FreddieB25 wrote:Gil Brandt is an old fuck!!! Lester Hayes has to be top 5 all time cover corner in this league. His knock was using stick'em which wasn't banned his first 4 or 5 years. The HOF has displayed their hatred of the Raiders over the years with under rating top notch Raider players from that era back than. Raiders from 73' to 80' went to six AFC championships and two Super bowls. They were as good as Dallas and Pittsburgh pound for pound and those franchises get more respect. Cliff Branch and Dave Dalby were on all 3 Raider SB teams and Lester was on 2 of those SB teams and were top 5 at their position for at least a decade and you hear nothing about these three guys getting in the Hall of Shame. Stabler shoukd of been in 25 fuckin yrs ago. They waited until he died to put him in. Mickey Marvin and ole linemen for the Raiders from that era who just died was Hall worthy, same with Henry Lawrence OL from those days. Shell and Upshaw set the bar high so these guys were overlooked by the NFL media but those guys were durable and very good.
Agreed on every count. Unheard-of!
One thing you don't mention is the fact that, to this day, Plunkett remains the only QB to ever win 2 or more SBs, and NOT be in the HOF. Not to mention that he was MVP of one of those SBs. Now, I don't think Plunkett's career stats necessarily put him in the hall, but 2 SB wins, a SB MVP and a Comeback PoY should put ANY QB in the Hall IMO. That's not something game-manager SB winners like Brad Johnson or a lame tandem like Banks/Dilfer will EVER manage to pull off.
Whether they like it or not, Plunkett is a prominent piece of the league's history. He should be in the Hall IMO.
BETTER be a playoff win in 2022.