ET80 Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 8 hours ago, TecmoSuperJoe said: Steve Tasker has zero His Wiki says seven... I wasn't too clear on that, to be honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TecmoSuperJoe Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 19 minutes ago, ET80 said: His Wiki says seven... I wasn't too clear on that, to be honest. I'm guessing he never had any recognition by the Associated Press. But now that I think of it, I don't think the AP back then even had slots for positions like gunners compared to now. All they had were slots for kick and punt returners. Because Tasker would have definitely been a first team pro all selection during his career at least once. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
43M Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 The reality is, there have likely been many quality ST coverage unit players over the years, some just as good as Slater, that you never even heard their names. The only real reason why people know Slater's name is because he played for such a high profile team and the announcers talked about him alot during the playoffs and big games. Put him on the Lions his entire career and he wouldve never gotten close to the same recognition, even if he was the same caliber of player. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ifeelasleep Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 Theres currently no punters or returners in the HOF, the only modern kicker is Andersen, so before even considering a gunner theres a logjam there. Vinatieri lock, Tucker lock if he keeps going strong, Hester? veterans comittee maybe. I dont think any other recent ST player has a good shot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TecmoSuperJoe Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 5 hours ago, ifeelasleep said: Theres currently no punters or returners in the HOF, the only modern kicker is Andersen, so before even considering a gunner theres a logjam there. Vinatieri lock, Tucker lock if he keeps going strong, Hester? veterans comittee maybe. I dont think any other recent ST player has a good shot. Did you mean punt returners? Because Ray Guy is a punter, and is enshrined. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ifeelasleep Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 6 hours ago, TecmoSuperJoe said: Did you mean punt returners? Because Ray Guy is a punter, and is enshrined. you're right i guess the long campaign to get him in when i was growing up stuck with me, my mistake. It took who most considered the best punter ever 23 years to get in, hard for gunners or long snappers to have a shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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