Ken Anderson-there is always next year

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(08-22-2023, 01:50 PM)Whatever Wrote: I disagree on some of these.  Chad was a 6x Pro Bowler and 2x 1st team All Pro with 3 total All Pro selections.

Jimmy Smith-5 Pro Bowls, 2x 2nd team All Pro
Anquan Boldin-3 Pro Bowls, never an All Pro
Torry Holt-7 Pro Bowls, 2 total All Pro"s(1 1st team).
Steve Smith-5 Pro Bowls, 3 All Pro's(2 1st team)
Reggie Wayne-6 Pro Bowls, 3 All Pro's (1 1st team)
Andre Johnson -7 Pro Bowls, 4 All Pro's(2 1st team)
Brandon Marshall -6 Pro Bowls, 2 All Pro's(1 1st team)
Antonio Brown-7 Pro Bowls, 5 All Pro's(4 1st team)

Brown and Johnson, certainly.  Giving Wayne and Holt the edge because of their rings?  Sure.  But guys like Boldin and Jimmy Smith?  No way.

Boldin and Jimmy Smith have far more stats than Chad does.
Jimmy Smith (12 years) - 862 receptions for 12287 yards, 67 TDs
Boldin (14 years) - 1076 receptions for 13779 yards, 82 TDs
Chad (11 years) - 766 receptions for 11059 yards, 67 TDs

Do Smith and Boldin have better stats because they played longer than Chad? Arguably yes. But stats are a huge factor into decision-making for HOF when it comes to offensive weapons. With none of them having rings, stats are going to be a bigger part of the conversation. And Chad had the infamous headbutt to his then-wife which ultimately resulted in him never playing in the league another season, which will affect his consideration at least a bit.