Art Monk Denied Admission to the HoF

[skinsguy]

I can see where Irish is coming from with this. It is more of an argument of popularity....staying in the publics eye and reminding them of who you are, rather than to let your actions as a player and a person speak for themselves. If Monk got into the broadcast both Sunday in and Sunday, he would have been selected years ago. But, because he chose to take the road of being a normal person, walking away from the game completely and enjoying his life with his family, that isn't as impressive looking to the media. Until that changes, the selection process of the Hall of Fame will always be broken.

In a perfect world, players are chosen according to how they were as a player AND how they were as a person. By selecting players to the HoF, we are basically saying, these are the greatest players/persons to ever play the game of football. These guys are worthy of your worship. Now of course, I don't believe anybody is worthy of worship except for Jesus Christ, but you get the picture. Those who select these HoFer's don't consider substance abuse, violent and/or homicidal tendencies, being arrested......I believe a true Hall of Fame does look at the personal factors. I think is should be so selective, that only a very few should get in. Heck, there might only be one person who gets in per year, but that is the only way the HoF would be credible in my opinion.