Minnesota Vikings Great Chris Doleman Elected To Pro Football Hall Of Fame Class Of 2012
by Christopher Gates on Feb 4, 2012 5:13 PM CST
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PrintWell, once again, two members of the Minnesota Vikings were up for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and one of them made it.
And, once again. . .well, it wasn't the one that most of us would have expected.
Former Minnesota Vikings' defensive end Chris Doleman was selected to be a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2012.
Doleman was selected by the Vikings out of the University of Pittsburgh with the fourth overall pick in the 1985 NFL Draft. He started out with the Vikings as a linebacker, but was moved to defensive end after his second season of play. He led the Vikings in sacks six times, had ten sacks or more eight times, and racked up 150.5 sacks in his career, ranking fourth in NFL history in that category.
He had two separate stints with the Vikings, playing for the team from the time he was drafted in 1985 until 1993. He was then traded to the Atlanta Falcons, who he played for in 1994 and 1995, and he moved on to the San Francisco 49ers from 1996 to 1998. He finished his career with one last season in Minnesota in 1999. He was inducted into the Minnesota Vikings' Ring of Honor this past season.
Congratulations to Chris Doleman on his selection for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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Awesome news!
He seems like a total class act. I’m thrilled that he was selected.
"Man invented language to satisfy his deep need to complain." - Lily Tomlin
Grats!
Kudos to Doleman! Hopefully, the NFL Hall of Fame committee will stop giving Chris Carter the sh*t end of the stick and put him where he has so rightfully belonged all this time.
"Never approach a bull from the front, a horse from the rear, or a fool from any direction." - Old Cowboy proverb.
Great news about Doleman.
He deserves a ton of praise.
BUT, WTF ABOUT CRIS CARTER? He is one of the top WRs of all-time. Not even debatable. Should have been a first-ballot guy.
"I wanted to do it because it's fun, it's fun to do bad things and drive into a car."
by PurplePeopleEaters on Feb 4, 2012 5:35 PM CST reply actions 2 recs
+1
The stats alone should put him in! Just look at the rest of WR’s in Canton, Chris Carter is beter then 95% of them!
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Interesting thing from Seifert
Cris Carter isn’t in the Hall of Fame because the voting committee doesn’t value his position and corresponding statistics nearly as much. There are still only 21 receivers in Canton, the lowest total of any position other than tight end and kicking specialist. That’s the deal — no more and no less.
That’s surprising to me, only 21 receivers so far.
"We want to keep beating them...to break their pride and break their season...is a huge thing for us." - David Legwand
Yeahhhhhh Chris Doleman!!
Normally they don’t select a couple people from the same organization unless they’re really standout players. I know Cris Carter’s going to get in. But congratulations to Chris Doleman!!! One of my all-time favorites! That’s so awesome!
"Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear." -Mark Twain
Nice
Doleman was one of my favorites. Congratulations Chris Doleman! Now, is Chris Carter just a d-bag or something? Seems like he pissed some people off or something . .
They say...
… that the NFL is now a passing league… that players like Cris Carter have been overlooked due to ‘current’ players putting up comparible stats. Well if the selection committee can’t see when a player has not just excelled – but dominated at his position – then they should not be given the honor of selecting. Carter was second to only Jerry Rice when he retired, and they played the position differently, with Carter showing some of the greatest hands ever seen. His sideline tiptoeing grabs we’re stunning, and his one handed grabs a thing of beauty. He played the game with such passion. He deserves to be a Hall of Famer.
Doleman was a great player and also deserves to be in the Hall, but perhaps he should have had to wait a couple of years before getting voted in. Either way, I shall wear my Doleman home jersey with pride tomorrow when watching the Superbowl in a sports bar in London.
by blowfishes on Feb 4, 2012 7:06 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Congrats, sir
A ray of sunshine for a dreary Purple year. I met him at walmart once, he is a nice fella. This is my first post at my new home for Vikings news. My old site was hijacked by a closet cheesehead and a bears fan. What a shame(bet you can guess which one!). So I look forward to enjoying this fine community of Purple blooded folks for a long time coming.
by LetsGoTwoSmokes on Feb 4, 2012 7:11 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Congrats to Chris Doleman
He deserves it. But WTF is up with the HOF voters? How on God’s green earth does Cris Carter not get voted in?? All I have to say is……. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PU8KCBZtpEk
Cris Carter needs to get in
this alone
by eltwentyone on Feb 4, 2012 11:40 PM CST reply actions 2 recs
Yay for Doleman! WTF for CC.
I understand some of the arguments for making CC wait a year or so (but it’s been beyond that by now), even though I think that CC is a slam-dunk first ballot HoFer. CC was a go-to guy throughout his career.
Doleman deserves the recognition, too, but consider that he wasn’t even an every down player for most of his career and the fact that leading sack artists aren’t necessarily important for a great pass D, especially in today’s game. Sack artists are somehow viewed as more glamorous and valuable, but I think that they are not as valuable as a guy like CC.
I remember watching the draft when the Vikes picked him
There was a huge chorus of “REACH!” Boy, were they wrong.
Hopefully, Ponder will follow the tradition.
I'm glad Doleman made it.
But seriously, how much longer is it going to take for them to realize that Cris Carter is only behind Jerry Rice as the best receiver of recent generations? Perhaps of all time. Even if they don’t value the position of WR all that much, he should still get in based on the fact the he was one of the absolute best at his position. Isn’t that what getting into the Hall of Fame is about? That’s just silly to me.
Let Doleman have his day
Everyone in the purple part of the country knows who was skipped over, but how about a day to honor the man who wasn’t. Doleman put up lofty numbers and was as feared and respected as any of his peers. Truly a great Viking. Congratulations to him.
Frostbite Falls, Minnesota
by NorseNightmare on Feb 5, 2012 2:25 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
What?!
Chris Doleman is more than worthy of election into the NFL Hall of Fame; great selection by the HOF voters.
But….the annual snub of Chris Carter is inexplicable. Seifert may be correct in the voters’ attitude toward the wide receiver position however the rules of coverage have changed so much over the past ten years and these changes should be taken into account.
Wide receivers today have much less to contend with than receivers had even in Chris Carter’s time. If this is not taken into account, then Brees passing yardage record this year should have an asterisk because Dan Marino had a much tougher road obtaining his yardage than did Brees, Rogers and the other quarterbacks of today.
Chris Carter has been insulted by the Hall of Fame voters and the Hall of Fame is less for it.
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