And the inductees are....

I've been watching the Pro Football Hall of Fame press conference and was reminded of what excellent football players were nominated this year. There's so many who should be going in. Can we get a rule change people, so we can get everybody in who should be in without having to wait for the veteran's commitee?

The class of 2009 is:

Bruce Smith: Is the All-Time Leader in Sacks and is BY FAR one of the best defensive players of his era (that's how I would judge someone, since you can't compare different eras.) I remember watching him growing up and thinking he was just "the man". Yeah, it's confirmed, he's "the man".

Ralph Wilson: Is the founder and owner of the Buffalo Bills. He is a founding member of the old AFL and is one of the huge reasons why I have so much football to yap about. (Plus, the stadium bearing his name was the site of one of the best DCI finals in history [who can forget that Planets show Cavies won with? The Cadets show that closed with the Iwo Jima flag raising? A Drum Corps Fan's Dream Part 1? Phantom playing the Rhapsody on themes by Paganini? Santa Clara's non-Nutcracker? ]) And, it's especially sweet that he went in with Bruce. Only Andre Reed, Darryl Talley and Steve Tasker left to go from those incredible Bills teams that went to 4 straight Super Bowls.

Randall McDaniel: Another guy I remember growing up. He was a beastly offensive lineman for a long time with the Vikings. Believe me, if you can remember a lineman's name, he's pretty stinkin' good.


Bob Hayes: The Bullet. He was a 2-time Gold Medalist at the '64 Olympics. He averaged a touchdown every 5.2 catches. Need anything else?


Rod Woodson: Could have easily been Defensive Player of the Year just about every year he was with the Steelers. He was instrumental in the Steelers reaching Super Bowl XXX and is an overall great human being. If you saw him get up and talk at the press conference the first thing he did was thank Jesus. Alright!


Derrick Thomas: For me, is a requirement for the Hall of Fame. When he died it was a shock and a tragedy. He was the first player in the league to start his own charitable foundation and STILL holds the record for most sacks in a single game (7), AND had a forced fumble in 1 of every 4 games he played in. He was undoubtably one of the most feared players of his era and he propped up the Chiefs for a long, long, long time. This is way overdue Derrick, way overdue...