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Hall of Fame Cla s of 2017: Breaking down who's in, who's out Published: Feb 04, 2017 at 12:31 PM Elliot Harrison NFL Honors ... MVP, Rookie(s) of the Year, Coach of the Year, bad jokes. It was all there. And so was LaDainian Tomlinson, Kurt Warner, Terrell Davis, Morten Andersen, Jason Taylor, Jerry Jones and Kenny Easley to receive immortal busts in Canton this summer. This ends any debate about short, brilliant careers always losing out to longevity. It also perpetuates the . Let's start our post-announcement analysis with the mixed soup that is this cla s: 1) LaDainian Tomlinson headlines an eclectic mix; J.T. and J.J. surprise I surmised that was the only proverbial lock in this year's Canton group. He represents the obvious choice in that he checks all the career offensive categories: rushing yards, rushing touchdowns and scrimmage yards. Yet, we got a running back in who had virtually no career numbers, unle s you count the big three: a 2,000-yard season, a league MVP award and a MVP. Oh yeah, those. We got a quarterback in who played Arena ball, competed in NFL Europe and went seven years between seasons. Oh, but those MVPs again (two league, one Super Bowl). And we got a in . Check that: a scorer. As in, the league's all-time leading scorer. Amidst all the rancor as to whether John Lynch or Brian Dawkins would make the Hall, pulled an end around -- that is, a around -- and made it over Lynch and Dawkins. While both those modern-era safeties will have to wait another year, -- another safety who, like Davis, didn't play long - Tom Glavine Jersey - will be strutting come August. Also worth noting is the surprise induction of , at least in terms of his being selected while Paul Tagliabue was snubbed. It seems voters realized the impact Jones has made in terms of growing the game. The sentiment against the maverick owner -- that the haven't won titles since the mid-1990s -- is mitigated by the fact that only one franchise has won more championships than Dallas since Jones entered the league: the . 2) The Short-Career-Window Argument meets its match: brilliance Perhaps Babe Ruth Jersey the oldest running argument for what makes a player Hall-worthy is the one that pits the player with the short but swinging career against the steady Pro Bowler. Historically, longevity has won out. Which is why Davis has waited nearly a decade to hear his name called and why Easley's initial 20-year window ran out without his ever being inducted. It took a Seniors Committee nomination to put his name on the ballot. Here's the deal: Davis was the best player at the running back position from 1996 to '98, or at least the first guy considered in the discu sion. Easley? The top safety in pro football from 1982 to '86, or right about the time the moved first-ballot Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott to that position. If you are the best running back in the NFL by virtue of being one of the few in recent history to win the MVP award, or you were Defensive Player of the Year at a position that usually doesn't get that kind of street cred ... aren't you also the best in the world at what you do? Would you take the original lineup of Guns N' Roses -- and its seven-year crescendo -- over a decade of ? Check. 3) Wait. What?! No T.O.? SMH? Just trying to predict the thousands of tweets going around right now. Although I predicted Terrell Owens would make the this year, consider it not surprising he didn't. A veteran Hall voter told me there was still significant opposition to Owens getting in. His first point was that even the greatest wide receivers -- Michael Irvin, Cris Carter and Marvin Harrison, to name a few -- had to wait in this era of ballooning pa sing numbers. Was Owens better than those guys? The numbers say yes. But then comes the second point: that multiple teams (as many as five, but certainly the and Cowboys) were ready to see the controversial wide receiver go. The counterpoint: Owens' incredible career stats. I'll throw in another: the immense desire he displayed on the football field, including when he did everything humanly (and Cyberdyne Systems-ly) po sible to get his body ready for XXXIX. The key here is that while the voters are asked to not consider the off-the-field stuff, where does perceived disruptivene s in the locker room fall? If continuity is considered integral to team succe s, this could continue to plague T.O.'s candidacy. 4) The lack of defense remains offensive Kudos to the voters for putting Taylor and Easley in the and recognizing a well-deserving special teams player in Andersen. Unfortunately, it means the 2:1 ratio of offensive to defensive players isn't getting much better. And as a subset to that categorical argument, Taylor's induction means that safety gets short shrift again. Sure, Easley made it. But will Lynch, Dawkins and a guy like Darren Woodson be sitting around on finalist lists for decades? 5) Next year: a sneak peek Dansby Swanson Jersey Predicting which players will be inducted next year is a far easier task than predicting the Seniors candidates and especially contributors, as we aren't sure who will be nominated, much le s what voters look for from that group. We do know what the current decision makers value: Super Bowls, NFL records and being on offense. Especially the last part. So with that, and with many of the long-delayed -- like Davis, Andersen and Warner -- off the nominees list, here's my Modern-Era Cla s of 2018 ... for now: 1) , wide receiver: His time with will help his candidacy.2) , linebacker: No way he doesn't go in as a first-ballot.3) , wide receiver: Hard to believe Mo s would make it while he waits longer.4) , safety: One of the current safeties will make it. Lynch has waited the longest.5) , offensive tackle: With Brian Urlacher and others now eligible, already changing my mind. Consider this last line a subtle hint to place on the Seniors ballot. This article has been reproduced in a new format and may be mi sing content or contain faulty links. Please use the Contact Us link in our site footer to report an i sue.
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