Quote Originally Posted by Guiness View Post
I don't see Warner as a first ballot guy. There were periods of his career where he was ineffective, and looked quite pedestrian. He excelled when he had a team around him, but not so much at other times, near then end of his time in St-Louis and with the Giants. Don't get me wrong, I was a big fan or Warner's, I just think he's a marginal candidate overall, and almost no chance of being a first ballot guy.

Pace might make it. He was that good, but will be hampered by not being on winning teams. It's also arguable that he wasn't the best LT in the league during his career, or even the best LT in his draft, with that honour going to Walter Jones. His draft status, all this time later will help him.

IMO the guy most likely to get in in Seau.
Warner should not make it. Nice story. Not great enough for long enough to be in. Pace won a Super Bowl with the Rams in 1999 and was on those Greatest Show On Turf teams from 1999 to the mid 2000s, so played on a lot of winning teams. He should make it eventually, but not on the first ballot.

LeRoy Butler getting the shaft again.