It's about time!

While my football interest usually revolves around 2 teams, there is one issue that has been in my craw since last year's Super Bowl. The Pro Football Hall of Fame usually gets a shrug off when it announces its inductees right around the Super Bowl, but for years the selection committee omitted a very gifted receiver by the name of Art Monk. Now, he wasn't the best receiver of his era, but that's because he played at the same time some guy named Jerry Rice played, and if I remember correctly, #80 for the Niners was pretty darn good. But, he did hold the receptions record prior to Rice, and was the key receiver for 2 Redskin Super Bowl teams.

In the mid-90's, there was another receiver who drew a lot of comparisons to Monk in his style of play. But, he was more flamboyant, annoying, and a Dallas Cowboy. He happens to work for the East Coast Leader in Sports, the Eastern Sports Programming Network, and was elected last year to the aforementioned shrine in Canton, OH. Yet, I never believed Mr. Irvin should have been there ahead of Mr. Monk. Yes, Mr. Irvin had more physical tools to help him out, particularly his size. But, in my opinion, Mr. Monk was the better receiver and should have been inducted ahead of Mr. Irvin.

So a Colbert-esque "Tip of the Hat" to Art Monk today, as he is now immortalized with his own bust in that Ohio museum.