The Pro Football Hall of Fame voting board is comprised of writers from every NFL city and six others chosen for their general skills and reputation as respected media. I mean no offense to any of them, nor to the Pro Football Hall of Fame when I say this, but I find the fact that writers and media members are the litmus test for inclusion or exclusion from the Hall of Fame to be monumentally silly. Very few of them know a thing about the game of football, and have no idea how great some of these athletes truly are. I mean no earthly clue.

Feb 2, 2013; New Orleans, LA, USA; NFL former player Larry Allen reacts after being selected to the pro football hall of fame during a NFL Network presentation at the New Orleans Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports

If not writers, who do I think should make up the board of voters? To me the easy answer is the enshrined athletes themselves. They know greatness when they see it. Many of them faced each other. They know who is deserving and who isn’t. To illustrate this please allow me to point you to a moment from Larry Allen’s career that has impressed Dallas Cowboys fans for nearly two decades.

The exact date was December 19, 1994. The Dallas Cowboys made a trip south to The Big Easy to face the New Orleans Saints in the very same Superdome venue that just hosted the Super Bowl and introduced the new Hall of Famers to the whole watching world. In the second quarter the Cowboys were in Saints territory near the 30 yard line. A Troy Aikman pass intended for Michael Irvin on a slant was tipped at the Line of Scrimmage and picked off by Saints Linebacker Darian Conner who would have scored if not for Larry Allen.

December 9, 2012; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Rob Ryan reacts after a call in the game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium. Dallas won the game 20-19. Mandatory Credit: Greg Bartram-USA TODAY Sports

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