Monk should be in the Hall of Fame

Canton, OH

[MattinNJ]

Carson was a joy to watch. You just could not run it up the middle on the Giants. Teams just stopped trying. He was every bit the MLB Singletary was-he just wasn't as flamboyant. He was a force long before LT got there.

86-90, great years to be a Giants fan.

[Moose4]

You pretty much nailed it. Monk needs to be in the HOF. I'm actually surprised that Gary Clark is getting as much HOF speculation as he is...I figured Monk was a shoo-in, but never really thought about (fellow James Madison University Duke) Clark. But looking at his numbers, I can see why people are talking about him. Irvin, to be fair (and this pains me as a Cowboy-hater), was much more of a gamebreaker than Clark. Clark, however, was one of the most fearless across-the-middle guys I ever saw, especially considering that he was a pretty small guy.

Trivia: My little podunk I-AA program, James Madison, had just three guys in the NFL at one point...but those three guys had at least eight Super Bowl appearances between them. Gary Clark, Charles Haley, and Scott "Wide Right" Norwood.

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[HenryLeeII]

The way I see it is that if Art Monk shouldn't get into the HOF, then why should Dan Marino? How many Super Bowl champions did Marino play a part on? And would he have accumulated his records if his career didn't last so long (which is one of the dismissive comments that some Monk critics make). Plus, like Monk, some of Marino's records are already starting to fall. Should we call Jesse Jackson and ask him to get to the bottom of this?

[End Times Sentinel]

See, I think Dan Marino belongs, because a lot of people would have him in the top five modern era QBs, but you do have valid points plus:

1.  His numbers are inflated greatly by the offense he played in that substituted the short pass for a run.

2.  He stuck around for 3 or 4 years extra, passing like mad, because he wanted to get back to the Super Bowl so badly.

Hey, Marino was a great QB, awesome release, but I see him as a borderline but good enough for the HOF.

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