Recent content by gwh11

I respectfully disagree here. I think there is a solid case to make for Butler, which mainly rests on being voted to the Hall Of Fame's All-1990s team, and his four All-Pro years (which, it should be noted, were consensus All-Pro years; for the sake of comparison, the only other Packers with...

Something else to consider would be any All-Pro (and to a lesser extent, Pro Bowl) honors. Dowler and Dale were named to a few All-Pro teams, and Dowler was UPI's Rookie Of The Year in 1959. No Pro Bowls for Brooks, but he was AP's Comeback Player of the Year in '97, and was on USA Today's...

I understand the passion & frustration expressed here, and it's safe to assume most everyone here feels Kramer should be in the Hall. But I'm wondering if there is any evidence that petitions and letters to selectors from fans have any impact whatsoever. What are we telling them that they don't...

It's apparent that a key argument for Kramer hinges upon being named as the top guard on the 50th Anniversary team. It's also apparent that several waves of HOF voters feel no obligation to that list. If many subsequent voters think mistakes were made on that list from 1969, they're not going to...

The poll in question is here:http://www.packersnews.com/poll/2013-06-07/7161117/results[']http://www.packersnews.com/poll/2013-06-07/7161117/results. From out of 4125 votes, 13% said "Never".

Not every baseball fan feels that PED-fueled home run mania equates to a "better product on the field". Many fans appreciate other aspects of the game just as much. An avalanch of home runs appeals to a lower common denominator of casual baseball fan. You may be underestimating just how many...

Yes; no question about it. The quality (425 receptions=7th all-time in team history, 53 TD catches=5th in team history, 2 Pro Bowl nods, important offensive cog for a championship team) combined with an adequate length of service (96 games, same as Robert Brooks, for example) would seem to make...

As an aside, I'm wondering if anyone here actually read the Paolantonio book (I haven't). I do know it was largely panned by aficionados, and have seen references to several errors in the work. If someone here has read it, maybe they could relate his (Paolantonio's) arguments as to why Namath is...

Hornung was an important part of Lombardi's first championship teams, and obviously the rings carry a lot of weight with the HOF voters. Lombardi stated that Hornung was a tremendous clutch player, and his versatility should also be considered. He was one of the most famous NFL players in his...

I like all the Packer picks here, but with the 49ers, I'd go with HOF'er Joe Perry over Gore, and Bart Oates or Forrest Blue over Sapolu. That wouldn't change the Packers' overall edge in the match ups, though.

I think you have to understand that Driver meets absolutely none of the more important factors/criteria the Pro Football Hall Of Fame voters typically use when discussing possible candidates. Driver has never been voted to any All-Pro teams during his career. He has never led the conference...

What year did that happen? Being named an alternate doesn't imply that you actually travel to and are at the game. The players who do that are officially Pro Bowlers. After the 2003 season KGB of the Packers was named as a Pro Bowl alternate. After Simeon Rice was nixed for the game, Kabeer...

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/08/chuck-pagano-proud-of-team-fans-after-sundays-win/ I didn't realize some of the Packers wore these shirts during warmups in support of Pagano. Classy move.

I know I'm pursuing a tangent here, but regarding Ruettgers, I just don't think he was Pro Bowl material during the era you mention. I was a fan then as well, and it was sad that the team had no Pro Bowlers from '86-'88. Who were the LT's elected from the NFC during that time frame? 1986: Jimbo...

Minor correction: Ruettgers never went to a Pro Bowl.