11-23-2022, 05:12 AM
(11-22-2022, 11:52 PM)jfkbengals Wrote: I would argue against the no brainer thing for Thomas. My belief is he shouldn't be in before Willie is. People will point out the Pro Bowls as his resume for going, but he only got those after all the noise that came that Anderson missed out numerous times because of team performance. He was a rookie Anderson's final year in Stripes, and Anderson retired after Thomas' sophomore season. Meanwhile, Anderson gave up a total of 13 sacks in his career. Thomas gave up 30. There's plenty more that shows Anderson as more deserving for those willing to look into it. For the record, I do believe Thomas is worthy of going, but not before players that were better than he was.
I totally agree that Willie should be getting in sooner rather than later. But Joe Thomas is going into the HOF in this class. The question will be how many OL will they induct this year. He will be competing directly with another OL, RG Jahri Evans but Willie was better than he was. Derrelle Revis seems to be the other lock for this year. Fingers crossed that the voters make room for Willie too this year
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