Its that time of year again....

[SkinsRock]

Originally Posted by sportscurmudgeon

I find the discussion of how important it is to be "ffeared" here very interesting. "Fear" is not important when it is a factor that someone might use to keep a Redskin such as Art Monk out of the HoF. Warpath posters get really indignant about that.

However, if someone - OK, me - suggests that Sean Taylor is not a very good safety at the moment, everyone here says that's OK because it is important that he is an intimidator and puts fear in the opposition.

So, is striking fear in the hearts of your opponents really important - or not?

I would vote for Art Monk if I had a vote but I don't. But I don't think his absence from the HoF is nearly the biggest omission...

I think that "fear" is something that can be important, but that it is not a prerequisite (sp?) to be put into the Hall. Different players have different roles. Monk's was to let the opponent fear the faster guys and to just make plays "under the radar," which he did exceptionally....to the extent of holding league records when he retired.
Also, as for the Sean Taylor point, it is a different type of fear....more on a personal level of a player fearing getting completely clocked when hit by a defender, rather than a team fearing getting burned by a player on offense. Both are important, but different.....and not a primary factor in determining whether a player deserves to be in the HoF, IMO.