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Hall of Fame ceremonies were pretty good. I'm glad that Art Monk got in because he's a class act all the way.

Which brings me to my only beef...

Gary Zimmerman over Bob Kuechenberg?

For some reason, the HOF has a bias against Kuechenberg. There are guards that are in the HOF that were good but not great. Kooch was one of the best guards/tackle that I've ever seen. When a guy makes the Pro Bowl and All-Pro as a tackle and guard, that's saying something and I remember in a few games, Don Shula even had him play center.

This guy went against the best every year and if you look at film, he rarely got beat or pushed back.

Zim was a good run blocker in Denvers offensive scheme. Kooch went through the Griese era (run), the Woodley era (option offense) and the Marino era (pass first).

I hope that Kooch gets in one day. It would be a travesty if he doesn't.

And speaking of HOF, I hope that Rod Smith gets in. He's the closest to the Art Monk type of receiver.

Word. Rod Smith was a model of consistency and a true leader both on and off the field.

I've got nothing against Rod Smith, but how do his numbers stack up to the HOF greats?

i really don't mind the "greatest average players" going to the hall.  in the NFL it is rare to see people play at a consistently very good level for a very long time (like monk, smith, etc).  sure, the greatest players obviously deserve to be there, but so do guys like this because IMO playing that consistent for that long is just as rare/impressive as the superstars who have the shorter careers but more impressive numbers.

^^

That's true.

Reliability is just as important as any other skill, I guess.  It's funny...I never considered Monk a great receiver.  He was a good receiver.  ...but he was a good receiver ALWAYS, for many, many years.