Ring of Honor nominees

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(05-06-2021, 06:19 PM)jason Wrote: I really only remember the tail end of Riley's career, but I'll tell ya this... His game would basically be illegal nowadays, and he's still something like 5th in interceptions, and hasn't played in damn near 4 decades. To hell with the Ring of Honor; it's a travesty he's not inducted in Canton.

If the ultimate goal is to get them into Canton, I think it's that much more important that they be inducted into the Ring of Honor alongside a star like Chad who has some league-wide notoriety. The only people making the HOF case for Ken Anderson (for that matter, Riley) are Cincy-based. Those campaigns are self-contained; they're living under a shoe. You have to give the rest of the country a chance to see them. Historically, the Bengals' marketing efforts have been putrid, and as long as that's true it would help to have an ambassador to lead the way. 

I'm not saying Chad's the secret potion lol. Far from it. But he would at least inspire some mainstream coverage of the event. In the end, you gotta get people talking about these players, and Chad is better than anyone at getting people talking.