(WR)are these hall of fame numbers?

[cowboys#1]

http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?player_id=208

i like lynn swann but when i first looked at his stats i realized that the hall of fame is a popular vote. not a career vote. my .02

 

[superpunk]

Nah, but they are pretty damn hard to read.....

 

[jimmy40]

1974
Pittsburgh

​

11
208
18.9
2​

1975Pittsburgh

49
781
15.9
11​

1976Pittsburgh

28
516
18.4
3​

1977Pittsburgh

50
789
15.8
7​

1978Pittsburgh

61
880
14.4
11​

1979Pittsburgh

41
808
19.7
5​

1980Pittsburgh

44
710
16.1
7​

1981Pittsburgh

34
505
14.9
5​

1982Pittsburgh

18
265
14.7
0​

Career Total

​

336
5462
16.3
51​

i like lynn swann but when i first looked at his stats i realized that the hall of fame is a popular vote. not a career vote. my .02

Without him Pittsburg loses to Dallas in two Super Bowls. He's a HOFmer.

 

[superpunk]

Without him Pittsburg loses to Dallas in two Super Bowls. He's a HOFmer.

So....when does Larry Brown get in? Timmy Smith?

 

[jimmy40]

So....when does Larry Brown get in? Timmy Smith?

You saw all those games right? Didn't think so. Next.

 

[AbeBeta]

How many times does it need to be stated before folks get it.

If you look at the worst guys in the Hall and use them as an argument why others with similar stats should be in the Hall, then all you do is make the Hall of Fame the Hall of Mediocre.

 

[superpunk]

You saw all those games right? Didn't think so. Next.

You just made something resembling an intelligent response, right? Didn't think so. Try again.

 

[jimmy40]

You just made something resembling an intelligent response, right? Didn't think so. Try again.

Comparing Swann to Timmy Smith and Larry Brown show you're stupidity. not surprising.

Punk: male convict that sucks other male convicts johnson's and has female name while in prison.

and you're a self described super one. lmao.

 

[rojan]

What he never even had a 1,000 yard season.??..This is in a 14 game season though isnt it?


Still not even 1 1000 yard season

 

[joseephuss]

Are those numbers HOF worth? Probably not if you look at them in a vacuum. Look at those numbers in the context of the era, the team he played on and the influence those numbers had on those teams and you get more of an idea of Swann's worth. Add in his post season performances. He wasn't a 1 game wonder like Timmy Smith. He had many great playoff and Superbowl games. I have no problems with Swann in the HOF. Or Stallworth who I thought was slightly better. I think Drew Pearson was of equal or greater value to both those guys.

 

[superpunk]

Comparing Swann to Timmy Smith and Larry Brown show you're stupidity. not surprising.

Punk: male convict that sucks other male convicts johnson's and has female name while in prison.

and you're a self described super one. lmao.

Wow. I'm blown away by your ingenious assault on my screen name.:jerk:

Timmy Smith and Larry Brown were huge parts of their respective teams super bowl victories. That was your reasoning for Swann's legit HOF induction. But, what do I know, I suck other male convicts johnson's.

 

[joseephuss]

What he never even had a 1,000 yard season.??..This is in a 14 game season though isnt it?


Still not even 1 1000 yard season

How common were 1000 yard seasons during his tenure?

1974
2 players had 1000 yard seasons

1975
1

1976
3

1977
0

1978(1st 16 game season and the 5 yard bump rule began)
4

1979
10

1980
8

1981
10

1982(strike season)
1

 

[cowboys#1]

hey good point, forgot about the rule changes and game diffrences.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

I never liked the guy. NEVER.

He was a Hall of Fame player thou. At least, that's my opinion.

 

[AbeBeta]

I never liked the guy. NEVER.

He was a Hall of Fame player thou. At least, that's my opinion.

How can you say that.

He never played for the Cowboys so he shouldn't be in the Hall. Period.

 

[windward]

If one accepts that Swann is a legit Hall of Famer and I do, then Bob Hayes and Drew Pearson should be slam dunks.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

How can you say that.

He never played for the Cowboys so he shouldn't be in the Hall. Period.

I suppose there is that.

 

[kingwhicker]

Comparing Swann to Timmy Smith and Larry Brown show you're stupidity. not surprising.

Punk: male convict that sucks other male convicts johnson's and has female name while in prison.

and you're a self described super one. lmao.

Wow, just, WOW!! The level of discourse around here is amazing.

 

[Derinyar]

Honestly, I think you can make a legit argument that Stallworth, Swann, and Pearson are all about the same player stat wise. So is three rings vs two rings enough of a difference to say Stallworth and Swann should be in while Pearson shouldn't be? Stallworth, statistically speaking, is the best of the three of them, but not by a huge amount. Pearson was probably the most consistent of them, Stallworth missed a lot of games. I guess I just don't see a lot differentiating these players other than uniform.

 

[Ratmatt]

You saw all those games right? Didn't think so. Next.

I saw those games,and you are right.Without Lynn Swann Dallas beats Pittsburgh in both of those games.I don't have a problem with Swann being in.I have more of a problem with Joe Namath being in.I know how significant his win in super bowl 3 was,but he didn't throw a touchdown at all in that game.I also have a problem with a QB making the hall,that has thrown more INT in his career than touchdowns.