The way LT answered it wasn’t the best, but it seems like his point was that at the end of the day, all any individual can do is be the best they can, of course you want to win and give everything you can to get that team goal, but when you look back on your career if you were a hall of famer you know you can be proud you gave it everything you had and made the most of your career, whereas lots of guys who have rings were basically in the right place at the right time.

What’s even better is Teddy couldn’t carry LT’s jock let alone tackle him one on one. The guy was a role player alongside real guys like Harrison, Law and Seymour.

“a Hall of Fame Career”

“no brainer”

Bruschi implied LT didn’t give his all to his team. His logic is a no-brainer. Tedy Bruschi is a no brainer.

If you are a Super Bowl champion, you are more likely to be voted into the hall of fame. The likes of Joe Namath and Terry Bradshaw do not belong in the Hall of Fame from a statistical view, but the roles they played in winning championships helped them reach the hall of fame. Super Bowl is every bit more important.
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These statements illustrate the outright ignorance of the passing game of the era they played in – no offensive coordinators, QBs calling plays, no Mel Blount rule, long before the “West Coast Offense”

Learn a little about the era before acting like you know anything about the quality of the QB.

Were LDT’s comments a deviation from the orthodox and, frankly, somewhat cliched platitude about how the only thing that matters being the team and that individual accomplishments were nothing? Yes, but that does not mean that LDT did not try to do everything he could to try and win a championship. It is a complete and utter falsehood to suggest that individual honours do not matter to players, teams or coaches; consider both Sean Payton and Bill Belicheck doing their best to push their respective TE’s to break the receiving yards record. If a hypothetical 4-time SB winner said at his HOF ceremony that the HOF > winning a SB, most people would not give a hoot.

There is no evidence to suggest that Tomlinson didn’t try his hardest to win it all. Unfortunately, like the vast majority of running backs, his body wasn’t able to handle the punishment it withstood, especially when he was carrying the team to successful regular season records.

Actually, it’s even simpler. People who say these things have or are getting both. Give Dan Marino the choice of beating the 49ers and sucking the rest of a 3-year career or keeping the career he had.

That’s what I thought.

I happen to think Russell’s giant stack of championship rings is a lot more impressive than Chamberlain’s long list of individual records.

All me first, all the time.

“And it’s something that can never be taken away.
(yes it is. Ask Charlie batch. How many HoF busts have been removed)

And no one can stop you from doing that.”
(doing what? This doesn’t even make sense)

You could hear/see the passion in Bruschi as he discussed it, though. Man, I miss Tedy. Pats have been lacking a vocal leader on D, it seems, for a while. I don’t think it’s any coincidence that Harrison, Bruschi, and McGinest have all “made it” on TV. Solid bunch of smart guys.

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Let’s take a look at Bruschi’s own words.

1) The 44 voters are making a subjective decision based on what you did on the field. If you didn’t accomplish anything on the field, then you would not even be considered by those 44 voters, you know, like Bruschi.

2) A championship is something you earn. And, a HOF is just given to people that did not earn it? Even the 3rd string QB, who is inactive on game day, gets a SB ring. Did he earn it?

3) SB ring can never be taken away. Unless you give it to your brother and he sells it on eBay. The HOF can be taken away? Even OJ Simpson still has a bust in Canton.

4) No one can stop you from doing that. Doing what? I guess he means voters can keep you out of the HOF, but voters cannot keep you from a championship. No, but a kicker can make or break your championship. It also was not in your control.

I’m sure Tomlinson would rather be in the Hall of Fame but the few nameless O-linemen who blocked for him would probably want the Super Bowl. Not everybody goes in the HOF.
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Not everybody goes in the HOF. That’s exactly the point. Not eveybody and that’s why it’s the bigger honor.

LT is a shoe-in for the HOF but got stuck with Marty (I can’t win a playoff game) schotenheimer (or howver you spell it). Obviously he’ll take the HOF stance because he got stuck on teams that couldn’t get the job done.

The grass is always greener on the other side.