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Is Steve Smith a Hall of Famer right now?

Cary Kollins

By Cary Kollins,
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Cary Kollins

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This season he became only the 35th player in NFL history to have over 10,000 receiving yards. In 2005 he was the first player since Sterling Sharpe in 1992 to earn the "Triple Crown" with most receiving yards, receptions and receiving TDs. He is a five time Pro-Bowler and three time All-Pro.

So what do you think? If he were to retire today, would he get in Canton?

I would like to say yes, but hopefully with a few more years it will be a no-brainer.

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No, Steve will not get in unless he wins a superbowl. When you look at the WR who still havent gotten in, like Cris Carter and Tim Brown, then it wont happen for Smith until they get in, but by that point you will have guys like Larry Fitzgerald coming up. So unless steve keeps this pace up for the next 5 years and wins a superbowl or two, I dont see him making it

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Cris Carter has almost 14,000 yards, 130 TDs and was an 8 time pro-bowler. While he has been a finalist several times, he has not gotten in.

When Smith surpasses these numbers then he is in the mix.

Yeah Steve Smith picked a bad time frame to be a good to great WR.

Playing now

Calvin

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Fitz

Recent retirees

Marvin Harrison

Torry Holt

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Randy Moss

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Still out there....

Carter

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Bruce

Art Monk waited forever

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It is historically difficult for WR's to get into the HoF. There are a number of snubs as others have said. Smith would have to play for 3-4 more years and get 1000-1500 each year with about 6-12 TD's per season to be considered. He is a very good WR, and had he been on a team that wasn't as conservative for the majority of his career he would be more likely to get it.

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Seal (SmittyIsOurSavior)

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No way he can, sadly. He's better than a lot of guys that might get in, but he was stuck in a bad situation with the usual run heavy sh*tty QB team we have had.

Unless he posts 1200+ yards and 10 TDs a season for 4-5 years, I can't see it happening.

Not with all these other receivers lurking. Even people like Boldin, Driver, Wayne, Mason, Ward, etc may have been as good over their careers as Steve has, but they all have similar/better numbers.

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As for Smith specifically, politics and character issues sometimes factor in as well. As much as we love him, he is considered a thug, trash talker and showboat to many folks around the league. That dooesn't always play well if he is on the cusp or a marginal candidate.

Character issues for the HoF are not a major issue if the person rehabilitates themselves near the end of their career. There are plenty of guys in the HoF who don't have crystal clean careers but what they do after retiring is taken into account as well.

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