Hall Of Fame - Bronco Eligibility Application

by Jezru on Jan 26, 2009 11:30 AM MST

(Ordinarily this would be printed on the back of a brown paper sack or napkin)

Dear Bronco applicant,

Each year the pro football hall of fame inducts only a small few to these hallowed halls. As you know, there are many Redskins, Giants and Bengals we need to induct and so, in case you haven't firgured it out already, there probably isn't any room for you despite your career qualifications or achievements.

Because you're a Bronco we've compiled the following Eligibility Application that you must complete to begin the consideration process. Please use a purple crayon and use complete sentances.

Again, any mention of your qualifications or achievements should not be noted, nor will they be considered.

Warm regards,

Pro Football HOF

Application:

1. Have you been retired for longer than 5 years?

2. Have you been retired for longer than 25 years?

3. You were a Bronco. How do you feel this unfortunate descision should impact your application?

4. Are you John Elway?

5. Would you object to a possibly intoxicated or totally flustered Pat Bowlen present you to the Hall of Fame?

6. Are you Randy Gradishar?

7. Would you object going into the hall as a Giant, Cowboy or Cardinal instead (this would improve your chances)?

8. Are you Floyd Little?

9. As a Bronco, if we let you in, would you keep it a secret or yap about it to your friends and family?

10. Choose one: Jacket, Ring or Bust?

11. Are you Karl Mecklenberg?

12. Complete this sentence: [Your name] was the John Elway of [postition].

13. Are you Terrell Davis, Steve Atwater or any member of the Orange Crush?

14. Are you sure you didn't play for the Cowboys?

15. Think one last time... How long did you play for the Cowboys?

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Are you Terrell Davis?

Sorry, you played behind that great offensive line.

Were you a member of that great offensive line not named Zimmerman? Sorry, it’s the scheme, not the line.

Are you Alex Gibbs, inventor of that great scheme? Sorry, position coaches are low on the list. And besides, you had such good players and backs….

by Chibronx on Jan 26, 2009 11:35 AM MST reply actions

Good one, and right on point!

If this be Hell, let us make the most of it!

by Trinidad Jack on Jan 26, 2009 1:47 PM MST up reply actions

Exactly!

If neither Nalen nor TD get into the HoF, I think the frustration will cause me to explode.

by jack_ on Jan 26, 2009 11:03 PM MST up reply actions

Jezru, I love it.

It all starts in the trenches HT 11/11/08

by firstfan on Jan 26, 2009 11:44 AM MST reply actions

Classic Post, thank you Jezru!

This is my GAP, there are many like it but this one is mine. Without my GAP I am useless, without me, they will run through my GAP. I will protect my GAP and have my brothers back on his. I will not be moved from my GAP, I am a crazed dog that patrols this area and will defeat all who entire it. I own this GAP, it is mine. I bought it with blood and sweat. I will not be pushed. I will not be moved. This Sunday I will make a stand and a statement.

by Tim Lynch on Jan 26, 2009 2:54 PM MST reply actions

Nice!

"Me fail english, that unpossible" - Ralph Wiggum
"Duffman is thrusting in the direction of the problem" - Duffman

by Broncoman on Jan 26, 2009 4:04 PM MST reply actions

Perfect!

by ThorpeBroncosfan on Jan 27, 2009 7:02 AM MST reply actions

Clayton from ESPN...

thinks that Shannon Sharpe will not get in. The hall might be worse than the pro bowl for the Broncos.

by precisiontint on Jan 27, 2009 7:48 AM MST reply actions

I agree.

So what if Shannon Sharpe had three superbowls and retired as the greatest TE to ever play the game. He NEVER played for the Cowboys and he was a Bronco… So there you go… Make a little room in the waiting room Meck, TD, Little, Gradishar, etc. etc. etc.

by Jezru on Jan 27, 2009 10:28 AM MST up reply actions

That's funny as heck

lol, Jezru. Thanks!

In Goodman We Trust

by Doc Bear on Jan 27, 2009 11:35 AM MST reply actions

Great Post

Unfortunately, Peter King posted this piece of garbage today…

"• THIS, DREW, IS A CROCK. From Drew, of Enid, Okla.: "You should cut to the chase and give the real reason that Cris Carter and Sterling Sharpe might not make it: They toiled in Minnesota and Denver. Again, Peter, it isn’t really the Pro Football Hall of Fame. It’s the regionally biased Hall of Good Players Who Played in The Right Place Fame. Maybe you should put that on your tote board.’’

Where did Emmitt Thomas and Gary Zimmerman, elected last year, play? In Kansas City and your Minnesota/Denver combo platter, respectively. Where did Gene Hickerson, Thurman Thomas and Roger Wehrli, elected the previous year, play? In Cleveland, Buffalo and St. Louis, for the most part. So I’m not buying what you’re selling."

Here were my submissions to PK in response…

“Your excuse that Gary Zimmerman was elected last year does not prove the Selection committee gives Denver its due. The Broncos have Elway and Zimmerman in, and that’s it. They have appeared in 6 Super Bowls, exceeded only by Pittsburgh and Dallas. Yet, they have 2 HOF’s while Dallas has 10 and Pittsburgh has 17. The Oilers/Titans and Chargers each have 7 despite one SB appearance each and no titles. I cannot wait for you to explain that one away. No, the numbers don’t have to be equal…but Denver is clearly underrepresented in the HOF. Players like Karl Mecklenburg, Floyd Little, Randy Gradishar and Terrell Davis have continually been ignored. I can only hope that Tom Nalen and Shannon Sharpe will not also be treated this way. The HOF is a joke in the eyes of Broncos fans. I don’t think that’s being unfair, do you?”

“I forgot to mention – your Buffalo, Cleveland and St. Louis defense is completely without merit. Buffalo has 6 HOF’s, Cleveland has 16 and St. Louis has 13. Again, Denver has 2. So to compare them as proof that the Hall Voters are fair to Denver is laughable, at best.”

I encourage you all to respond to PK as well here…
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/peter_king/01/27/plummer/1.html

by Douglas A. Lee on Jan 27, 2009 1:04 PM MST reply actions

btw, I thought it was quite ironic that the writer himself called Shannon “Sterling”…

by Douglas A. Lee on Jan 27, 2009 1:05 PM MST up reply actions

Sterling?

Is he that stupid?

by Jezru on Jan 27, 2009 1:26 PM MST up reply actions

Yes.

by Tim Lynch on Jan 27, 2009 2:50 PM MST up reply actions

He must be.

It all starts in the trenches HT 11/11/08

by firstfan on Jan 28, 2009 4:44 PM MST up reply actions

Thanks for the link...

Here’s my response I sent to PK.

Peter,

How do you confuse Sterling Sharpe with Shannon Sharpe?

Of course you’re not buying what’s being sold. Whatever you do, do not look at Denver’s AFC Championships and Superbowls. Don’t look at the Orange Crush defense of the late 70’s. Keep looking at the other teams who are over represented and lump Denver in with them. Afterall… a Superbowl appearance an average of one every less than ten years shouldn’t warrant any attention… Unless it’s the Cowboys.

Your statement is a joke and it makes you look either willfully stupid or naturally ignorant. After seeing you confuse Sharpe the Green Bay WR who was injured early in his productive career with the Bronco/Ravens TE who retired as STATISTICALLY THE GREATEST TIGHT END EVER TO PLAY THE GAME – not to mention THREE SUPERBOWLS – I am inclined to think it’s a combination of the two.

P. S. Put a little product on that skunk stripe there buddy. The bride of Frankenstein look is good only from Memoral Day to Labor Day.

by Jezru on Jan 27, 2009 1:36 PM MST up reply actions

Well, no...

the writer of the e-mail wrote “Sterling” – not Peter. That’s what’s so ironic – the writer is asking why Shannon won’t be in the HOF on the first ballot, but refers to him as “Sterling”

by Douglas A. Lee on Jan 27, 2009 2:08 PM MST up reply actions

After re-read...

I guess it doesn’t take much to get my dander up… But seriously, what’s with the Bride of Frankenstein hair?

by Jezru on Jan 27, 2009 3:57 PM MST up reply actions

Haha true…
But King’s argument is still pathetic.

by Douglas A. Lee on Jan 27, 2009 4:04 PM MST up reply actions

NYC...great letter to PK!! You tell em!

"I am not trying to start anything I am just saying that i think if you take Knowshon and draft D later you guys will be hella good next year" ...IamtheGreatest - The smartest Chiefs fan I ever had the priviledge of reading!

by Steve O' on Jan 27, 2009 4:20 PM MST up reply actions

Thanks, Steve O'

Please send him a message of your own. PK is obviously the most visible of the HOF voters, and while that may or may not mean he’s influential, changing his viewpoint can do nothing but help the Broncos and their cause.

by Douglas A. Lee on Jan 27, 2009 7:25 PM MST up reply actions