Monday, February 9, 2009

Congratulations Rod Woodson, But What about Dermontti Dawson?

Indeed Rod Woodson was one of the greatest defensive backs in the history of the National Football League. Mr. Woodson could play any position in the defensive backfield at a very high level of excellence. Therefore, I say congratulations Rod for your pending induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Apparently, the voters on the selection committee for the Hall of Fame nominees did not review the film tapes of Dermontti Dawson. Dermontti Dawson made All-Pro seven times, went to the Pro Bowl six times and played his center position like a guard and center at the same time.
Is Dermontti being penalized because Iron Mike Webster set the bar so high with nine trips to the Pro Bowl and being named All-Pro ten times? Some football experts say Dawson was even better than Iron Mike. But Dawson didn’t have the luxury of having Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw at quarterback or a Hall of Fame running back in Franco Harris nor teammates who won four Super Bowls.
So what is wrong with having more than one team member in the same class inducted into the Hall of Fame? Was Dermontti Dawson snubbed by the voters of the Hall of Fame selection committee?

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