wow.. Warren SaPPPP

[John Dee]

Is the reason some very good ballers are ignored.  

Warren Sapp?  really?

 

Guess a LOUD MOUTH can get one in?

[southwest1]

John, SW1 is a little confused my friend. Do you not think Warren Sapp is a HOF pass rusher? I will admit that Warren often has some difficulty knowing when to listen vs speak. No argument there. 

 

You can detest the guy's demeanor & personality if you want to. Hey, if a person dislikes a guy, they just do; there is no rhyme, reason, or rationale explanation for it. I get it. 

 

I guess I just like to see disruptive players on defense get into Canton since WRs, TEs, & QBs seem to get all the NFL media love now in the league. JMO. 

[Kyle]

huh?

[Vance]

I'm not a big fan of his personality but that cat could ball. He deserves to be in.

[amfootball]

Is the reason some very good ballers are ignored.  

Warren Sapp?  really?

 

Guess a LOUD MOUTH can get one in?

I thought he was overrated as well ... a big blow hard.

[Dark Superman]

Not in his prime. Guy was a nightmare.

[Holden89]

Being someone from someone who lives in the Tampa area, I've seen dozens of Bucs games.  Sapp is anything but overrated.  Yeah, he has an abrasive personality at times, but it's similar to Deion Sanders. There's "Prime Time" and then there's Deion.  I had an opportunity to meet and talk with Sapp (and John Lynch and a few others) after the celebratory parade for winning the Super Bowl.  He couldn't have been any nicer.

 

Anyway, on to his play on the field.  He is the most disruptive DT I have ever seen in my life.  His numbers tailed off a little at the end of his time with the Bucs, but thats because he was, at times, getting triple teamed.  Sapp is the reason anyone even knows Simeon Rice's name.  I'll admit, Brooks, Lynch, Barber and the crew would have been good without him, but... There's no way that defense could have been as historically great as they were without him.  Even in his Oakland days he gave offenses headaches, and even had another double digit sack year there.

[Qwiz]

Sapp deserved to go in no doubt. If you can play well nobody cares about your personality. Look at Rodgers and Dick Sherman. Plus he's gotten better as he's settled into broadcasting. Goofy, yes, but so are a lot of the guys on the NFL sets lol.

[Warhorse]

Deserves to be in, needs to tone down the wide open eyeball look.

[crazycolt1]

If personality flaws keep you out of the NFL HOF half the guys there wouldn't be there. While that was said with sarcasm there are quite a few that could be called a lot of things other than great football players. The NFL HOF lets your play on the field determine if your in.