TO: How is Lynch in the HOF over Woodson?

[DFWJC]

Don't forget that Lynch played in 224 games compared to Woodson's 178. But yes, both belong in.

Absolutely.
On a per/game basis, their careers are almost overlays

 

[cowboysfan99]

Lynch was a key cog for one of the all-time great defenses. Donnie Shell was the last player to be inducted in the Hall of Fame from the Steel Curtain defense. That was just a few years ago. Most felt he wouldn’t have been inducted into the Hall of Fame had he not been part of those defenses.

They're trying to get LC Greenwood in there too. Seems to me the Steelers should have never lost a game with 10+ hall of famers on the field.

 

[john van brocklin]

Hall of Fame wideout Terrell Owens can't believe former NFL safety Darren Woodson hasn't yet been enshrined in Canton.


"I'm thinking about a guy like Darren Woodson that's not in the Hall of Fame, but John Lynch is," Owens said to Hall of Fame receiver Andre Reed on Fubo Sports' Getcha Popcorn Ready (h/t Charean Williams of Pro Football Talk). "How in the hell do you quantify that?"

“When I got with the Niners, like I said, I didn’t know anything about no rivalry with the Cowboys and the Niners, I knew nothing about that,” Owens told Reed. “But when it comes to the game plan [it was about where is Woodson]? Granted John Lynch did some great things here and there, but I’m not looking for John [on the field]. I wasn’t. But when I played from my rookie year on, and I played against the Cowboys, I had to identify [where Woodson was]. Just because a guy starts on a defense and he is the No. 1 guy back there in the secondary for that defense, for me overall in totality, that doesn’t mean he’s impacting what I’m going to be doing. Yeah, he has to be accounted for that day because you’re game planning, but I wasn’t scared of No. 47 (Lynch]. And when I was with the Eagles and he was with Denver at the time [shrugs].”



https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profo...son-should-be-in-hall-of-fame-over-john-lynch

Great question!
Almost make you believe on the anti Cowboys bias...

 

[T-RO]

I'm a HUGE Darren Woodson fan.
And yes, he is HOF material

But Lynch deserves to be in.

Tackles
Lynch--1059
Woddson--967

Solo Tackles
Lynch--727
Woodson--639

Passes Defended
Lynch--68
Woodson--36

Interceptions
Lynch--26
Woodson--23

Pro Bowls (but could be fan popularity contest in "old days" so not as meaningful as All Pros)
Lynch--9
Woodson--5

All Pros
Lynch--4
Woodson--3

100% this...

And..../thread

TO still sucking people in...still dividing. Owens could have just pitched for Woody, but he had to do his usual. Woodson deserves to be in too, but he didn't have as good or as long a career as Lynch.

 

[Pass2Run]

Hall of Fame wideout Terrell Owens can't believe former NFL safety Darren Woodson hasn't yet been enshrined in Canton.


"I'm thinking about a guy like Darren Woodson that's not in the Hall of Fame, but John Lynch is," Owens said to Hall of Fame receiver Andre Reed on Fubo Sports' Getcha Popcorn Ready (h/t Charean Williams of Pro Football Talk). "How in the hell do you quantify that?"

“When I got with the Niners, like I said, I didn’t know anything about no rivalry with the Cowboys and the Niners, I knew nothing about that,” Owens told Reed. “But when it comes to the game plan [it was about where is Woodson]? Granted John Lynch did some great things here and there, but I’m not looking for John [on the field]. I wasn’t. But when I played from my rookie year on, and I played against the Cowboys, I had to identify [where Woodson was]. Just because a guy starts on a defense and he is the No. 1 guy back there in the secondary for that defense, for me overall in totality, that doesn’t mean he’s impacting what I’m going to be doing. Yeah, he has to be accounted for that day because you’re game planning, but I wasn’t scared of No. 47 (Lynch]. And when I was with the Eagles and he was with Denver at the time [shrugs].”



https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profo...son-should-be-in-hall-of-fame-over-john-lynch

TO is right.

Woody should have been a first ballot HOF.

 

[vlad]

Woodson also covered WRs like prime jerry rice. Stat nerds won’t like him though

 

[DandyDon52]

Hall of Fame wideout Terrell Owens can't believe former NFL safety Darren Woodson hasn't yet been enshrined in Canton.


"I'm thinking about a guy like Darren Woodson that's not in the Hall of Fame, but John Lynch is," Owens said to Hall of Fame receiver Andre Reed on Fubo Sports' Getcha Popcorn Ready (h/t Charean Williams of Pro Football Talk). "How in the hell do you quantify that?"

“When I got with the Niners, like I said, I didn’t know anything about no rivalry with the Cowboys and the Niners, I knew nothing about that,” Owens told Reed. “But when it comes to the game plan [it was about where is Woodson]? Granted John Lynch did some great things here and there, but I’m not looking for John [on the field]. I wasn’t. But when I played from my rookie year on, and I played against the Cowboys, I had to identify [where Woodson was]. Just because a guy starts on a defense and he is the No. 1 guy back there in the secondary for that defense, for me overall in totality, that doesn’t mean he’s impacting what I’m going to be doing. Yeah, he has to be accounted for that day because you’re game planning, but I wasn’t scared of No. 47 (Lynch]. And when I was with the Eagles and he was with Denver at the time [shrugs].”



https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profo...son-should-be-in-hall-of-fame-over-john-lynch

because terrell doesnt get a vote, HOF is politics and popularity. A lot of guys have to wait to get in.
They could induct more guys per year but the nfl is too cheap to do that.

 

[eromeopolk]

When it comes to the NFL Pro Football Hall of Fame...

 

[Risen Star]

Darren Woodson was a high level S, LB and slot corner. He did more than any safety of his era.

 

[Pass2Run]

Darren Woodson was a high level S, LB and slot corner. He did more than any safety of his era.

My favorite Cowboy from that 90s era.

By far.

 

[Mr_437]

They put Leroy Butler in before Woodson...that's when I knew something in the process is faulty

 

[DuncanIso]

NFL and media bias.

Agree.

Look how long it took to get Harris and Howley in the HoF.

 

[DuncanIso]

Niland needs to be in also.

 

[DallasEast]

They put Leroy Butler in before Woodson...that's when I knew something in the process is faulty

I began thinking the process was foul about 1980 or 1981, which was a few years into Chuck Howley's eligibility for nomination and possible enshrinement.