Yesterday's announcement that Thurman Thomas was elected to the Hall of Fame should come as no surprise. After all, only Emmitt Smith and Barry Sanders had more rushing yards in the 90's than Thomas. What is surprising is Thomas didn't get elected in his first year of eligibility.
Thomas is the seventh Bill to go to Canton: James Lofton and Joe DeLamielluere (2003), Jim Kelly (2002), Marv Levy (2001), Billy Shaw (1999) and some other running back we won't mention who was enshrined in 1985.
Andre Reed did not make it out the round of 17. I'm afraid Reed will have the same destiny as Art Monk - solid players whose stats say they belong in the Hall of Fame, but will annually be passed over. Bruce Smith will be a lock in a couple of years when he is eligible. Counting Levy and Lofton, Smith would be the fifth member of the "glory years" to reach Canton.
Final thought: Someone should give a highlight tape of Thurman and give it to Willis McGahee. Running, catching, and picking up blocks, Thurman was the complete back. And now his career is complete, with an honor that is well-deserved.
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Congratulations Thurman ,Buffalo could not be more proud !
5 "glory years boys" and counting. Beside Bruce Smith, Andre Reed ( with more catches than a few Hall of Famers combines), Steve Tasker ( the best special teamer of all time, and don't forget they created a spot in the pro bowl just because of him), and Bills owner Ralph Wilson ( without whom the Raiders and AFC may not be here today) must be added in the coming years. And Don't forget 2 future Hall of Fame GM's....Bill Polian and the late John Butler, both of whom built the Bills dynasty team and then went onto Indy and SD to try and do the same. Congrats Thurman, you are finally home in the Hall..
It's too bad Andre Reed will probably never see the HOF. Even though i'm a Bills fan, Art Monk's exclusion from the Hall is outrageous!! Cris Carter will be the #1 WR next year so Monk won't get in next year either. No way on Tasker that would be ridiculous but it's only a matter of time until Wilson gets in.
I remember well the "Glory years" of the Bills. A win in any of the 4 Superbowls would have made them the team of the "90's". But one person who will probably not see the Hall of fame was the coach who really built that team. In the accolades for Thurman let's not forget Coach Kay Stevenson.
Thoughts anyone?
TB
I remember well the "Glory years" of the Bills. A win in any of the 4 Superbowls would have made them the team of the "90's". But one person who will probably not see the Hall of fame was the coach who really built that team. In the accolades for Thurman let's not forget Kay Stevenson.
Thoughts anyone?
I think it is sad that a player like Michael Irvin is elected with his questionable off the field antics while solid players like Art Monk and Andre Reed are passed over.
The running back, who you so pathetically failed to mention, was OJ Simpson, one of the greatest running backs to ever play pro football.
I question why Jim Kelly made the Hall of Fame. Kelly's mindless determination to keep passing the ball against the Giants in the first Super Bowl loss, in the face of the Giant's defense using only two (2) down lineman, and Thurman running through the Giants like a hot knife through butter, was absurd. His selfish attempts to pad his stats and be the MVP cost the Bills that game!