Thread: Ex-Broncos Terrell Davis, John Lynch finalists for 2015 Hall of Fame class

Originally Posted by dogfish

good lord! didn't expect TD to get in, but bettis over terrell is just a shameful travesty. . .

Yes it is.

Bettis- Pittsburgh Steeler alumni
Davis- Denver Broncos alumni

Hall of fame voting= insane east coast bias. We should have known all along.

Originally Posted by Denver Native (Carol)

Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter · 52s

Congratulations to Class of 2015: Jerome Bettis, Tim Brown, Charles Haley, Bill Polian, Junior Seau, Will Shields, Mick Tinglehoff, Ron Wolf
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Warner and TD should have been on there. Orlando Pace dominated tackle for a decade.... Complete shame. Charles Haley????Mick Tinglehoff really?

Originally Posted by Ziggy

Bettis- Pittsburgh Steeler alumni
Davis- Denver Broncos alumni

Hall of fame voting= insane east coast bias. We should have known all along.

i think most of us probably did. . . i'm not surprised-- just disgusted. . .

As long as there are more Steelers, Raiders and Cowboys to put in, you can forget the Broncos.

Tinglehoff is the old-timer candidate and he was a good one. Seau deserves to be in but I hate how his induction will be turned into another discussion about CTEs and concussions. The others - meh.

Shit needs to be changed. Turning into the MLB hall of fame.

This is a complete failure of the HOF committee!! Not only is TD overdue to be in, but Bettis? Good grief! I could name several much more deserving players over Bettis. Then to pick him over TD just makes me sick. You all know the numbers, how is this possible? Yeah, Bettis was a good back, but he was no TD. And yeah, he played longer, but in his long career he still never achieved the things TD did in his 8 seasons. Call me a homer all you want if you think I'm wrong, but I'll put TD's numbers against The Bus all day long and there is no way you can sway the argument towards Bettis. Such a joke!!!

PHOENIX — Luckily for the Broncos, they should be hardened to disappointment. Not bronze bust hard, mind you, but skins should be thick.

It was the same ol', same ol' when the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2015 was announced Saturday night. Former Broncos running back Terrell Davis and safety John Lynch were not included.

Worse, neither Bronco made the cutdown from 15 modern-era finalists to 10.

Further rubbing it in is every other AFC West team had one player elected — the late linebacker Junior Seau with the San Diego Chargers, receiver Tim Brown of the Oakland Raiders and Kansas City Chiefs' offensive guard Will Shields.

rest - http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci...ynch-dont-make

from same article:

The Broncos count just four players in the Hall of Fame — John Elway, Gary Zimmerman, Floyd Little and Shannon Sharpe.

Only the New Orleans Saints (3), Seattle Seahawks (3), Tampa Bay Bucs (3) and Cincinnati Bengals (1) have fewer players enshrined in Canton, Ohio.

Those teams don't approach the Broncos' run of success since 1976. The Broncos have had just six losing seasons in that 39-year span, with 20 playoff appearances, six conference championships and two Super Bowl titles.

http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci...ynch-dont-make

Bettis is a deserving guy for the Hall of Fame. That doesn't mean T.D. isn't...

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@dmac1043 @johnpaulsampson td rushed for more yards in 8 playoff games then Bettis did in 8 of his 13 seasons...#ikillyouwithtruth

Originally Posted by King87

Bettis is a deserving guy for the Hall of Fame. That doesn't mean T.D. isn't...

Yes, but Davis should have been elected before him and Curtis Martin. Davis and Sterling Sharpe should both be in. Heck, Sharpe is more deserving than Marvin Harrison, one of the biggest choke artists in league history.

Originally Posted by King87

Bettis is a deserving guy for the Hall of Fame. That doesn't mean T.D. isn't...

appreciate the sentiment-- not sure that i agree with you. . . i don't neccesarily hate bettis in the HOF, so much. . . but i absolutely can't see him getting inducted over orlando pace. . . i would have taken a number of guys over bettis. . .

The notion that some of the all-time best backs are less deserving than a player who had FOUR relevant seasons in his career -which does not preclude T.D. from being a HoFer- is laughable. The notion that Harrison, one of the best wideouts ever, is somehow less deserving than just about anyone in league history is also laughable. Being jaded that the Hall of Fame is ******* you is fine, but god damn some of you ****s look pretty stupid when you whine like bitches about your players not being in. Holy ****.