I don’t think Ware getting snubbed means others should, that was kind of a weak class and I think Ware could’ve been subbed in for Sam Mills without any controversy. The HOF voters are fickle when it comes to this stuff.
Respectfully, those guys are a full tier below Peppers. Still fantastic players who deserve to make the Hall without a doubt, don’t get me wrong, but the comparison is decidedly lopsided in Peppers’ favor. Just to put it into context, I’ll compare him against Jared Allen (too lazy to do both atm):
159.5 sacks for Peppers (4th in official sack tally) vs. 136 for Allen (12th)
6x total All-Pro teams for Peppers vs. 4x for Allen
Peppers on both the 2000s and 2010s HOF teams, Allen on neither
And so on and so forth. The comparison would be roughly the same for Freeney as well, with the only exception being that I’m pretty sure Freeney has fewer sacks, but did make the cut for the 2000s HOF team.
Allen and Freeney were damn special players, and they definitely should make it in over the next couple years, but if they’re only admitting one DE this year (which they don’t have even a soft rule on so far as I can recall - pretty sure we’ve seen multiple instances where multiple players from the same position group got inducted the same year, like Urlacher and Ray Lewis at MLB), it’s gotta be Peppers.
Gimme 1st ballot Peppers 🙏
If Ware wasn’t, Peppers shouldn’t be
Peppers has like 20 sacks, 20 Forced Fumbles, and 4 TFLs on Ware. That’s a pretty big gap between the two.
I don’t think Ware getting snubbed means others should, that was kind of a weak class and I think Ware could’ve been subbed in for Sam Mills without any controversy. The HOF voters are fickle when it comes to this stuff.
You’ll get it.
Will he?
Dwight Freeney & Jared Allen are still waiting. Are we going to see two edge rushers inducted in this class?
Respectfully, those guys are a full tier below Peppers. Still fantastic players who deserve to make the Hall without a doubt, don’t get me wrong, but the comparison is decidedly lopsided in Peppers’ favor. Just to put it into context, I’ll compare him against Jared Allen (too lazy to do both atm):
159.5 sacks for Peppers (4th in official sack tally) vs. 136 for Allen (12th)
6x total All-Pro teams for Peppers vs. 4x for Allen
Peppers on both the 2000s and 2010s HOF teams, Allen on neither
And so on and so forth. The comparison would be roughly the same for Freeney as well, with the only exception being that I’m pretty sure Freeney has fewer sacks, but did make the cut for the 2000s HOF team.
Allen and Freeney were damn special players, and they definitely should make it in over the next couple years, but if they’re only admitting one DE this year (which they don’t have even a soft rule on so far as I can recall - pretty sure we’ve seen multiple instances where multiple players from the same position group got inducted the same year, like Urlacher and Ray Lewis at MLB), it’s gotta be Peppers.
Do they have their name dropped in a future song?
Maybe. Most people can’t predict the future.
Ware wasn’t first ballot either.
Bears legends Jared Allen and Julius Peppers
Peppers was really good for us despite being past his prime. Jared Allen was a ghost.
Green peppers baby