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fightphoe93 posted:

To me Polamalu and Boselli stand out on that list as guys that should make it.  Would love to see Butler make it too.

Steve Atwater is interesting because he would struggle to adjust to today’s NFL.  He was great for his era but his intimidating style of hitting would not go over well these days.  Same with Lynch.

Can't compare eras.  Doesn't work.  Atwater was a monster in his day.

Butler had more interceptions (38 to 26), more than twice as many interception return yards (533 to 204), more sacks (20.5 to 13), more forced fumbles, more fumble recoveries, and was first team all-pro twice as often (4 times vs. twice). Lynch did make more Pro Bowls (9 to 4) showing how much of a popularity contest that was. Lynch played in 43 more games than Butler showing much more of an impact per game Butler made. 

Butler was better in all these categories than Polamalu as well. Butler played in 23 more games than Polamalu, but his per game production remained better. 

Short answer - there is no way Butler should not be the top player out of these 3 safeties. 

DH13 posted:

Fair or not I think Lynch's success so far as GM in SF could play into his getting in.  The voters seem to take after-career things into consideration (good and bad), even if they don't talk about it.

Absolutely agree with you on this.  In theory his post NFL playing career should have no effect on the number of votes he'll get, but in reality he might get a few extra votes from those who are more familiar with him than some others. 

MichiganPacker2 posted:

Butler had more interceptions (38 to 26), more than twice as many interception return yards (533 to 204), more sacks (20.5 to 13), more forced fumbles, more fumble recoveries, and was first team all-pro twice as often (4 times vs. twice). Lynch did make more Pro Bowls (9 to 4) showing how much of a popularity contest that was. Lynch played in 43 more games than Butler showing much more of an impact per game Butler made. 

Butler was better in all these categories than Polamalu as well. Butler played in 23 more games than Polamalu, but his per game production remained better. 

Short answer - there is no way Butler should not be the top player out of these 3 safeties. 

100% agree... but I think there's some bias in who gets the votes.  Outside of Green Bay, guys like Polamalu and Lynch probably have more name recognition than Butler.  

Steve Atwater made it. Steve Mother Fucking Atwater. 
Bo Jackson ran Steve Fucking Atwater over like he was a retired DMV employee at Walmart handing out carts. 
Steve Fucking Atwater being in the NFL Hall of Fame before Leroy Butler is the biggest bag of bullshit I’ve ever seen. Steve Fucking Atwater in the HOF is a mother fucking joke. Fuck Steve Fucking Atwater. 

Floridarob posted:

HOF is slow to elect former Packers. It took Jerry Kramer 50 years. AR will probably be the last Packer for a while after he is elected.  Other than AR I can t think of anyone over the past 20 years that would be nominated. 

Bakhtiari may be in the discussion at some point. He's a plays a semi-glamour position and has already been in multiple Pro Bowls. 

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