polamalubeast
08-04-2017, 05:17 PM
Last year, Gregg Rosenthal examined which active players are on the Hall of Fame bubble. The list below revisits some of those names and adds four new players to the mix.
Surefire Hall of Famers like Tom Brady, Adrian Peterson, Antonio Gates and Larry Fitzgerald aren't listed. Players younger than 30 were also ignored. This exercise is intended to focus on the long shots and players on the bubble who could still improve their Hall of Fame prospects with some late-career magic.
Helped their case
James Harrison, LB, Pittsburgh Steelers:
Admittedly the longest shot on last year's list, Harrison's 2016 season should be remembered when he's eventually considered for induction. His playoff performance against Miami was one of the best games authored by a defender all of last season. At the age of 38 -- and despite the Steelers' 17 or so different attempts to replace him in recent years -- he was as valuable as any defender on a Pittsburgh squad that went to the AFC Championship Game. A slow start to his career has been balanced out by a long tail end. I almost hesitated to include Harrison here because he may only be at the midpoint of his career.
read more
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000825639/article/matt-ryan-among-11-active-players-on-hall-of-fame-bubble?campaign=Twitter_atn
Surefire Hall of Famers like Tom Brady, Adrian Peterson, Antonio Gates and Larry Fitzgerald aren't listed. Players younger than 30 were also ignored. This exercise is intended to focus on the long shots and players on the bubble who could still improve their Hall of Fame prospects with some late-career magic.
Helped their case
James Harrison, LB, Pittsburgh Steelers:
Admittedly the longest shot on last year's list, Harrison's 2016 season should be remembered when he's eventually considered for induction. His playoff performance against Miami was one of the best games authored by a defender all of last season. At the age of 38 -- and despite the Steelers' 17 or so different attempts to replace him in recent years -- he was as valuable as any defender on a Pittsburgh squad that went to the AFC Championship Game. A slow start to his career has been balanced out by a long tail end. I almost hesitated to include Harrison here because he may only be at the midpoint of his career.
read more
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000825639/article/matt-ryan-among-11-active-players-on-hall-of-fame-bubble?campaign=Twitter_atn