LogFAQs > #943631660

TE Dominique Byrd - No

TEs are really hard to gauge as they don't put up eye-popping stats on a seasonal basis, and a lot of them just kind of bunch up together and don't distinguish themselves from one another when it comes to receiving stats. I think Byrd was able to somewhat distinguish himself as one of the best TEs in the league's history, but even with six Pro Bowls and a TE of the Year award, I just don't know if he's the first TE that we should put in the Hall of Fame. Right now, I am saying no, but I could change my mind.

RT George Foster - Yes

Having a block:sack ratio over 13 is really great everyone. It's wild thinking how much the offensive skill position players failed this team over the first 10 or so seasons of the league because they had three, imo, Hall of Fame OL on that team (G Tutan Reyes, C Chukky Okobi, and Foster). He also led the league in blocks twice and made five Pro Bowls, so that's just icing on the cake.

RG Brandon Moore - No

Moore had some rough individual seasons and played for some anemic offenses at times, but he still managed to get an overall high block total and a block:sack ratio of 6 as an interior lineman, which is great. However, I don't think it is great enough for Hall of Fame consideration especially when I see some of his contemporaries about to retire having stronger cases.

LE Abdul Hodge - No

I really just wanted to take the time to commemorate our first NFL Draft pick ever. He was screwed over by the Bears GM. He sat on the bench for four seasons as a backup MLB and was cut by the AI. I made him switch over to DE where he was signed by Washington, only to be a backup there. At the age of 30, he finally got to start his first NFL game and started all 112 games across his final seven seasons in the league. There is no way for me to determine a lot of the in-depth analytical stats that you can in real life, but I strongly suspect that Hodge was an elite run defender in his career. The fact that a converted MLB who was really a run-defender was able to amass 40 sacks in 7 seasons is pretty impressive. Alas, I don't think that I can say that he's Hall of Fame worthy, but kudos to arguably our most famous reclamation project.

DT LeKevin Smith - Yes

He was the backup DT in a 3-4 in his final season, so he really put up 86 games in 11 seasons. That's almost 8 a season, which is really tough to average (especially as a DT) as DL tend to age the poorest out of any position. He formed a tandem with fellow rookie DT Claude Wroten in Detroit, and for seven seasons and a SB victory, they were arguably the best DT duo in the league. Smith made three Pro Bowls, including his rookie season when he tied for the league lead with 14 sacks. Smith was a mainstay on a Lions team and at the time of his departure, he had been the longest-tenured defensive player on the team by three seasons. This probably doesn't scream Hall of Fame for anyone else (maybe Nee), and I don't know if anybody has a magical number for sacks/recognition that they are looking at DL, but Smith has always been underrated, underappreciated, and a personal favorite of mine throughout the league, and with me having a bias toward DL, I am saying yes to his candidacy.
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