and Roaf’s pole was Whitlock’s favorite BBQ

Thank you.

Your post is unreadable.

@Deb,

I (mostly) agree with your posts, and I would like to apologize for a previous criticism. As for where we disagree, rooneyruleblues lacks the socio-economic brio to be a racist. He’s just a common bigot.

Finally, when Len Pasquarelli questioned whether or not Barry Sanders belonged in the top 5 running backs of all time, I stopped taking anything he has to say seriously.

I’ve never seen a complete list of the names of all the voters and where they are employed.

For all we know, that could be exactly what Dan Rooney said–that Modell or someone else should have gone in ahead of Ed Sabol. Period. But that jackass Domowitch had been championing Sabol’s induction for years, so he sent out a tweet claiming Rooney was “campaigning” against Sabol. He offered no corroborating info, no explanations of why Rooney would do that, and none of the sourcing check and balances once required of reporters.

Sabol has a lot of fans, myself included, who thought he should be in the Hall. So people took the tweet as gospel and ripped Rooney. But there’s been absolutely nothing to confirm that info. Rooney has never said anything publicly about Sabol. Who knows what Domowitch’s agenda was for tweeting something like that right before the vote? But it was unethical–and these guys don’t care. It’s like they’re the Supreme Court and appointed for life to do whatever they please. Like Grossi, they’ll talk publicly about their vendettas to blackball certain players/execs. Who the heck are these reporters to have that kind of power????

The whole thing is ridiculous. I don’t like Bill Polian and can’t stand Don Shula, but they should be on the selection committee along with Ozzie Newsome, Kevin Colbert, and other longtime NFL player personnel people and execs who know how to evaluate talent, and know and respect the history of the league.

You should remember how good he really was because he dominated the Packer’s ass for years.

This is the problem in a nutshell. Everyone has an agenda, including Pasquarelli.

The whole thing should be blown up, IMO.

But really, everyone needs to accept the fact that the process is already flawed and full of personal agendas, and I can prove it in two words: Art Modell.

Really, you think Ed Sabol has done more for the NFL than Art Modell? Or Ralph Wilson for that matter? I know Modell is despised in Cleveland, and lots of others hate him (as I do the Irsays) for the move. But put your hate away for a second and be objective & their isn’t even an argument but that the guy deserves to be in the Hall…and the only reason he isn’t is because Tony Grossi of the Cleveland Plain Dealer has made it his one goal in life to make sure Modell never gets in…I imagine that Grossi has been more successful in this endeavor than any other aspect of his existence. I guess spending your life following team after team of losers in every arena makes you the kind of person who lives to tear down the great accomplishments of others. In that case, congratulations Mr. Grossi – Modell may not get in during his lifetime, or ever, thanks to you – but it still don’t change the fact that Cleveland is a mostly miserable place that can’t seem to field a championship team in any sport imaginable – I guess you really do deserve each other!

If you can touch your toes, I’ll give you $1,000,000.

Thought so.

Move on, or move out.

What makes you think Roaf and Carter will get in next year? You can’t say that. They should already be in. Who knows what these nuts are going to do.

@RooneyRuleBlues …

Why would you have the blues over the Rooney Rule? The NFL owners set up a committee, which Dan Rooney chaired, to determine how they could best ensure that more minorities would get a shot at being considered for head coaching positions so the coaching staff might be more demographically representative of the players. The owners together decided to do this. It’s called the Rooney Rule because Rooney chaired the committee, but the owners together approved the rule. Owners aren’t required to hire anyone they don’t want to hire. The rule applies only to interviewing–so it has NO impact on fans.

The fact that you have SUCH a problem with the rule that you’ve chosen this username AND you’d declare a well-qualified journalist only has his job because he’s black says not only that you’re racist but that racism is your chief concern as a football fan.

How sad for you.

What do these media people really know about if a player is really playing their position well or not. How many times on TV does the TV person credit or discredit the wrong player on a play.

Put some people in there that really know what is going on and that do not play games like this bunch does. Hall of Fame is a joke and has been for some time and it is because of the CLOWNS they have voting the people in.

The HOF selection committee is a bunch of fat, old white dudes who never played the game.

I guess the selection committee could be more different from the players that they judge is if it were a bunch of old white women.

At least Whitlock played college ball. Have you? And Whitlock more than made a logical argument for why Roaf is more deserving than Dent. And he put in on the net for all to see. He laid his case out very clearly. Seems you forgot to make your own case in your narrow-minded rant at Whitlock. Maybe you don’t want transparency because you know your votes are the ignorant votes and arguments of a journalist. I don’t always agree with Whitlock, but he made his argument and he made it well. But no biggie……. that lard-ass Pasquarelli will be dead in 5 years of a heart attack anyway.

I could care less if they televise the HoF hearings. It is what it is. I’d rather people get more worked up about something that actually matters, like why your kids suck at math and science compared to the rest of the world.