Sorry...but I don't understand how Art Monk is not in the Hall of Fame.
If I told you that there was a wide receiver who:
-Is 5th all time in receptions
-Is 11th all time in receiving yards
-Retired with the longest streak of consecutive games with a reception
-Retired with the single season receptions record
-Once owned the record for most receptions for a career
-Was the first man to catch 900 passes
-Won three Super Bowls
Wouldn't you think that man would be in the Hall of Fame?
I guess football purists don't. Art Monk didn't make it....again....but Michael Irvin did.
Yeah, Michael Irvin.
Irvin had 190 less receptions than Monk. Irvin caught 3 less touchdowns than Monk. Irvin received 817 less yards than Monk. And Irvin had a Hall of Fame quarterback throwing to him [Troy Aikman]. Monk did not. Also, Monk never pleaded no contest to a cocaine charge during his playing days.
But Irvin is a winner with 3 Super Bowl rings. Well....that's the same as Monk.
Great freakin' job!
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I'm sure you're in no mood to hear this right now, but I think Irvin helps Monk for next year. The voters are going to compare the numbers as you just did, and probably realize that if they put Irvin in, they should put in Monk.
I agree, George, plus next year's class doesn't have but two kinda/sorta locks...with one being Monk's teammate Darrell Green. I hope the voters right this wrong. Sorry, but when I look at who is in [like Stallworth] and Monk not included it just doesn't register with me.
-Sportz
Hey Sportz......
How about these numbers?
Between them, Darrell Green, Deion Sanders, Aenas Williams, and Rod Woodson combined for 33 Pro Bowls. But against Michael Irvin, these guys were mere humans. Irvin averaged 5.2 receptions for 82.7 yards per game in his match-ups with that era's best cover corners, with 17 100 yard games.
Player Games Rec. Yards TD's
Darrell Green 20 96 1,427 13
Aenas Williams 17 82 1,401 7
Deion Sanders 7 43 680 4
Rod Woodson 2 16 296 1
Totals 46 237 3,804 25
In the 1990's The best receivers were Jerry Rice, Chris Carter, Tim Brown Michael Irvin, Andre Rison, Herman Moore, Andre Reed, and Rob Moore.
Rice 12,078 yards
Carter 10,238 yards
Brown 10,211 yards
Irvin 10,872
Rison 8,779
Moore 8,664
Reed 8,687
Moore 9,368
Maybe, just maybe, Irvin was more of a clutch receiver at key times than Monk?
We can post stats all day.....but how does it relate to actual game situations?
You think there was a reason Michael Irvin was called the Playmaker for a reason?
What was Art Monk's nickname?
LewP
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