Former Oakland Raider Tim Brown Is Denied First Ballot Hall of Fame Status:

by Raymond St. Martin (Saint) on Feb 6, 2010 2:41 PM PST Comment 20 comments

Wow!!! No Tim Brown...No Shannon Sharpe...No Chris Carter...No Richard Dent...No Charles Hailey!!!

John Randle, Ricky Jackson, Russ Grimm, Emmit Smith and Jerry Rice are the 2010 Hall of Fame Class.

As a Raider fan, I am most saddened by the omission of Tim Brown. "Touch Down Timmy" was one of the best football players of All-Time!!! He was not only one of the best receivers, but one of the best punt returners as well. Can you imagine what his numbers would have been if he had Montana and Steve Young throwing him the ball instead of Hilger, Hostetler and Marinovich?

I have NOTHING against Randle, Grimm or Jackson, BUT, how is it that Tim Brown did not even crack the Top 10?

I applaud Jerry Rice and Emmitt Smith, as well as the rest of the class, but Tim Brown deserved recognition for his A-Mazing career and he deserved to be the 3rd best entry, in my opinion.

Actually, Shannon Sharpe deserved it as well. Oh well, next year we will need to make a BIG push for Tim Brown.

The conspiracy theorist in me says that the selection committee (whoever they are) wanted the focus to be on Jerry Rice "The Niner" and NOT Jerry Rice the Raider. Had Timmy made it in, then there would have been some Rice on the Raiders talk.

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Just watched it on ESPN

And to honest, Im pretty pissed. Congrats to Jerry and Randle( Im not a fan of Emmit)
But Im with you, Were getting Tim in next year!!

BR3AKF4 St 0N CR4ACK

by Remix. on Feb 6, 2010 2:51 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

tim brown

shouild have make itsharde carter and dent i am tired of all there 50/ 60 players getting in

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by j-man on Feb 6, 2010 2:52 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Chris Carter

Seriosuly? Your not gonna let him in? This is just getting sad

BR3AKF4 St 0N CR4ACK

by Remix. on Feb 6, 2010 2:59 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

2010 Pro Football Hall of Fame Class

Well, it was a tough class. Obviously some people that deserved to make the cut didn’t make it. Brown, Carter and Sharpe all definitely should have made it unanimously in my opinion.

The Ultimate Opportunist

by Rated-R Superstar on Feb 6, 2010 3:06 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

yeah

i am sorry brown did not makes it that not fair

by j-man on Feb 6, 2010 3:09 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Floyd Little did though!!!

You can’t be too bummed!!! congrats!!!

It is all about coming together as a team. At the end of the day, the team is all we have. - T. Branch 10-14-09

by Raymond St. Martin (Saint) on Feb 6, 2010 3:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

i am happy for him

but i watch tim brown he is class all the way

by j-man on Feb 6, 2010 3:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I'm bummed about "Timma" too, j'man

But appreciate Floyd for the talent he was, and the Broncs have only a few guys in there, and Elway needs some company, and Floyd is as deserving as any other Bronco, imo.

"If your only ambition in life, is to be a better person; well, that's just the best ambition you can have..." Wayne "Rabbit" Bartholomew

by brhynno on Feb 6, 2010 4:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

yeah he is

by j-man on Feb 6, 2010 6:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

He gets credit for my bow-legs

used to walk like him everywhere and my legs morphed.

by Sons-of-Blanda on Feb 9, 2010 12:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Tim Brown is the best raider receiver of all-time

Tim Brown got robbed just like raiders always get robbed. We all know that hands down Tim Brown is the greatest wide receiver to ever wear a silver and black uniform. Tim was consistent through out his career. He was the heart and pride of our team. Tim to me is the best raider of all-time. Its sad he didn’t make it on the 1st ballot. I hope next yr he will get in. He deserves it and he earned it.

by only1halo on Feb 6, 2010 3:20 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Thats Stupid

Tim was by far the best Raider I’ve seen in my 24 years of life and being a Raider fan. He needs to get in next year.

by Nailbomb85 on Feb 6, 2010 7:27 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

But the hands down greatest Raider was Jim Otto who remains the gold-standard for Pro Centers

12 Pro Bowls and 10 of them Jim was on the 1st Team. Tim Brown was consistently great but did not make 1st Team in any of those 9 Pro Bowl appearances. Chris Carter (my favorite non-Raider receiver) went to 8 Pro Bowls and was 1st Team twice.

by Sons-of-Blanda on Feb 9, 2010 12:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

as much as i do not like the raiders? tim brown not a hall of famer?

i am fine if he did not make it but instead of j.randle, r.jackson, russ grimm but i would of replaced them with cris carter, tim brown and shannon sharpe or charles haley. i know randle, jackson, and grimm will make it in 2011 but come on. over these 4? any of these 3 should of made it this year. i don’t even think randle or jackson should make it until their last year of eligibility for the hall of fame because they give a max of 7 so they will make it. so if cris carter, tim brown, shannon sharpe and charles haley do not make it, it proves that the voters are so stupid and should be replaced.

by kdogg1980 on Feb 6, 2010 10:06 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

It's beyond blatant.

Grimm, Randle, Jackson before Tim Brown? Is anyone really surprised? I’ll tell you who the bigger snub is. How about Cliff Branch? I’m not going to spit out his stats. Do a wiki search yourself and get a gander at those? How about Kenny Stabler? Just add Brown to the list of RRRAIDERS that get snubbed because they wear silver and black.

by golfswithglock on Feb 7, 2010 1:01 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Branch was awesome

He had more 1st Team Pro Bowl honors than Tim Brown and Chris Carter combined.
Branch remains the ultimate expression of the deep threat WR.

by Sons-of-Blanda on Feb 9, 2010 12:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

People Need to Start Respecting the Silver and Black More

I’m tired of haters who just show no respect whatsoever to the Raiders, former or current. Just because the Raiders have losing records these past seasons, it doesn’t mean they’re all that bad. People don’t even bother watching their games, and they’re already assuming that the Raiders suck. They’re better than many NFL teams out there; the Lions are a LOT worse than them.

Tim Brown got robbed just because he was a Raider. Back in the day, the Raiders could murder every team in sight.

by Silver and Black Allen on Feb 7, 2010 3:39 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Another Raider got screwed for the HOF

what a surprise. Tim Brown should be a 1st ballot guy, and for these guys to go up there with a straight face and say he’s not or should be behind guys like Carter or Reed is rediculas. Tim Brown’s numbers speak for themselves, even while having to play opposite mediocre receivers and with journeyman quarterbacks. It’s a shame that Touchdown Timmy has to join the long list of Raiders being screwed by Canton.

There’s no Question Rice deserved to be in, but there’s no reason whatsoever to disrespect his time on the Raiders (as I have seen in the coverage of his election). Clayton listed him as a Niner and 2 other teams, no highlights of his Pro-Bowl (& Superbowl) seasons with the Raiders is rediculas. These announcers were joking that since he was wearing Silver & Black when discussing the announcement was enough of a credit to the Raiders.

Yeah, I’m upset about this, let’s hope it gets corrected next year, but shouldn’t hold my breath.

Woohoo, I get to look forward to another 7-6 season ("at best") in 2010! There's nothing like going to Idaho for a bowl game.

by S Jay Bruin on Feb 8, 2010 11:29 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

When we come back there must be no mercy, no quarter given, our enemies must be

cast down and ground under a remorseless S&B heel.

by Sons-of-Blanda on Feb 9, 2010 12:46 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

imagine the numbers

Tim Brown would have put up w/ QB stability? He played on some shit Raider teams and a revolving door at QB. To consistently put up his numbers w/ the constant offensive changes he went through is tuff

Also the best wr I ever seen at getting a pass interference call….

by rat, el rat, mr. rat, the rat on Feb 11, 2010 2:08 AM PST reply actions 0 recs