Ranking 30 ring-less 30-something stars by their Hall of Fame chances"

[IDEXAN]

The greatest individual accomplishment in pro football is linked heavily to the greatest team accomplishment the sport has to offer. You want to be enshrined in the Hall of Fame in Canton? It'll help if you have a Super Bowl victory on your résumé.

Of the 170 Super Bowl-era players who have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, 87 of them have won Super Bowls. Soon, Super Bowl winners Marvin Harrison, Orlando Pace, Kurt Warner, Brett Favre and Ray Lewis, among others, will join them.

And eventually, active champs like Peyton and Eli Manning, Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Ben Roethlisberger, Aaron Rodgers, Darrelle Revis, Charles Woodson, Terrell Suggs, Dwight Freeney, Reggie Wayne, Adam Vinatieri, Vince Wilfork and Troy Polamalu will/should get in.

But what about those who are getting up there in age and haven't won a ring? It's too early to assess relatively young guys like J.J. Watt, Calvin Johnson, Andrew Luck, Von Miller, Ndamukong Suh, Dez Bryant, Jimmy Graham, Justin Houston, Matt Ryan, LeSean McCoy and Jamaal Charles (all of whom are in their 20s), but here's a breakdown of the Hall of Fame chances for 30 non-champions over the age of 30:


1. Adrian Peterson, RB, Minnesota VikingsHall of Fame odds: Shoo-in He's a three-time first-team All-Pro with the second-highest single-season rushing yards total in NFL history and is one of 29 backs with over 10,000 yards.

Championship odds: Slim

This could change if Peterson gets traded, which remains a possibility, but the Vikings -- who have won 12 games the last two years -- are still in rebuilding mode.

2. Larry Fitzgerald, WR, Arizona Cardinals
Hall of Fame odds: Shoo-in Despite playing for bad teams more often than not, he ranks 12th all time with 89 touchdown catches and he should easily retire as part of the exclusive 1,000-catch club. He's also been to more Pro Bowls (eight) than any active receiver.

Championship odds: Toss-up

If Carson Palmer can stay healthy, the Cardinals are good enough to make a run. We're talking about one of the best teams in football from the first half of the 2014 season. Plus, Fitzgeralnd is only 31 and could be a trade candidate.
3. Andre Johnson, WR, Indianapolis ColtsHall of Fame odds: Very strong

He's been an All-Pro twice, which is once more than Fitzgerald, and is also a seven-time Pro Bowler. Plus, he's 180 yards and a touchdown away from ranking in the top 10 all time in catches, yards and touchdowns.

Championship odds: Toss-up

He's 33 and appears to be fading fast, but the Colts should be contenders the next few years.

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on...something-stars-by-their-hall-of-fame-chances

 

[infantrycak]

2. Larry Fitzgerald, WR, Arizona Cardinals
Hall of Fame odds: Shoo-in

3. Andre Johnson, WR, Indianapolis Colts Hall of Fame odds: Very strong

Just thought I'd flesh the comparison out:

Fitzgerald: 170 games, 909 rec., 12151 yds, 89 TD's, 13.4 ypr, 74.4 PFR CarAV, 174 20+ rec., 29 40+ rec., 611 1st downs
Johnson: 169 games, 1012 rec., 13597 yds, 64 TD's, 13.4, ypr, 93.25 PFR CarAV, 186 20+ rec., 42 40+ rec., 659 1st downs

Fitzgerald: 8 probowls, 1 All Pro, led league 3 times in a stat for a season during career.
Johnson: 7 probowls, 2 All Pro, led league 7 times in a stat for a season during career.

Geez that sucks seeing AJ identified as a Colt.

 

[JB]

Just thought I'd flesh the comparison out:

Fitzgerald: 170 games, 909 rec., 12151 yds, 89 TD's, 13.4 ypr, 74.4 PFR CarAV, 174 20+ rec., 29 40+ rec., 611 1st downs
Johnson: 169 games, 1012 rec., 13597 yds, 64 TD's, 13.4, ypr, 93.25 PFR CarAV, 186 20+ rec., 42 40+ rec., 659 1st downs

Fitzgerald: 8 probowls, 1 All Pro, led league 3 times in a stat for a season during career.
Johnson: 7 probowls, 2 All Pro, led league 7 times in a stat for a season during career.

Geez that sucks seeing AJ identified as a Colt.

yeah I don't see how they have Fitzgerald ahead and a shoo in for the hall

 

[Mollywhopper]

yeah I don't see how they have Fitzgerald ahead and a shoo in for the hall

2008. He and Arizona's Super Bowl run seemed to set Fitzgerald ahead of his contemporaries by virtually all of sports media.

It's a flawed black & white approach to winners & losers in sports media that doesn't begin reflect all the gray areas of sports that are out of the control of even greats like an Andre Johnson. Dre's the best all-around talent to ever play the position imo, and put a HOF qb with him for over 40% of his career like LFitz had or all of a career like Rice had and Andre's national reception is totally different.