News: BTB: How many active Dallas Cowboys are locks for the Pro Football Hall of Fame?

Reality · Jan 27, 2020

How many active Dallas Cowboys are locks for the Pro Football Hall of Fame?

The Cowboys' roster has talent, but any big-time locks for the Hall of Fame?

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Jfconrow · Jan 27, 2020

Witten
Smith
Martin
Zeke
Maybe D law depending on how long he plays.
Kenneth Murray

Sean Lee for sure.

Irvin88_4life · Jan 28, 2020

Jeff Heath has to be a lock by now

StarBoyz83 · Jan 28, 2020

Martin
Smith
That's it

buybuydandavis · Jan 28, 2020

Irvin88_4life said:
Jeff Heath has to be a lock by now

Nah.

Heath will be in the Hall of GOATs with Brady.

EST_1986 · Jan 28, 2020

Jfconrow said:
Witten
Smith
Martin
Zeke
Maybe D law depending on how long he plays.
Kenneth Murray
Sean Lee for sure.

Highly doubt Lee gets in.

locks I said Tyron Smith, Zack Martin. Witten if he still counts as active.

DallasEast · Jan 28, 2020

On this date? Answer: Martin. Luckily, some of his teammates have time to strengthen their resumes.

GenoT · Jan 28, 2020

As of today...

Total lock: Witten
Probable: Smith, Martin, Zeke
Maybe: Fredbeard

Tangle_Foot · Jan 28, 2020

We need to get back to the business of putting our players in the Hall of Fame with some Championship Hardware. DeMarcus Ware had to leave and go elsewhere to get his ring and it looks like Witten will go in without that added weight of a Super Bowl ring.

Blue64 · Jan 28, 2020

Witten without question.
Martin, Smith,

maybe Zeke after a few more years on his resume..

As for someone like D-Law unfortunately at his position he will have to continue to produce as he did prior to signing the contract, no one remembers how hard one may have played... stats matter.

buybuydandavis · Jan 28, 2020

Pro Football Reference has a Hall of Fame monitor, where they score players based on their history. The score isn't perfect, but it's largely in line with reality.

Zeke has the most recent rookie season of any RB on the list. Since 2010, it's Zeke, Gurley, and Bell. It looks like kind of a crappy decade for HOF RBs. Even go back to 2005, to give a decade 5 years to establish some kind of record. Peterson is really the only guy. Then McCoy and Lynch.

A real eye opener. Of legitimate HOF candidates from the last 15 years, only Lynch has a championship. I think that's what is keeping down the scores of recent top RBs. Once upon a time, RBs won championships.

Zeke's production has been on a fairly steady downward trend, both for yards/touch and yards/game.
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/E/ElliEz00.htm

But Gurley and Bell dropped off even more. I'm doubtful of Zeke, Gurley, and Bell. But if it's somebody post 2010, Zeke looks like he's got the best chance.

Bobhaze · Jan 28, 2020

One- Zack Martin....
Two if Witten is still on the active roster (which he shouldn’t be)

OmerV · Jan 28, 2020

Witten is the only dead certain lock, assuming he actually is still active. Zach Martin is near a lock, but may need a few more years under his belt to show more longevity. Tyron Smith should have a good shot at it, but I'm not sure he is a lock. Travis Frederick is on a very good path, but he needs to get some more productive years under him, especially after having Guillian-Barre.

John813 · Jan 28, 2020

Witten, Martin and maybe Tyron Smith if he can crank out another handful of years of very good to great play.

Martin has been an All-Pro every single year. He's an all decade guard.

Too early to say, but can project to be: Zeke.

cowboyblue22 · Jan 28, 2020

zack martin if he continues his play and witten that's it

Bobhaze · Jan 28, 2020

Interesting comparison....
Cowboys HOFers who played or coached by eras:
-1960 through 1988: 29 years- 10 HOF members (Lily, Staubach, Landry, Schramm, Hayes, Dorsett, R. White, Renfro, Wright, Harris) Drew Pearson should be in and still has slim chance.
-1989 through present: 30 years- 7 HOF member so far (Aikman, Irvin, Smith, Sanders, Allen, Jones, Johnson) Witten, DeMarcus Ware are locks...Maybe Zack Martin

buybuydandavis · Jan 28, 2020

More on the PFR Hall of Fame Monitor.
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/hof/hofm_RB.htm

IN:
Witten is 5th all time TE.
Zach is the highest G going back to 2007 draft class with Marshall Yanda.
Tyron the top T going back to 2007 Joe Thomas.

Frederick has a tough row to hoe.
He is the highest going back to 2011 Kelce, but they're both in the running with Maurkice Pouncey and Alex Mack. Trouble is that the standard for C's is so high. Only 7 in the HOF. Pouncey looks on track. Kelce next. Frederick was set behind Kelce by his illness. And Kelce getting a ring. Frederick has to start beating out Kelce for All Pro to have a chance. Travis 1, Kelce 3. That's the way it goes. Seems like some C wins the All Pros of his era and makes the HOF.

DFWJC · Jan 28, 2020

Jfconrow said:
Witten
Smith
Martin
Zeke
Maybe D law depending on how long he plays.
Kenneth Murray
Sean Lee for sure.

Lee?
I liked Lee in his prime but he’s not even remotely in the conversation for HOF
No possible way

were you kidding/trolling?
If so, it worked
:thumbup:

Witten is a lock though

buybuydandavis · Jan 28, 2020

Tangle_Foot said:
We need to get back to the business of putting our players in the Hall of Fame with some Championship Hardware. DeMarcus Ware had to leave and go elsewhere to get his ring and it looks like Witten will go in without that added weight of a Super Bowl ring.

On the PFR HOF Monitor, you see how much SBs matter.

In recent years, you've not non Pro Bowl guys having a fair chunk of score because they play for NE.

RB James White from NE wasn't even a primary starter in any season but he's got 3 rings so 22 points. Zeke has 29. I don't think White has a prayer. You have to be good at some point. But his score indicates how much rings push good guys over the top.

conner01 · Jan 28, 2020

OmerV said:
Witten is the only dead certain lock, assuming he actually is still active. Zach Martin is near a lock, but may need a few more years under his belt to show more longevity. Tyron Smith should have a good shot at it, but I'm not sure he is a lock. Travis Frederick is on a very good path, but he needs to get some more productive years under him, especially after having Guillian-Barre.

I agree
Witten is the only one at the end of their career
Smith is getting close and is probably the next closest to a lock
The others all depend on their careers
To say right now no one else is a lock including Martin
I look at it if their career ended today and if it did Zeke sure wouldn’t, Martin would not be a lock with a short career
If their careers ended today it’s witten and likely smith

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