Curtis Martin and Bill Parcells Are Hall of Fame Finalists

by John B on Jan 8, 2012 11:00 AM EST

Former Jets running back Curtis Martin and former Jets head coach Bill Parcells are finalists for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Martin made the cut to the final 10 last year in his first year of eligibility and has an excellent chance be selected. When told last year he and Parcells could be going in together in 2012, he said, "That would be incredible."

After the list is cut from 10 finalists to five, the candidates are not competing against each other. The 44 voters vote yes or no on the final five and all five can get in. The voting will be held on Feb. 5 in Indianapolis, the day before Super Bowl XLVI.

They both deserve to get in. The Jets are only a part of Parcells' journey, but the way he turned them from the worst team in the league into a team on the cusp of the Super Bowl took his legend to a different level. Martin like many other deserving candidates was snubbed on his first try. Hopefully this one goes better.

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Still mad that Martin didn’t get in as a first ballot.

I thought Parcells was already in the Football Hall of fame?

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by Mark D on Jan 8, 2012 11:19 AM EST reply actions

Not yet. Something to do with him unretiring or something, so he becomes eligible this year.

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by dvdvil on Jan 8, 2012 11:36 AM EST up reply actions

Martin getting in can’t come soon enough.

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by David_Wyatt on Jan 8, 2012 11:33 AM EST reply actions

Martin should get in this year

I agreed with his exclusion last year because the class was strong and the stigma of 1st ballot should be attached to the elite of the elites, but he should be in.

by J-Nasty on Jan 8, 2012 12:38 PM EST via mobile reply actions

disagree

Martin > Faulk, Faulk had the flashier seasons but playing on a far far better team. That Martin managed to basically go his whole career posting 1,000+ yard seasons with so many different QBs and Line Changes should have been worth more.

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by Mark D on Jan 8, 2012 3:14 PM EST up reply actions

Lets not get crazy. I love Martin as much as anybody, but he wasn't in Faulk's class.

by Crackback on Jan 8, 2012 4:43 PM EST up reply actions

martin better get in this year

even though this year was dissapointing, it’d be great to celebrate 3rd jet getting into the hall. now only if they actualy nominated klecko…even peter king said he should have been at least nominated by now

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by rexthejet on Jan 8, 2012 1:22 PM EST reply actions

Yeah seriously man, Klecko should have been in decades ago

All I hear is how o-linemen that played against him thought he was the toughest player to play against. Was he bad with the media or something? I know he’s part of the media now…

by Exystence on Jan 8, 2012 2:57 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

Curtis Martin

One of my favorite Jets of all time. Classy guy, and tough as nails. I absolutely believe he should get in. Ultimate professional and team player with the stats to go with it.

by Chrebetfan on Jan 8, 2012 8:33 PM EST reply actions

Martin is absolutely in Faulk's class

And he has the stats to prove it. Faulk was as a better receiver, but martin was a better runner. There are only a couple of RB’s i would rather have on my team than Martin ….Barry Sanders and Walter Payton , forget Emmit Smith , barry would have ran for 3,000 yds a season behind that line.

by Chrebetfan on Jan 8, 2012 8:41 PM EST reply actions

You’re on drugs. If you watched them both play you couldn’t possibly say that. Faulk dominated the sport for a few years there. He was the hands-down best player in the league for a time. Curtis, though great, was never a dominant player. He never dominated seasons.

by Crackback on Jan 8, 2012 9:21 PM EST up reply actions

If Faulk is on the Jets

and Martin in St Louis, Faulk doesn’t come close to doing what he did, but Martin would still pound out all those yards.

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by Mark D on Jan 9, 2012 10:41 AM EST up reply actions