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If this has been posted, then my humblest apologies. You'll have to FF or listen a bit to Frank's ranting before the H-man comes on but worth it. I don't agree with who he says should not make it into the HOF, especially my favorite Ram Issac Bruce. Good listen on how the HOF committee is set up too. Here's a brief excerpt from the interview, audio interview is below it.
Balzer: Pace Most Likely of 'Greatest Show' Players to be in 2015 Hall-of-Fame Class
Former Rams Kurt Warner, Orlando Pace, Torry Holt and Isaac Bruce are among 25 semi-finalists for induction into the 2015 Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Longtime St. Louis media member Howard Balzer, a member of the 46-person Hall-of-Fame selection committee, joined The Press Box on Tuesday and was asked about the chances of each ex-Ram getting into the Hall of Fame.
Balzer said he doesn't see Bruce or Holt getting in in their first-year of eligibility. Orlando Pace, however, is a different story.
"It's interesting...A lot of people I've talked to - and I've talked to even some players on the Rams who were around that team, the 'Greatest Show' obviously, and I say 'how do you rank these four Rams?' And several people said none of it would've been possible without Orlando Pace. The last few years we've had left tackles go in from Willie Roaf to Johnathan Ogden to Walter Jones last year, and Pace is right there with all of them. If there's one Ram that I think is more likely than the others to get in, or atleast to make the final five this year, I would say it's Orlando Pace," Balzer told Frank Cusumano.
Balzer didn't rule out Kurt Warner being inducted next year, either.
"I don't know what the room is going to think on him. I think he's going to get in eventually, I don't think there's any doubt about that. First year? I'm not sure. When these voters, especially when we start voting from 15 to 10 to five...I don't know how other guys are going to view all these Rams and how many they'll vote for to even get to the final 15," Balzer said.
The results of the vote down to 15 finalists will be revealed January 8. The 2015 Pro Football Hall of Fame Class will be announced January 31.
Audio Interview:
[av]http://www.insidestlaudio.com/Pressbox/112514-5PB.mp3[/av]
Balzer: Pace Most Likely of 'Greatest Show' Players to be in 2015 Hall-of-Fame Class
Former Rams Kurt Warner, Orlando Pace, Torry Holt and Isaac Bruce are among 25 semi-finalists for induction into the 2015 Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Longtime St. Louis media member Howard Balzer, a member of the 46-person Hall-of-Fame selection committee, joined The Press Box on Tuesday and was asked about the chances of each ex-Ram getting into the Hall of Fame.
Balzer said he doesn't see Bruce or Holt getting in in their first-year of eligibility. Orlando Pace, however, is a different story.
"It's interesting...A lot of people I've talked to - and I've talked to even some players on the Rams who were around that team, the 'Greatest Show' obviously, and I say 'how do you rank these four Rams?' And several people said none of it would've been possible without Orlando Pace. The last few years we've had left tackles go in from Willie Roaf to Johnathan Ogden to Walter Jones last year, and Pace is right there with all of them. If there's one Ram that I think is more likely than the others to get in, or atleast to make the final five this year, I would say it's Orlando Pace," Balzer told Frank Cusumano.
Balzer didn't rule out Kurt Warner being inducted next year, either.
"I don't know what the room is going to think on him. I think he's going to get in eventually, I don't think there's any doubt about that. First year? I'm not sure. When these voters, especially when we start voting from 15 to 10 to five...I don't know how other guys are going to view all these Rams and how many they'll vote for to even get to the final 15," Balzer said.
The results of the vote down to 15 finalists will be revealed January 8. The 2015 Pro Football Hall of Fame Class will be announced January 31.
Audio Interview:
[av]http://www.insidestlaudio.com/Pressbox/112514-5PB.mp3[/av]
