First of all, to Harris being in - IT'S ABOUT FREAKING TIME!
He left football with many good years left to make money, when he played NFL players, even allowing for the much lower costs of everything in the 1970's, didn't get the massive salaries great players do today. If he'd stayed a few more years, would seem to be no question he'd have had another couple of Pro Bowl/All Pro seasons, and would made the HOF much sooner, maybe even the first year of eligibility. I've campaigned for him to make the HOF for years, good feeling to know now the voters agree.
In regards to Pearson vs. Swann vs. Carmichael, I have to remove the playoff and SB numbers, you can't have those numbers unless your TEAM makes it, Carmichael didn't play on a lot of good teams, wasn't all his fault they didn't, obviously.
The thing about to me Drew being over both of the others is what the Houston Chronical writer said in a story about Pearson, in noting what they were most known for - that he was CLUTCH.
Whenever Roger HAD to make a play, who was the target? Drew Pearson. And not just in the Hail Mary, it was in many other games. Swann had a few of those, but the most famous one - the catch over Randy Hughes in the SB, was largely luck - the ball was deflected but fell right on top of him, and besides that Hughes had a shoulder brace that prevented him from reaching over his head with that arm, if healthy it'd probably been intercepted or deflected way past Swann. But that's an aside.
It wasn't just that he was clutch, either. Watch Dorsett's 99 yard run, and who was the last blocker downfield? Pearson. Again, there are other plays where Drew was the blocker for a long reception, or blocked for other Dorsett runs. Don't recall Swann doing that very much, though admittedly I didn't watch many other Steelers games.
Add to that that Pearson is the ONLY other All 70's receiver NOT in the HOF, that alone is a crime and a travesty. If EVERY other receiver is in, how can you exclude Pearson? It's impossible to believe Pearson was on that team and yet all of the others were far enough ahead of him as a player to say they belong in the HOF and Pearson doesn't.
Though I do believe the voters didn't feel they should put in two players on the same team, who played about the same years, in the HOF the same year. Hopefully next year...