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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.I don't understand why this idiot is in the HOF, the only good thing he has done was hire jimmy Johnson as head coach 25 years ago. Other than that hes been a terrible owner who is always meddling with the team.
Owners shouldn't be in the Hall of Fame.
Perhaps a team's/league's original founding owner, if that team achieved success - especially sustained success - relatively early during his stewardship, should be considered for the HoF...Owners shouldn't be in the Hall of Fame.
Kraft belongs in the HOF. However, he's not the greatest owner in sports history like Shmessy seems to think.
Owners shouldn't be in the Hall of Fame.
easily at least HALF of this list. The most egregious name of course is Modell, whose only real contribution to NFL history is the fact he fired the 2 best HC's in NFL history in Paul Brown and Bill Bellichick. How's that for a legacy.That "shortlist" is right there. It's the finalists.
Who gets kicked out for Kraft?
...and coaches.I think the HOF should be for the only people who really matter in this sport - the players...
I get that he's astronomically overgrateful for Goodell's role in keeping the Pats in Foxborough, but...He was instrumental in hiring Roger Goodell and has publicly supported Rog through every evil move he’s ever made.
You don't want to know.Which bank does Kraft use to secure loans and finance transactions? I’d like to know which financial institution also deserves to be in football’s hall of fame.
Well, he did care, and he was invested in the Cleveland community.The most egregious name of course is Modell, whose only real contribution to NFL history is the fact he fired the 2 best HC's in NFL history in Paul Brown and Bill Bellichick. How's that for a legacy.
To clarify: The Boston market is and was a major one - that is why Tagliabue sent Goodell here to try to keep the team in Massachusetts. The stadium was a joke, but a joke that was filled by rabid fans who endured the terrible traffic and made the trek to Foxborough regularly in the 70's and again in the 80's when the team again was good. Also some of the worst weather games in league history took place here and three times as many people showed up then as would have in other supposed football-crazy cities.Bob Kraft took over one of the worst franchises in the NFL in one of their worst football markets. When he took it over the Pats were #4 among the local professional sports franchises. They were playing in a joke of stadium, 40 miles outside of Boston in the middle of nowhere.
See above.this still tough market to sell football in
There was blowback and resentment from ownership toward the league (including Tagliabue and Goodell) when the Patriots made it back to the Super Bowl in '97. Besides the fact that Paul ("The Patriots damaged the league") and Roger (Go Jets!) disliked the Patriots anyway. Kraft himself stated how he was told that Parcells going back to New York would be "better for the league". So Kraft is hated, as the league remains totally racist and prejudiced, yes it's also because he's Jewish.Under Kraft they turned the Pats, who were one step away from bankruptcy into one of the most valuable sports franchises in the WORLD. He built a fine stadium with his own money.
Kraft should be first ballot HOF. The owners are scum. Like leadership of this country.not to have him among the 10 nominees is simply ludicrous.
Maybe Ernie Adams should go in before Kraft.
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October 29, 1978:Spygate might give some a weak-ass reason not to put Kraft into the HOF
Jerruh is in. That is the precedent and why this is a story.