2011 Hall of Fame/Hall of Infamy: Part II

Here are the final five inductees to the IMLD Hall of Fame/Hall of Infamy:

• Rush Limbaugh - Blowhard - ESPN - Famous for: Idiocy. The conservative media was very desirious that a member of their ranks make the Hall in it's inaugural year. So thusly, I submit to you: the Donovan McNabb rant of 2003.


• Nick Harper - Cornerback - Indianapolis Colts - Famous for: Having only one man to beat to get his team to the Super Bowl, and failing miserably. The 2005 Steelers were probably the worst Super Bowl champs of my lifetime of watching the NFL. The Seahawks/Steelers matchup wasn't very inviting to begin with, and the game was only made all the worse by the worst officiating I've ever seen in a big game setting. Flash back to the AFC Championship game between the Colts and Steelers. After sacking Peyton Manning on 4th down at HIS OWN ONE YARD LINE late in the game, the Steelers were looking to punch the ball in with their goal line specialist Jerome Bettis. Bettis ran into the pile, and the ball popped out of his hands straight to Nick Harper, who streaked towards paydirt and the Super Bowl. All he had to do was run past a flailing Ben Roethlisberger. Harper couldn't do it, the Colts missed a game tying field goal attempt, and the Steelers went on to win the worst Super Bowl EVAH! Thanks, Nick.


• Eugene Robinson - Safety - Atlanta Falcons - Famous for: High moral character. The 1998 Atlanta Falcons were in the Super Bowl after one of the most exciting NFC Championship games ever seen. A massive underdog, the Falcons went into the Metrodome to face a 15-1 Vikings offensive juggernaut and walked out NFC Champions. One of the key pieces of their defense, Eugene Robinson, the night before the Super Bowl, was awarded the Bart Starr Award from a Christian Group citing his "high moral character." What better way to celebrate? Go out and solicit an undercover police officer posing as a hooker to give you a blowjob for $40. The next day, Robinson gave up the crushing play of the Super Bowl, an 80 yard over the top pass from John Elway to Rod Smith, and the game was over.


• Bryant McKinnie - Offensive Tackle - Minnesota Vikings - Famous for: Unspeakable acts. We could induct a member of the 2005 Vikings Sex Boat scandal every year (in fact I just might)! They're like the '85 Bears of Depravity. Nobody is more deserving of induction than McKinnie, however. Let this sink in for a second: he performed oral sex on a prostitute. Now go shower.


• The Ghost of Sean Taylor - Dead Safety - Washington Redskins - Famous for: Rolling over in his grave! The murder of the Redskins Pro Bowl Safety was a dark moment during the 2007 season. Killed during a home invasion, the Redskins team and NFL were devasted by such a senseless act. Tributes in his name sprung up around the league, culminating at the next weekends Bills/Redskins game in Washington D.C. The pregame tribute to Taylor was rousing and inspiring, a fitting tribute to the player that was lost. Then, after a long field goal drive by Washington, the Redskins came out with 10 players on defense as another tribute to their fallen comrade. Let's do the math: the Bills came out with 11 players and the Redskins came out with 10. Hmmmm, I wonder what happened? The Bills ran to the side with the missing safety, with Fred Jackson piling up 17 yards along the left sideline before finally being pushed out of bounds. The Redskins would then go on to LOSE THE GAME after Joe Gibbs made a huge coaching error and tried to call back to back timeouts, allowing the Bills to win. Now, for a moment, ponder the thinking of playing a man short as a tribute. What if Taylor was, oh I don't know, the Quarterback? Would they have snapped the ball to nobody and watched as the team scrambled to fall on the ball rolling around in the backfield? The best tribute would have been to go out, light up the Bills, and win one for their fallen teammate. Instead, what started as an amazing tribute to a great player, ended with a thud. Somewhere, Sean Taylor wept.

There they are, the inaugural inductees to the IMLD Hall of Fame/Hall of Infamy. All the names, places, and things left off the list will go back into the fold for next seasons list. Trust me, there were some good ones too!

We're halfway through the preseason now, it's time to start planning out fantasy teams and seeing who gets cut and who makes it to the pros, and almost time to start picking some damn games.