Fletcher to HOF?

Not to take anything from Ray Lewis, but I think Fletch has never had the same defensive supporting cast that Ray always had in Baltimore. Yet Fletch has managed to have comparable stats.

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It'll be quite a few years before he makes it, if he ever does. I'll probably be 50 years old by then if he makes it. lol

If he makes it I will probably be over 50 myself.

I think he gets stuck in the Hall of Very Good. Sportswriters who make the decision often consider if a player was one of the best at their position during their era. I think, fairly or unfairly, he will be ranked below Ray Lewis, Patrick Willis and Brian Urlacher when compared to his peers. Not that I agree with that, but I can easily see that keeping him from the Hall.

You know, I actually think it could be Urlacher who keeps him out. I could see him getting in as the second best MLB of his era, but being viewed as the 3rd would be a big problem (Willis is a lot younger, so I think he's kind of a different era player).

Pro-bowl isn't the defining skill level of a player. DeAngelo Hall was voted in the pro-bowl and was the pro-bowl MVP two years ago, yet he ranked the 3rd worst CB in the league that same year. This is a fan/popularity event.


Now, "All-Pro" is a different story.
Doesn't matter. A 1 time Pro Bowl alternate will not be in the HOF unless something DRASTICALLY changes. Don't shoot the messenger.

He's played in 3 Pro Bowls now.

sure why not. hes been dominant his whole career he just never had the most talent around him... like a ray lewis. i say Fletch for HOF his career consistency and league leading efforts year after year make him AT LEAST on the ballot.

Yes HOF. IMO. Probably the most underrated LB I've seen. Any time you see an athlete able to compete at his level at his age with athletes in their primes is because he really is that great. Not a really good LB - a great LB HOF.

The guy leads the league or top 5 in tackles nearly every year in recent memory...
IMO it would be one.of the biggest snubs of all time

Also, among active players (all positions) he second in the league in consecutive starts -- and he plays LINEBACKER! Think of all the tackles he made, the blocks he had to shed, the collisions, the players he concussed--there is a lot of contact at that position. Just to last that long, especially at LB is special. He not only lasted, he thriving --the man led the league in tackles last year at age 83! HOF.