Pat Swilling in the HOF?

USC#5 said
Hmm...Jackson's best year (sacks) was .5 better than a decent year for Swilling in Oakland...

I have to say, I've never seen a fanbase prop up players of their team by putting down other players of their team more than Saints fans.
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Everything about Reggie Bush is somehow related to Pierre Thomas and everything about Swilling is somehow related to Rickey Jackson. I would imagine it was the same way with Deuce vs Rickey Williams and Aaron Brooks vs Jake Delhomme (but I wasn't around here then)..

I have a feeling similar would occur if I asked about Joe Horn. The entire discussion would be about how much better Colston is/was. I'm not saying definitively Swilling should or shouldn't be in. But, some of the people in this thread seem as if they would be upset if he did get in. And I don't understand that.

Seams like you created this monster yourself early on when you said Pat was the best of the four. :idunno:

I don't think many here are knocking Pat. He was a good player for the Saints... You were the first to say he was the best, and we simply know this isn't true. Rickey was great before our other 3 LBers were Saints. I would love to see all 4 in the HOF, but I'm realistic.

Willie Roaf and Martin Anderson should get in, and the next likely candidate we have hasn't retired yet, and won't for at least another 6 years.