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I've been watching the National Football League for nearly fifty years.
It used to be that nobody ever used the words "Hall of Famer" until a player actually had a bust in the hall in Canton. Even mentioning such a prospect before it occurred was once considered to be in bad taste, if not taboo and possibly even a jinx.
But in the past few years, as the current generation of sportscasters and sportswriters have heaped superlatives on top of superlatives, they've gradually started hanging that coveted title on players who are still playing.
It began with the words "future Hall of Famer" being used about guys like Jerry Rice and Emmitt Smith. It became a foregone conclusion that Rice and Smith would be honored sooner rather than later. It soon became a consensus and it seemed no reporters could talk about these guys without the "future Hall of Famer" as though it were some kind of title, like "His Royal Majesty" or something.
This year, it's gotten worse. They've dropped the word "future" from this manufactured title.
Hall of Famer Brett Favre.
Hall of Fame Wide Receiver Randy Moss.
In the past week, I've heard both of these bogus manufactured titles, not just once but over and over again. It creeps me out. Makes my skin crawl. I shift uncomfortably in my recliner and hit the Back button on my remote to go to another sports channel.
I guess it's going to take something like one of these "future Hall of Famers" getting banned for life from football and never making it to the Hall of Fame to stop these sportscasters and sportswriters from sucking eggs.
I haven't heard any baseball sportscasters and sportswriters doing this. Maybe I just don't listen to enough baseball. Then again, maybe they set a standard and stuck to it. Or maybe they got caught sucking eggs with future Hall of Famer Pete Rose.
Look, it's simple. When they've had an induction ceremony and put the guy's bust in the Hall of Fame, then and only then is he a Hall of Famer. Period.
Do we call Superbowl Champions by that title before they actually win it? Maybe we should ask the "2009 Future Super Bowl Champion Indianapolis Colts" about that.
Hey, NFL Network, you could actually pass a ban on this bogus manufactured title in the corner of the world that you own. It's your league. It's your channel. It's your Hall of Fame. Make it happen.
It used to be that nobody ever used the words "Hall of Famer" until a player actually had a bust in the hall in Canton. Even mentioning such a prospect before it occurred was once considered to be in bad taste, if not taboo and possibly even a jinx.
But in the past few years, as the current generation of sportscasters and sportswriters have heaped superlatives on top of superlatives, they've gradually started hanging that coveted title on players who are still playing.
It began with the words "future Hall of Famer" being used about guys like Jerry Rice and Emmitt Smith. It became a foregone conclusion that Rice and Smith would be honored sooner rather than later. It soon became a consensus and it seemed no reporters could talk about these guys without the "future Hall of Famer" as though it were some kind of title, like "His Royal Majesty" or something.
This year, it's gotten worse. They've dropped the word "future" from this manufactured title.
Hall of Famer Brett Favre.
Hall of Fame Wide Receiver Randy Moss.
In the past week, I've heard both of these bogus manufactured titles, not just once but over and over again. It creeps me out. Makes my skin crawl. I shift uncomfortably in my recliner and hit the Back button on my remote to go to another sports channel.
I guess it's going to take something like one of these "future Hall of Famers" getting banned for life from football and never making it to the Hall of Fame to stop these sportscasters and sportswriters from sucking eggs.
I haven't heard any baseball sportscasters and sportswriters doing this. Maybe I just don't listen to enough baseball. Then again, maybe they set a standard and stuck to it. Or maybe they got caught sucking eggs with future Hall of Famer Pete Rose.
Look, it's simple. When they've had an induction ceremony and put the guy's bust in the Hall of Fame, then and only then is he a Hall of Famer. Period.
Do we call Superbowl Champions by that title before they actually win it? Maybe we should ask the "2009 Future Super Bowl Champion Indianapolis Colts" about that.
Hey, NFL Network, you could actually pass a ban on this bogus manufactured title in the corner of the world that you own. It's your league. It's your channel. It's your Hall of Fame. Make it happen.