The long wait is over. It’s August and
that means the start of preseason games for the NFL and fantasy football angst
will soon engulf the premises. Time to crank up NFL Sunday Ticket and bring on
the games!
I watched some of the Hall of Fame
induction ceremonies over the weekend and per usual it didn’t disappoint. It
was good to see Claude Humphrey and Ray Guy get in through the Veteran’s
Committee, which I think was a good idea when it was added to the selection
process. I remember how good a player Humphrey
was and I ‘m glad to see him get recognized finally. He suffered the fate of
some other really good players that were on lousy teams like the Falcons were in
the 60’s and 70’s. One of those guys
played behind him at middle linebacker, Tommy Nobis. It is hard to believe he
still hasn’t made it in. Players on
winning teams have always had more air time and ink which definitely helped their
chances, especially if they had game. The get Ray Guy to the Hall of Fame
campaign paid dividends and that is a good thing. He changed the perception of
punters into being more of a weapon and it was about time he got in.
I’d love to visit the Hall again
since the last time I went it was less than 10 years old, the summer after
Super Bowl IV and there were only 75-80 players inducted at that time. I’m willing to bet the gift shop is a lot
bigger.
