Herschel vs the PFHOF

Players eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame for the first time in 2022 include OLB DeMarcus Ware, LB Robert Mathis, NT Vince Wilfork, KR Devin Hester, WR Steve Smith, WR Andre Johnson, and WR Anquan Boldin. In addition to decent stats, Boldin won MFL Man of the Year. Smith was trouble for every team he played for.

Only Smith gained more NFL yards than Herschel, but it took Smith four more years to do so. None averaged nearly as many NFL yards per season as Walker, by margins of 20-50%. If Hester gets voted in before Herschel, I’ll eat my hat. Of course like Curt Schilling, Herschel’s conservative political views will now exclude him from further consideration for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, despite his exceptional resume.

YR.rec.tot yds.TD long.yd/yr

12 0512 18168 85 94 1514 Herschel NFL

11 0255 14455 36 98 1314 Devin Hester

09 0731 11619 83 00 1291 Calvin Johnson

16 1031 19180 85 99 1199 Steve Smith

14 1062 14239 70 77 1017 Andre Johnson

14 1076 14138 83 79 1010 Anquan Boldin

11 0489 08207 48 67 0746 Drew Pearson

 

2021 PFHOF inductees
OG Alan Faneca Steelers guard 9xPB 6xAP

HC Tom Flores QB/coach 3xSB

WR Calvin Johnson (stats above)

FS John Lynch 9xPB SB

QB Peyton Manning 5xMVP 2xSB ROY 14xPB CBPOY

SC Bill Nunn scout for Steelers

WR Drew Pearson (stats above)

DB Charles Woodson 65 INT 9xPB SB POY

The Pro Football Hall of Fame only allows five inductees per year, and the list of worthy candidates grows longer each year, as the article below details. Notable quote regarding Ken Riley, which is applicable to Herschel as well: “The Hall of Fame is supposed to be about production, not reputation.” There are 58 all-decade players not in the PFHOF.

All Decade: Lavvie Dilwig

50th anniversary team: Ron Kramer & Boyd Dowler

9 PB’s: Jim Tyrer, Maxie Baughan, Walt Sweeney

8 PB’s: Ed Budde, George Kunz, Lamar Parrish

7 PB’s: Randy Gradishar, Andy Russell, Jay Hilgenberg

8 PB’s: Chuck Howley, Ed Meador

4 PB’s: Clay Matthews & Everson Walls, who led league in INTs 3 times

Others: Ken Anderson, Larry Brown, Mike Curtis, Pat Fischer, Gale Gillingham, Pete Retzlaff.

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During the Super Bowl, adidas gave away 29 gift certificates worth $1515.00 each, one for every minute the Chiefs possessed the ball. Man I could’ve done some damage with one of those bad boys. Had there been a safety, Volvo was going to give away a new car. Other sweepstakes with Super Bowl tie ins were giving away $100,000 and $50,000.

Brady and Gronk cashed in, taping the "I'm going to Disney World" commercial after the game.

Once the Braves signed Ozuna they were freed up to schedule a date to give away the 15000 bobbleheads the team had made up last year. Around MLB there are 4 million bobbles that weren’t given out last season. The Braves are lucky – they’re able to give away all theirs this year. Some teams have traded away players, and have to get creative.

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JUAN MARICHAL  [SABR Bio] was the winner of the “greatest game ever pitched.” On 02-Jul-1963 Marichal benefitted from a 16th-inning HR from Willie Mays to beat MLN’s ace Warren Spahn 1-0. Many people call this pitching duel the “Greatest”. Marichal took a no-hitter into the eighth inning in his first major league start. On 19-Jul-1960, in Marichal’s MLB debut, he held PHI hitless until pinch-hitter Clay Dalrymple singled with two outs in the 8th. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame the same year as his former manager. Entered the HOF in 1983 with Walter Alston. Marichal pitched for LAD under Alston in 1975.

 

Denison: “It is worth noting that the halftime show was as “family-friendly” as the headliner, The Weeknd, promised it would be. As my wife noted when we were discussing this fact, we can make a difference when we take a stand, as many of us did after last year’s highly offensive show. Nature reports “the devastation of the pandemic—millions of deaths, economic strife, and unprecedented curbs on social interaction—has already had a marked effect on people’s mental health.” More than 42% of people surveyed reported symptoms of anxiety or depression, a nearly fourfold increase from 11% the previous year. The good news is that when we focus on the eternal in the midst of the temporal, we find hope in the former to face our gravest challenges in the latter. Such hope is a powerful witness to a watching and hurting world.”

Some thought the Super Bowl halftime show invoked references to gog, the evil demon who leads the final invasion against Israel. I really didn’t pay attention. Perhaps I should have.

Georgia secretary of state Brad Raffensperger has launched investigations into several groups who sought to register ineligible, out of state, and deceased voters before the recent senate runoff.

Signs you’re exhausted and on the verge of collapse.

1. You find it hard to get to sleep at night.

2. You look for quick sources of energy.

3. Your emotions are out of control.

4. Your normal hobbies are draining you.

5. Decisions are tougher than they used to be.

6. You are physically exhausted.

7. Your memory is failing you.

8. You are getting sick – a lot.

9. Your impulse control is lower than ever.

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