The men enshrined in the Professional Football Hall of Fame added 6 to their ranks over the weekend, among them great players and great men.  Next year, we will have one of our own become eligible for the first time, and today I'd like to start a discussion and celebration of his career in Silver and Black.  Of course, the player I'm talking about is none other than the great Tim Brown, receiver from Notre Dame.

He played his entire meaningful career in Silver and Black, and is one of the few greats that really makes an impact in the discussion for all time greats in Oakland/LA.  As a receiver, defenses had to account for him at all times, and even during the times that we didn't have good signal callers to get him the ball, he was still a threat because he could flat out catch the ball, run good routes, and he was very fast.   Brown was also a threat in the return game, returning punts and kickoffs as well, making him a great multi-dimensional threat for a few great Raider teams.

Tim Brown racked up over 14 thousand yards receiving as a Raider, 100 receiving touchdowns (105 total), placing his career trajectory on a similar path to some other pretty good receivers: Steve Largent*, James Lofton*, Cris Carter, Andre Reed, Isaac Bruce, Henry Ellard, Art Monk*, Raymond Berry*, Jimmy Smith, Charlie Joiner* (the * means Hall of Famer, for those interested).

My question to all of you, ye Raider faithful, is: Does Tim Brown make it in next year?  Does he deserve it?  Also, isn't it about time for a Raider Wing in the Hall?