I think he's right. There are probably three levels of HOFers and I do like the test of can you tell the story without this guy? But they let in 15 people this year. 15!
I hope that's just for the centennial and then they go back to five or so. Something like 1700 guys play in the NFL each year, so five a year still seems rather elite to me.
Over 10 years, it probably something like 4000 unique individuals, so if we're inducting 1 - 2% of that group, I am okay with it.