groundgame
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Snee and Tuck still got some years to play but they are not on a HOF pace, Light has been a very good OL and will be starting in he's 5th SB but when you look at the LT's that are in the HOF he's realy not at that level i dont think he will get in
The thing about Light is that the quality of his play has far exceeded the raw physical skills he has.
Guys like Pace, Ogden, Munoz that are physically dominant monsters get in the Hall. Lights play on the field, his full body of work, can be reasonably compared to any of his contemporaries. This is his 5th SB. He has been the backside protection for the GOAT QB for his entire career.
While they do not keep these statistics it is almost certain that Matt Lights team's record with him starting at LT is better than any LT ever. (Since Brady is easily the best record by a QB and there careers are the same timeframe I can't imagine any other LT has a better w/l).
Also, it may very well be the case that a win on Sunday would give Light the most rings ever by a LT. I will try to look that up.
In the end, its hard to say Lights career isn't HOF caliber, but the votes won't be there because the protoype behemoth 6'7 350lb LTs are the ones that get in.
Tuck rules!
See what I did there?
A lineman who's a Pro Bowl starter more years than not is a strong HOF candidate. Otherwise, not so much.
Light has never been in the conversation for "best in the game at his position right now". He's only been in the conversation for "actually, not that far below those other guys who are considered best in the game at his position"
In my opinion, all three of them, especially light belong in the Foyer of the Very Good, but none of them get into the Hall of Fame conversation except as the object of an action done by a HoF candidate (ie, look at what XYZ did to Light, a very good LT in these three critical games...)
Chris Doleman = 8 Pro Bowls + 150.5 career sacks and not in the HOF
Justin Tuck = 2 Pro Bowls + 45.5 career sacks (probably won't get to 100) and maybe a HOFer?
Not a single one of those players will even be in the conversation for the HOF.