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<blockquote data-quote="kramerkid" data-source="post: 456920" data-attributes="member: 6830"><p>Thank you for your input. I hear what you are saying but I politely disagree with the whole Ken Bowman thing. What you said is true. There was some bad feelings there between Jerry and Ken, but it was worked out. If you see video of the Ice Bowl and see what happened after the block, many people didn't give Ken Bowman credit. All the focus and attention WAS on Jerry. It wasn't till later and replay of footage that people realized Ken Bowman was a part of that. And if you ask Jerry today, he will gladly give credit to Ken. And as you stated above..."He (Jerry) I was only kidding Bowman". So you are kinda throwing your own opinion in what people may or may not have perceived with those statements, unless you are a voter and you know that is being said?</p><p> </p><p>Sorry I am so long winded, but my point here is...It is voters that have stated over and over again, that what matters is what a player contributed on the field. They don't want to hear about Kramer's success with Instant Replay or anything else. His book success will not get him into the hall of fame, so that shouldn't even be discussed.</p><p>As of this year, when I have spoken to voters and they have been very candid. Several of them won't say they haven't heard of Jerry, they say they have never seen him play. They tell me that they need to see video footage and to hear from his contemporaries. We have 33 letters from contemporaries. Someone said above that 'football players don't have great memories'. Well lets entertain that thought for a minute. They didn't have the kind of padding that players have today. They also played through concussions, because they weren't expected to. Most of these guys are still active members of the hall. They also are still contributing memories/thoughts/ideas to media when something happens with their team. In my opinion I think you are really insulting them by saying that they don't have a good memory of the game they played or the players they played against. Plus I would love for you to tell Mike Ditka he doesn't have a good memory. I would pay good money to see you tell him that, haha. But maybe we can expect that of one or two players wouldn't have good memory, but 33 men? I doubt that all of them have bad memories. I imagine if Jerry is nominated by the senior selection committee, more hall of famers will come forward with their support. I hope so.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kramerkid, post: 456920, member: 6830"] Thank you for your input. I hear what you are saying but I politely disagree with the whole Ken Bowman thing. What you said is true. There was some bad feelings there between Jerry and Ken, but it was worked out. If you see video of the Ice Bowl and see what happened after the block, many people didn't give Ken Bowman credit. All the focus and attention WAS on Jerry. It wasn't till later and replay of footage that people realized Ken Bowman was a part of that. And if you ask Jerry today, he will gladly give credit to Ken. And as you stated above..."He (Jerry) I was only kidding Bowman". So you are kinda throwing your own opinion in what people may or may not have perceived with those statements, unless you are a voter and you know that is being said? Sorry I am so long winded, but my point here is...It is voters that have stated over and over again, that what matters is what a player contributed on the field. They don't want to hear about Kramer's success with Instant Replay or anything else. His book success will not get him into the hall of fame, so that shouldn't even be discussed. As of this year, when I have spoken to voters and they have been very candid. Several of them won't say they haven't heard of Jerry, they say they have never seen him play. They tell me that they need to see video footage and to hear from his contemporaries. We have 33 letters from contemporaries. Someone said above that 'football players don't have great memories'. Well lets entertain that thought for a minute. They didn't have the kind of padding that players have today. They also played through concussions, because they weren't expected to. Most of these guys are still active members of the hall. They also are still contributing memories/thoughts/ideas to media when something happens with their team. In my opinion I think you are really insulting them by saying that they don't have a good memory of the game they played or the players they played against. Plus I would love for you to tell Mike Ditka he doesn't have a good memory. I would pay good money to see you tell him that, haha. But maybe we can expect that of one or two players wouldn't have good memory, but 33 men? I doubt that all of them have bad memories. I imagine if Jerry is nominated by the senior selection committee, more hall of famers will come forward with their support. I hope so. [/QUOTE]
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