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mike340 · 02-06-2007, 01:17 AM

W.C.Fields once wrote that he didn't want to belong to any society that would accept (someone like) him as a member. Perhaps this is what Monk should feel about the Hall of Shame.

While a lot of people are saying they have lost all respect for the place, I know that people will go there if Monk gets in. So I have a question.
How many people go to the induction ceremony? If there aren't too many it might be possible to flood the place with fans with wearing Monk jerseys. There would be no reason to "Irvin" (disrupt) the ceremony. It's a pacific way of making a very strong comment.

As far as stats go, Monk was far superior to Irvin. (I believe) Monk got his record (106) before our other good wideouts came on board. After that he lost a lot of touches to Clark (and Sanders.) In addition, he lost touches because he didn't lobby the coaches for the ball. Irvin got similar per-year stats as the Cowboys' "go-to" receiver.

The last time I checked, football was a team sport. The best player should therefore by judged in the context of how they contributed to the team. Monk sacrificed the good of the individual (by not lobbying for the ball and not complaining about how he was used) for the good of the team, costing him yardage, catches, TDs, and Pro-Bowl selections, while still maintaining career averages in the same range as Irvin. I must conclude from the HOSh voting that football is no longer a team sport.

02-06-2007, 01:17 AM	#40
mike340 Special Teams Join Date: Jun 2006 Age: 68 Posts: 322	Re: F... the HOF voters!!!! W.C.Fields once wrote that he didn't want to belong to any society that would accept (someone like) him as a member. Perhaps this is what Monk should feel about the Hall of Shame. While a lot of people are saying they have lost all respect for the place, I know that people will go there if Monk gets in. So I have a question. How many people go to the induction ceremony? If there aren't too many it might be possible to flood the place with fans with wearing Monk jerseys. There would be no reason to "Irvin" (disrupt) the ceremony. It's a pacific way of making a very strong comment. As far as stats go, Monk was far superior to Irvin. (I believe) Monk got his record (106) before our other good wideouts came on board. After that he lost a lot of touches to Clark (and Sanders.) In addition, he lost touches because he didn't lobby the coaches for the ball. Irvin got similar per-year stats as the Cowboys' "go-to" receiver. The last time I checked, football was a team sport. The best player should therefore by judged in the context of how they contributed to the team. Monk sacrificed the good of the individual (by not lobbying for the ball and not complaining about how he was used) for the good of the team, costing him yardage, catches, TDs, and Pro-Bowl selections, while still maintaining career averages in the same range as Irvin. I must conclude from the HOSh voting that football is no longer a team sport.