Do You Think Michael Strahan Belongs In The HOF ?

Warren Sapp still banging the anti-Strahan drumPosted on January 28, 2014 As the Super Bowl approaches this weekend, we also will learn the names for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2014. So, that also means that we have Hall of Fame defensive lineman Warren Sapp flapping his gums about Michael Strahan, who is a finalist for the second year in a row.Sapp and Strahan don’t have the greatest relationship, at least professionally. The two have been butting heads ever since the summer after Strahan broke the single-season sack record. Sapp called it a ‘travesty,’ because Brett Favre seemed to take a dive to give Strahan the record. Strahan responded by calling Sapp a ‘jackass.’ In any event, these two have traded barbs through the years, including last year when Strahan was a finalist for the first time. Sapp didn’t think Strahan should get in then, and doesn’t think he deserves it now.Via Newsday:“I don’t think his resume stacks up when you put Tony Dungy, Walter Jones, Marvin Harrison and Derrick Brooks up,” he said Tuesday during a brunch featuring NFL Network analysts. “Those are four first-ballot Hall of Famers.” Eh, while Derrick Brooks was a mighty fine linebacker, his name doesn’t resonate with the others Sapp mentioned. He certainly doesn’t stack up with linebackers of the past who have been inducted, either. There is a bit of bias from Sapp, since the two were teammates. Much like when Sapp would tout Simeon Rice as a better defensive end than Strahan. “When you stack it up,” Sapp said, “and he only has four straight Pro Bowls [actually three straight on two different occasions] and a mythical sack record that y’all still walk around like it’s something to be praised — I mean y’all have got to get off your high horse in New York and speak about the real. And when you really measure him up, he comes up short.”Pro Bowls? We are basing this on Pro Bowls and not an actual resume of how he played?Sapp went on: “When you talk about stacking it up it just don’t stack that high, except y’all are giving to him. Y’all don’t take that same critical eye as when you’re looking at somebody else. Oh, it’s Michael, aww, he’s our guy, he’s on TV with Kelly [Ripa]and oh, he’s such a good guy!Last year, Sapp attempted to knock Strahan by saying he played against right instead left tackles, at least that was a football argument. Now, he’s trying to fight a media narrative that doesn’t exist. “I thought you got into the Hall because your resume stacked up with the echoes of the game — not just the good, the great. And four straight Pro Bowls [is good], but it ain’t great and we’re talking about the Hall, right?”<Well, Strahan is fifth all-time in sacks, and even surpassed Lawrence Taylor's sack total. I think that holds up pretty darn well.Update: Strahan had a strong response for Sapp when he caught wind of his words.Via NY Post:When relayed those comments, Strahan, the Giants great, fired back at his longtime critic, calling Sapp a “sheep and a coward.”“[I’m] glad he doesn’t have a vote,” said Strahan, one of 15 finalists who will be considered for enshrinement in the Hall’s Class of 2014 when the selection committee meets on Saturday morning, during a press conference of Fox Sports’ on-air talent at the Sheraton in Midtown.He later said: “A tiger does not pay attention to the opinion of a sheep.”“I’m all hype,” said Strahan, 42, tongue planted in cheek. “I lasted 15 years on all hype, 141 1/2 career sacks, all hype. I was always a starter, coaches put me out there, because I was just hype. I played left end, and that made me get sacks.”This probably isn’t the end of this. http://network.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/warren_sapp_still_banging_the_anti_strahan_drum/15651308?linksrc ="story_sport_nfl_module_image_15651308"