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Every year the Pro Football Hall of Fame announcement comes out and football fans react in three ways:
- “YES! Finally!”
- “How is THAT guy in?”
- “This whole thing is rigged and I’m never watching again”… (until Sunday at 1pm sharp with wings and a remote in hand).
But this year?
They actually nailed it.
Drew Brees, Larry Fitzgerald, Luke Kuechly, Adam Vinatieri, and Roger Craig. That’s not just a Hall of Fame class—that’s a football all-star team that could still probably beat the 2024 Panthers.
And yes… Robert Kraft is still not in, which means somewhere a group of voters looked at each other and said, “Yeah… we’re good.”
Let’s break this down the way we do it on JOBA and the Mouth—truth, humor, and absolutely no filter.
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Drew Brees — The Quarterback Who Needed a Ladder to See Over the Line… and Still Cooked Everyone
Drew Brees is proof that height is overrated.
This man was barely taller than some linebackers’ shoulder pads and still threw for 80,000 yards. That’s not a career—that’s a frequent flyer program.
Watching Brees in New Orleans was like watching a jazz band:
Perfect timing, perfect rhythm, and every defensive coordinator slowly losing their sanity on the sideline.
And let’s be honest—Brees didn’t just win a Super Bowl.
He helped resurrect a city after Hurricane Katrina. That wasn’t football… that was history.
Also, can we talk about his accuracy?
Brees didn’t throw to receivers.
He threw to exact shoelaces.
If a receiver dropped a Brees pass, teammates looked at him like he just spilled holy water.
Hall of Fame?
First ballot. No argument. Case closed. Go home.
Larry Fitzgerald — The Nicest Man to Ever Destroy Cornerbacks
Larry Fitzgerald is the only receiver in history who could break your ankles, score on you, and then help you up and ask about your family.
Seventeen thousand yards.
Legendary playoff performances.
Hands so reliable Amazon probably tried to hire him for quality control.
At one point, Fitzgerald had more tackles than drops. Think about that.
Receivers drop passes every week. Fitzgerald treated dropping passes like it was illegal in 48 states.
And the craziest part?
He did most of this with quarterbacks that, in some cases, Cardinals fans are still trying to forget existed.
Fitz was out there catching passes from guys who sounded like backup accountants.
Hall of Fame wasn’t a question—it was a formality.
Luke Kuechly — The Linebacker Who Knew the Play Before the Quarterback Did
Luke Kuechly didn’t play football.
He solved it.
Quarterbacks would walk to the line, look at the defense, and hear Kuechly yelling their audibles back at them.
Imagine studying all week for a test, sitting down, and the guy next to you whispers, “By the way, question 7 is B.”
That was Luke Kuechly… except he was also hitting you at full speed five seconds later.
Seven Pro Bowls.
Defensive Player of the Year.
Film study was so intense he probably knew what play you were running in Madden at home.
If injuries hadn’t shortened his career, we’d be talking about him in the same breath as Ray Lewis and Brian Urlacher every single day.
Adam Vinatieri — The Man Who Made Dynasty Dreams Come True… and Nightmares Permanent
Adam Vinatieri is not a kicker.
Adam Vinatieri is a historical event.
Snow? Doesn’t matter.
Super Bowl? Doesn’t matter.
Entire fanbases praying for a miss? Definitely doesn’t matter.
This man ended seasons with the calm expression of someone parallel parking on a Sunday afternoon.
You know how kickers usually look nervous?
Vinatieri looked like he was thinking about what to order for dinner after the game.
“Yeah, I’ll take the steak… and also I just crushed your championship hopes from 48 yards.”
Clutch doesn’t describe him.
He invented clutch.
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Roger Craig — The Original “Do Everything” Back Before It Was Trendy
Roger Craig walked so modern running backs could run option routes on Instagram highlights.
First player ever with 1,000 rushing and 1,000 receiving yards in a season—and he did it in the 80s, when defenses were allowed to hit you like they were trying to remove your soul.
Three Super Bowls.
Key piece of the 49ers dynasty.
A weapon before offenses even knew what a weaponized running back looked like.
The fact it took this long for Craig to get in just proves the Hall sometimes moves slower than a Jets two-minute drill.
But he’s in now—and it’s deserved.
Now Let’s Talk About Who Didn’t Get In…
Bill Belichick not making it on the first ballot is wild.
Six rings.
The greatest coach ever.
And somewhere he’s probably sitting in a dark room cutting the sleeves off another hoodie saying,
“We’re on to Canton… eventually.”
And then there’s Robert Kraft…
Let’s just say the Hall of Fame voters clearly decided the gold jacket isn’t dry-clean only—it’s character-required.
Somewhere Kraft probably had the speech ready too.
Had the jacket size measured.
Had the smile practiced.
And then… nothing.
If you listen closely, you can still hear the sound of a phone not ringing.
This Hall of Fame class is what it should be:
- Precision
- Greatness
- Dominance
- Longevity
- Innovation
No gimmicks. No sympathy picks. Just legends.
And honestly, as football fans, that’s all we ask for…
Well, that and our teams not blowing a 17-point lead every other Sunday.
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