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FO on the Fence With Monk
This is old, but Football Outsiders Mike Tanier and Michael David Smith weigh in on HOF debates and lump Monk in with other great 80s-90s receivers: Tim Brown, Cris Carter, Michael Irvin and Andre Reed. They both rank Monk third among thoe five, with Smith going 1. Brown 2. Carter 3. Monk and Tanier going 1. Carter 2. Irvin 3. Monk. It's an interesting piece all around, especially these couple of points...
"Smith: At this point, if Art Monk gets in I think it sets an awfully bad message, implying that Hall of Fame voters are subject to lobbying.
Tanier: Voters subject to lobbying? Two words: Elvin Bethea.
Smith: Nothing about Monk’s career has changed, and if he didn’t belong before, he doesn’t belong now. I just can’t get over the fact that through most of his career, Monk wasn’t even the first option in his team’s passing game."
That last bit sticks in my craw a bit as HOF voter Peter King has expressed the same sentiment, but it wasn't Monk's fault that guys like Gary Clark, Ricky Sanders and Charlie Brown were able to have big years opposite him. In fact, it was in some ways Monk's presence that enabled them to put up such big numbers. Regardless, long live the Posse and long live the Fun Bunch, both of which were undeniably awesome.
Note that this post originally ran over on my side piece electartmonk.com and you should probably take this opportunity to sign the petition to elect Monk if you haven't already.
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