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nice write up by pft as well as a tidbit not everyone might know about.
http://archive.profootballtalk.com/5-16-05through5-23-05.htm
http://archive.profootballtalk.com/5-16-05through5-23-05.htm
POSTED 11:00 p.m. EDT, May 17, 2005
PEARSON NEEDS TO SHUT HIS MOUTH
When we heard that receiver Drew Pearson was pissing-and-moaning on DallasCowboys.com about the fact that he's not in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and suggesting that there's a bias against Cowboys players, we initially resisted commentary because, frankly, we don't want to help him sell copies of his autobiography by talking about something that is, in truth, a non-issue.
Really, what better way for Pearson to persuade Cowboys fans all across the globe to Amazon a copy of his book than to create an us-against-them atmosphere, while at the same time cultivating a little sympathy for the perceived mistreatment Pearson has experienced?
Regarding Pearson's potential placement in Canton, the numbers don't lie. He simply doesn't have the stats to justify enshrinement.
In eleven NFL seasons, Pearson had 489 catches, 7822 yards, and 48 touchdowns, for a per-year average of 44 receptions, 711 yards, and less than 4.5 touchdowns.
Art Monk, the Commanders' great who likewise isn't in the Hall of Fame, had 940 catches, 12,721 yards, and 68 scores.
And Monk has two more Super Bowl rings than Drew.
Of the pass-catchers who have made it into the Hall of Fame, the guy with the most questionable stats was Steelers wideout Lynn Swann, with 336 catches for 5462 yard and 51 touchdowns.
The difference, of course, is that Swann was a member of a Steelers team that won four Super Bowls during his nine NFL seasons. Coincidentally, Swann capped the season of Pearson's overhyped "Hail Mary" push off against the Vikings by defying gravity like Mary's Son against Pearson's Cowboys in the Super Bowl, nailing the MVP award and cementing the win.
As to the contention that there's a bias against the 'Boys, look no farther than the list of Hall of Fame members, which includes a baker's dozen worth of guys with some sort of a connection to the Cowboys.
Not bad for a franchise that has existed for less than 45 of the league's 85 seasons.
From Pearson's era, the 'Boys have put guys like Roger Staubach, Tony Dorsett, Randy White, Mel Renfro, Bob Lilly, Tom Landry, and Tex Schramm into the Hall.
Some bias.
It figures to get even worse once guys like Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, Michael Irvin, Larry Allen, Darren Woodson, and Jimmy Johnson get their bronze busts.
Pearson 'splains away the induction of past and future Cowboys superstars as follows: "Now there are situations where a (Roger) Staubach, [Troy] Aikman, Emmitt Smith, Randy White or [Tony] Dorsett come up, and it's so obvious that they can't have a conspiracy against those guys because they'd look stupid if they did that. But for guys that are a little more marginal like [Michael] Irvin, Pearson, Rayfield [Wright] and Cliff [Harris], they feel that they can play games with us and it's unfortunate."
Perhaps Pearson also should be *****ing about his exclusion from the team's Ring of Honor. Then again, the guys who write for DallasCowboys.com probably didn't think it would be prudent to delve into Pearson's belief that he's been blackballed by current owner Jerry Jones after squatting on the trademark for the term
"Ring of Honor" in the 1990s.
From Pearson's perspective, such complaints likewise wouldn't do much to get Cowboys fans to plunk down a Jackson and a couple of Washingtons for a copy of Drew's book.
Said Pearson earlier this month: "There is no question something is going on. This is not to be vain or bragging, but the record speaks for itself. What I did for the organization, on and off the field, there is no question I should be in the Ring of Honor."
And if inclusion in the one-franchise Ring of Honor is a precursor to induction in the 32-team Hall of Fame, Pearson will be waiting in line behind seven guys (Don Meredith, Don Perkins, Lee Roy Jordan, Chuck Howley, Rayfield Wright, Cliff Harris, and Bob Hayes) who are in the Ring, but have yet to make it to the Hall.
The bottom line? There's no bias against the 'Boys. Pearson simply doesn't deserve to be in the Hall of Fame. His legacy would be well served if he'd suture his mouth shut. Now.
http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/...SA050705.1C.FBNcowboys.pearson.24c1ea317.html
PEARSON NEEDS TO SHUT HIS MOUTH
When we heard that receiver Drew Pearson was pissing-and-moaning on DallasCowboys.com about the fact that he's not in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and suggesting that there's a bias against Cowboys players, we initially resisted commentary because, frankly, we don't want to help him sell copies of his autobiography by talking about something that is, in truth, a non-issue.
Really, what better way for Pearson to persuade Cowboys fans all across the globe to Amazon a copy of his book than to create an us-against-them atmosphere, while at the same time cultivating a little sympathy for the perceived mistreatment Pearson has experienced?
Regarding Pearson's potential placement in Canton, the numbers don't lie. He simply doesn't have the stats to justify enshrinement.
In eleven NFL seasons, Pearson had 489 catches, 7822 yards, and 48 touchdowns, for a per-year average of 44 receptions, 711 yards, and less than 4.5 touchdowns.
Art Monk, the Commanders' great who likewise isn't in the Hall of Fame, had 940 catches, 12,721 yards, and 68 scores.
And Monk has two more Super Bowl rings than Drew.
Of the pass-catchers who have made it into the Hall of Fame, the guy with the most questionable stats was Steelers wideout Lynn Swann, with 336 catches for 5462 yard and 51 touchdowns.
The difference, of course, is that Swann was a member of a Steelers team that won four Super Bowls during his nine NFL seasons. Coincidentally, Swann capped the season of Pearson's overhyped "Hail Mary" push off against the Vikings by defying gravity like Mary's Son against Pearson's Cowboys in the Super Bowl, nailing the MVP award and cementing the win.
As to the contention that there's a bias against the 'Boys, look no farther than the list of Hall of Fame members, which includes a baker's dozen worth of guys with some sort of a connection to the Cowboys.
Not bad for a franchise that has existed for less than 45 of the league's 85 seasons.
From Pearson's era, the 'Boys have put guys like Roger Staubach, Tony Dorsett, Randy White, Mel Renfro, Bob Lilly, Tom Landry, and Tex Schramm into the Hall.
Some bias.
It figures to get even worse once guys like Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, Michael Irvin, Larry Allen, Darren Woodson, and Jimmy Johnson get their bronze busts.
Pearson 'splains away the induction of past and future Cowboys superstars as follows: "Now there are situations where a (Roger) Staubach, [Troy] Aikman, Emmitt Smith, Randy White or [Tony] Dorsett come up, and it's so obvious that they can't have a conspiracy against those guys because they'd look stupid if they did that. But for guys that are a little more marginal like [Michael] Irvin, Pearson, Rayfield [Wright] and Cliff [Harris], they feel that they can play games with us and it's unfortunate."
Perhaps Pearson also should be *****ing about his exclusion from the team's Ring of Honor. Then again, the guys who write for DallasCowboys.com probably didn't think it would be prudent to delve into Pearson's belief that he's been blackballed by current owner Jerry Jones after squatting on the trademark for the term
"Ring of Honor" in the 1990s.
From Pearson's perspective, such complaints likewise wouldn't do much to get Cowboys fans to plunk down a Jackson and a couple of Washingtons for a copy of Drew's book.
Said Pearson earlier this month: "There is no question something is going on. This is not to be vain or bragging, but the record speaks for itself. What I did for the organization, on and off the field, there is no question I should be in the Ring of Honor."
And if inclusion in the one-franchise Ring of Honor is a precursor to induction in the 32-team Hall of Fame, Pearson will be waiting in line behind seven guys (Don Meredith, Don Perkins, Lee Roy Jordan, Chuck Howley, Rayfield Wright, Cliff Harris, and Bob Hayes) who are in the Ring, but have yet to make it to the Hall.
The bottom line? There's no bias against the 'Boys. Pearson simply doesn't deserve to be in the Hall of Fame. His legacy would be well served if he'd suture his mouth shut. Now.
http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/...SA050705.1C.FBNcowboys.pearson.24c1ea317.html
