Next Bengals H.O.F.er

[Destro]

(12-29-2020, 05:15 PM)J24 Wrote: Geno and Whitworth will both be in on the first ballot

Nope. As mentioned before, the Hall has a massive back up of players. Several true first ballots will be retiring, pushing Geno even further away. Most casual fans don't even know of him. Blame it on a small market or not, he is not the highlight reel producer. The last few years don't help that case. As time goes on, we have the Watt family, Bosa Family and Aaron Donald and the like who will over shadow Geno in both stats and public remembrance. 

Whitworth played O-line, so that is even harder to make voters to give a damn. Allen Faneca, Tony Boselli and Joe Jacoby ( to name a few ) should already be there but are still waiting. Saying goes "can the story of the NFL be written without them?" Think getting these guys enough votes isn't there.

Not saying they do not belong in the Hall of Fame, but just going how people get in, don't think it is happening.