This week we saw Michael Strahan and Jonathan Ogden retire ... two men who will see their way into Canton, OH. One of the greatest offensive tackles and defensive ends in our time should both enter the Hall in 2013.
If'n that weren't the only guys on that list.
Add in a certain guy by the name of Brett Favre (who now owns most of the quarterback records), Larry Allen and Warren Sapp ... not to mention the possibility of Junior Seau ... and and we could have one of the best classes in HoF history.
There are even a few fringe guys like Steve McNair, Rod Smith, Bryant Young and Priest Holmes who will get some love, but probably won't make it in -- at least not in '13.
But what a class that could be? There is a cut-off of five inductees (not counting ones from the Senior Committee) that can go in a single year ... meaning a name or two won't make the cut. Favre, Strahan, Ogden, Sapp and Allen each have won a Super Bowl. They have all kinds of Pro-Bowls on their resumes and several have records to boot ... making them the five favorites to get in (Seau could push Sapp out of that loft).
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Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2013 Could be the Greatest!
Posted Jun 13th 2008 6:23PM by Sportz Assassin (author feed)
Filed under: Buccaneers, Cowboys, NY Giants, Packers, Raiders, Ravens, NFL Hall of Fame
NFL Offseason Roadmap: 49ers
Posted Jan 26th 2008 1:20PM by Tom Mantzouranis (author feed)
Filed under: 49ers, NFC West, San Francisco
NFL Offseason Roadmap is a series focused on the needs of NFL teams as they begin the offseason.1. Offensive Tackle. There is a reason the 49ers gave up the most sacks in the league last year. There's a reason Frank Gore had a letdown year (a few, actually, but this is one). The 49ers are off to a good start at overhauling the position with Joe Staley, but Staley's moving over to the left side, and it's up in the air how he'll respond. Backup Kwame Harris is a free agent, and the 49ers aren't really fans of either him or Jonas Jennings. The team is going to need a starter at right tackle, whether that's Jennings or someone new. But the team need a general upgrade in talent and depth. Bad news. The 49ers don't have a late first round pick. They could hope that Jeff Otah, Ryan Clady, or Sam Baker fall to them. An intriguing pick for later in the first day is Heath Benedict from Newberry. They'll have to get some help out of the draft, because free agency is scarce. Max Starks looks to be the the best available, meaning someone will grossly overpay for him.
Defensive Line Hall of Fame Competition: Warren Sapp vs. Bryant Young
Posted Jan 5th 2008 11:35AM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
Filed under: 49ers, Buccaneers, Raiders, NFL Hall of Fame, Oakland, San Francisco, Tampa Bay
Two Bay Area defensive linemen who had great NFL careers, Bryant Young of the 49ers and Warren Sapp of the Raiders, have retired following the 2007 NFL season. Both had solid careers and will get Hall of Fame consideration.
But since they'll both first be eligible in 2013, they'll have to go up against each other, and that means there might be something of a split vote for defensive linemen. So who has the better case?
They were pretty much even as pass rushers. Sapp had more sacks over the course of his career, 96.5 to 89.5, but that's a fairly small margin, and Sapp was also used as a pure pass rusher more often. I give Young the edge because he was a little bit better against the run early in his career, and a lot better against the run late in his career.
Bryant Young Leaves San Francisco on Top; Next Stop Hall of Fame?
Posted Dec 24th 2007 10:20AM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
Filed under: 49ers, NFL Hall of Fame, San Francisco
The younger players on the San Francisco 49ers showed class and put together one of the best moments of the NFL season on Sunday when they carried defensive tackle Bryant Young off the field following their win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
"I was just trying to enjoy the moment and focus on the game, and just trying to focus on my job," said Young. "I was trying not to get too emotional and break down, because I had a job to do out there."
Young was the 49ers' first-round draft pick in 1994 and is the last remaining player from that year's Super Bowl team. He's had a long and distinguished career, and I think you can make a pretty good case that he deserves a spot in the Pro Football Hall of Fame some day.
Young has been one of the most versatile linemen in football, playing both tackle and end, and he's one of the few defensive linemen of his era who could get double-digit sacks (which he did twice) while still being first and foremost a run-stopper.
If I had to guess, I'd say he'll fall short of actually getting voted into the Hall of Fame. But he'd have my vote.
49ers at Giants: Could San Francisco Possibly Spoil New York's Fun?
Posted Oct 17th 2007 2:19PM by Dan (author feed)
Filed under: 49ers, NY Giants, NFC East, NFC West, New York, San Francisco
To get you ready for week 7, FanHouse is previewing all 13 NFL games. Here is the New York Giants/San Francisco 49ers preview.2007 Records:
New York Giants: 4-2 (2nd in NFC East)
San Francisco 49ers: 2-3 (3rd in NFC West)
Last Game(s):
Giants 31 - Falcons 10
Ravens 9 - 49ers 7
When the 49ers have the ball: Offensively, the 49ers will look to get anything going -- really, anything. They are currently dead last in the NFL managing only 203.2 yards per game, and 31st in the league scoring only 12.6 points per game. On the plus side, they are likely to get Alex Smith and Vernon Davis back in time for this game, and that has to go at least some distance in improving this embarrassing offense.
Defensively, the Giants just have to do more of the same. Outside of one huge run by Jerious Norwood on Monday night, they were able to shut down the Falcons offense and help the team walk away with their fourth victory in as many games. Ever since halftime of the Redskins game, this unit has been one of, if not the best defense in the entire league. And so long as defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo continues to gameplan according and call the game aggressively, New York will continue to dominate.
City's Best: The Bay Area's Top Five Athletes
Posted Jun 20th 2007 9:32PM by Tom Ziller (author feed)
Filed under: Oakland, San Francisco
FanHouse is posting the top five current athletes for America's top 25 cities with the following criteria: 1) Who would a Bay Area sports fan say is his/her favorite athlete? 2) Would the player's name (or face) be familiar to locals who don't follow sports?
Find your city's top five: ATL | BOS | CHA | CHI | CIN | CLE | DAL | DC | DEN | DET | HOU | IND | LA | MIA | MIL | MIN | NO | NY | SF | PHI | PHO | PIT | SD | SEA | STL
The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Area hosts five teams in the Big Three sports. (We disqualified the Sharks because, well, San Jose is its own metro area at this point. Also, I didn't want to get hammered for slotting Joe Thornton too low.) It's been a relatively dry spell for the Yay's teams, but we still host some stud athletes. Here are one man's top five.
5. Bryant Young: Bryant Young has been with San Francisco since 1994, the last player left from the most recent Super Bowl team. Three Pro Bowls, a Comeback Player of the Year award, and an incredibly strong character. He'll never make it to the Rushmore inhabited by Rice/Montana/Steve/Walsh/Lott, but he's damn close.
4. Frank Gore: Quarterback Alex Smith should be the face of the Niners, but Gore's incredible 2006 breakout grabbed the spotlight and the hearts of San Francisco. (And some cash.) David Fucillo of Niners Nation told me he thinks Kevan Barlow's disastrous Candlestick career makes Gore even more refreshing, and it's hard to disagree. Regardless, as long as Gore keeps racking up 1,600 yards a season, he'll stay superpopular in The City.
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