rabthepat
2nd Team Getting Their First Start
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HOFs, Ring of Fames, Retired Numbers and etc. just further lowers the standards of what "Exceptional or Great" really means. NFL HOF in Canton Ohio is suffice. What next a New England Patriot's Cheerleader HOF?
I could not agree more.
Really it's Tippett and Hannah - That's all we got right now.
No. 12 will be there someday for sure, but I hope it's a long time and a lot of rings later.
What a great jumping off point for debate! However, I'd add John Hannah, Andre Tippett, and maybe Ron Burton. I'd get rid of Clayborn and Buoniconti.
For the currents, I'd just do Brady, Brown, and Bruschi.
Bod Dee and Jim Lee Hunt? Why?