Looking at who else was on this year's ballot---yup. It's not like baseball where you can have only one guy elected--or even zero from time to time. You have to elect a minimum of three (not two as I originally stated) every year. Young has better credentials than the rest of the field, much as I love Harry Carson.
Is there a bias in favor of QBs in the Hall---betcha ass there is. 21 QBs as opposed to 24 RBs (most teams have two of them, ya know
) 19 wideouts of which most teams have two. Only 6 tight ends. And 19 DBs, bearing in mind that most teams field 4.
Look at it this way--if Ted Williams and Al Kaline became eligible for baseball's Hall the same year, would you deny Kaline just because Teddy Ballgame was on the ballot? Kaline had the stats to make it, he's in. You're not comparing them head to head, you're recognizing the respective achievements of both.
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