05-22-2017, 01:54 PM
(05-22-2017, 01:35 PM)Whatever Wrote: Partially. I've actually had this discussion with an old timer Steelers fan from back in the '70's. He admits that Swann was a good player, but not HoF worthy. However, he made a great point as to why Swann is so overrated. He had a lot of great games on MNF and in the playoffs, and for most fans back then, that was about the only way you got to watch players from outside your market. That created the perception nationally that he was this big time superstar when there were many games he was pedestrian or downright ineffective throughout a season.
Makes sense in a way, but it's not like the HOF is voted on by fans.
Everyone knows those Steelers teams were all about their roided up defense. It's like voting Jamal Lewis into the HOF because he was the best offensive player on the 2001 Ravens. Except Lewis probably has a better argument than Swann.
The training, nutrition, medicine, fitness, playbooks and rules evolve. The athlete does not.
