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Monday, July 26, 2010
FORGOTTEN HEROES!
THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS THERE HAVE BEEN MANY NAMES MENTIONED WHEN TALKING HOF , MEN WHO JUST SEEM TO BE OVER LOOKED ! AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP ONE FORGOTTEN HERO . BORN TO BLIND PARENTS THIS MAN BECAME A HIESMAN TROPHY WINNER AND WEATHERED A LONG ROAD UNTIL GIVEN A CHANCE BY AL DAVIS WHEN THE STARTING JOB CAME HE LED THE SILVER AND BLACK TO TWO SUPERBOWL VICTORIES . IF YOU CHECK HIS STATS THERE WORKMAN LIKE FOR HIS CARRER BUT WHEN GIVEN THE TOOLS THIS MAN PROVED TO BE A LEADER OF MEN AND A CLASS ACT ! SO I SAY AFTER AIR CORYELL IS INDUCTED AND IF THERE LOOKING FOR THAT THROW BACK PLAYER TO INDUCT LET IT BE JIM PLUNKETT !! WHEN TALKING STABLER I OFTEN GET CHARACTER ISSUES IS WHY , WITH BROWN HE SHOULD BE A NO BRAINER , BUT THIS CAST AWAY AL DAVIS PUT ON THE ROSTER CAME THRU BIG TIME ! JUST MY THOUGHTS . WHO DO YOU THINK IS THAT JOURNEYMAN GUY WHO SHOULD BE INSHRINED ??
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There's three things that worked against Plunkett. Stats, durability, and credentials. All three are pretty much tied in with each other. As for stats, he was pretty much a 50% passer with more ints than tds. During his best years, which was with the raiders, he never got to play a full season(other than 1980 when he came in as a backup). And as for credentials, all he has is his two SB wins and a SB MVP. Yeah that does mean more than any awards but I would think having numerous pro bowls factors in as well and plunkett was never a pro-bowler. Stats is the main factor, main reason why there are Chargers in the the HOF is because they have great numbers.
ReplyDeletePlayers I think missing in the HOF are: Stabler, Roger Craig, Andre Reed, and Cris Carter.
Coaches missing in the HOF: Don Coryell and Tom Flores.