Chris Carter on Art Monk and Hall of Fame Denial

It should be a no brainer...Art Monk deserves to be the in the Hall of Fame. Period. Say what you want his stats dont lie and his character is leaps and bounds above people like Micheal Irvin...And i think character should play a little part in induction to the Hall. On the field Irvin was the go to guy but off the field well thats another story. Monk should have been inducted a long time ago. And lets just hope he makes it before Carter and Reed. He is a 3 time superbowl champion and thats gotta carry some weight as well.

I've said this on more than one occasion and I'll say it again, the Hall of Fame will never be what it ought to be until they induct Art Monk in.

I once visited the Hall of Fame when I was kid. My best friend's dad took us on a road trip from Washington D.C. to Canton, Ohio. On the way we stopped at his sister's graduation ceremony at Ohio State. Ironically, the same class as Art Schlichter. I thought I was in football heaven -seriously. In just about every room and upon nearly every turn you see those sculpted bronze busts of legends staring you down, almost silently telling you their story and why they deserved to be there.

Monk's absence from the Hall is almost like visiting the Air and Space Museum here in D.C., and not seeing any exhibits or artifacts of the first trip to the moon. No Neil Armstrong, no Space Shuttle photos, no Kitty Hawk, no dust from the moon. You know, it's a place of firsts. We've advanced so much since Armstrong first stepped foot on the moon, but it doesn't diminish the greatness of the men and women who have gone before.

Sure, football records have been broken and the game has evolved since Monk left, but he was the first in many of those categories and he did it with class and dignity. In that regard, I'm not sure what the Hall of Fame really stands for anymore. I mean, is it the Hall of Stats? The Hall of "media" Fame? I'm not sure, but I'm so glad Monk has been tight lipped about the whole thing and let others opine about the situation.

i think that crazy sob cris"formerly of the eagles until buddy ryan cut me because i was a drunken idiot"carter needs to quit eating so much of that nutri system food that is bound to be contaminated.randy moss was so screwed up because carter was his mentor.if he makes it into the HOF as anything other than the on site janitor,it's a catastrophe!!!!

Riggo made 1...I looked it up. Good point about Clark. He did drop a lot of balls. Anyone who wonders about Carter being a jack ass needs only to look back at his comments two years ago during our playoff run. He is an idiot and in love with himself.

:offtopic: Does anyone remember that when Clark dropped a pass, Gibbs would usually call his number for the very next play and Clark would typically make good on the next pass?

What I don't get is...if Monk was so unworthy...then who on that team WAS. Why are none of the Hogs in the hall of fame. What about Gary Clark if he was such a bad ass. Its just dumb...and puts a very sour taste in my mouth considering pro football in general. We won three superbowls and as far as I can tell, exactly 1 guy from any of those teams is in the hall of fame (Riggins). Players that is....obviously Gibbs is in.

What I don't get is...if Monk was so unworthy...then who on that team WAS. Why are none of the Hogs in the hall of fame. What about Gary Clark if he was such a bad ass. Its just dumb...and puts a very sour taste in my mouth considering pro football in general. We won three superbowls and as far as I can tell, exactly 1 guy from any of those teams is in the hall of fame (Riggins). Players that is....obviously Gibbs is in.

My thoughts as well....I always just assumed Monk and Green would go right in....and maybe even Theismann.

Really, this is one of the best arguments...cause if Monk doesn't make it, then why should ANY wr before him be allowed to go in...or stay in?

To me, there are a lot of players that aer classless and in the hall of fame. Not that I disagree with it, but a person that oozes class should have more consideration. That should be a factor if you ask me.
I'm still pretty disgusted that Irvin made it over Monk. Irvin took drugs, and violated the NFL...gave the NFL a black eye. How do we know he wasn't high every time he played? Monk was a class act and went about his business, and sacrificed himself for the benefit of the team, and he's being punished for it. Quite a shame.

I have been to Cooperstown, and I have been to the Basketball HOF, I have also been to the Hockey HOF, but I will not go to Canton until Monk is put in. If classy, record breaking, honorable players can't make it in, then I don't want to go in either.

Jsarno - one other thing to consider - Irvin had Troy Aikman throwing to him while Monk had a bunch of different qb's thowiing to him. Imagine if during Monk's career he had one hall of fame QB the whole time - he'd probably have even better stats. During Monk's time in Washington how many different qb's were throwing him the ball? To me this proves he is even a better reciever since he had to adjust to so many differnt qb's during his time in Washington.

Not to mention Emmitt Smith being in Dallas didn't hurt Irvin's stats either. I can't imagine how many different running backs were on the Redskins during Monk's tenure with the team.

how can anyone listen to a former player that owes his whole career to Buddy Ryan?

Thought it fitting to post this bit of NFL history. Interesting score:

October 12
1992 — Washington wide receiver Art Monk becomes the NFL's all-time leading receiver when he makes his 820th career reception in a 34-3 victory over the Broncos.

The probowl thing is totally overblown as well in the fact you have to choose the best WR in the division at the time . Lets say for example Marvin Harrison, Chad Johnson and Randy Moss all went out for the season this month and Reggie Wayne and Donte Stallworth have to come in and and carry the load but do not really excel and are not even comparable to how Moss and the others were playing but end up the best recivers in the AFC does they are automatically better?