Fonzie Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 http://www.profootballhof.com/enshrinement/2011/1/9/class-of-2011-finalists/Class of 2011 finalists01/09/2011Five first-year eligible players – Jerome Bettis, Marshall Faulk, Curtis Martin, Deion Sanders, and Willie Roaf – are among the 15 modern-era finalists who will be considered for election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame when the Hall’s Selection Committee meets in North Texas on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011.Joining the five first-year eligible players, are nine other modern-era players and a contributor. The 15 modern-era finalists, along with the two senior nominees announced in August 2010 (former Washington Redskins linebacker Chris Hanburger and former Los Angeles Rams linebacker Les Richter) will be the only candidates considered for Hall of Fame election when the 44-member Selection Committee meets. To be elected, a finalist must receive a minimum positive vote of 80 percent.Also, for the second consecutive year, the Pro Football Hall of Fame has teamed up with Van Heusen and JCPenney to ask fans to voice their choice for whom they think should be included in the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2011 at www.fanschoice.com.The Pro Football Hall of Fame Selection Committee’s 17 finalists (15 modern-era and two senior nominees*) with their positions, teams, and years active follow:Jerome Bettis– Running Back – 1993-95 Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams, 1996-2005 Pittsburgh SteelersTim Brown – Wide Receiver/Kick Returner – 1988-2003 Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders, 2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Cris Carter – Wide Receiver – 1987-89 Philadelphia Eagles, 1990-2001 Minnesota Vikings, 2002 Miami Dolphins Dermontti Dawson– Center – 1988-2000 Pittsburgh Steelers Richard Dent – Defensive End – 1983-1993, 1995 Chicago Bears, 1994 San Francisco 49ers, 1996 Indianapolis Colts, 1997 Philadelphia Eagles Chris Doleman– Defensive End/Linebacker – 1985-1993, 1999 Minnesota Vikings, 1994-95 Atlanta Falcons, 1996-98 San Francisco 49ersMarshall Faulk – Running Back – 1994-98 Indianapolis Colts, 1999-2005 St. Louis RamsCharles Haley – Defensive End/Linebacker – 1986-1991, 1999 San Francisco 49ers, 1992-96 Dallas Cowboys*Chris Hanburger– Linebacker – 1965-1978 Washington RedskinsCortez Kennedy– Defensive Tackle – 1990-2000 Seattle SeahawksCurtis Martin – Running Back – 1995-97 New England Patriots, 1998-2005 New York JetsAndre Reed – Wide Receiver – 1985-1999 Buffalo Bills, 2000 Washington Redskins *Les Richter – Linebacker – 1954-1962 Los Angeles RamsWillie Roaf– Tackle – 1993-2001 New Orleans Saints, 2002-05 Kansas City ChiefsEd Sabol– Founder/President/Chairman – 1964-1995 NFL FilmsDeion Sanders – Cornerback/Kick Returner/Punt Returner – 1989-1993 Atlanta Falcons, 1994 San Francisco 49ers, 1995-99 Dallas Cowboys, 2000 Washington Redskins, 2004-05 Baltimore RavensShannon Sharpe – Tight End – 1990-99, 2002-03 Denver Broncos, 2000-01 Baltimore RavensBrown, Carter, Dawson, Dent, Haley, Kennedy, Reed, and Sharpe have all been finalists in previous years. Although they were eligible in previous years, this is the first time Doleman, Hanburger, Richter, and Sabol have been finalists. From this year’s list, four players – Dawson, Hanburger, Kennedy, and Richter – spent their entire NFL career with just one team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fonzie Posted January 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 Here's my predictions for induction...JeromeTimmy BrownChris CarterShannon SharpeDeion SandersEd Sabol's a shoe in, as long as he doesn't count toward one of the 5 slotsStrong class this year. Could probably make an argument for several others if there wasn't so much competition this time around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fonzie Posted February 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 2011 enshrinement announcement special started @ 7pm on NFL Network. Anybody heard any news yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fonzie Posted February 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2011/02/inside_the_pro_football_hall_o.htmlI can't BELIEVE they chose Marshall Faulk over Jerome!! Jerome's like the 6th ranked back of all time IIRC Updated at 7:32 p.m.DALLAS -- Voting for the 2011 Class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame ended after seven hours, 25 minutes of debate -- a record for my time on the 44-member selection committee. After debate and discussion on each of the 17 candidates and a voting process that took nine separate ballots, the new class elected was: Chicago defensive end Richard Dent, St. Louis and Indianapolis running back Marshall Faulk, Washington linebacker Chris Hanburger, Rams linebacker Les Richter, NFL Films founder Ed Sabol, multi-team cornerback Deion Sanders and Denver and Baltimore tight end Shannon Sharpe. Here are some insider tidbits on the longest Hall of Fame selection meeting in history. * The longest discussion centered on Sabol. His candidacy consumed 37 minutes. That wasn't surprising because the debate on Sabol was whether his unique role in advancing the popularity of the NFL outweighed the merits of a deserving player. * Second-longest discussion was on Sanders, which covered 32 minutes. That was a surprise to me because I considered Sanders a pretty safe selection going in. * Third-longest debate came after the presentation of Buffalo wide receiver Andre Reed, which took 31 minutes. Since Reed was the third of three receivers presented -- the others were Cris Carter and Tim Brown -- some of the time was spent on debating how to rank the three of them. * Here are my unofficial clockings on the discussions of all other candidates, from longest to shortest: Faulk: 22 minutes. Running back Jerome Bettis: 19 minutes. Hanburger (senior nominee): 19 minutes. Running back Curtis Martin: 17 minutes. Richter (senior nominee): 16 minutes. Dent: 15 minutes. Center Dermontti Dawson: 14 minutes. Receiver Cris Carter: 13 minutes. Defensive tackle Cortez Kennedy: 12 minutes. Sharpe: 12 minutes. Offensive tackle Willie Roaf: 11 minutes. Receiver Tim Brown: nine minutes. Defensive end Chris Doleman: six minutes. Defensive end Charles Haley: six minutes. The minutes of discussions don't add up to seven hours, 25 minutes, of course. The rest of the meeting is taken up by the voting itself. There are nine votes. The two senior nominees are voted on separately after their presentations. The remaining modern era candidates then are discussed. Following the last one, the 15 were pared down to 10. Eliminated were: Bettis, Brown, Carter, Doleman and Haley. Then came another vote to five. Eliminated were: Dawson, Kennedy, Martin, Reed and Roaf.Once down to five, there is a separate vote on each, in which the candidate must receive 80 percent of the total vote -- or 36 yes votes from the 44 selectors -- to gain induction. Ten accountants from the firm Deloitte & Touche collect, authorize and count the votes. That takes a while. Also, there was a 28-minute break for lunch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubbersidedown Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 Bettis was eliminated? Bummer. But it was only his first year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fonzie Posted February 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 Yeah... I can't believe Timmy Brown didn't get in either. For many years there... Him & Jerry Rice were the top 2 wideouts in the game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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