Info on Cowboys lack of Hall of Famers

[doomsday81]

Hey guys, I haven't posted in a while because I got a new computer, forgot my password and couldn't remember which e-mail I used. Sorry Hostile for not getting back to your IM's but that was the reason.

As some of you may remember, I work in the NFL. I am putting something together for a player who is a possible Hall of Famer, so I've been talking with some HOF voters over the last two weeks. I had lunch with one of them today and he told me some great stories. There's something he said I thought you may be interested in.

I asked about Irvin's chances to get in this year and he said he voted for him last year and will do so again. The problem, he said, is the voters from both Minnesota and Pittsburgh will never vote for a Cowboys player, no matter who he is. He said this isn't a problem for guys like Aikman and Emmitt because their bias can't keep them out. However, with Cowboys on the fence like Irvin, losing two votes every time out can be a deciding factor. Here are the two people he is talking about:

Sid Hartman of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune
Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

I just thought some of you would find this interesting. I guess that explains why it's so hard to get Cowboy player in the Hall if two guys are always voting against them. Trust me, from the stories I've heard, some of these SOB's need to have their vote revoked because they use this platform for their own personal agenda, and that's not the place for it.

 

[eduncan22]

HOF is a joke and I hope they shut it down.

 

[ROMOSAPIEN9]

They should clearly have their voting rights revoked.

 

[demdcowboys#1]

Take their voting rights away!!!!!

 

[peplaw06]

Minnesota?? wth do they have against us?

The Walker trade? Is that it?

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

Minnesota?? wth do they have against us?

The Walker trade? Is that it?

Tony D going 99:laugh2:

I honesty can't think of anything off the top of my head...I don't remember it being a big rivalry in the past.

I could see the Steelers, Skins, 49ers and maybe some packers...but not Vikings.

 

[peplaw06]

I guess it's cause we let them draft Randy Moss

 

[the kid 05]

I guess it's cause we let them draft Randy Moss

Randy is loved by the Fans, hated by the orginzation...go figure right?

 

[AdamJT13]

Minnesota?? wth do they have against us?

The Walker trade? Is that it?

Vikings fans are still bitter about the Hail Mary.

 

[THUMPER]

Having sportswriters as the voters is the stupidest thing I've ever heard of. Talk about biased. The NFL HoF is a joke.

 

[BigDFan5]

Tony D going 99:laugh2:

I honesty can't think of anything off the top of my head...I don't remember it being a big rivalry in the past.

I could see the Steelers, Skins, 49ers and maybe some packers...but not Vikings.

hail mary

 

[doomsday81]

Having sportswriters as the voters is the stupidest thing I've ever heard of. Talk about biased. The NFL HoF is a joke.

Actually, most of them take their responsibilities very seriously when it comes to this matter. The person I talked with today said he's fought to the death for people he physically hates off the field but who he believed belonged in the Hall of Fame. I would say 90 percent of the voters are this way. The problems are in two different areas from what I was told. A couple of voters (like the two I mentioned) let personal feelings get involved. The other is some of these guys are just too old and have lost touch with the game. One of these older guys said he didn't like the way Irvin played the game. The guy I spoked with today replied, "What in the **** does that have to do with him being in the Hall of Fame? Are you telling me you aren't going to vote for Deion Sanders when he's up?"

The old guy's reply?

"No, I'm not."

They need a review board that looks at people's ballots and makes them accountable. Seriously, if you vote 'no' on Emmitt Smith, you're obviously not taking your job seriously enough to have a vote.

And yes, the Hail Mary is why the Minnesota writer hates the Cowboys. I was told the guy in Pittsburgh said, "I don't care if a Cowboys player cures cancer, he's not getting my vote." Now there's a guy who should be voting for the most important honor in professional football.

 

[ilovejerry]

dirty Mother *******

That makes me sick, This is whats judging atheltes writer's Bloody nerds who got beat up in highschool, Im just sick I hope they burn it down,

 

[big dog cowboy]

Trust me, from the stories I've heard, some of these SOB's need to have their vote revoked because they use this platform for their own personal agenda, and that's not the place for it.

Really? Who could have imagined such a thing?

 

[LaTunaNostra]

That makes me sick, This is whats judging atheltes writer's Bloody nerds who got beat up in highschool, Im just sick I hope they burn it down,

Yep, it's just an extension of the old high school jock-geek tension.

 

[scottsp]

I speak with a few Viking fans every now and again and nothing brings more venom than discussions involving the Hail Mary. They hate Drew with a passion.

 

[ilovejerry]

What really annoys me is that when they speak of a Cowboys bias HOF people rule it out as a conspiracy, *** !!! Why doesn't someone do something about this? Stand up for Christ sakes !! tell these writers that they have to show who there voting for already, You know maybe its just me that this is burning, ( and obviously the Cowboys who don't get in )