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I was justing thinking about this, and figured I'd ask all of you the same question:

Are there any active or recently retired Offensive Linemen that are worthy enough to be inducted into the Hall of Fame?


To me there are only a few at the moment:

-Orlando Pace
-Willie Roaf
-Kevin Mawae
-Jonathan Ogden
-Larry Allen

Are these guys HOF material? And, which others would you put on the list?

From the Skins I think Chris Samuels has a decent shot at the HOF. Hes already been to 4 Pro Bowls and still has about 4-6 years left in the league barring major injuries. Decent pass blocker but hes one of the best if not the best run blocking tackle in the league.

Outside of the Skins, Willie Anderson? Walter Jones? Alan Faneca? Jonothen Odgen (sp?)? Larry Allen?

Tons and tons of O-linemen. Pun intended.

I think Willie Roaf and Kevin Mawae are locks.

Willie Roaf is an absolute lock. I have him as #2 on my Greatest Tackles of all-time list (Player Comparison board). He was on the 90s All Decade, Team, had 10+ Pro Bowl appearances, and a 7 time All-Pro. He anchored that stellar KC O-Line in the early 2000s and was an absolute wall for that left side of the KC line.

I think Mawae is a lock. I think, AFAIK, he's the 3rd greatest Center of all time, behind Webster and Stepnoski. For a decade plus, he's been considered the best Center in the league, and even at this stage of his career, you can't leave off a top Centers list without Mawae. Since the late 90s, I think you could consider him the top Center in the game. That definitely deserves a HOF place, IMO.

I totally forgot about Larry Allen and Jonathan Ogden....I'm already making myself look stupid.

I'll add them to the list.

Would you like to add to that BBJ?

J.Kim wrote:I think Mawae is a lock. I think, AFAIK, he's the 3rd greatest Center of all time, behind Webster and Stepnoski.

Dermontti Dawson spits on your face.

Guys not yet mentioned that, if I had a HoF vote, would receive it:

Steve Wisniewski
Will Shields
Bruce Armstrong
Richmond Webb
Randall McDaniel
Bob Kuechenberg
Tom Nalen
Mark Schlereth
Gary Zimmerman
Bart Oates


Maybe Guy McIntyre. No better pulling guard in NFL history, in my opinion.

Seems like I

Also: Jay Hilgenberg.

I'm excited as Lindsay Lohan at an open bar wedding to head to Canton and see the best OL of the last 25 years inducted into the HOF next weekend. That would be Bruce Matthews.

That's an odd way of spelling Willie Roaf's name. Is it a regional dialect?

i think mark schlereth has a hal of fame worthy story

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Schlereth

Schlereth also revealed on this same Mike and Mike appearance that due to the lack of restroom facilities on the sideline, he would often urinate in his game pants.

Basketball Jesus wrote:That's an odd way of spelling Willie Roaf's name. Is it a regional dialect?

Anthony Munoz and Bruce Matthews both spit on your face.

Wow. I stand corrected. I apparently can't count. (I thought 1992 was 25 years. College degree in chemistry this one has, too.)

More names

I think ogden is a yes

I think Stink should be in....I don't think its any coincidence that he was on so many Super Bowl teams during his career.


Plus the "Detective Roc Hoover" thing doesn't hurt.

I haven't had the pleasure to watch Anthony Munoz, but I think it's scary to think that someone was better than Willie Roaf, because I've seen plenty of him in my day... it's almost unreal to think he isn't the best.

I'm surprised no one has come out to say that Alan Faneca is a near-lock, because he is the glue that holds the Steelers together. I also think Walter Jones will make it, and me likey BBJ's pick of Tom Nalen.