Pro Football Hall announces 2010 finalists

Tim Brown – Wide Receiver/Kick Returner – 1988-2003 Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders, 2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Cris Carter – Wide Receiver – 1987-89 Philadelphia Eagles, 1990-2001 Minnesota Vikings, 2002 Miami Dolphins
Don Coryell – Coach – 1973-77 St. Louis Cardinals, 1978-1986 San Diego Chargers
Roger Craig – Running Back – 1983-1990 San Francisco 49ers, 1991 Los Angeles Raiders, 1992-93 Minnesota Vikings
Dermonti Dawson – Center – 1988-2000 Pittsburgh Steelers
Richard Dent – Defensive End – 1983-1993, 1995 Chicago Bears, 1994 San Francisco 49ers, 1996 Indianapolis Colts, 1997 Philadelphia Eagles
Russ Grimm – Guard – 1981-1991 Washington Redskins
Charles Haley – Defensive End/Linebacker – 1986-1991, 1999 San Francisco 49ers, 1992-96 Dallas Cowboys
Rickey Jackson – Linebacker – 1981-1993 New Orleans Saints, 1994-95 San Francisco 49ers
Cortez Kennedy – Defensive Tackle – 1990-2000 Seattle Seahawks
Dick LeBeau* – Cornerback – 1959-1972 Detroit Lions
Floyd Little* – Running Back – 1967-1975 Denver Broncos
John Randle – Defensive Tackle – 1990-2000 Minnesota Vikings, 2001-03 Seattle Seahawks
Andre Reed – Wide Receiver – 1985-1999 Buffalo Bills, 2000 Washington Redskins
Jerry Rice – Wide Receiver – 1985-2000 San Francisco 49ers, 2001-04 Oakland Raiders, 2004 Seattle Seahawks
Shannon Sharpe – Tight End – 1990-99, 2002-03 Denver Broncos, 2000-01 Baltimore Ravens
Emmitt Smith – Running Back – 1990-2002 Dallas Cowboys, 2003-04 Arizona Cardinals

 

Brown, Carter, Rice, Smith, Haley. Tough ballot.

 

Won't be any empty ballots on this one.

 

Damn, that's a pretty impressive list.

I'll go with Rice, Smith, Carter, Sharpe and Grimm.

 

I wonder if Haley will put out his acceptance speech or something else at the podium.

 

Rice, Smith, Carter, Haley, Sharpe. Randel just misses the cut.

 

Any other year, Craig is justly inducted. But having two no-brainers in their first year hurts him.

 

Are there limits to how many can go in at once? Six or seven of those guys are definitely Hall worthy.

 

Could make a strong case for almost every finalist.

Smith, Rice, Carter, Sharpe and Haley are my bet to make it

Smith, Rice, Haley, Grimm and Randle would be my vote, if I had one, with Reed, Carter and Sharpe the next best

 

John, the upper limit is seven, but one of 'em has to be one of the two asterisked old-timers, so it's really six. There have been maybe only one or two years, back when the Hall was starting up, when the legal max (it's moved around) was elected.

 

I'd like to see Coryell get in, but it's not happening with that group.

 

It will be like a Dancing With The Stars reunion: Emmitt Smith and Jerry Rice and then Tim Brown, Russ Grimm, Don Coryell and Charles Haley and I'll give the nod to Dick LeBeau in whatever category you want. And I'd write in Ed Sabol.