Panther HoF Nominees

[BrianS]

I think we all expected Kuechly . . . but Kalil was nominated?  He was a Panther all-timer for sure, but I didn't realize he had that sort of recognition league wide.

 

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QUARTERBACKS (10): Marc Bulger, Randall Cunningham, Jake Delhomme, Doug Flutie, Rich Gannon, Jeff Garcia, Donovan McNabb, Eli Manning, Steve McNair, Tony Romo

RUNNING BACKS (31): Shaun Alexander, Terry Allen, Jamal Anderson, Tiki Barber, Larry Centers (FB), Jamaal Charles, Stephen Davis, Corey Dillon, Warrick Dunn, Charlie Garner, Eddie George, Priest Holmes, Steven Jackson, Chris Johnson, Thomas Jones, John Kuhn (FB), Vonta Leach, Dorsey Levens, Jamal Lewis, Marshawn Lynch, Eric Metcalf (also WR/PR/KR), Glyn Milburn (also WR), Lorenzo Neal (FB), Clinton Portis, Tony Richardson (FB), Robert Smith, Darren Sproles (also PR/KR), Fred Taylor*, Chris Warren, Ricky Watters, Ricky Williams

WIDE RECEIVERS (21): Anquan Boldin, Donald Driver, Antonio Freeman, Irving Fryar, Torry Holt*, Joe Horn, Chad Johnson, Brandon Marshall, Derrick Mason, Herman Moore, Muhsin Muhammad, Jordy Nelson, Andre Rison, Jimmy Smith, Rod Smith, Steve Smith Sr., Demaryius Thomas, Hines Ward, Reggie Wayne*, Wes Welker, Roddy White

TIGHT ENDS (6): Ben Coates, Vernon Davis, Antonio Gates, Jeremy Shockey, *Delanie Walker, Wesley Walls

OFFENSIVE LINEMEN (26): Willie Anderson* (T), Bruce Armstrong (T/G), Matt Birk (C), Lomas Brown (T), Ruben Brown (G), Jahri Evans* (G), Travis Frederick (C), Jordan Gross (T), Ryan Kalil (C), Lincoln Kennedy (T), Olin Kreutz (C), T.J. Lang (G/T), Nick Mangold (C), Logan Mankins (G), Tom Nalen (C), Jeff Saturday (C), Mark Schlereth (G/C), Josh Sitton (G), Chris Snee (G), Joe Staley (T), Dave Szott (G), Brian Waters (G), Richmond Webb (T), Erik Williams (T), Steve Wisniewski (G), Marshal Yanda (G)

DEFENSIVE LINEMEN (18): John Abraham (DE also LB), Jared Allen* (DE), La'Roi Glover (DT/NT), Casey Hampton (DT/NT), Robert Mathis (DE), Chester McGlockton (DT), Haloti Ngata (DT), Simeon Rice (DE), Clyde Simmons (DE/DT), Justin Smith (DE), Neil Smith (DE), Henry Thomas (DT/NT), Justin Tuck (DE), Ted Washington (NT/DT), Vince Wilfork (DT/NT), Jamal Williams (DT/NT), Kevin Williams (DT), Pat Williams (DT)

LINEBACKERS (20): Jessie Armstead, Brendon Ayanbadejo, Cornelius Bennett, Lance Briggs, Keith Brooking, NaVorro Bowman, Tedy Bruschi, Donnie Edwards, James Farrior, London Fletcher, James Harrison, Luke Kuechly, Willie McGinest (also DE), Ken Norton Jr., Julian Peterson, Bill Romanowski, Takeo Spikes, Terrell Suggs, Mike Vrabel, Lee Woodall

DEFENSIVE BACKS (18): Eric Allen* (CB), Eric Berry (DB), Antoine Bethea (S), Dré Bly (DB), Kam Chancellor (S), Nick Collins (DB), Antonio Cromartie (CB), DeAngelo Hall (DB), Rodney Harrison* (S), Eugene Robinson (DB), Samari Rolle (DB), Allen Rossum (DB), Bob Sanders (S), Aqib Talib (CB), Earl Thomas (S), Charles Tillman (CB), Troy Vincent (CB), Darren Woodson* (S)

PUNTERS/KICKERS (15): David Akers (K), Gary Anderson (K), Darren Bennett (P), Jason Elam (K), Jeff Feagles (P), Jason Hanson (K), John Kasay (K), Sean Landeta (P), Shane Lechler (P), Pat McAfee (P), Brian Moorman (P), Matt Stover (K), Matt Turk (P), Mike Vanderjagt (K), Adam Vinatieri (K)

SPECIAL TEAMS (2): Josh Cribbs (KR/PR also WR), Brian Mitchell (KR/PR also RB)

 

[Donald LaFell]

Yeah he had plenty of pro bowls and all-pros. 

maybe not HoF caliber especially since Nick Mangold has a similar resume. Not sure if he would get in either. 

[hepcat]

Kuechly will get in, Kalil might take awhile 

[CRA]

13 hours ago, BrianS said:

I think we all expected Kuechly . . . but Kalil was nominated?  He was a Panther all-timer for sure, but I didn't realize he had that sort of recognition league wide.

Jake Delhomme and Stephen Davis are on the list.  Not knocking them, but that list is pretty broad right now.  Those 2 will never make it.  

Big 3 with a shot right now got to be Luke, Allen and 89.   I’d probably rank them in that order in terms of odds. 

[Camp Fodder]

44 minutes ago, CRA said:

Jake Delhomme and Stephen Davis are on the list.  Not knocking them, but that list is pretty broad right now.  Those 2 will never make it.  

Big 3 with a shot right now got to be Luke, Allen and 89.   I’d probably rank them in that order in terms of odds. 

It’s been so long since we had players that good

[KillerKat]

Kuechly should be first ballot. If not, it would show the bias against us.

[WhoKnows]

20 minutes ago, Camp Fodder said:

It’s been so long since we had players that good

And didn’t release or trade them.

[GoDaddyGo]

1 hour ago, hepcat said:

Kuechly will get in, Kalil might take awhile 

Kalil won't get in with just two All-Pro's and no rings, but he will likely make a couple rounds of 50, maybe a round of 25. Non-skill guys need to rack up the All-Pro's to get much hall of fame consideration. 

[CRA]

9 minutes ago, GoDaddyGo said:

Kalil won't get in with just two All-Pro's and no rings, but he will likely make a couple rounds of 50, maybe a round of 25. Non-skill guys need to rack up the All-Pro's to get much hall of fame consideration. 

pro football reference says the average HOF C has 5 all pro selections.  So he is coming in light of the average. 

[Anybodyhome]

89 should be in considering there are 20 other WRs who, statistically, rank below Smith yet own gold jackets. 

[Panthercougar68]

3 minutes ago, Anybodyhome said:

89 should be in considering there are 20 other WRs who, statistically, rank below Smith yet own gold jackets. 

The media has made WR voting too political when it comes to the hall of fame and it created a stupid “back log”

[CRA]

8 minutes ago, Anybodyhome said:

89 should be in considering there are 20 other WRs who, statistically, rank below Smith yet own gold jackets. 

voters are the voters.  Lot of WRs in the mix.  Many with hardware.  And it's just a flat out reality then when it's close, 89 essentially going to pay the price for being a jerk to so many.

I think Reggie Wayne, Holt and probably even Boldin got better odds.     Not saying they were better actual WRs in the field though. 

[TN05]

15 hours ago, BrianS said:

I think we all expected Kuechly . . . but Kalil was nominated?  He was a Panther all-timer for sure, but I didn't realize he had that sort of recognition league wide.

The Hall of Fame loves linemen for some reason

[rayzor]

post the list and i'll add it to the OP