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Will Colts Reggie Wayne and Dwight Freeney make the Pro Football Hall of Fame?
https://www.indystar.com/story/sport...e/69779742007/
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Freeney will get knocked due to his overall sack numbers on paper. It's a shame, because anybody that I've ever heard give him a real eyeball-evaluation always notices how impactful he was. He was 1st Team All-Decade for the 2000's over some of theses guys that have better numbers.
Reggie is another guy that gets overshadowed (mainly by his own teammate). He wasn't quite as good as Marvin, but his career yards and catches are neck-and-neck with him which was always satisfying to me. Didn't have the TD's, but that's another stat like sacks that can mislead. He took the reigns as the #1 in '07 and was an All-Pro level player for that 6-year stretch before he got hurt and slowed down. Worth mentioning that I always loved Torry Holt, too. I always felt he was underrated, too, which is funny because he was 2nd Team All-Decade... must be because he was like our guys as far as not being an over-the-top diva WR. Marvin is famous for his 8-year stretch... Holt actually had a similar 8-year stretch that ran basically alongside Harrison's. Gets overshadowed because Harrison's was better but go look up the numbers. Super impressive. |
I feel like Freeney has more argument than Wayne. That’s not a knock on Wayne.
I just feel like Freeney is one of those guys that has his own place in history. The spin move, the strip sack, the forearm sleeves. Lots of great wide receivers but not many Dwight Freeneys out there. Atlanta might win the super bowl if New England doesn’t turn Bennet into a 3rd tackle the entire second half. |
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If Freeney were not seriously injured in the final 2 minutes of the 2009 AFC Championship game against the Jets, the Colts may have won the Super Bowl against the Saints 2 weeks later ...... he had a sack while essentially playing on only one leg as it was, and more pressure on Drew Brees throughout the game from a healthy Freeney may have made the difference. o |
It's a numbers game Jared Allen, DeMarcus Ware may be considered more deserving. Also how Julius Peppers is not a finalist is unbelievable to me.
With Reggie, it's between him and Tory Holt. That's a tough call. |
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Whether or not one, or both get in, they both should be. I may be a tad bias however.
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i think both will get in but it will take some time
like others have said, a lot of freeney's impact isn't measures in stats |
Freeney was held every pass play !!
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The case for Dwight Freeney:
https://www.pro-football-reference.c...O/OgdeJo00.htm Notice it says "Hall of Fame" at the top. Watch any game he played against Dwight Freeney. Freeney regularly destroyed him. |
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Reggie and Dwight will have to wait another year.
The players that are part of this year's Hall of Fame class are: Ronde Barber (3rd Year as Finalist) Darrelle Revis (1st Year as Finalist) Joe Thomas (1st Year as Finalist) Zach Thomas (4th Year as Finalist) DeMarcus Ware (2nd Year as Finalist) The other finalists were: Jared Allen (3) Willie Anderson (2) Dwight Freeney (1) Devin Hester (2) Torry Holt (4) Andre Johnson (2) Albert Lewis (1) Reggie Wayne (4) Patrick Willis (2) Darren Woodson (1) Looking back at some other WR's - it took Tim Brown 6 times to get inducted and Andre Reed 8 times. https://www.profootballhof.com/hall-...rly-finalists/ |
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In 2012 when Andrew Luck was a rookie, Reggie Wayne broke both the 100-reception mark (106), and the 1,000-plus yards receiving (1,355) categories ...... that was especially impressive, considering that it was his 12th season in the league and he was 34 years-old at the time. o |
Ware deserved to get in before Freeney. Just stating the facts. Peppers may deserve to be in before Freeney next year.
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In baseball, there have been seasons when nobody was elected to the Hall-off-Fame. That's because you must get 75% of the votes in order to be elected, no matter what. So in 1945, 1946, 1950, 1958, 1960, 1971, 1996, 2013, and 2021, nobody was elected. A long time ago, I saw/heard that football had a policy in which at least one player MUST go to the Hall-of-Fame every year, regardless of the percentages gathered by each player ...... although their overall policy is actually a little stricter than baseball, because you needed 80% of the votes to get in under normal circumstances. If nobody gets 80%, then the highest vote gatherer gets inducted. I believe that that happened at least one times some years ago. o |
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