05-06-2021, 12:37 PM
Ken Anderson should absolutely be in the Hall of Fame and 100% in the ring.
Riley had longevity going for him but while Lemar Parrish was here, he was the #1 pro bowl corner each year (6 in 8 seasons) and the better corner. Had he stayed and played a little longer he would have been a hall of fame candidate, so it brings Riley down for me a little. He still deserves to be in our ring though just for be solid for so long.
But i have to go with Isaac Curtis who should be in the Hall of Fame as well and was one of the NFL's elite receivers that changed the game. They literally had to change pass coverage rules because everyone just held him since they couldn't cover him. If Stallworth and Swann are in he should be. Also, he had the coolest TD celebration with the over the shoulder spike that every kid emulated growing up.
The Isaac Curtis rule
"The Isaac Curtis rule" should not be confused with the "Mel Blount rule", which was a stricter revision of "The Isaac Curtis Rule". Because Isaac Curtis had world-class speed, there were not defensive backs who could keep up with him and all teams would double and sometimes even triple cover him. In 1973 in his first year, the Bengals won the Central Division and faced the eventual Super Bowl Champions, the Miami Dolphins. Don Shula's defensive backs did not have the speed to cover Curtis and Shula decided that he would have them push, bump, and hold him down the field. After that game, NFL defenses, including the Steelers, started doing the same thing to stop Curtis. Paul Brown wanted the rule changed, telling the NFL Competition Committee, "What good is it for us to have performers, if they aren't allowed to perform."
"The Isaac Curtis Rule" states that a defender is allowed to block a receiver within five yards of the line of scrimmage. After the initial yards, any contact will be considered holding, which is a five-yard penalty and an automatic first down.
"He changed the game," said former Bengals teammate and wide receiver Cris Collinsworth. "There's no question because no one could keep up with him. They put in the five-yard bump rules and all that crazy stuff that it all eventually became".
Riley had longevity going for him but while Lemar Parrish was here, he was the #1 pro bowl corner each year (6 in 8 seasons) and the better corner. Had he stayed and played a little longer he would have been a hall of fame candidate, so it brings Riley down for me a little. He still deserves to be in our ring though just for be solid for so long.
But i have to go with Isaac Curtis who should be in the Hall of Fame as well and was one of the NFL's elite receivers that changed the game. They literally had to change pass coverage rules because everyone just held him since they couldn't cover him. If Stallworth and Swann are in he should be. Also, he had the coolest TD celebration with the over the shoulder spike that every kid emulated growing up.
The Isaac Curtis rule
"The Isaac Curtis rule" should not be confused with the "Mel Blount rule", which was a stricter revision of "The Isaac Curtis Rule". Because Isaac Curtis had world-class speed, there were not defensive backs who could keep up with him and all teams would double and sometimes even triple cover him. In 1973 in his first year, the Bengals won the Central Division and faced the eventual Super Bowl Champions, the Miami Dolphins. Don Shula's defensive backs did not have the speed to cover Curtis and Shula decided that he would have them push, bump, and hold him down the field. After that game, NFL defenses, including the Steelers, started doing the same thing to stop Curtis. Paul Brown wanted the rule changed, telling the NFL Competition Committee, "What good is it for us to have performers, if they aren't allowed to perform."
"The Isaac Curtis Rule" states that a defender is allowed to block a receiver within five yards of the line of scrimmage. After the initial yards, any contact will be considered holding, which is a five-yard penalty and an automatic first down.
"He changed the game," said former Bengals teammate and wide receiver Cris Collinsworth. "There's no question because no one could keep up with him. They put in the five-yard bump rules and all that crazy stuff that it all eventually became".
