Charles Woodson named to Pro Bowl

That is a good question. He has had a solid career, but how does he compare to other hall of fame db's and to other db's in his generation.

No, he's a bust. Peyton Manning should have won the Heisman.

weighs 80 pounds. He'd be much faster if it was lighter, but he wouldn't be as badass, so he just makes do. True story.

If Charles Woodson retired today, he would not be a Hall of Famer. He might earn that distinction if he plays for several more years, but I'm guessing there are plenty of guys who made 5 Pro Bowls who aren't in the Hall of Fame. There was also a significant portion of his career where he was injured and/or underachieving in Oakland, and usually Hall of Famers don't spend time as non-contributors in the middle of their career. They might sit when they're rookies or become part-time players as they age, but they don't spend the prime period of their careers at odds with their coaches, asking to leave the team, etc.

C-Wood will be a Hall of Famer, definitely in South Bend, if not in Canton.

with a *life time achievement* award. Trust me....Charles deserved winning the heisman. His jr season still carry weight with some recruits. Living in the south...I'm amazed how those sentiments of *Manning was rob*still echos

Woodson was a top-3 corner for a few years in Oakland, but nobody noticed because it was, well, Oakland. But I agree that he never dominated quite like he did in college. That said, I don't know how you determine those second-tier HOF'ers in sports, like Kirby Puckett and Ryne Sandberg in baseball or Joe D and Adrian Dantley in basketball, especially in football where your team's style of play, the players around you, etc. can have a huge impact on how well you play. With corners, if your line cannot get pressure, you are going to be picked apart over the course of a game - that's just a fact. In Woodson's case, when his team had a decent pass rush (like the year Raiders did in early 2000's), he was certainly one of the best corners in the league. Would I say he reached the level of Deion, Darrell Green, or Ronnie Lott - no. But I also think he played in an era where teams passed more, receivers were far more physically imposing, and the rules were skewed toward offense and making a CB's job harder. He did battle injuries, but so did a number of other HOF'ers, and longevity doesn't seem to be as big of a limiting factor in football than it does in other sports. So all that said, I wouldn't call him a first-ballot HOFer, but I think he deserves a bust in Canton when it is all said and done.

There are currently 19 defensive backs in the Hall of Fame, and only 11 cornerbacks. Is Charles Woodson one of the best 12 NFL corners in history? Also, I didn't do the calculation, but it looks like the average HOF defensive back has 50+ career interceptions. Woodson currently has 34. Also, Woodson might be hamstrung by the fact that he a) has a career-high of 8 interceptions, whereas others have had 10 or 12 in a particular season and b) he hasn't played on very good teams. The Raiders were pretty good and then started heading south, and the Packers are mediocre. It's not like Woodson has been playing for the Steel Curtain defense of the '70's or the Dallas Cowboys of the early '90's. Like I said, he might make it if he plays for several more years and has a couple more good seasons. But if he retired now or even in a year, he wouldn't make it.