2011 will be the first year Willie Roaf is eligible for enshrinement in Canton, but the competition will be tough.
Roaf's Resume
New Orleans Saints (1993-2001)
Kansas City Chiefs (2002-2005)
11x Pro Bowl (94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 00, 02, 03, 04, 05)
6x First-team All-Pro (94, 95, 96, 03, 04, 05)
3x Second-team All-Pro (97, 00, 02)
8x All-Conference (94, 95, 96, 97, 99, 00, 04, 05)
NFL 1990s All-Decade Team
NFL 2000s All-Decade Team
Started all 189 games he played in
First Ballot
Willie Roaf
Deion Sanders
Marshall Faulk
Jerome Bettis
Curtis Martin
Neil Smith
Jimmy Smith
Previous Finalists
Shannon Sharpe
Cris Carter
Andre Reed
Tim Brown
Dermontti Dawson
Charles Haley
Richard Dent
Roger Craig
Cortez Kennedy
Terrell Davis
Kevin Greene
Aeneas Williams
Chris Doleman
Ray Guy
Don Coryell
Paul Tagliabue
Art Modell
15 finalists will be announced in November, and before the Super Bowl, they will elect the new class of 4-7 inductees. Who will they be? Will Willie have to wait, and if so, how long?
I think the voters are usually biased towards offensive stats of QBs, RBs, and WRs making defensive players, offensive linemen, and special teams players severely under-represented in the Hall.
My Prediction
Deion Sanders - no doubt
1 of Faulk/Bettis/Martin... I'm going with Marshall Faulk.
Willie Roaf - I hope!
Shannon Sharpe - Should've been elected for 2010.
1 of Brown/Carter/Reed... I'm going with Tim Brown.
Maybe 1-2 old guys?