ArmyBengal Posted May 20, 2022 Report Share Posted May 20, 2022 Geno is still my dog. Loved watching him all those years, blowing up the middle of the o-line. Dude was a pro and just went about his business without having much to say about any of it. Wish he was part of this team now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJJackson Posted July 8, 2022 Report Share Posted July 8, 2022 really happy that the two Kens are semifinialists for this years Hall of Fame class, but I of course wont be surprised when they arent picked apparently, to get into the HoF as a Bengal, you have to have been the absolute uncontested all-time best at your position Yes, Mr Munoz, you were. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Stripes Posted July 19, 2022 Report Share Posted July 19, 2022 My picks: Willie and Boomer My predictions: Willie and Chad Would be fine either way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
membengal Posted July 20, 2022 Report Share Posted July 20, 2022 I actually voted Willie and Boomer. I agree it will be Willie and Chad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
membengal Posted July 20, 2022 Report Share Posted July 20, 2022 Willie Anderson and...Isaac Curtis! I am genuinely surprised and really happy Curtis is the other one. He was who I passed over (reluctantly) to vote for Boomer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmyBengal Posted July 20, 2022 Report Share Posted July 20, 2022 I love that they selected Isaac Curtis. I remember watching him play when I was young and always loved him as a player. Willie is of course awesome and fully deserving. Maybe next year for Boomer and Chad... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMPHAR Posted July 20, 2022 Report Share Posted July 20, 2022 Deserving players, but I would have had Boomer and Chad in before Issac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stripes Posted July 20, 2022 Report Share Posted July 20, 2022 No complaints at all. Would be cool to see one of the current receivers score a TD and spike the ball over their back as a tribute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMPHAR Posted July 20, 2022 Report Share Posted July 20, 2022 Willie Anderson is hands down a HOFer. A bigger snub than Ken Anderson, IMO. By the way Ken Anderson is a HOFer or should be. Quote He was so accomplished that Hall-of-Famer Michael Strahan called him “the greatest right tackle of his generation.” And he might be right. Because legend has it that Anderson, who played 195 career games, surrendered only one sack to nine of the NFL’s top 10 pass rushers. That was to Hall-of-Famer Bruce Smith, who set an NFL record with 200 career sacks. Quote "I loved Reggie White. God bless him. Rest in peace. I wanted to be Reggie White as a kid, as a man. So when I say, 'hey, I shut Reggie White out in ‘98,' who would believe it?” I believe because I watched it in 1998. It was a great performance in another 90s loss. Quote When I got the hard drive,” Anderson said, “I started showing my game, just for teaching … just to teach my players, teach guys (about) the NFL because, you know, in the social media world I’m an old guy … But in ’99 through ’01, I gave up no sacks and only one pressure. Everything adds up. And the great thing about it is: I have the film. I have the hard drive right in front of me. “I would just say, Go ask Julius Peppers. Go ask Jevon Kearse. They’ve asked Strahan already. You can ask Terrell Suggs. Ask Jason Taylor. These guys that I faced are on film, and as the old coaches say, the films don’t lie.” Not that Boselli isn't worthy but his career was shorter. It is a crime he is in and Willie Anderson isn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted July 20, 2022 Report Share Posted July 20, 2022 Long (as in about 12 months) overdue for Curtis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmyBengal Posted July 20, 2022 Report Share Posted July 20, 2022 You didn't see the sheer quickness in Curtis that we saw in Chad, but you did see a guy with speed that had the ability to get open and be "The guy" that Anderson would go to when he needed a play to be made. I can remember my uncle saying, "As much as I love Kenny Anderson, it's like you can't love him without loving Isaac Curtis". My uncle was all geeked up on Kenny Anderson, so that was saying something. When you have a rule named after you because you were that fast, you must have been doing something right. Isaac Curtis, the original OchoCinco. Or as Kenny Anderson said in that he was "The Jerry Rice before Jerry Rice." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
membengal Posted July 20, 2022 Report Share Posted July 20, 2022 Proof (and Curtis was both fast and quick) (go to the 1:33 time stamp) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted July 20, 2022 Report Share Posted July 20, 2022 I mean, when they have to change the rules of the game because other teams can’t stop you without cheating… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
membengal Posted July 20, 2022 Report Share Posted July 20, 2022 that combo of elusive, stop/start, and pure speed on the route in that clip that he took to the house was unreal. And look at those strides. He was SPECIAL. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted August 17, 2022 Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 https://www.nfl.com/news/chucky-howley-joe-klecko-ken-riley-senior-finalists-for-pro-football-hall-of-fam Good. About time. Quote The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced on Wednesday that linebacker Chuck Howley, defensive lineman Joe Klecko and defensive back Ken Riley are the three senior finalists for the Class of 2023. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stripes Posted August 17, 2022 Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 Always seems like there's another step. One more to go. Hopefully they get off the damned pot and induct him already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted August 17, 2022 Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 My understanding is that it’s pretty much a lock. All the senior nominees get an up/down vote and as long as they hit 80% they’re in. It’s considered a formality, so something weird would have to happen for him to get left out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stripes Posted August 17, 2022 Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 Sounds good to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMPHAR Posted August 18, 2022 Report Share Posted August 18, 2022 So is this done deal? Like maybe start planning a Canton trip done deal? Great for Riley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJJackson Posted August 18, 2022 Report Share Posted August 18, 2022 of course, the other Ken should be in as well. both of them, actually, long overdue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmyBengal Posted August 18, 2022 Report Share Posted August 18, 2022 Never understood how he’s 5th ALL TIME in career interceptions and not in the Hall of Fame. Happy for him. Wish my dad was still alive to see this, he always loved Ken Riley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMPHAR Posted August 18, 2022 Report Share Posted August 18, 2022 If you look at the players by franchise that are in the HOF. The bengals are well under representative. Some franchises have more players from their losing eras than the Bengals do in the 70/80s which had various levels of success. Bengals realistically should have 3-5 players in, IMO, to bring it up to a reasonable representation. For example the Falcons have 4 players that you would call "true" Falcons. Then they have Eric Dickerson/Favre types which played a short period of time. Of those 4 true Falcons, 1 player is from their 1st NFC Champ team. Not saying those players are not worthy, but come on there should be more Bengals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stripes Posted August 21, 2022 Report Share Posted August 21, 2022 Clearly there should be more Bengals, but I think the biggest issue is that old-era dynasties get egregiously over-represented. Even the Patriots of their first 3-of-4 titles period aren't nearly as well-represented in the hall as the '60s Packers, '70s Steelers, or '80s 49ers. It seems like they're just gradually putting those entire rosters in the hall while players who were actually great on less-known teams get ignored for decades, and the whole thing remains a farce. But Ken Riley will make it slightly less farcical. If the current Bengals continue to keep the franchise in the public eye, then the forgotten greats will cease to be forgotten. Ken and Willie Anderson are next, and maybe even folks like Lamar Parrish will finally garner some notice too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted August 21, 2022 Report Share Posted August 21, 2022 It’s a popularity contest, always has been (insert astronaut meme here). Steelers, Cowboys, Packets etc get in because they have a big fan base and big fan base equals more money for the nfl, and money is all they give a shit about. Bengals are rising in popularity so this year we got thrown a bone. They win more, more bengals will get in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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