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When I started watching the NFL in the late 80s / early 90s he was a fixture on commentary. I probably remember him best alongside Pat Summerall on the Super Bowls of the time with the 49ers often a feature. 

An absolute icon of the sport. Rest in Peace.

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Madden '93 on the Mega Drive got me into NFL, and the Bills, because Thurman Thomas was lightning quick.  It would be a bit harsh to blame the big guy for three decades of misery, so I won't.  RIP you absolute ledge xxx

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Madden '93 on the Mega Drive got me into NFL, and the Bills, because Thurman Thomas was lightning quick.  It would be a bit harsh to blame the big guy for three decades of misery, so I won't.  RIP you absolute ledge xxx
Jeez there's a blast from the past. My flat mate and I would play that game almost everyday. He'd go Miami and I'd pick the Bills. Hand off to Thomas was a guaranteed TD almost everytime!
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Madden is a legend of the game and it's such a shame what EA Sports done to that franchise of a game.  

Also, not been a great 2 or so weeks for Washington.  Losing players to Covid, Safety Everritt being in a car crash which led to a young lady's death, witnessed by two other players on Christmas Eve and now Montez Sweat's brother has been murdered...  

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https://www.nfl.com/news/finalists-for-pro-football-hall-of-fame-class-of-2022-revealed

The weakest cohort of HoF finalists I can ever remember seeing. For me the only no-brainer selections are Holt, Wayne, Johnson, and Sam Mills. Everyone else is a 'meh' and a maybe in a really weak year to make up the numbers. They usually select 6 or 7, so I think a couple will sneak in who really don't deserve it. It's supposed to be an honour for the very best, not just a place you put people in because they were good for a short while or above average across a career.

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34 minutes ago, Bully Wee Villa said:

Hester better get in.

Anyway, why no Saturday games this week, FFS? 😡

I'm not sure Hester should get in the HoF for scoring a literal handful of touchdowns more than Brian Mitchell, Dave Meggett, Eric Metcalf, Mel Gray etc. His punt return yardage isn't top of the pile, and he's not even top 10 in Kick return yardage, so as electric as he was, if you are going to put Hester in then it just looks utterly bizarre considering none of the others have ever been a semi-finalist. I'm not saying Hester should never be a HoF'er, only that going by the fact the very best returners before Hester are evidently nowhere near HoF, then I don't see how they could justify it.

Personally I think Mel Gray is the best return specialist I've ever seen play, but ordinarily ST'ers don't usually come up for consideration besides the very best kickers and punters. I'd have had Steve Tasker in the HoF years ago purely because of his ST play, and not because of his kick returns. 

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