Richard Seymour, Ty Law Named 2019 Hall of Fame Finalists

[Gator Mike]

Hall of Fame reveals finalists for Class of 2019

FINALISTS

Tony Gonzalez, TE -- 1997-2008 Kansas City Chiefs, 2009-2013 Atlanta Falcons

Isaac Bruce, WR -- 1994-2007 Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams, 2008-09 San Francisco 49ers

Edgerrin James, RB -- 1999-2005 Indianapolis Colts, 2006-08 Arizona Cardinals, 2009 Seattle Seahawks

Ed Reed, FS -- 2002-2012 Baltimore Ravens, 2013 New York Jets, 2013 Houston Texans

Steve Atwater, S -- 1989-1998 Denver Broncos, 1999 New York Jets

Champ Bailey, CB -- 1999-2003 Washington Redskins, 2004-2013 Denver Broncos

Ty Law, CB --1995-2004 New England Patriots, 2005, 2008 New York Jets, 2006-07 Kansas City Chiefs, 2009 Denver Broncos

John Lynch, FS -- 1993-2003 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2004-07 Denver Broncos

Tony Boselli, T -- 1995-2001 Jacksonville Jaguars, 2002 Houston Texans (injured reserve)

Steve Hutchinson, G --2001-05 Seattle Seahawks, 2006-2011 Minnesota Vikings, 2012 Tennessee Titans

Alan Faneca, G -- 1998-2007 Pittsburgh Steelers, 2008-09 New York Jets, 2010 Arizona Cardinals

Kevin Mawae, C/G -- 1994-97 Seattle Seahawks, 1998-2005 New York Jets, 2006-09 Tennessee Titans

Richard Seymour, DE/DT -- 2001-08 New England Patriots, 2009-2012 Oakland Raiders

Don Coryell, Coach -- 1973-77 St. Louis Cardinals, 1978-1986 San Diego Chargers

Tom Flores, Coach -- 1979-1987 Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders, 1992-94 Seattle Seahawks

 

[Gator Mike]

Tough vote. I think they'll both eventually get it, but it might not be this year.

 

[RobertWeathers]

Go Sey and Ty!

I know Coryell doesn't have the W/L but his contribution to the game is immeasureable

TGon, Reed, Bailey, Boseli seem in on 1st ballot

 

[maust]

Tom Flores and Don Coryell are not in the HoF...but Tony Dungy is.
smfh

 

[Koma]

That's great for Seymour and Law. Definitely well deserved.

With regard to Boselli, I guess I'm hung up on longevity. I don't think 6 seasons (3 full seasons and 3 playing between 12 and 15 games) is a long enough career, even if you played great during that entire time. I'm not saying Jackie Slater or Clay Matthews Sr. should be the measuring sticks, but what if a player had a great 5 year career? Or played for 10 years but was outstanding for only 4 years?

 

[RobertWeathers]

Tom Flores and Don Coryell are not in the HoF...but Tony Dungy is.
smfh

Complete and total ********.

Flores is a Hispanic American in case the PC writers were curious

 

[RobertWeathers]

That's great for Seymour and Law. Definitely well deserved.

With regard to Boselli, I guess I'm hung up on longevity. I don't think 6 seasons (3 full seasons and 3 playing between 12 and 15 games) is a long enough career, even if you played great during that entire time. I'm not saying Jackie Slater or Clay Matthews Sr. should be the measuring sticks, but what if a player had a great 5 year career? Or played for 10 years but was outstanding for only 4 years?

It's the Terrell Davis, Gayle Sayers, Sandy Kofax conundrum...

It really comes down to how great to think Boselli was.

IMO he was incredible. He's right there with Munoz as one of the most dominant LTs to ever play.

 

[Tony2046]

Go Sey and Ty!

I know Coryell doesn't have the W/L but his contribution to the game is immeasureable

TGon, Reed, Bailey, Boseli seem in on 1st ballot

But Coryell couldn't call a single EP play. OUT.

 

[Wheelman]

What are the chances they get in?

 

[Tony2046]

What are the chances they get in?

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[Joey007]

Tough vote. I think they'll both eventually get it, but it might not be this year.

Gonna be hard to get in this year with Reed, Gonzo and Bailey likely being locks. Only leaves two other spots.

2020 looks more promising. Really no first ballot locks (Polomalu and Wayne will wait, maybe Pat Willis? But think he waits too due to short career)

 

[Joey007]

Go Sey and Ty!

I know Coryell doesn't have the W/L but his contribution to the game is immeasureable

TGon, Reed, Bailey, Boseli seem in on 1st ballot

Boselli is loooong past his first ballot.

 

[Ras-IR Dowling]

I think it’s gonna be between ty and lynch on this ballot. González Bailey and reed are shoe ins.

 

[IcyPatriot]

Wouldn't it be great to see Brady in his prime going toe to toe against:

Champ Bailey, Ty Law, Steve Atwater and John Lynch - I'll throw Ed Reed in there for a nickel.

Brady has Randy Moss, Julian Edelman, Troy Brown, Wes Welker, Deion Branch.

 

[doesntmatter1]

Ty Law is my favorite patriot of all time and he needs to get in. He was also Peyton Manning's kryptonite.

Seymour may not have splashy stats but he did little things that mattered such as batted passes and he still managed to get a decent amount of sacks while playing 3-4 de

Lastly, how is Edgerrin James a finalist? When playing against Peyton, I have never thought about how are we going to stop James. Not Once.

 

[RobertWeathers]

Boselli is loooong past his first ballot.

Oh yeah. He is. Time just flies by

 

[DropKickFlutie]

Strong candidate list.

 

[everlong]

I think one of them gets in this time and the other next year. If both Lynch and Dawkins go in before Ty it's BS. It's also total BS that they're both going in uncontested while Rodney doesn't get a sniff. First player ever with 30 interceptions and 30 sacks but because he wasn't popular he doesn't get any consideration.

 

[Wheelman]

I think one of them gets in this time and the other next year. If both Lynch and Dawkins go in before Ty it's BS. It's also total BS that they're both going in uncontested while Rodney doesn't get a sniff. First player ever with 30 interceptions and 30 sacks but because he wasn't popular he doesn't get any consideration.

It's been pretty obvious for a while that HoF voters are corrupted.

 

[goheels22002]

It's been pretty obvious for a while that HoF voters are corrupted.

Ron Borges is the voting member of the Pro Football Writers of America from New England. Need I say more?