Thirdbasekid24
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Yes and if you don't agree well... http://cdn0.sbnation.com/imported_assets/1221463/wilforkdestroy_medium.gif
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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Offensive Linemen are in Canton. If their careers can be evaluated for their actions, then that criteria should be applied to Wilfork.unfortunately he probably wont because his contributions to the defense are far greater than his numbers suggest. hes not a sack guy or a ridiculous tackle number guy...hes a lane-clogger, a run-stopper, and a double-team-drawer that allows everyone else on the dline more freedom to do what they need to.
but like said...his numbers arent ridiculous...so he probably wont be...which is a shame.
Offensive Linemen are in Canton. If their careers can be evaluated for their actions, then that criteria should be applied to Wilfork.
Wilfork should go down as one of the dominant defensive linemen of this era. I worry a little bit about his hall candidacy, just because his particular brand of greatness is easy for people who don't actually watch him to overlook, but I do think that he'll ultimately make it. Maybe not first ballot, but at some point.
I was going to type something very similar to this, but you've done a wonderful job, so I'll just quote it.lol
there's pretty stiff competition at DLine in this generation of players. Seymour, KWilliams and Ngata probably will go in ahead of Vince. After that he's in a group with Hampton, Pat Williams, Jay Ratliff, maybe one or two others. I think he can get in but he's borderline in my mind.
LOL what? Wilfork has 3 rings and is still beasting. His career is far from over and he definitely belongs in the 1st tier conversation rather than with the Jay Ratliffs of the world. Wilfork is arguably the best Nose of the past two decades. Ngata is a beast as well but Wilfork has been doing it for longer and has been the backbone of championship clubs in the process.
I think we overestimate how highly Wilfork is viewed by the NFL community at large. I honestly don't think he's considered HoF material outside of New England. For the non-stat type positions, a lot of it is how you are viewed. I think Ngata has a MUCH higher national profile than Wilfork, even is they are pretty similar talent-wise.