I'll play:
I do think that Monk should be in the hall of fame, if for nothing else than his longevity and ability to put up respectable numbers. Longevity is often overlooked by the griping average Joe. Fellas, without longevity Emmitt Smith wouldn't be the all-time leading rusher. Emmitt was a dominant player for a good number of years, but without longevity there's no way he stumbles through those final couple of seasons to capture the crown.
With that being said, Jim Marshall should have been in before Monk even started his career.
The flaws in the HOF selection process are gross and obvious. To echo what Alexander said, the fact that a bunch of sports hacks (who are becoming less and less talented (and more and more biased by the minute) are the entirety of the selection process is disgusting. You've got a group of guys who never had the balls or the talent to do what these guys do deciding on their fate as to how they stand amongst their peers? Are you ****ing kidding me? The ENTIRE selection process should include no one but people that played the game! That select group of players should be replaced once every five years (no need to keep a bunch of begrudged athletes from keeping out a rival). It's not rocket science and it doesn't have to be. Who better to know how great Michael Irvin was than Darrell Green or vice versa. Do Darrell Green's peers agree on the difficulties that Irvin presented? What's Deion got to say about it? That sounds a whole lot better than some hack in Philly that can't stand the fact that Irvin made a career out of whooping his team's *** and decides not to vote for him because he just can't stand him. And that's, literally, what we have here.
As stated before Dr.Z finally voted for Monk because he was sick of being the ***hole. Really? That's a Hall of Fame vote? First of all, his *** should be immediately kicked off the HOF committee if for nothing other than that reason alone. He didn't vote for Monk because he believed he should be in, he voted for him to save his own ***! That's disgusting!
I also would like to carry the torch for Bob Hayes. the fact that Monk, Stallworth, Swann, or ANY other receiver is in the Hall before Hayes is a joke. For one reason: HE CHANGED THE WAY THE GAME IS PLAYED! The fact that he is still the all-time touchdown leader of one of the most prolific teams in the history of the game should be close to enough, but let's go beyond that. The stats are only a party of the story (a small part, in fact). Bob Hayes brought something to the game that had never been seen before. World class speed. Yes, there were guys that were fast in the NFL before Bob Hayes. But NONE changed the game. Not one. There's a defense being played in the NFL to this very day that was designed to stop none other than Bob Hayes. It's called a zone defense. Let me repeat myself, IT WAS CREATED TO STOP BOB HAYES! Guess what? It's still played today. To this very day the defense created to stop Bullet Bob is being played. THERE ISN'T A SINGLE WIDE RECEIVER IN THE HALL OF FAME THAT CAN SAY A DEFENSE WAS CREATED TO STOP HIM. NONE! Yet Hayes is on the outside looking in. How is that even fathomable?
BTW, as I'd stated before, I think Monk has a place in the HOF, but to put Monk in before Cris Carter when both are on the same ballot is a joke. Cris Carter was ten times the Wide Receiver that Monk ever imagined being. Dr.Z should have kept his ******* mouth shut.
