TK Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 What's wrong with this picture? http://www.nfl.com/history/legends/1980s 1980s ALL-DECADE TEAM Chosen by the Hall of Fame Selection Committee members. Offense Wide Receiver Jerry Rice Wide Receiver Steve Largent Wide Receiver James Lofton Wide Receiver Art Monk Tight End Kellen Winslow Tight End Ozzie Newsome Tackle Anthony Munoz Tackle Jim Covert Tackle Gary Zimmerman Tackle Joe Jacoby Guard John Hannah Guard Russ Grimm Guard Bill Fralic Guard Mike Munchak Center Dwight Stephenson Center Mike Webster Quarterback Joe Montana Quarterback Dan Fouts Running Back Walter Payton Running Back Eric Dickerson Running Back Roger Craig Running Back John Riggins Defense End Reggie White End Howie Long End Lee Roy Selmon End Bruce Smith Tackle Randy White Tackle Dan Hampton Tackle Keith Millard Tackle Dave Butz Linebacker Mike Singletary Linebacker Lawrence Taylor Linebacker Ted Hendricks Linebacker Jack Lambert Linebacker Andre Tippett Linebacker John Anderson Linebacker Carl Banks Cornerback Mike Haynes Cornerback Mel Blount Cornerback Frank Minnifield Cornerback Lester Hayes Safety Ronnie Lott Safety Kenny Easley Safety Deron Cherry Safety Joey Browner Safety Nolan Cromwell Specialists Punter Sean Landeta Punter Reggie Roby Kicker Morten Andersen Kicker Gary Anderson Kicker Eddie Murray Punt Returner Billy (White Shoes) Johnson Punt Returner John Taylor Kick Returner Mike Nelms Kick Returner Rick Upchurch Coach Bill Walsh Coach Chuck Noll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.C.O.L.B. Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Damn, Sean Landeta has been around that long? Dude is old as dirt. Seriously, IMHO, if you are on an All-Decade team you should be in the HOF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinfan2k Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Seriously, IMHO, if you are on an All-Decade team you should be in the HOF. another thing to add on this, is that it doesn't matter what your stats are.. You were regarded as the best by your peers in that decade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martini Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Where is Gibbs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEavyJumbo85 Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Yeah for everybody that thought Brian Mitchell was great, Mike Nelms was greater than great. I've never seen a returner break as many tackles as Mike Nelms. Mitchell was good, but man Mike Nelms was sweet. Sorry seeing that just conjured up my Mike Nelms memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK Posted February 7, 2007 Author Share Posted February 7, 2007 another thing to add on this, is that it doesn't matter what your stats are.. You were regarded as the best by your peers in that decade I think you missed the point here. The 80's All Decade Team was named BY the HOF Selection Committee. They can name Monk to this team, but not to the HOF? Stop the world, I wanna get off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjTj Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Yeah, I was looking at that a few days ago: Offense Wide Receiver Jerry Rice (HOF eligible in 2010) Wide Receiver Steve Largent (Hall of Fame) Wide Receiver James Lofton (Hall of Fame) Wide Receiver Art Monk Tight End Kellen Winslow (Hall of Fame) Tight End Ozzie Newsome (Hall of Fame) Tackle Anthony Munoz (Hall of Fame) Tackle Jim Covert Tackle Gary Zimmerman Tackle Joe Jacoby Guard John Hannah (Hall of Fame) Guard Russ Grimm Guard Bill Fralic Guard Mike Munchak (Hall of Fame) Center Dwight Stephenson (Hall of Fame) Center Mike Webster (Hall of Fame) Quarterback Joe Montana (Hall of Fame) Quarterback Dan Fouts (Hall of Fame) Running Back Walter Payton (Hall of Fame) Running Back Eric Dickerson (Hall of Fame) Running Back Roger Craig Running Back John Riggins (Hall of Fame) Defense End Reggie White (Hall of Fame) End Howie Long (Hall of Fame) End Lee Roy Selmon (Hall of Fame) End Bruce Smith (HOF eligible in 2009) Tackle Randy White (Hall of Fame) Tackle Dan Hampton (Hall of Fame) Tackle Keith Millard Tackle Dave Butz Linebacker Mike Singletary (Hall of Fame) Linebacker Lawrence Taylor (Hall of Fame) Linebacker Ted Hendricks (Hall of Fame) Linebacker Jack Lambert (Hall of Fame) Linebacker Andre Tippett Linebacker John Anderson Linebacker Carl Banks Cornerback Mike Haynes (Hall of Fame) Cornerback Mel Blount (Hall of Fame) Cornerback Frank Minnifield Cornerback Lester Hayes Safety Ronnie Lott (Hall of Fame) Safety Kenny Easley Safety Deron Cherry Safety Joey Browner Safety Nolan Cromwell ...Redskins aren't the only ones being snubbed, but 3 out of the 7 offensive players who haven't made the Hall are Redskins. :doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEavyJumbo85 Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Where is Gibbs? yeah I guess I can understand them a little. Gibbs had won 2 super bowls at that time but both were during strike years and all that garbage. Noll's Steelers really weren't that great in the 80's though. Who knows... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinfan2k Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 I think you missed the point here. The 80's All Decade Team was named BY the HOF Selection Committee. They can name Monk to this team, but not to the HOF? Stop the world, I wanna get off. IM so sorry that i didn't read that.. i always thought the process was done by the actual NFL players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEArmchairQB Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 IM so sorry that i didn't read that.. i always thought the process was done by the actual NFL players Come on, he even put it in bright green and big letters for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEavyJumbo85 Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Yeah, I was looking at that a few days ago:Offense Wide Receiver Jerry Rice (HOF eligible in 2010) Wide Receiver Steve Largent (Hall of Fame) Wide Receiver James Lofton (Hall of Fame) Wide Receiver Art Monk Tight End Kellen Winslow (Hall of Fame) Tight End Ozzie Newsome (Hall of Fame) Tackle Anthony Munoz (Hall of Fame) Tackle Jim Covert Tackle Gary Zimmerman Tackle Joe Jacoby Guard John Hannah (Hall of Fame) Guard Russ Grimm Guard Bill Fralic Guard Mike Munchak (Hall of Fame) Center Dwight Stephenson (Hall of Fame) Center Mike Webster (Hall of Fame) Quarterback Joe Montana (Hall of Fame) Quarterback Dan Fouts (Hall of Fame) Running Back Walter Payton (Hall of Fame) Running Back Eric Dickerson (Hall of Fame) Running Back Roger Craig Running Back John Riggins (Hall of Fame) I thought Roger Craig was in the Hall of Fame? He certainly should be. Sorry to take away from your point there haha, but I thought Craig was in, not 100% sure though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinfan2k Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Come on, he even put it in bright green and big letters for you. i went straight to the link and read from that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uno Mas Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Umm, why is Chuck Knoll on there? I can understand the 70's, but the 80's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjTj Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 I think you missed the point here. The 80's All Decade Team was named BY the HOF Selection Committee. They can name Monk to this team, but not to the HOF? Stop the world, I wanna get off. Of course almost the entire committee has turned over since 1990. Dr. Z may have been on there, but not Peter King or Len Pasquarelli or Cliff Christl or Rick Gosselin or Ron Borges.I thought Roger Craig was in the Hall of Fame? He certainly should be. Sorry to take away from your point there haha, but I thought Craig was in, not 100% sure though. I don't think Craig has ever even been a finalist. Let me add some detail for the offensive players: Wide Receiver Jerry Rice (HOF eligible in 2010) Wide Receiver Steve Largent (Hall of Fame) Wide Receiver James Lofton (Hall of Fame) Wide Receiver Art Monk (7-time HOF finalist) Tight End Kellen Winslow (Hall of Fame) Tight End Ozzie Newsome (Hall of Fame) Tackle Anthony Munoz (Hall of Fame) Tackle Jim Covert (never a finalist) Tackle Gary Zimmerman (4-time HOF finalist) Tackle Joe Jacoby (never a finalist) Guard John Hannah (Hall of Fame) Guard Russ Grimm (3-time HOF finalist) Guard Bill Fralic (never a finalist) Guard Mike Munchak (Hall of Fame) Center Dwight Stephenson (Hall of Fame) Center Mike Webster (Hall of Fame) Quarterback Joe Montana (Hall of Fame) Quarterback Dan Fouts (Hall of Fame) Running Back Walter Payton (Hall of Fame) Running Back Eric Dickerson (Hall of Fame) Running Back Roger Craig (never a finalist) Running Back John Riggins (Hall of Fame) http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/YearlyFinalists.jsp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldog Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 the problem is that the HOF selectors who voted the all-decade team of the 1980's are in all probability a largely different group than is currently considering candidates. there does seem to be a inherent bias of the current selection committee against the Redskins and Giants of the 1980's in favor of other teams. other than SF, the Redskins and Giants were the most consistent winners in the NFL for 10 years and yet when it comes to voting in individual players teams like the Broncos, Bengals and Dolphins have as many players in. forget for a moment that these teams with these 'great' players were crushed on the field by the same aforementioned NFC East contenders :laugh: the most dubious vote in was James Lofton. here is a guy that spent most of the decade in Green Bay on a losing team that threw the ball 45-50 times a game. he put up a lot of stats because there was no clear option as the #2 receiver and there was no franchise running back to soak up the carries. opposing teams allowed Lofton to catch his 5 or 6 passes and still coasted to 10 point wins over the Packers. are those more valuable stats than a guy like Monk put up, who caught those passes in tight NFC East games against winners like the Giants or against the 49ers for division or conference home field advantage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevieInferior Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Where is D. green??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drowland Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Gary Zimmerman made the 1980s All-Decade team, as well as the 1990s All-Decade team. Now that's a snub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyburd Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Frank Minnifield over Darryl Green? PLEASE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riggoraider Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 11. Please do not use the “Quote” feature to quote huge blocks of text or pictures. If you would like to respond to the contents of a particular post, simply quote the sentence or idea that you're commenting upon, not necessarily the entire post. It wastes space on the database and unnecessarily extends and clutters threads. My thoughts exactly, something does not smell right here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hercules Rockefeller Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Gary Zimmerman made the 1980s All-Decade team, as well as the 1990s All-Decade team. Now that's a snub. Making him 1 of 2, 2-time All-Decade players not in the Hall. Not yet eligible Jerry Rice is the other. It's a joke he wasn't in on the 1st or 2nd ballot like every other 2-time All-Decade player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IONTOP Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Wow... that is eye opening... 1st since I wasn't around, were defenses that bad or is there some kind of Offensive Bias when it comes to the HOF? For Offense there was 14/22 in the hall with JR going in 1st ballot which leaves 15/22... 7 people passed up For defense there was 12/24 with Bruce Smith likely going in too therefore 13/24... 11 people passed up... I'm not trying to bash the HOF voters but could someone explain this to me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grego Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 yeah I guess I can understand them a little. Gibbs had won 2 super bowls at that time but both were during strike years and all that garbage. Noll's Steelers really weren't that great in the 80's though. Who knows... i dont get it. noll was 77-75 in the 80's- playoff record of 2-4. gibbs was 91-45. playoff record 11-3. not even close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMOSS89 Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 Honestly, I cant even deal with it anymore. Everytime I think about it I curse up a storm. And I didnt even SEE the man play during his prime, though I have done research on his career. But yeah, I dont think about it anymore cause it angers me so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redskins4ever Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 I would assume that Art Monk had at least 600 receptions by the time this list of that all decade team was compiled. It's just so terrible. Judging by this he should have been in Canton, Ohio with his bust before the 2000 NFL season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28rdsknsfn28 Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 All I can say is WHAT....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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