Modell Not On Hall's List

Good. Frankly, I don't see why many owners should ever be inducted into the Hall of Fame because they don't play or coach the game. The idea that an owner would get inducted merely for holding onto a team for a really long time (in Modell's case, at a huge price) is just dumb. If you do that, why not also induct Johnny the Hot Dog Guy who's been selling frankfurters at the Meadowlands for the last 30 years? Heck, he practically invented the "tear it opn, put on mustard, fold it back up and toss it" technique that was so widely used for 20 years until lame mustard packets became the trend. Okay, enough about Johnny.... Inducting an owner raises serious questions about the criteria to judge HOF credentials. What makes for an impressive ownership? So often the success of the NFL involves raping local communities of tax dollars and pricing PSLs to the maximum bearable market price that fans could justifiably wonder why it is an owner should be honored when, in fact, a good owner has already collected so many spoils. It's simple, really -- owners shouldn't be in the Hall of Fame; Players and coaches only. Honor the talent, at least try to keep the impurities out. And let owners, the honorable and the sleezy alike, retire in style to Fort Lauderdale and enjoy the deep respect of fellow owners and businessmen. Or, if they want to enter the Hall Of Fame, create a seperate one for sports team owners. But please, not in Canton.