Jerry Jones Makes The Hall Of Fame

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-Tomlinson, Jerry Jones lead 2017 Hall of Fame class

By Reuters

Published: 21:34 EST, 4 February 2017 | Updated: 21:34 EST, 4 February 2017



Feb 4 (The Sports Xchange) - Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and longtime Seattle Seahawks safety Kenny Easley were selected to the 2017 Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday, along with LaDainian Tomlinson, Terrell Davis, Jason Taylor, Kurt Warner and Morten Andersen.

Notably absent from the class are former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue and wide receiver Terrell Owens, who called the process "flawed" on Saturday after learning the selection committee did not vote the mercurial receiver into the Hall of Fame in his second year of eligibility.

Tagliabue was commissioner from 1989 to 2006 and has been a regular finalist. There was again broad and intense support for Tagliabue in 2017. He was one of three nominees by the seniors committee, which also added Jones and Easley to the class.

Davis played only 78 games in seven seasons with the Denver Broncos before his career was derailed by injuries. He rushed for 2,008 yards with 21 touchdowns in 1998 and won back-to-back Super Bowl titles.

Easley was a nominee of the Hall's veterans' committee for players whose careers ended at least 25 years ago. The only knock on Easley was a short career (seven years), but he was a five-time Pro Bowl player and defensive player of the year in 1984.

Jones purchased the Dallas Cowboys in 1989 and became the first owner whose team went to the Super Bowl four times in his first seven years with the franchise.

He is widely involved in NFL ownership committees, including marketing, sponsorship, television, stadium management, labor negotiations and television.

Warner, one of only three quarterbacks to start a Super Bowl for two different franchises, was a finalist for the third time.

Warner played in three Super Bowls -- two with the St. Louis Rams and another with the Arizona Cardinals -- and has the three highest passing yardage totals in the game's history.

Tomlinson, the league's No. 5 all-time rusher, made the Hall of Fame on the first ballot. The fifth overall pick in 2001 spent nine seasons with the Chargers and played two years with the New York Jets, rushing for 13,684 yards and compiling 162 total touchdowns.

Tomlinson had a 100-catch season, a rarity for running backs, and was a four-time All-Pro.

Taylor, a three-time All-Pro who played primarily with the Miami Dolphins, is seventh on the NFL's quarterback sacks list with 139.5.

Only Julius Peppers, who is fifth with 143.5 sacks, and DeMarcus Ware -- both of whom played in the NFL last season -- are not in the NFL among the 10 players with the most sacks.

Andersen was a semifinalist for the fifth time. He entered the NFL in 1982 and retired in 2004 after 25 seasons. He set the record for career points (2,544), field goals (565) and games played (382).
 

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TO not getting in is a crime.
It's an absolute joke that he didn't get in as a first ballot guy, and not getting in this year either is proof that the process needs to be completely revamped.

This is political and nothing more.

He was a better football player than guys who got in last year and this year.

I mean, Jerome Bettis gets in the HOF but not Owens? Give me a break.
 

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It's an absolute joke that he didn't get in as a first ballot guy, and not getting in this year either is proof that the process needs to be completely revamped.

This is political and nothing more.

He was a better football player than guys who got in last year and this year.

I mean, Jerome Bettis gets in the HOF but not Owens? Give me a break.
I can see TO not making the HOF. For all the production, would you want him on your team long-term? Seems like that'd be a prerequisite before the stats. If I had to build, manage a franchise and had to keep the players for 7+ years, I'd take non-HOF guys like Rod Smith, Jimmy Smith before TO. With that being said, I'd cast my vote for him still cuz his production is too dominant to ignore.

Jerome Bettis a whole 'nother issue. If Bettis is in, then Edgerrin James, Frank Gore should be in and opening up consideration for Steven Jackson & Ricky Watters, which is an abomination. RBs is probably the most over-represented position in the HOF.
 
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TO was an insufferable ass who could be inconsistent as hell but you don't have the career that he did by being a scrub.

If you want to take into consideration his attitude, the controversies, etc and not all the things he was capable of that enabled him to have such a long career and tempted so many teams to take a shot at signing him, it's a joke. After all, it's not the NFL Nice Guy HOF.
 

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I can see TO not making the HOF. For all the production, would you want him on your team long-term? Seems like that'd be a prerequisite before the stats. If I had to build, manage a franchise and had to keep the players for 7+ years, I'd take non-HOF guys like Rod Smith, Jimmy Smith before TO. With that being said, I'd cast my vote for him still cuz his production is too dominant to ignore.

Jerome Bettis a whole 'nother issue. If Bettis is in, then Edgerrin James, Frank Gore should be in and opening up consideration for Steven Jackson & Ricky Watters, which is an abomination. RBs is probably the most over-represented position in the HOF.
Bettis
Super Bowl champion (XL)
6× Pro Bowl (1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2004)
2× First-team All-Pro (1993, 1996)
Second-team All-Pro (1997)
Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year (2001)
NFL Comeback Player of the Year (1996)
NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year (1993)
Pittsburgh Steelers All-Time Team

Looks like pretty solid HOF career to me.

6× Pro Bowl (2000–2004, 2007)
5× First-team All-Pro (2000–2002, 2004, 2007)
3× NFL receiving touchdowns leader (2001, 2002, 2006)
NFL 2000s All-Decade Second Team
Second in NFL career receiving yards with 15,934.
Third in NFL career receiving touchdowns with 153.

Owens as well. But, yeah, his shitty off-field antics are going - and should - cost him. He'll eventually get in I suspect. But football his a team sport and he was the ultimate me first guy. Total locker room cancer.
 
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T Os problem was that he wasn't content to be great in the game , he tried to be bigger than the sport itself and displayed that attitude throughout his career. The committee apparently was looking for contributions to the sport not ego maniacs.
 

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T Os problem was that he wasn't content to be great in the game , he tried to be bigger than the sport itself and displayed that attitude throughout his career. The committee apparently was looking for contributions to the sport not ego maniacs.
Being an arrogant showboat didn't keep Deion Sanders out of the HOF.
 

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Bettis

Super Bowl champion (XL) - as a backup to Willie Parker. Give credit to Bernie Kosar and Drew Bledsoe as SB champs then. His stats this year were 368 rushing yards with 3.3 YPC. If it weren't for Big Ben's tackle, his legacy would be Ernest Byner The Fumble.

6× Pro Bowl (1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2004) - You know Pro Bowls are a popularity contest with undeserving players getting in for SB and injury replacements. Bettis was a 2004 Pro Bowler with 941 rushing yards (3.8 YPC) (Reuben Droughns and Fred Taylor were snubbed with 1200+), 2001 with 1072 yards (LT had 1236 and was snubbed), 1994 with 1025 yards (3.2 YPC). Please.
First, RBs have the highest number of modern era players in the HOF; it's over-represented. Second, he only had 2 great years with 1600+ scrimmage yards, none over 1800 yards. Third, combining rushing & receiving yards, Jerome Bettis' best season doesn't even break the Top 4 for Edgerrin James. Aside from the 2-3 great years, he had about 2-3 more good years and the rest are surrounded by too many mediocre years, similar to Vinny Testaverde and Drew Bledsoe (Top 15 in career passing yards) because they hung around so long.

In fact, take the best 4, 5, 6 and 7 seasons of RBs, his total scrimmage yards is behind Eddie George, Jamal Lewis, Ricky Williams, Fred Taylor, Ricky Watters and Corey Dillon every year and comparable to Warrick Dunn, Charlie Garner.

He did nothing in the passing game. While he's #6 all-time rushing, he drops to #16 scrimmage yards behind Warrick Dunn, Steven Jackson, Tiki Barber and 3 yards ahead of Ricky Watters (link)

His career 3.9 YPC is the only HOF RB in the last 30 years with a sub 4.0.

He's not some big-time playoff superstar, either. In 14 playoff games, he breaks 100 yards 3 times...barely (102, 105, 101).

In the last 30 years, is any HOF RB worse than Bettis?
 
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Fuck Jerry Jones.
 

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He wants his whole family to present him.

:jonesrocking
 

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Total Scrimmage Yards of Best Seasons (Modern RBs last 25 years)

Bettis ranks 21, 17, 14 and 14...his best seasons don't make the Top 20 and his rank only improves with all the mediocre seasons piled up after 10 seasons.

HOFers like Faulk, LT, Emmitt, Barry, Curtis Martin consistently make Top 7 every snapshot....then look at the names Bettis is surrounded by.

RB4 YRs Scrimmage Yards TotalRank
faulk
tomlinson
barber
ed james
sanders
emmitt
t thomas
p holmes
a green
t davis
c martin
s jackson
r williams
m allen
r watters
f taylor
e george
c garner
f gore
c dillon
bettis
g hearst
w dunn
t allen
8,992
8,814
8,597
8,316
8,277
7,921
7,893
7,834
7,598
7,594
7,246
7,174
7,104
7,056
7,029
6,947
6,878
6,873
6,692
6,483
6,439
6,260
6,031
5,946
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
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23
24



RB6 YRsRank
tomlinson
faulk
barber
sanders
e james
emmitt
t thomas
c martin
a green
r watters
f taylor
e george
p holmes
r williams
c dillon
m allen
bettis
s jackson
w dunn
t davis
c garner
g hearst
f gore
t allen
12,422
12,349
11,999
11,841
11,293
11,258
11,037
10,610
10,468
10,222
9,904
9,741
9,722
9,545
9,361
9,354
9,032
8,731
8,711
8,650
8,584
8,452
8,426
7,863
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
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20
21
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23
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RB8 YRsRank
tomlinson
faulk
sanders
barber
emmitt
ed james
c martin
t thomas
r watters
e george
f taylor
c dillon
m allen
bettis
r williams
a green
w dunn
f gore
p holmes
s jackson
c garner
g hearst
t allen
t davis
15,561
15,364
15,293
14,308
14,218
14,012
13,665
13,549
13,190
12,153
12,034
11,628
11,554
11,353
11,259
11,253
11,220
11,033
10,980
10,866
9,724
9,712
9,417
8,887
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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12
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RB10 YRsRank
sanders
tomlinson
faulk
emmitt
c martin
barber
t thomas
ed james
r watters
m allen
f gore
f taylor
w dunn
bettis
c dillon
e george
r williams
a green
s jackson
p holmes
c garner
t allen
g hearst
t davis
18,190
17,727
17,556
16,808
16,577
15,632
15,489
15,466
14,891
13,710
13,536
13,503
13,344
13,237
13,154
12,668
12,600
11,790
11,721
11,134
10,635
10,215
10,031
8,887
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20
21
22
23
24
 
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Fuck Jerry Jones.
You can say Jerruh Jones is more responsible than anyone, more than Goodell, for fucking up the NFL and ushering in today's corporate, money-grubbing version.
 

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You can say Jerruh Jones is more responsible than anyone, more than Goodell, for fucking up the NFL and ushering in today's corporate, money-grubbing version.
That's what he is best at. For as much as I hate his face, he is damn good at making money. To the point where he fucks up what he is trying to improve.
 

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Being an arrogant showboat didn't keep Deion Sanders out of the HOF.
Deion was a showboat for sure but he didn't tear down a team with his antics. Owens was always at odds with someone.
 

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By the time TO started jumping from team to team on a yearly basis near the end of his career, his antics/behavior were well known and again, it didn't stop teams from taking a shot at him and that's partly because he was a consistent performer right up until the end. Anyway, that's JMO.
 

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By the time TO started jumping from team to team on a yearly basis near the end of his career, his antics/behavior were well known and again, it didn't stop teams from taking a shot at him and that's partly because he was a consistent performer right up until the end. Anyway, that's JMO.
I am not debating the merits of whether T.O. should be inducted rather I am forwardind a theory that the committe may be looking at his behavior during his controversial period.
 
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