Defend or Deny… the baseball Hall of Fame vs Football Hall of Fame

[JollyElm]

Football Greatness, in general, is often tough to define for us 'regular' fans.
Think about being a kid and cheering on (for me, the Jets and Bills) your team.
Almost all of your focus is on the QB, RB and WRs (these days, TEs get a lot more play). With certain exceptions, no one is crazy-rooting for Guards, Cornerbacks, Offensive Tackles or any of the myriad other positions (which you're probably clueless about) on the field.

When the HOF vote comes, the vast majority of the talk is really all about the main positions I noted - QB, RB and WRs. (Yes, there are exceptions.) With the Offensive Line, most of the players on Defense and Special Teams, many of us have no clue (even looking at stats) what would actually make them worthy of enshrinement.

Contrast that with the rigidity of baseball positions. Every kid knows what each player's role is in a game. Although it's hotly debated, we all have an innate ability to know exactly who should (at least) be in the conversation of being an all-time great.

To me, that's a part of why I feel answering Cooperstown is the 'better' bet.