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As always, I will publicly reveal my ballot.

QB Chris Leak - Yes

He will almost certainly go down as a Top 5 QB who played his entire career during B8NFLL. His 80+ passer rating streak will almost certainly never be broken. It's unfortunate he wasn't as decorated that he should have been, but at least he went out on a high note in winning his first playoff game in his final season.

QB Vince Young - Yes

Young as an awful to above-average passer for first eight seasons of his career until a late-career renaissance in his final five, but he gets here mostly on the merit of his legs, awards, and his immense impact in making the Cowboys the powerhouse that they still are today.

QB Brady Quinn - No

Quinn is a fascinating case, one that I wouldn't be suprised I regret saying no to as the project winds down. He was a good starter for the Broncos, great starter for the Bills, but it wasn't until he came to Washington that he became elite, and he had 84+ passer ratings in five of his six seasons there and might be one of the few QBs we will see eclipse 30000 yards and 200 TDs with good supplemental stats. He is a fantastic borderline case.

HB Romance Taylor - Yes

He backed up Bears HC Corey Dillon for a few seasons before succeeding him and soon losing his job to another 1st round HB who will probably be on the ballot next season. He then exploded for the Jets, being an MVP candidate in his first season en route to being one of the league's best HBs in the league in his seven seasons in New York before finishing up his career with what was looking to be one of his finest seasons with the Rams before injuries derailed it. Injuries caused him to start 16 games only three times in his career, but his counting stats and efficiency still managed to be great, and his peak and impact were unquestionable. He also fumbled the ball just 13 times in his eight seasons out of Oakland, showing how much he grew as a player upon entering his peak years. He's a no-brainer to me.

HB LaMarcus Coker - Yes

After Tiki Barber retired, it wasn't incumbent former 1st rounder LenDale White but Coker who ultimately became the future for the Broncos. He may not have received any accolades (being injured played a major role because you will have any Pro Bowl nods stripped from you and given to someone else if you are injured when it is to be played), but don't let that fool you into thinking that he wasn't an elite running back, and a consistent one at that. Rushing for 1000+ yards in his final nine seasons, with a 4.3+ YPC in all of them, he helped the Broncos offense from falling apart from lackluster passing games and make them one of the more competitive franchises in the league.

HB Lynell Hamilton - No

I'm impressed that his counting stats were where they were despite his lengthy history of seasons ending within the first quarter of the season. He did have a positive impact as a dual-threat back, but he was generally an average-to-above average for the majority of his career. Some might vote yes for counting stats, but given we will generally have multiple HB candidates every season, I'm going to have slightly higher standards there than the other positions, and I just don't think he's a hall of famer.

TE Brent Celek - Yes

A TE will eventually get in. It might not be until Dane Guthrie, Zach Miller, Tim Wright, but it will happen. I think Celek should be the first though. From his underdog beginning as a TE taken in the 4th and supposed to back up fellow rookie and 2nd rounder Vernon Davis, he won the starting job right away and never relinquished it. In spite of being in an offense in which he was generally the 4th or 5th option, he was consistently among the best TEs in a season, as evidenced by his whopping seven Pro Bowls. Those seasonal averages are great, and would look better if not for his final two seasons in which he had a combined 61 rec for 479 yards. What ultimately solidifies him as a yes vote for me is his great blocking numbers that translated to HB Adrian Peterson's illustrious career and also his 53 total TDs, which might take a long time to be matched as the next highest in the league is at 41, and that player just retired (two still active players are at 40 but are 35 and 34 years old).

C Chris Spencer - Yes

He certainly wasn't on a hall of fame trajectory based on his spot-starter Buffalo career where he had 96 blocks against 18 sacks. There's absolutely nothing wrong with those marks, and I'm sure many would kill for an interior OL to have a 5+ block vs sack ratio, but when he came to the 49ers, he was an absolute beast, putting up 495 blocks vs 54 sacks allowed (9.1 blocks per sack!) en route to four Pro Bowls in his nine seasons on the bay as well as blocking for HB Tatum Bell's record-setting MVP season.

DE Travis Johnson - Yes

Elite as a run stopper and pass rusher? Check
Most career sacks in B8NFLL history, with 18 more than the second highest? Check
Nine Pro Bowls in an 11-season span? Check
Never missed a game in his career, starting all 240 games in B8NFLL? Check

I might have been his GM for 12 of those seasons, but he is might the most no-brainer candidate on the list.
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