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The names of the 131 candidates on the preliminary list of modern-era nominees for election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2010 have been released. There are 103 players on the list, including punters and kickers. In its current form, Approximate Value does not assign points to kickers and punters, although PFR favorite Nick Lowery is on the preliminary list. Of the remaining 99 players, they are presented below, sorted by career AV:
160 WR Jerry Rice 129 RB Emmitt Smith 121 QB Ken Anderson 114 DE/LB Chris Doleman 111 LB Rickey Jackson 107 DT John Randle 107 QB Randall Cunningham 105 QB Boomer Esiason 104 WR Tim Brown 104 CB/S Aeneas Williams 102 RB Ricky Watters 101 TE Shannon Sharpe 100 DT Steve McMichael 100 T Mike Kenn 100 LB Sam Mills 99 QB Rich Gannon 99 DT Cortez Kennedy 98 WR Cris Carter 98 LB Hardy Nickerson 98 CB Eric Allen 98 LB/DE Pat Swilling 97 DE Richard Dent 97 WR Andre Reed 97 LB/DE Kevin Greene 97 DE Too Tall Jones 96 WR Henry Ellard 96 T Lomas Brown 95 CB Louis Wright 93 LB Clay Matthews 93 RB Roger Craig 93 DT/DE Ray Childress 92 LB Karl Mecklenburg 91 QB Phil Simms 90 G Steve Wisniewski 90 S Donnie Shell 89 LB Cornelius Bennett 89 DE Clyde Simmons 89 DE Leslie O'Neal 88 S LeRoy Butler 87 QB Joe Theismann 87 WR Cliff Branch 86 WR Gary Clark 86 DT/DE Michael Dean Perry 85 QB Jim Plunkett 85 DE/LB Charles Haley 84 T Joe Jacoby 83 C Dermontti Dawson 83 G/T Chris Hinton 83 NT Fred Smerlas 83 S/CB Carnell Lake 82 S Steve Atwater 82 WR Stanley Morgan 81 WR Herman Moore 81 DE Charles Mann 81 CB Albert Lewis 80 RB Ottis Anderson 79 WR Irving Fryar 79 S Darren Woodson 78 RB Herschel Walker 77 CB Raymond Clayborn 77 T Jim Lachey 77 RB Eddie George 76 DE/DT/NT Joe Klecko 76 LB Matt Blair 75 G Max Montoya 75 DE Al Baker 75 LB Chris Spielman 75 S Joey Browner 75 LB Rod Martin 74 C Kent Hull 74 C Jay Hilgenberg 73 RB Terrell Davis 72 CB Lester Hayes 71 QB (also P) Danny White 70 LB Darryl Talley 68 WR Roy Green 68 TE Russ Francis 68 WR Sterling Sharpe 66 DE Dexter Manley 66 LB Ken Harvey 66 RB Larry Centers 65 CB Frank Minnifield 65 S Kenny Easley 64 TE Todd Christensen 63 T Tony Boselli 63 G Russ Grimm 63 RB/WR/KR/PR Eric Metcalf 61 RB Mike Pruitt 60 TE Frank Wycheck 60 TE Ben Coates 59 T Jimbo Covert 56 QB Doug Williams 56 TE Mark Bavaro 55 RB Gerald Riggs 46 RB George Rogers 45 T Korey Stringer 43 RB Leroy Hoard 39 RB/KR/PR Brian Mitchell 7 ST/WR Steve Tasker
And below, the list of the non-players up for induction:
Administrator Bobby Beathard Administrator Gil Brandt Administrator Leo Carlin Administrator Frank "Bucko" Kilroy Administrator Art Rooney, Jr. Administrator Ron Wolf Administrator George Young Coach Bill Arnsparger Coach Don Coryell Coach Tom Flores Coach Jimmy Johnson Coach Chuck Knox Coach Buddy Parker Coach Bum Phillips Coach Dan Reeves Coach Buddy Ryan Coach Clark Shaughnessy Commissioner Paul Tagliabue NFL Films Ed Sabol NFL Films Steve Sabol Official Jim Tunney Owner Jack Kent Cooke Owner Ed DeBartolo, Jr. Owner Ole Haugsrud Owner Art Modell Owner Carroll Rosenbloom Owner Bud Adams, Jr. Trainer Otho Davis K Gary Anderson K Nick Lowery P Ray Guy P Reggie Roby
Other links:
Greatest QBs Ever
Most Dominant RBs Ever
Greatest WRs Ever
One of many Jerry Rice posts by Doug
Top Ten Tight Ends of All Time
Art Monk = Shannon Sharpe?
Greatest Ks Ever
Greatest Coaching Records of All Time
This entry was posted on Saturday, September 19th, 2009 at 12:51 pm and is filed under Approximate Value, General. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.
After the two layups, who's third? Oh yeah, the guy that will never get in.
No Dick Lebeau? Travesty!
Lebeau is nominated, but as a senior nominee (along with RB Floyd Little), which means that he is not competing with these 131.
Why doesn't Randall Cunningham get more HOF consideration? He has 3 great seasons (3 unofficial MVP awards) with great running stats. His record was a solid 82-52-1. I think if you gave him Troy Aikman's supporting cast, he would put up better numbers.
Oh, ok. I thought Lebeau would still be listed here even though he's a senior nominee.
I know the formula for AV is listed, but is there an "AV" page yet?
Kickers are players too!
@ Knobbe:
There's a link (in name) on the top of the page to the far left called "Approximate value", there you'll get the full developmental story in the AV-series
I think he meant like AV leaders, etc?
Incidentally, is there any reason it's rounded to whole numbers? I don't suppose it makes a difference, just seems like a potential place for accumulation of errors
@ MattieShoes - exactly
Play Index is your Friend. non-peak adjusted AV.
So this doesn't use the 100%-95% falloff that Chase is showing.
Good point, Sean. Also, here's the top non-peak-adjusted AV for all non-active, non-HOFers:
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/play-index/tiny/Yh0AX
I think Ed and/or Steve Sabol need to be in there. They probably have more to do with my current love of the NFL than any other people. I loved renting NFL Films videos when I was a kid. Watching those NFL Films shows on ESPN when I was a kid taught me a lot about the history of the NFL. And I still love watching the NFL Films shows on ESPN each week. Last week was a cool episode about 3 guys at the bottom of the 2008 Steelers roster.
I will second Richie's endorsement for the Sabols. I grew up watching actor Paul Burke hosting the "championship games of the NFL" with NFL Films footage, sound, and music and vividly remember the footage of Larry Brown trying run against the no-names during Washington's loss to Miami in SB 7.
Also, for me Dick Butkus became a household name not so much because of his name or seeing him play on TV, but mainly due to NFL Films capturing his hard-necked style of football.
I think if the vote was made by players only they would all have to agree they owe a lot to NFL Films for not only telling their stories, but educating fans.
If you add the chances of Jerry Rice & Ed DeBartolo, Jr, you get 100%.
I can't believe they didn't find a way to keep Ed off the list.
I'll also second Richie and Patrick, and I would love to see the Sabols enshrined, thanks to them (and also to the great narrator John Facenda and the also great music composer Sam Spence), many people love the NFL and his history (incluiding me). I prefer to see an NFL Films segment from 1969-1983 (the best produced, by far) that any other tv program or film.
It's a mistake that they left Richmond Webb out of the list, he went to 7 Pro Bowls, 2-times 1st team All-Pro and other 2-times 2nd team, and he has an AV of 100
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WebbRi00.htm
Downpuppy said:
If you add the chances of Jerry Rice & Ed DeBartolo, Jr, you get 100%.
If you add the chances of me and Jerry Rice, you also get 100%, so I'm not sure what your point is.
Looking at this list, I see 22 guys who belong in the Hall. Here's hoping they each get in eventually. I also agree that the Sabols belong, but since they have to go in one at a time, I'm betting they're stealing votes from eachother. Interesting that Jacoby's AV is so much higher than Grimm's. I wonder why Grimm keeps getting more push for the Hall? I don't want another Sabols situation, though.
Point? None.
Just an old Clevelander letting off steam at a local felon appearing on the wrong list.