Raider Nation Must Break It Down and Prepare a Proposal for More Hall of Famers

We have the freedom to ask questions of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Why aren't more Oakland Raiders honored in Canton, Ohio? Some of you know the answer.

I cannot pretend that I do not know.

Once a group of us hone our research skills and prepare proposals to challenge and charge the Pro Football Hall of Fame to come up with a better process, no doubt more Oakland Raiders will be enshrined.

For several years now, I have paid attention to the selection process of the HOF in Canton, Ohio. In fact, I visited there in 2009, and you can be sure that I am going to make more visits to the HOF.

When I visited there in 2009, I was appalled at some selections and encouraged by others.

Among other sources, I have read many articles by JW Nix, and the travesties are evident. Something must be done. From what I have learned by reading Nix's articles, he has been successful in advocating for some players who are now enshrined.

Some of the details of his research and advocacy are in this article, written by a prolific writer and researcher.

This link shows the amount of detail and work this BR writer put into the project. Might there be a BR writer who will invest more time and energy into getting more Oakland Raiders into the HOF? We hope so.

I have this tendency, as a researcher, to study issues, looking for complete and exhaustive analysis and comparisons. I search for both the existence and uniqueness of the careers of many players.

Many questions are being compiled. The issues for which I have developed a great deal of concern will be challenged by the presentation of a proposal.

Who will receive the proposal for a shakedown and shakeup of the way things have been done without a thorough consideration of the validity and reliability of some of those past decisions?

I don't know, but as a reader of this arti...

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