2016 Pro Football Hall of Fame Ballot

I actually think he has a pretty good chance. He's never made the final 15 before and he's waited the longest, so I think the voters might send him through. Pace can wait until his third try next time and Faneca's a first-timer -- just getting this far is really good so to make him wait till next year isn't a crime.

Greene is going to be one of the five -- this is his fifth straight year as a finalist. Favre is going to get another spot. So you have three slots to fill. I assume Lynch and Harrison are two because they have been finalists the last three years. So if you need a fifth guy I wouldn't be surprised if they go Jacoby or Atwater, another guy they put through for the first time.

 

From the Rams, I think Pace goes in this year and Warner goes in next year. I don't see them voting in two quarterbacks, and Favre's a lock this year.

 

I selfishly hope they don't put in Pace and wait a year or two and put Pace, Warner, Bruce and Holt all in at the same time

 

From Peter King's MMQB --

6. I think it could be an offensive year for the Hall of Fame: Ten offensive players, three defensive players and two coaches are on the list of 15 finalists. The most glaring omission, I thought, was left tackle Tony Boselli of Jacksonville, whose career was cut short by shoulder injuries. I’m not positive Boselli should be enshrined, but I certainly believe his case should be heard. For five years in the late ’90s, I thought he was the best left tackle in football—better, for a short period anyway, than Jonathan Ogden and Orlando Pace. What hurts him, obviously, is having played 91 games. But his 90 starts are three more than center Dwight Stephenson had for Miami; Stephenson made it as the best center for a four- or five-year period. His career was also cut short by injury.

 

Bumped since announcement is at 8 p.m. tonight

 

Favre is the only one I'm sure of. Any of the others could make it or not and it would not surprise me.

 

Peter King just tweeted the meeting ended after 8 hours, 46 minutes

 

First leak of the day says Marvin Harrison got in

 

From Rick Gosselin: The longest discussion of the HOF meeting was Eddie DeBartolo Jr. at 50 minutes, 33 seconds. The shortest? Brett Favre at six seconds.
Other lengthy discussions at HOF meeting: Terrell Owens 43:12, Kevin Greene 27:28, Kurt Warner 27:14, Orlando Pace 26:45 & Tony Dungy 25:57

That's a real bad sign for T.O.

 

Leaks say Eddie DeBartolo in as contributor and Ken Stabler in a senior selection

 

Morten Anderson was not selected

 

His case was helped by standing outside the meeting room and making a gun with his fingers while saying, "PSHEW-PSHEW" as the electors walked in.