It is unthinkable that Ray Guy, once again, was not a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. When the best player at a position ever isn't in the hall, it is a crime. Eventually, the voters will recognize that special teams is an amazingly important aspect of the game.
There would be no Tom Brady or Patriots dynasty if it wasn't for Adam Vinatieri winning two Super Bowls with his leg (and John Kasay kicking the ball out of bounds, setting up the Pats on the 40, cost the Panthers one of those rings). Would the Bears have made it to the Super Bowl without Devin Hester? Desmond Howard won a Super Bowl MVP for returning kicks and winning it for the Packers. Jermaine Lewis put away the Giants with a kickoff return and clinched a ring for the Ravens. If you don't have a good punter on the field, then you end up giving a short field to the likes of Brady, Manning, Brees or Rivers. The last thing your team needs is for those QBs to have a field position advantage.
Ray Guy deserves to be in the Hall, and hopefully will be soon. Until he is, I will view the Hall of Fame as incomplete.
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