Lem Barney
Charlie Sanders
Alex Karras
Bobby Layne
Calvin "Megatron" Johnson
Dick LeBeau
Matthew Stafford
Jack Christiansen
Chuck Hughes
Dutch Clark
Barry Sanders
mike utley
Yale Lary
Doak Walker
Dick "Night Train" Lane,
Joe Schmidt
Chris Spielman
Mel Gray
Greg Landry
Cory Schlesigner
Lou Creekmur
Al "Bubba" Baker
Roger Brown
Alex Wojciechowicz
Herman Moore
Jason Hanson
Billy Sims
Kevin Glover
other
Sponsored Links |
|
Kickers have won and lost Super Bowls. Ended seasons. Countless playoff wins and playoff appearances because of kickers. Give the guys some credit. The run of the mill good kicker shouldn't get the clout, but a guy like Hanson with his records is definitely something special.
How many kickers are in the HOF?
Stats-wise, Hanson has em beat.Jan Stenerud is the only player in the Pro Football Hall of Fame who was only a place kicker. He kicked for the Kansas City Chiefs, Green Bay Packers, and Minnesota Vikings between 1967-1985. He ended his career with 1,699 total points which ranks 10th all time as of the 2009 season.
1. Barry Sanders
2. Jason Hanson
3. Dick Lebeau
4. Calvin Johnson
Sponsored Links |
|
Mmmk, have Hanson try to fill any other role on the team, and then have the players spot he is filling take over kicking, see who is doing better at the others job. Sure it takes athleticism to kick footballs the way he does, but it's only a small iota of what it takes to do any other position
Barry Sanders
Charlie Sanders
Calvin Johnson
Dick Lebeau
Do you not remember when Suh attempted to kick an extra point?? Pull that back to 55 yards out with wind playing a factor. Takes a lot more than just athleticism. So much of other positional players' abilities come from pure athletic, god given talent.
The kickers aren't a fan favorite position...not even close. But outside of the QB I don't think there's a single player who has more pressure on them when they're out on the field.
"It's hard for me to believe that, as great as this game is, there are no punters and one kicker in the Hall of Fame," Belichick said. "We can argue that they only play 'X' number of plays and everybody else plays a different number of plays, but they're still significant players at their position."
Belichick took issue with the selection process. The Hall of Fame selection committee is composed of 44 writers.
"I don't know if it's a popularity contest or if it's a political thing," Belichick said. "I don't know what it is. I don't see any consistency. I don't understand it."
"It's hard for me to believe that, as great as this game is, there are no punters and one kicker in the Hall of Fame," Belichick said. "We can argue that they only play 'X' number of plays and everybody else plays a different number of plays, but they're still significant players at their position."
Belichick took issue with the selection process. The Hall of Fame selection committee is composed of 44 writers.
"I don't know if it's a popularity contest or if it's a political thing," Belichick said. "I don't know what it is. I don't see any consistency. I don't understand it."
Sponsored Links |
|