2. Jahri Evans
When you have a star Quarterback like Drew Brees, you need help to stay upright. When Brees had Jahri Evans, he had a lot less to worry about.
3. Rickey Jackson
If you had the football, the chances were pretty good that Rickey Jackson was going to find you.
1. Drew Brees
Drew Brees played the first four years of his career with the San Diego Chargers, but after they drafted Philip Rivers, Brees became expendable. Brees was also coming off shoulder surgery, and many teams were a little gun shy about signing the former Purdue Boilermaker. He did, however, have offers, and he signed with the New Orleans Saints before the 2006 season. That decision turned out to be the best for both parties.
#97 Overall, Marshon Lattimore, New Orleans Saints, #7 Cornerback
2023 Pre-Season Rank #98, 2022 Pre-Season Rank: #106, 2021 Pre-Season Rank: #125, 2020 Pre-Season Rank #138. Peak Period 2017-21
The 2017 Defensive Player of the Year was a Pro Bowl Selection four times in his first five seasons, but his last two years have been riddled with injury, and Lattimore’s momentum has been derailed. He has a lot more work to do in the next few seasons to get back on track, but the Saints' defense is expected to be good this year.
#60 Overall, Tyrann Mathieu, New Orleans Saints, Strong Safety, #4 Safety
2023 Pre-Season Rank #67, 2022 Pre-Season Rank #75, 2021 Pre-Season Rank #87, 2020 Pre-Season Rank #103. Peak Period: 2019-23
Mathieu is an intriguing case as he was a surprise All-Decade recipient, but when you gain that honor, you will be forever talked about regarding the Hall. Saying that, his AV/G is well below what a Hall of Famer should be and he has been a Pro Bowler only twice. He is now a three-time First Team All-Pro, a Super Bowl Champion, and has a star aura. This feels like a key year for the Honey Badger to see if there is any legitimate Hall of Fame chance.
#72 Overall, Ryan Ramczyk, New Orleans Saints, Right Tackle, #12 Offensive Lineman
2023 Pre-Season Rank #94, 2022 Pre-Season Rank #88, 2021 Pre-Season Rank #98, 2020 Pre-Season Rank #107. Peak Period: 2017-21
Ramcyzk is well over the AV/G for his position and, for a brief time, could claim to be the most underrated Tackle in football (2018-20). The last two seasons have been pedestrian by his standards, and he only has one First Team All-Pro and two Second Team All-Pros as accolades.
Without building on that resume, Ramcyck will be forgotten among institutions other than the Saints Hall of Fame.
#44 Overall, Michael Thomas, Free Agent, #8 Wide Receiver
2023 Pre-Season Rank #46, 2022 Pre-Season Rank #38, 2021 Pre-Season Rank #41, 2020 Pre-Season Rank #49. Peak Period: 2016-20
In 2019, Thomas made history as the first Wide Receiver (the first being Jerry Rice) to win the Offensive Player of the Year Award. Not only was he the NFL's WR1, but his future looked so bright that it involved a gold jacket. Since then, Thomas has dealt with ankle and foot issues, missed all of 2021, and only played in 20 Games from 2020 to 2023.
He enters this season no longer as a Saint and is a Free Agent looking for work. The Hall seems so far away now, but the Saints Hall of Fame is a lock for him. Sadly, this is another case of injuries derailing what would have been phenomenal.
#33 Overall, Alvin Kamara, New Orleans Saints, #3 Running Back
2023 Pre-Season #28, 2022 Pre-Season Rank #33, 2021 Pre-Season Rank #48, 2020 Pre-Season Rank #66. Peak Period: 2017-21
Alvin Kamara has never had a 1,000-Yard Rushing Season, but the Saints Running Back has been one of the most complete dual-threat Running Backs since he debuted in 2017.
Named to the Pro Bowl in his first five seasons, Kamara won the AP Offensive Rookie of the Year and was the league leader in Touchdowns (21) in 2020. He might be slowing down, and if so, his Hall of Fame chances will plummet, but as we enter 2024, Kamara is one of New Orleans’s top offensive weapons.
What he accomplishes in 2024 could tell the tale of his Hall of Fame chances.
212. La'Roi Glover
From San Diego State, La’Roi Glover took a longer path for NFL stardom. He was a 5th Round Pick with the Oakland Raiders, but they would cut him a year later, and he would be picked up by the New Orleans Saints. In New Orleans, he became a star, and in 2000 he would be named a First Team All-Pro, NFL Alumni Defensive Lineman of the Year, and the NFC Defensive Player of the Year. The ferocious pass-rusher had 17.5 Sacks would also lead the league.
#21 Overall, Cameron Jordan, New Orleans Saints, Defensive End, #6 Defensive Lineman/Linebacker: Pass Rusher
2023 Pre-Season Rank #27, 2022 Pre-Season Rank #25, 2021 Pre-Season Rank #36, 2020 Pre-Season Rank #42. Peak Period: 2018-22
Jordan is one of the many players on this list whose second half seems to eclipse his first, and isn't that a stunning statement considering that he was a 2010s All-Decade Player? He had a six-year Pro Bowl streak snapped last season but has eight in total, and a healthy number of career Sacks (117.5) and Tackles for Loss (153). His Hall of Fame case is also aided by his association with only one team, New Orleans, where he has been a leader on and off the field for over a decade.
#81 Overall, Derek Carr, New Orleans Saints, #11 Quarterback
2023 Pre-Season Rank: #65, 2022 Pre-Season Rank #69, 2021 Pre-Season Rank #85, 2020 Pre-Season Rank #88. Peak Period: 2015-19
Carr was a Pro Bowl Selection for three straight years (2015-17), and while he has had four 4,000-yard seasons, other Quarterbacks have passed him in the hierarchy of greatness at the position. Carr is running out of time to make any real Hall of Fame push, and realistically, it will take a Super Bowl Championship for that to occur.
He is entering his second year in New Orleans and should break 40,000 Passing Yards and 250 Touchdowns. Those are quality numbers, but not Hall of Fame ones.
#36 Overall, Jimmy Graham: Free Agent, #2 Tight End
2023 Pre-Season Rank #31, 2023 Pre-Season Rank #40, 2021 Pre-Season Rank #41, 2020 Pre-Season Rank #46. Peak Period: 2011-15
Is it the end of the road for Jimmy Graham? At one point, it looked like he was Hall of Fame-bound, and he looked like the game's top Tight End when he was in his first run in New Orleans, but that seems like a lifetime ago. Overall, Graham's AV/G is low; he did not make the 10,000 Yard mark (and won't), but his 89 Touchdown Passes are sparkling, and when his name comes up for consideration, this should be one of the first things they look at.
Reggie Bush & Marques Colston to the New Orleans Saints HOF
The New Orleans Saints have announced that former players, Reggie Bush and Marques Colston will be inducted into their franchise Hall of Fame.
Reggie Bush was drafted 2ndoverall in 2006 and the former USC Trojan was viewed by many as the savior of the franchise coming off the Saints return to exile following a season playing on the road after Hurricane Katrina. Bush may not have put forth the statistical impact that was expected, but he was a bona fide threat on every single play and opened up the offense in ways that few can do. Bush would be a key figure in the Saints Super Bowl XLIV Championship win and he would accumulate 4,968 All-Purpose Yards with 33 Touchdowns.
Marques Colston was also drafted in 2006, but he was chosen in the 7thRound from Hofstra. The Wide Receiver would play all 10 of his seasons with the Saints and he is the franchise’s all-time leader in Receptions (711), Receiving Yards (9,759) and Touchdowns (72).
The two former players are joined by former Louisiana Governor, Kathleen Blanco who worked to keep the Saints in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina and expediting the repair of the Superdome.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate the newest members of the New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame.
Lance Moore Retires. Saints HOF perhaps?
Five days after signing with the Atlanta Falcons, Wide Receiver, Lance Moore has announced his retirement from Professional Football.
Undrafted in 2005 out of the University of Toledo, Moore would sign on with the New Orleans Saints and made the active roster for six games in 2006. He would build himself up to the number three starter and worked his way up the starter, building himself up to be a part of why the Saints got to, and won Super Bowl 44. Moore would have 2 receptions for 21 Yards and a 2 Point Conversion in that big game.
In 2012, Moore would have his biggest season, catching 75 passes for 1,041 Yards and 6 Touchdowns. He would leave New Orleans and finish off his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Detroit Lions.
He retires with 389 Receptions with 4,816 Yards and 44 Touchdowns.
While we have no illusion that Lance Moore will be considered for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame is within his grasp and could be there in the next ten years.
Hall of Fame or not, we here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to thank Lance Moore for his gridiron memories and we wish him the best in the next stage of his life.
A look at Morten Andersen's PFHOF Snub
Now that the Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2016 has announced their class has done the same. We were hopeful to do this prior to the announcement of the actual inductees, but life, as it often does simply got in the way!
Saying that, we felt it was worth our time to take a look at the 2016 Nominees and debate whether they should have gotten in (or not) and look to the future of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
72. Pat Swilling
46. Eric Allen
There have been many great defensive stars for the Philadelphia Eagles through the years. Perhaps one of their quickest was Eric Allen, who was a constant threat to intercept any football thrown in his vicinity, and stuff anyone who had the ball near him.
Eric Allen was an impact player immediately in the NFL, earning the starting job at Right Corner after he was taken with a high Second Round Pick in 1988 from Arizona State. In his first eight years as a professional, Allen was named to the Pro Bowl six times and despite being a Cornerback, became a Sports Centre staple. In 1993, Eric Allen had six picks, four of which he returned for touchdowns. Allen was a glue defensive back in that he had his man covered like he was their Siamese twin. Blessed with incredible instincts, Allen had 58 career Interceptions, with 9 pick-sixes. Allen had 34 of his picks as an Eagle, but was still a productive player in his second half, which included three years in New Orleans and four in Oakland.
As one of the most exciting players and best athletes in the league history, Allen has the Hall of Fame profile but is running out of time on the modern ballot.
Should Eric Allen be in the Hall of Fame?
The New Orleans Saints add two more to their HOF
As such it is news to us that last night the New Orleans Saints inducted two new members into their Hall of Fame.
Kick/Punt Return Specialist, Tyrone Hughes played for the Saints from 1993 to 1996 and in each season he led the National Football League in a return category. Hughes was the Punt Return Yards leader in ’93 and in 1994 to 1996 he would be the league leader in Kick Return Yards. In total, Hughes accumulated 6,777 Return Yards and was named to the Pro Bowl in 1993.
Joining Hughes is Michael Lewis who played for the franchise from 2001 to 2006. Like Tyrone Hughes, Lewis was primarily a returner who in 2002 led the NFL in Punt Return Yards, Kick Return Yards and All-Purpose Yards and not surprisingly was named a First Team All Pro and Pro Bowl Selection that season. Overall as a Saint, would tally 7,955 All-Purpose Yards.
The addition of Hughes and Lewis to the Saints Hall of Fame is also noteworthy as both are natives of the Crescent City.
We here at Notinhallofame.com would like to congratulate the newest class to the New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame.
203. Darren Sharper
