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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.in the end i think it will be interesting how many of these patriots make the HOF and if they win another SB will that increase the odds on more Pats making it?
Vrabel has zero shot at the HOF. Only Brady, Belichick, Moss, Seau, Adam V, maybe Ty Law, maybe Seymour ('though, suddenly, not at this rate), and dominant guys like Mankins/Wilfork it's way too early to tell. Far fewer than some might expect.
Let's not even try to put Mike Vrabel in Andre Tippett's league.As a key defensive component of the Patriots dynasty, the only thing Mike Vrabel lacks to make a great case for the HOF are post season individual awards. IMO, he is equal to or more deserving than Richard Seymour at this point.
Vrabel has zero shot at the HOF. Only Brady, Belichick, Moss, Seau, Adam V, maybe Ty Law, maybe Seymour ('though, suddenly, not at this rate), and dominant guys like Mankins/Wilfork it's way too early to tell.
If you get a chance to visit Canton and the HOF, one thing becomes very clear. The inductees have many, many championships among them and it helps when being consider for induction...
Baloney! Do you realize how hard it is for a linebacker to be inducted in the Hall of Fame? Only three linebackers who played in the 1980's are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.I will mildly disagree here. Vrabel IMO does have a chance at the HOF but he'll be among the very last Patriot players of this era to go in - maybe many, many years later after all the other Pats players you mentioned are already inducted. I see Vrabel in the same boat as Bruschi here in that both are underrated talent-wise. The three rings they already hold would garner some notice.
Baloney! Do you realize how hard it is for a linebacker to be inducted in the Hall of Fame? Only three linebackers who played in the 1980's are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.[/url]
You're completely clueless. Only 16 linebackers are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame and Mike Vrabel isn't even close. Heck, Mike Vrabel couldn't even sniff Andre Tippett's jock let alone Steve Nelson.Hard, but not impossible. I'll still stand by my view that Vrabel has a chance, despite how small it is.
You're completely clueless.... Heck, Mike Vrabel couldn't even sniff Andre Tippett's jock let alone Steve Nelson.
The fact is Andre Tippett and Steve Nelson were better linebackers throughout their New England Patriot careers. Besides, Mike Vrabel has never been nominated to even ONE PRO BOWL!I'm sure Tippett and Nelson wished they had 3 rings like Mike's.
Seymour was a key component every SB year, has reached the Pro Bowl almost every year of his career and is a perennial All-Pro selection. Vrabel was not even the best LB on any of those past SB teams, has never been a Pro Bowler or an All-Pro.IMO, he is equal to or more deserving than Richard Seymour at this point.
The NFL HoF is not the Baseball HoF.
Andre Tippett is not in the Hall yet and stands a good chance of not getting in. If Andre Tippett can't get in then there is basically nobody on this defense other than Seau who is going to get in.
I mean seriously, Andre Freaking Tippett isn't in the hall. Think about that when you are trying to determine who is going to make it.
Belichick
Brady
Moss
Seau
These are the only Hall-bound players on this team right now.