Jon Beason statistically a lock for the Hall of Fame.

[Cat'sGrowl]

All I'm saying is the Hall of Fame is a great achievement. But it's not everything. (Peyton will be in the hall of fame one day, so your point is moot there).

I think you missed my point entirely, actually.

[BountyHunter]

When I said that "a couple of rings would help his cause", it was my way of saying that notoriety is needed so that his accomplishments can be recognized. He doens't HAVE to win a couple of rings but the team that he's playing on has to have a measure of success to assure himself a place in Canton.

[XClown1986]

I think you missed my point entirely, actually.

Yeah well... It happens

[Lumps]

I love Beason and I think he has an awesome future ahead of him, he still has a bit to go to reach Lewis though, Lewis is a football God.

[PeteRozelle]

Food for Thought:

Great Linebackers NOT in the Hall of Fame

Greg Lloyd

Chuck Howley

Lee Roy Jordan

Karl Mecklenburg

Sam Mills

Pat Swilling (Jesus the Saints were pumping out some linebackers in the 90's)

Joe Fortunato

Cornelius Bennett

Tom Jackson

Tommy Nobis

I know you'll have to google some of these guys, but it's amazing some of them aren't in there.

P.S. There's many more than that.

Karl Mecklenburg was a beast.. Im surprised he is not in...

[CPF4LIFE]

-Tackling Machine

-Change positions and still play extremely well

-Can shed blocks and still make tackles

-Can cover receivers and has the instincts/ball skills and hands to make the interception.

-Can pressure QB if called upon

-Always knows where the ball is and can get there quickly and make the play, high IQ

-Extremely good leader.

- Very good speed for a LB

-Can play well without having exceptional D-Line help

-Impressive stats since rookie year- Over 100 tackles each season, int, sacks, ff. etc. Pro bowls and still has a significant amount of years left to play compared to other top LBs.

-Definitely a top 15 maybe 10 pick if that draft was done over.

- Makes people around him step there game up and play better(Davis-breakout year before he got hurt, Anderson- very good improvement last year.

-Improves as a football player each year.

-No definite flaws that standout.

-Does all these things while kinda being undersized for a MLB in the first place.

When i look at all this.........I think he's hall of fame worthy. With or without rings

[Udogg]

I mean I love Jon Beason, but Patrick Willis is going to end up with better numbers. Both aren't going to make it unless Beason has a few truly dominating seasons that would stand out in voters (media) mind. Superbowls would be the only thing that could possibly push him over the top.

[Future of the Funchise]

If J.B. gets abducted by aliens he's a guaranteed lock. He automatically would skip Ray Lewis and Patrick Willis by 5000 spots as the best active MLB in the league just because he was the chosen one to be taken off into the vast expanses of space by superior beings. Clearly they'd see that he is a superior human specimen.

I just hope that once he gets to nebula 9 or where ever they take him he does go h.a.m. and catch another charge for beating someone's ass. I hear the interstellar police don't play that poo and their guns are never set for stun.

[PhillyB]

eric buttfugging berry is ahead of him on the top 100 players list. guy gets no respect and won't without a couple of rings.

[Mvp2014]

He might get in if Rivera builds a scary defense and holds it for 5 years, no way he gets in on stats alone. He needs to be part of something special, a ring would help