The 2018 NFL Hall of Fame class was announced and included Bobby Beathard, linebacker Robert Brazile, safety Brian Dawkins, guard Jerry Kramer, linebacker Ray Lewis, wide receiver Randy Moss, wide receiver Terrell Owens, and linebacker Brian Urlacher.
I think this is a great class led by Ray Lewis. A true great among historic linebackers this was a no brainer. I really enjoyed seeing Brian Urlacher get in as well. Watching him, he was a machine and so good. Not quite the bawdy resume that Lewis had but a true hall of famer.
Brian Dawkins was another defensive guy who truly deserved to be on this list. Man he could cover receivers. Speaking of, two of the all-time greats got in in Randy Moss and Terrell Owens. Like others I was OK to overlook Owens to some extent due to his personality and off the field issues but he really should have been voted in on the first ballot. Moss was just a freak who was fun to watch.
No issues with the rest of this class as well. It'll be interesting to see what next year's ballot looks like. I don't think we'll see quite the slam dunk picks while maybe some of those who are deserving may finally get the call.
Solid class. I had no idea that Kramer wasn't already in. My dad talked about him a lot when I was a kid.
ReplyDeleteHave to admit I didn't know anything a out Kramer. It was fun to read up on him see how respected and great a player he was. In 1969 he was voted best guard in the first 50 years of the league and was also voted to the all-decade team. Impressive.
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