orlando pace HOF snub

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IMO, it sucks for now that Pace and Warner didn't make the cut... but they'll get there eventually. And when they do, no one will care that they weren't "first ballot".
 

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IMO, it sucks for now that Pace and Warner didn't make the cut... but they'll get there eventually. And when they do, no one will care that they weren't "first ballot".

I'm thinking it's a plot.. But I'll leave it at that.. :cool:
 

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Both will make it eventually, I believe.

You got to admit;

Pace's career ended / deteriorated earlier than ideal.

Warner was a late bloomer.

Neither had exceptional longevity, otherwise they would have been locks.
 

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Outrageous. Pace should be the definition of "first ballot HOF'er".

Nah, too many holdouts and he spent a few years taking the first two or three games to get in game shape.

He had amazing talent, but a bad head and shitty agents.

He wasn't even the top guy during his career, maybe not even top 3.
 

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Both will make it eventually, I believe.

You got to admit;

Pace's career ended / deteriorated earlier than ideal.

Warner was a late bloomer.

Neither had exceptional longevity, otherwise they would have been locks.
Hey CGI, how ya doin bud? I'm wondering if Pace holding out and holding the Rams hostage with all those late camps had something to do with the media's vote?
 

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What a disgrace to one of the best LT's ever.
 

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This tops it off. Yet another embarrassment.

By far, the NFL has had the worst public relations year in the history of professional sports. All that's left is a Super Bowl between my two least-favorite teams; in the home of St. Louis' former team. Then, a further coverup of the Patriots' misdeeds by the commissioner.

The only redemption is that, should the Patriots win, it will complete an easy and well-deserved narrative; they cheated and won; didn't cheat and lost; then cheated and won again. I don't care how talented a team is; if they don't play by the rules, they challenge the foundation of their sport and don't qualify for greatness. The Patriots did it to themselves; and best of all, there is NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT!
 

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Will Shields would have to go in before Pace, considering he was a finalist in 2012, 2013 and 2014. Leaving out the Super Bowls, Shields missed one game in his entire career and was a 12-time Pro-Bowler. Pace will get his due, but not this year.
 

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Hey CGI, how ya doin bud? I'm wondering if Pace holding out and holding the Rams hostage with all those late camps had something to do with the media's vote?

Big Walt missed like three training camps in a row.

Will Shields kept Orlando out this year. Willie Roaf (11 Pro Bowls, two all-decade teams) had to wait a year too, it's disappointing but not that big of a deal. Orlando can easily get in next year.
 

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I think Bettis should have waited. His numbers aren't all that spectacular but he's an analyst and still in the public eye, so that helps
 

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Big Walt missed like three training camps in a row.

Will Shields kept Orlando out this year. Willie Roaf (11 Pro Bowls, two all-decade teams) had to wait a year too, it's disappointing but not that big of a deal. Orlando can easily get in next year.
Absolutely, the big fella is a shoe in to the hall. He helped save Kurt's life for a few years anyways : )
 

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I hate that Pace didn't make it, But Shields was do. But then again so was Greene!