Dying To Get In

The selection process to the Hall of Fame is far from perfect. It seems like nobody can get in on the first ballot, with a few exceptions. It would have been a fiasco if Brett Favre didn't make it. The same went for the late Junior Seau last year. I don't understand why they bypassed Terrell Owens. His record speaks for itself.

The selection committee has a habit of honoring players after they die. Ken Stabler of the Oakland Raiders and Dick Stanfel who played for the Detroit Lions in the 1950's are two examples. They both made it this year. Stabler recently passed away and Stanfel died last year.

It's a great honor to be selected, but it would have been better if Stabler and Stanfel were alive to enjoy the moment.

I have no doubt that another deceased player will make it next year and in the future. Too bad it takes their demise to make it.