Darren Woodson, Jimmy Johnson and TO among 2017 HOF nominees

[RS12]

A field of 94 nominees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2017 was condensed to 26 candidates on Wednesday during NFL Network's Gold Jacket Semifinalists special.

The 26 semifinalists will be trimmed to 15 finalists in early January. The current group includes 15 offensive stars, eight defensive stalwarts, two coaches and one kicker.

Among the first-year eligibles, former San Diego Chargers running back (and current NFL Network analyst) LaDainian Tomlinson is the headliner.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap30...finalists-announced-for-17-hall-of-fame-class

 

[RS12]

Woody should be a lock.

 

[jwitten82]

TO should be first ballot, but the idiots voting want to hold it against him for speaking his mind

 

[drawandstrike]

Wait, a 2 time Super Bowl winning coach who built a team that went on to win it a 3rd time without him isn't in the HOF yet? How did I miss this?

 

[tyke1doe]

Woodson's legend has grown in retirement. I doubt he, Jimmy and TO make it. But it would be great if they did.

 

[RS12]

Woodson's legend has grown in retirement. I doubt he, Jimmy and TO make it. But it would be great if they did.

To me Woody had more impact on the game than either Cliff Harris or Charlie Waters, who were great players in their own right.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Wait, a 2 time Super Bowl winning coach who built a team that went on to win it a 3rd time without him isn't in the HOF yet?

Not in ROH either.

 

[Super_Kazuya]

Owens served out the mandatory one year ban that all non-Jerry Rice receivers must serve, so now we can see exactly how much the media will punish him for his shenanigans.

 

[Dhragon]

Don Coryell should have been in a long time ago. His impact on the game as a whole is pretty huge.

 

[dogunwo]

Minority here. I don't think Jimmy Johnson is a HOF coach.

 

[stilltheguru88]

Woodson's legend has grown in retirement. I doubt he, Jimmy and TO make it. But it would be great if they did.

Woodson is pretty overrated by Cowboy fans. I've said that for years. People act like he was a top 10 all time safety or something. Dawkins was easily better

 

[pancakeman]

TO should be first ballot, but the idiots voting want to hold it against him for speaking his mind

I think it's legit to consider his tearing apart of multiple locker rooms a demerit on his record.

 

[bandfan]

It would really be fun to see JJ and JJ give each others induction speeches.

 

[bandfan]

I think it's legit to consider his tearing apart of multiple locker rooms a demerit on his record.

The problem is they let Lawrence Taylor in so nothing but stats should ever count....which I don't necessarily agree with...

 

[DallasEast]

December 2008: http://cowboyszone.com/threads/do-you-think-to-will-make-the-hof.140749/page-3#post-2506882

February 2016: http://ftw.usatoday.com/2016/02/hall-of-fame-voter-explains-why-terrell-owens-was-kept-out-of-canton

 

[KJJ]

TO should be first ballot, but the idiots voting want to hold it against him for speaking his mind

He came off as a ME kind of player and a cancer in the locker room. That and what happened in Philly and some of his other stops hasn't helped him but he'll get in eventually.

 

[KJJ]

If Tony Dungy is in the HOF, Jimmy certainly deserves it.

 

[KJJ]

Woody should be a lock.

I don't see Woody ever getting in, not many safeties in the HOF. Great player for the Cowboys but it took years just for him to get in the teams ROH.

 

[dstew60105]

If Tony Dungy is in the HOF, Jimmy certainly deserves it.

Couldn't agree more

 

[KJJ]

Couldn't agree more

Jimmy built a dynasty in Dallas from the ground up. The Cowboys went from one of the top 10 worst teams ever in 1989 to one of the top 10 greatest teams ever in 1992. Dungy is a nice guy but looking at his coaching career I never saw him as a HOF head coach. Can't have him in the HOF and not Jimmy.