Found May 27, 2008 on BDLSports:
When you hear the name Darren Sharper - what comes to mind? Green Bay Packer? Minnesota Viking? Hall Of Famer? Team Leader? Interception Leader? Well one if not all apply! Darren currently has 53 INTs with leads all active players. If you want to include non-active players, he is tied at 21st with Dieon Sanders - not bad company if you ask me. Here is where it get interesting! If he gets 6 INTs this year (has been averaging 5.5 the last 9 year), which seeing the addition of Jared Allen could potentially help with pressure which typically increases INTs - he will not only be among some of the best in the NFL, but he will pass some of the greatest names in NFL history. Six interceptions would move him past Darrell Green, Willie Brown, Eric Allen, Aeneas Williams, Pat Fischer, Lem Barney, Everson Walls, Johnny Robinson, Eugene Robinson, Bobby Boyd, Mel Blount and Emmitt Thomas into ninth on the career list. If he does and accomplishes this, would he/should he be considered ...
12 Comments:
  • sure!!! i think any player should be considered!! especially the ones that have excellent records, IE-Steve McNair -one yard short of the HOF, c'mon - the guy deserves it!!!
  • I agree - specially if your numbers match up to those already there! if your using numbers as the standard and your numbers match up....then 1+1 should ALWAYS EQUAL 2!! i believe SMcNair is a in maybe even first ballot!
  • I say he's in. Most hall of fame players dominate a stretch of time. Sharper has done that as he is a regular at the Pro Bowl and is always among the league leaders in interceptions. Considering Sharper's numbers and consistency, I say that he's a hall of famer.
  • Numbers are problematic for me. I love the NFL's hall of fame because it is so selective. With different lengths of seasons and different styles of offense and defense numbers can be very deceptive. I feel that if he was the best at his position for multiple years AND when you think of his name your first thought is "Holy cow, he was great" then he should be in. Darren for me is right on the line. If he does put another couple of good seasons under his belt he will probably win me over. He is really close for me but not quite there yet.
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  • Five - only thing i disagree with you about is - he is NOT a part of a good secondary - he IS THE secondary. Im not sure i can name any other DB for the vikings over his time there besides FSmoot - and he is not all that good!
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  • my only problem with the selection for the NFL HOF is that you have a bunch of people voting that never played the game. that to me makes the 'selectiveness' (is that a word???) a little questionable. I would like to see the majority of the vote go to those who are already in the HOF.
  • Now this is something we can agree on. In fact, it would probably make for a good write up here as well. There is a need for some non-players to be involved but the majority should be players, coaches ,or even owners.
  • I'd say he's a Hall of Famer. That's the first thing that comes to my mind when I think of him, seriously.

    Take care!
  • I see you added me as a favorite already! Thanks! I'll do the same, then!
  • HALL of famer and should make the pro bowl again this season
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