Football hall of fame finalists are announced, from PFT:
The group of first-timers includes linebacker Derrick Brooks, wide receiver Marvin Harrison and tackle Walter Jones, along with coach Tony Dungy.
The rest of the finalists include nine of last year’s 10 finalists who did not make the cut: Wide receivers Andre Reed and Tim Brown, running back Jerome Bettis, guard Will Shields, defensive ends Michael Strahan and Charles Haley, linebacker Kevin Greene and cornerback Aeneas Williams, along with owners Ed DeBartolo Jr.
I am starting this thread particularly to start complaining about Tony Dungy being elected to the hall of fame.
Tony had a three year career in the NFL, winning a Super Bowl with the Steelers in the 70s. He lead the league in INT in 1978 with 6 INTs. For his playing career alone he should not sniff the hall of fame.
The argument for Dungy will be his coaching career. Tony was Head Coach in Tampa Bay from 1996 to 2001 and in Indy from 2002 to 2008. Tony Dungy was head coach for 208 NFL games with 139 wins (67%) (I believe those numbers include playoffs). He won a Super Bowl in Indy and was voted the 2nd team coach of the decade on the 2000's NFL all decade team.
Tony Dungy also made the playoffs as coach in 11 of his 13 seasons as a NFL head coach. In 6 of those 13 seasons his team was one and done in the playoffs. He made it to 3 conference championship games and one Superbowl.
Those are all of the facts and measurable stuff. However, they are going to vote in Tony Dungy because he is a nice guy and easily accessible to the press. I know it doesn't matter but Tony Dungy kills me. I despise him. The smugness, the holier then though quotes, toeing the line between religious beliefs and outright bigotry.
I just don't think this guy was a hall of fame coach but more a guy that benefited from having a generational talent as his QB. Tony Dungy to me will always be the guy that often had the best team on paper but could not finish in Indy and good teams in Tampa Bay that could not get over the hump. I think the most damming thing about him is that TB won their Super Bowl the season after Tony Dungy left.
But none of it matters, he texts with Pete King. He will be a hall of famer. Bullshit.
The group of first-timers includes linebacker Derrick Brooks, wide receiver Marvin Harrison and tackle Walter Jones, along with coach Tony Dungy.
The rest of the finalists include nine of last year’s 10 finalists who did not make the cut: Wide receivers Andre Reed and Tim Brown, running back Jerome Bettis, guard Will Shields, defensive ends Michael Strahan and Charles Haley, linebacker Kevin Greene and cornerback Aeneas Williams, along with owners Ed DeBartolo Jr.
I am starting this thread particularly to start complaining about Tony Dungy being elected to the hall of fame.
Tony had a three year career in the NFL, winning a Super Bowl with the Steelers in the 70s. He lead the league in INT in 1978 with 6 INTs. For his playing career alone he should not sniff the hall of fame.
The argument for Dungy will be his coaching career. Tony was Head Coach in Tampa Bay from 1996 to 2001 and in Indy from 2002 to 2008. Tony Dungy was head coach for 208 NFL games with 139 wins (67%) (I believe those numbers include playoffs). He won a Super Bowl in Indy and was voted the 2nd team coach of the decade on the 2000's NFL all decade team.
Tony Dungy also made the playoffs as coach in 11 of his 13 seasons as a NFL head coach. In 6 of those 13 seasons his team was one and done in the playoffs. He made it to 3 conference championship games and one Superbowl.
Those are all of the facts and measurable stuff. However, they are going to vote in Tony Dungy because he is a nice guy and easily accessible to the press. I know it doesn't matter but Tony Dungy kills me. I despise him. The smugness, the holier then though quotes, toeing the line between religious beliefs and outright bigotry.
I just don't think this guy was a hall of fame coach but more a guy that benefited from having a generational talent as his QB. Tony Dungy to me will always be the guy that often had the best team on paper but could not finish in Indy and good teams in Tampa Bay that could not get over the hump. I think the most damming thing about him is that TB won their Super Bowl the season after Tony Dungy left.
But none of it matters, he texts with Pete King. He will be a hall of famer. Bullshit.