The Lions' Pride

I'd rather not teach our WRs to throw helmet-to-helmet hits all game long.

One of the few steelers I like but not a Hall of Famer.

I loved his personality and attitude the most. Just seemed like a little kid out there playing.

He needed to go out with a bang to be HOF material. The last 2 seasons were forgetful...

Ok, Ok, Andre Reed isn't in th HOF yet, we get it . (he deserves to be in! 100%)

Hines absolutely has a shot at the HOF. His numbers are very good. 1,000 catches deserves the HOF no matter what team you cheer for or who throws you the ball.

He also has a reputation that will stick around for years to come and will give him a lot of name recognition in the future.

He also has two rings and a Super Bowl MVP as well those things are also important in HOF consideration.

Andre Reed, Chris Carter.... Rod Smith probably isn't as good as Ward. As an NFL fan i think he makes it in eventually, as a Steeler fan Reed and Carter need their due and Ward was not a good as those two.

Tim Brown as well. To me Ward is a lot like Henry Ellard, who also has better numbers. Solid guy and put up some great numbers, but when you think of an elite receiver for a sizable period of time he was never that guy.

Definitely agree on Chris Carter. Surprised he's not in, but I'm confident he will be. Kinda surprised that Andre Reed isn't in there, but also I wouldn't say he's better than Hines Ward, let alone "far better."

The rule was named after him because of the egregiously dirty cheap shot hit he put on Keith Rivers (of the Bengals) that broke Rivers' jaw. It was a blind-side, defenseless player hit. Sorry but taking cheap shots and trying to end careers is not bad ass in my book.

Ward is one of the worst (and most penalized and fined) taunters in the NFL. He was voted the dirtiest player in the NFL last year by a poll of NFL players. Right there is all you need to know about his character.

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Funny, because the hit on Keith Rivers was not dirty or cheap. It was a legal block at the time to Rivers' shoulder. They changed the rule because it could lead to injuries, but I'm sorry, it's a physical game.

Am I to assume you don't cheer loudly when someone gets a great block on a punt return almost exactly like this one?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPbraVljIrc

Had Ward played on any of your teams', you would've loved him.

I think it's hillarious (and a bit hypocritical) that a WR, someone who's job it is to 100% focuse on a football coming at him while defenders could be launching themselves at him from any direction, hits someone (a big bad tough LB in fact) from the front/side (i.e nowhere near the back/blind side), and because the LB was focused on someone running with the ball, the hit is considered a "cheap shot" by a bunch of pu$$ies out there.

Those who are fans of teams other than the Steelers hate Hines Ward because actually hits your defenders back.

Wha wha wha....

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I dont think he belongs in the HOF, but you cant take away the fact that he played the game with everything he had. He blocked, and he blocked good, as a WR. Because he took out a few "defenseless defenders" (i know right), doesn't mean he's a dirty player.