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Originally posted by scruffylookin
Are the votes released to the public? We need the names of all the voters who kept Art out of the HOF. King or Zimmerman themselves are not enough to keep him out. I think we should view those two boobs as lost causes and find out who the other writers are.
Does anyone think Wilbon or Shapiro will "out" those writers?
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Over the past couple of years I have searched the internet for clues as to how each of the 39 HOF voters felt about Art Monk. Most of the voters in their columns say very little about their feeling about Monk, but I have found some clues as to how 11 of them might feel. I'll start with the anti-Monk faction --
1) Dr. Z -- Nothing more need to be said.
2) Peter King -- Ditto.
3) Len Pasquerelli -- He has cited the 13.5 ypc argument and told the St. Petersburg Times (9/5/2003) that "Art Monk may never get into the HOF". I also can't remember the last time he wrote anything positive about anyone connected to the Redskins (at least it seems that way to me).
4) Rick Gosselin (Dallas Morning News) -- He listed on his website who he thinks the best players are not in the HOF. Amongst WR's -- he lists Bob Hayes, Cliff Branch, Otis Taylor, Drew Pearson and Gary Clark ahead of Monk (the list was made prior to Michael Irvin's eligibility). I'm putting him down as a no vote.
The following voters have indicated support for Monk or has said positive things about his candidacy --
1) Michael Wilbon
2) Len Shapiro
3) John McClain (Houston Chronicle) -- In a 2/4/03 Q & A on their website, McClain said he had "no problem" with Monk making the HOF and thinks he eventually will be inducted. He said his wife is a big Redskin fan and gives him grief every time Monk doesn't make it.
4) Bernie Miklasz (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) -- In a 1/18/2002 article, he put a "pretty strong yes" beside Monk's name with regards to his HOF induction.
5) John Clayton -- He has said previously in 2003 that Monk would have a good chance of making the HOF in the near future and I recall him ESPN radio saying that Monk was a "pretty good choice".
6) Ed Bouchette (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) -- He doesn't come out and say he would vote for Monk, but "reading the tea leaves" while reviewing his columns led me to think he would (just a hunch).
7) Scott Garceau (replaced Mike Preston of the Baltimore Sun as a voter this year) -- On the Ravens website, he is quoted as saying that "How can Art Monk not be in the HOF" looking at his numbers (Of course, after his first year in the room with Dr. Z and Peter King, he could be brainwashed to their side).
If anyone has any indications as how the other HOF voters feel about Monk or any changes to the list above, please let me know.