Re: Joe T. Prediction for this season Joey T is a homer and I love having a Skins homer on tv because there are way too many loud mouth Cowboys on the tube, although 1 Cowboy is admittedly too many for my liking. That said, 10 wins is reasonable. On the HOF debate, I love Art Monk but I don't think he's HOF caliber. Leaving him out is almost akin to Roger Maris not making the Baseball HOF. True Monk was the 1st wideout to break the 100 catch barrier, and he did have the consecutive game catch and most catches records but he had a much greater impact on the Skins than he did on the league. Unfortunately, his professionalism, dedication and consistency while being traits that contributed mightily to the Skins success during his tenure he was always solid and rarely spectacular. Darrell Green, on the other hand, was an athletic marvel, a small corner who played effectively at the age of 40. He had a huge impact on games, just off the top of my head the Bears playoff game comes to mind when DG went back to receive the punt, hurt himself hurdling one guy and still had more than enough speed to take it the distance all while holding his side. Or the Minnesota playoff game he clinched by knocking down the pass in the end zone. He is in, he's got the Pro Bowls and he was amongst the top at his position for a long time. I do think we are woefully under-represented in the HOF, three SB appearances and only 2 guys in, but I think Monk was very good but just short of HOF level. But if James Lofton is in, Monk should probably get a bust as well. I don't know that Peter King is the "gatekeeper" of the HOF but I do know that Snyder hasn't helped the perception that we have around the league and that may play a role in how even our HOF candidates are perceived.