Terrell Owens Thread: Hall of Fame?

Originally posted by NinerGM:

Originally posted by 49AllTheTime:

Originally posted by NinerGM:
HOF really being big by essentially not mentioning him at all during the ceremony instead of reaching out to understand if they could maybe collaborate celebration(s). I concur with whoever said the cost of the HOF, attendees, etc is on you. That's sorta b******t IMHO. "Hey we're throwing a party for you but you need to pay for it." I really don't care how many bridges he's burned in the past, if I need a billionare sponsor to help fund a celebration in my own name, I'm saying "no thanks" and calling they guys over for beer and wings. Call me crazy. Or we'll just go to Young2Rice's place in the OC!

lol, he doesn't need a billionaire sponsor.. just some friends

Some friends with deep pockets :D - According to ESPN it's not cheap and usually teams sponsors - so I imagine if they go halvsies and he can't even afford that... I wonder what half is...

Originally posted by Pillbusta:
Well it's their stinking award they withheld from him twice already so if he wants to withhold his presence at his induction then so be it. One good turn deserves another. This was a hall of fame. There was no other player more famous in the NFL than TO during his peak and this includes Tom Brady. TO was must see TV for quite a few seasons from what I remember. He was the show and his stats back that up

Originally posted by 49AllTheTime:

Originally posted by NinerGM:

Originally posted by 49AllTheTime:

Originally posted by NinerGM:
HOF really being big by essentially not mentioning him at all during the ceremony instead of reaching out to understand if they could maybe collaborate celebration(s). I concur with whoever said the cost of the HOF, attendees, etc is on you. That's sorta b******t IMHO. "Hey we're throwing a party for you but you need to pay for it." I really don't care how many bridges he's burned in the past, if I need a billionare sponsor to help fund a celebration in my own name, I'm saying "no thanks" and calling they guys over for beer and wings. Call me crazy. Or we'll just go to Young2Rice's place in the OC!

lol, he doesn't need a billionaire sponsor.. just some friends

Some friends with deep pockets :D - According to ESPN it's not cheap and usually teams sponsors - so I imagine if they go halvsies and he can't even afford that... I wonder what half is...

he easily could have had the 49ers/Eagles and Cowboys help with it.

Originally posted by 49AllTheTime:

Originally posted by NinerGM:

Originally posted by 49AllTheTime:

Originally posted by NinerGM:
HOF really being big by essentially not mentioning him at all during the ceremony instead of reaching out to understand if they could maybe collaborate celebration(s). I concur with whoever said the cost of the HOF, attendees, etc is on you. That's sorta b******t IMHO. "Hey we're throwing a party for you but you need to pay for it." I really don't care how many bridges he's burned in the past, if I need a billionare sponsor to help fund a celebration in my own name, I'm saying "no thanks" and calling they guys over for beer and wings. Call me crazy. Or we'll just go to Young2Rice's place in the OC!

lol, he doesn't need a billionaire sponsor.. just some friends

Some friends with deep pockets :D - According to ESPN it's not cheap and usually teams sponsors - so I imagine if they go halvsies and he can't even afford that... I wonder what half is...

he easily could have had the 49ers/Eagles and Cowboys help with it.

Originally posted by WINiner:
Boo Hooo cry me a freaking river. There are guys who wait for several DECADES to get in that feel they deserve entry. How dare the hall make TO, the freaking immature baby, wait for two years.

Originally posted by VaBeachNiner:

Originally posted by WINiner:
Boo Hooo cry me a freaking river. There are guys who wait for several DECADES to get in that feel they deserve entry. How dare the hall make TO, the freaking immature baby, wait for two years.

Frank Tarkenton waited 15 years
Derrick Thomas 10 years
Van Broklin 10 years
Kellin Winslow 8 years
Lynn Swan 19 years
Ozzie Newsome 9 years
Art Monk 13 years

Originally posted by SoCold:

None of those players were arguably top 5 all time at their position tho. I kinda see TO not making it in 2016 because they decided to go with Marvin Harrison and TO just missed the cut. Cris Carter, Andre Reed and Tim Brown were inducted in consecutive years. They're not going to put multiple WR in per year so some guys have to wait.

The snub in 2017 wasn't right imo. No WR was inducted and you had Kurt Warner and K Morten Anderson get in when they clearly could have gone in this year and put TO in last year.

Originally posted by TonyStarks:

Can't Romo go and talk to this dude?He's proving everyone right acting like a baby and not participating.

Originally posted by SoCold:

Originally posted by VaBeachNiner:

Originally posted by WINiner:

Boo Hooo cry me a freaking river. There are guys who wait for several DECADES to get in that feel they deserve entry. How dare the hall make TO, the freaking immature baby, wait for two years.

Frank Tarkenton waited 15 years
Derrick Thomas 10 years
Van Broklin 10 years
Kellin Winslow 8 years
Lynn Swan 19 years
Ozzie Newsome 9 years
Art Monk 13 years

None of those players were arguably top 5 all time at their position tho. I kinda see TO not making it in 2016 because they decided to go with Marvin Harrison and TO just missed the cut. Cris Carter, Andre Reed and Tim Brown were inducted in consecutive years. They're not going to put multiple WR in per year so some guys have to wait.

The snub in 2017 wasn't right imo. No WR was inducted and you had Kurt Warner and K Morten Anderson get in when they clearly could have gone in this year and put TO in last year.

Originally posted by 49AllTheTime:

Originally posted by NinerGM:
HOF really being big by essentially not mentioning him at all during the ceremony instead of reaching out to understand if they could maybe collaborate celebration(s). I concur with whoever said the cost of the HOF, attendees, etc is on you. That's sorta b******t IMHO. "Hey we're throwing a party for you but you need to pay for it." I really don't care how many bridges he's burned in the past, if I need a billionare sponsor to help fund a celebration in my own name, I'm saying "no thanks" and calling they guys over for beer and wings. Call me crazy. Or we'll just go to Young2Rice's place in the OC!

lol, he doesn't need a billionaire sponsor.. just some friends

Originally posted by crabman82:

Originally posted by SoCold:

Originally posted by VaBeachNiner:

Originally posted by WINiner:
Boo Hooo cry me a freaking river. There are guys who wait for several DECADES to get in that feel they deserve entry. How dare the hall make TO, the freaking immature baby, wait for two years.

Frank Tarkenton waited 15 years
Derrick Thomas 10 years
Van Broklin 10 years
Kellin Winslow 8 years
Lynn Swan 19 years
Ozzie Newsome 9 years
Art Monk 13 years

None of those players were arguably top 5 all time at their position tho. I kinda see TO not making it in 2016 because they decided to go with Marvin Harrison and TO just missed the cut. Cris Carter, Andre Reed and Tim Brown were inducted in consecutive years. They're not going to put multiple WR in per year so some guys have to wait.

The snub in 2017 wasn't right imo. No WR was inducted and you had Kurt Warner and K Morten Anderson get in when they clearly could have gone in this year and put TO in last year.

I thought tarkenton left football as the td passing leader and maybe even yardage leader

In his 18 NFL seasons, Tarkenton completed 3,686 of 6,467 passes for 47,003 yards and 342 touchdowns, with 266 interceptions, all of which were NFL records at the time of his retirement. Tarkenton's 47,003 career passing yards rank him 8th all time, while his 342 career passing touchdowns is 6th all time in NFL history.[8] He also is 6th on the all-time list of wins by a starting quarterback with 124 regular season victories. He also used his impressive scrambling ability to rack up 3,674 rushing yards and 32 touchdowns on 675 carries. During his career, Tarkenton ran for a touchdown in 15 different seasons, an NFL record among quarterbacks. He ranks fifth in career rushing yards among quarterbacks, behind Randall Cunningham, Steve Young, Michael Vick and Cam Newton. He is also one of two NFL quarterbacks ever to rush for at least 300 yards in seven different seasons; the other is Tobin Rote. When he retired, Tarkenton held NFL career records in pass attempts, completions, yardage, and touchdowns; rushing yards by a quarterback; and wins by a starting quarterback.

Originally posted by NineFourNiner:
The irony is FANTASTIC.

"I was disappointed that we will be cheated as a Hall of Fame team, one of our teammates, that he took that decision (to skip the ceremonies)," Irvin said. "Of course everybody says, 'He has the right to make the decision.' Yes, he does and we have the right to say we don't like it. It is what it is. And I'm also disappointed because, you know, we fought for T.O. It wasn't like T.O. had said that it didn't matter, 'I don't care about being in the Hall,' or, 'I don't care about that at all.' Then everybody wouldn't have invested emotions and feelings into it and we did ... We talked about it, tried to get him in. We talked about it on air because he rightfully belongs in there. Then he gets in and he makes that decision, I was absolutely disappointed about it."

Originally posted by VaBeachNiner:

Irvin agrees with the HoF decision.

"I was disappointed that we will be cheated as a Hall of Fame team, one of our teammates, that he took that decision (to skip the ceremonies)," Irvin said. "Of course everybody says, 'He has the right to make the decision.' Yes, he does and we have the right to say we don't like it. It is what it is. And I'm also disappointed because, you know, we fought for T.O. It wasn't like T.O. had said that it didn't matter, 'I don't care about being in the Hall,' or, 'I don't care about that at all.' Then everybody wouldn't have invested emotions and feelings into it and we did ... We talked about it, tried to get him in. We talked about it on air because he rightfully belongs in there. Then he gets in and he makes that decision, I was absolutely disappointed about it."

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/24098576/michael-irvin-agrees-pro-football-hall-fame-not-acknowledging-terrell-owens-enshrinement-weekend