Peter King does it again

[irish]

Originally Posted by #56fanatic

The problem is, the HOF players should vote, not some sports writers who all have some sort of personal agendas. How can you have people voting for the hall when they never played a down.....in any kind of competative football.

The problem with only letting HOFers vote is that there would be too much buddy stuff and team-mates pushing non-deserving team-mates for induction. I dont think the current system is perfect but I think its best because it provides a broad range of perspectives and the best chance for objectivity.

I dont necessarily believe that someone had to play football to be able to determine who the all time greats are.

[#56fanatic]

Originally Posted by irish

The problem with only letting HOFers vote is that there would be too much buddy stuff and team-mates pushing non-deserving team-mates for induction. I dont think the current system is perfect but I think its best because it provides a broad range of perspectives and the best chance for objectivity.

I dont necessarily believe that someone had to play football to be able to determine who the all time greats are.

I personally dont think it would be like that if the players voted. They hold the Hall with such honor that they would be true to the deserving players. The writers have so much agenda these days they push push push for certain players that may be border line at best. Some have personal grudges that play into their votes. Who would qualify more, the people who actually played the sport or people who watch from the outside? I would take the people that actually lined up and played on sundays. I can see both sides. Maybe there should be a weighted vote. given the players and writers votes with the players weighted a little more.

[irish]

Originally Posted by #56fanatic

I personally dont think it would be like that if the players voted. They hold the Hall with such honor that they would be true to the deserving players. The writers have so much agenda these days they push push push for certain players that may be border line at best. Some have personal grudges that play into their votes. Who would qualify more, the people who actually played the sport or people who watch from the outside? I would take the people that actually lined up and played on sundays. I can see both sides. Maybe there should be a weighted vote. given the players and writers votes with the players weighted a little more.

I just dont see why writers would have an agenda about getting a player in the HOF, what would they get out of it? Buts lets say the agenda is true, I think it would be much harder for 1 writer from say KC to push a chief into the hall because he has to get a large % of the writers to buy into his logic which I think would not be all that easy. Whereas I think it would be much easier for a group of old teammates to band together and get a buddy in.

Like I said before, the current system is not perfect but it is the best.