Originally posted by ModestoNiner33:
Originally posted by ModestoNiner33:
Originally posted by hondakillerzx:
Originally posted by ModestoNiner33:
That's why Niners need to win Rings. Strahan gets into the Hall over Haley, what a joke
haley might be the s**ttiest human being on the planet tho, that could rub some people the wrong way lol. strahan is an ass kisser and an east coaster so he definitely has the leg up on haley with the media
Player against player Haley>Strahan and it's not even close.
And Eddie D>every other NFL owner ever. I f@Qen hate popularity contests.
Other owners hate Eddie DeBartolo because he spent tons of cash on players and lavish events and parties. While others were guarding their bank accounts like Fort Knox, Eddie was going for the win and the esprit of associating with the players whom he loved. The money was of little consequence to him. Their real estate development business was flying and was cash rich.
He changed the way owners had to play the game. The rest of the owners felt this was going to result in a spending spree where only the biggest media centers could survive so they brought on the salary cap. This made the financial game much more difficult and the others hated DeBartolo even more than they did for just winning all those championships. All of this led to even more East Coast/West Coast bias than there already was.
I doubt he will ever be in the HOF for those reasons. Us fans loved him for putting winning teams on the field for our enjoyment but the rest of the league still harbors a great deal of resentment against him. The gambling indictment was used as a tool to express their dislike and will always be an albatross around his neck.
Haley suffers from much the same problem. The media made his character issues into Mt Everest and that, added to all the other dislike for SF has become an excuse to keep him out.
I am not a big conspiracy guy but I believe that same bias is why Bowman did not get a single vote for DPOY. No honest assessment of his play this year would leave him without any consideration. NONE!