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Why Garcia over Gannon?conace21 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 26, 2025 6:01 pmSeahawkFever wrote: ↑Wed Sep 24, 2025 2:22 pm How would you all rank the quarterbacks on the modern prelim list?
Alphabetically they are:
Drew Brees
Randall Cunningham
Rich Gannon
Jeff Garcia
Eli Manning
Donovan McNabb
Steve McNair
Philip Rivers
Alex Smith
Brees
Rivers
Eli
McNabb
Cunningham
McNair
Garcia
Gannon
Smith
SeahawkFever wrote: ↑Wed Sep 24, 2025 2:22 pm How would you all rank the quarterbacks on the modern prelim list?
Alphabetically they are:
Drew Brees
Randall Cunningham
Rich Gannon
Jeff Garcia
Eli Manning
Donovan McNabb
Steve McNair
Philip Rivers
Alex Smith
I don't think so, if the voters remain consistent (which is a big if.)sluggermatt15 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 18, 2025 10:17 am I think Brees is a slam dunk. I predict he will be in this year as a first ballot inductee.
Eli's candidacy may go further this year, he could receive more love and push from the media.
Which candidate whose at the end of the line are you thinking aboutconace21 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 29, 2025 4:08 pmI don't think so, if the voters remain consistent (which is a big if.)sluggermatt15 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 18, 2025 10:17 am I think Brees is a slam dunk. I predict he will be in this year as a first ballot inductee.
Eli's candidacy may go further this year, he could receive more love and push from the media.
There were 10 players who made the cut from 15 to 10 in last year's voting meeting, and Eli was not among them. Seven of those players are not yet in the HOF, so I would assume that they would once again make the cut to 10, and you have the first ballot candidates to consider. Brees and Fitzgerald are definitely making the Final 10, and Ii think Frank Gore may do so as well (though he won't go any further.)
It's also possible that a modern candidate who's near the end of the line emerges, like Eric Allen did last year. I don't think Allen was a top 3 candidate, but the voters wanted to get him in the OF before he fell into the Senior pool.
Darren Woodson or Richmond Webb. But you never know. Eric Allen was not on my HOF radar last year.rewing84 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 06, 2025 1:08 pmWhich candidate whose at the end of the line are you thinking aboutconace21 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 29, 2025 4:08 pmI don't think so, if the voters remain consistent (which is a big if.)sluggermatt15 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 18, 2025 10:17 am I think Brees is a slam dunk. I predict he will be in this year as a first ballot inductee.
Eli's candidacy may go further this year, he could receive more love and push from the media.
There were 10 players who made the cut from 15 to 10 in last year's voting meeting, and Eli was not among them. Seven of those players are not yet in the HOF, so I would assume that they would once again make the cut to 10, and you have the first ballot candidates to consider. Brees and Fitzgerald are definitely making the Final 10, and Ii think Frank Gore may do so as well (though he won't go any further.)
It's also possible that a modern candidate who's near the end of the line emerges, like Eric Allen did last year. I don't think Allen was a top 3 candidate, but the voters wanted to get him in the OF before he fell into the Senior pool.
My pick would be also Richmond Webbconace21 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 07, 2025 9:21 pmDarren Woodson or Richmond Webb. But you never know. Eric Allen was not on my HOF radar last year.rewing84 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 06, 2025 1:08 pmWhich candidate whose at the end of the line are you thinking aboutconace21 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 29, 2025 4:08 pm
I don't think so, if the voters remain consistent (which is a big if.)
There were 10 players who made the cut from 15 to 10 in last year's voting meeting, and Eli was not among them. Seven of those players are not yet in the HOF, so I would assume that they would once again make the cut to 10, and you have the first ballot candidates to consider. Brees and Fitzgerald are definitely making the Final 10, and Ii think Frank Gore may do so as well (though he won't go any further.)
It's also possible that a modern candidate who's near the end of the line emerges, like Eric Allen did last year. I don't think Allen was a top 3 candidate, but the voters wanted to get him in the OF before he fell into the Senior pool.
Couldn't agree more gary Webb is very deservingGary Najman wrote: ↑Tue Nov 11, 2025 3:17 pmIt's interesting that a few years ago Webb didn't even make the preliminary list of more than 100 elegible former NFL players. I wrote to the HOF that he should have included at least in those 100 names.