[CBFF] Former teammates backing Dent's Hall of Fame bid - Chicago Bears - Sent Using Google Toolbar

[Victor Waldron]

150 1/2 career sacks (more than Dent)
8 ProBowl selections (more than Dent)
Career high 21 sacks in 1989 (more than Dent's career high)
Was named to the 1990s All-Decade Team (an honor not bestowed on Dent)

Dent had a much higher profile career especially playing with the SB
champion team and his SB MVP, but if you put the rest in perspective
he's not the best DE who is not in the HoF.

V

On Fri, Feb 1, 2008 at 10:36 PM, Jerry Madsen <jerrywm at gmail.com> wrote:
> Without having Chris Doleman's stats in front of me, I can't make an
>  intelligent argument, but was he really better than Dent?  I remember him
>  having his moments, but I never thought of him as being little more than
>  consistent with periodic moments of brilliance.
>
>  Jerry
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>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: cbff-bounces at chicagobearsfanforum.com
>  [mailto:cbff-bounces at chicagobearsfanforum.com] On Behalf Of Victor Waldron
>  Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 9:12 PM
>  To: post at chicagobearsfanforum.com
>  Subject: Re: [CBFF] Former teammates backing Dent's Hall of Fame bid -
>  Chicago Bears - Sent Using Google Toolbar
>
>  Please don't hate me.
>
>  Of course it would please me if Dent was enshrined but I'm not
>  completely convinced he belongs. One thing you need to do when
>  considering HoF players is compare them to their peers during the era
>  that they played in. Dent has longevity on his side and a high career
>  sack total, but aside from '84 and '85 he was never really the best DE
>  in the league while he played. White and B. Smith were clearly better
>  (and in the HoF), plus Howie Long is in the HoF who played mostly
>  during Dent's tenure. One guy not even in the discussion was arguably
>  better if you take a close look at his career, that is Chris Doleman,
>  a player who mostly played in Dent's division.
>
>  So is the fourth or fifth best DE during his era a HoFer?? I dunno. I
>  hope he makes it, but if not, I would not consider it an injustice.
>
>  V
>
>  On Fri, Feb 1, 2008 at 2:46 PM, ShannonToBeRead
>  <shannontoberead at gmail.com> wrote:
>  > Former teammates backing Dent's Hall of Fame bid - Chicago Bears
>  >
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