Hayes yes (changed how NFL teams selected WRs), Humphries no (a very very good player but its the HOF, not the Hall of the very very good).

Derrick Thomas. Totally disruptive player, not quite the original LT but darned close.

Bruce Smith. Another guy O-linemen hated to face.

Ray Guy. The best punter ever, and even at that position, that should count for something.

Roger Craig. The best receiving RB ever. Terrific blocker too. Equally valuable at 2 positions (FB, HB).

Matt, whats all this talk on KNBR about you being on National TV today all dressed up. You got a link to prove that?

The Rams just stole our 7th round pick Larry Grant off of our P-squard.

Mike, that's something our team doesn't seem to practice much, picking up another teams' PS guys.
Seems there are plenty of guys out there looking for a shot.
I still marvel at the Damane Duckett situation. He must have tremendous upside to be hanging on this long?

Roger Craig is one of my all-time favorite 49er and Charles Haley was perhaps our last great pass rusher. I'm extremely happy for the well deserved recognition they are receiving. Just to piggy-back on their acknowledgemnts for the purpose of discussion, these two players came out of college in relative obscurity to become great stars. I'm interested to know what was the Niners' scouting approach or criterion during that era? If I recall both of these players were chosen in later rounds yet the foundation established by the THEN Niner drafting system rarely missed on good talent. The great Bill Walsh said on many ocassions after his retirement, that his success was largely attributed to the great players he had. It is obvious that our current drafting system is flawed given the fact that only a handful of players have established themselves in the last 5 years. I believe that our entire drafting system (whatever that entails) must be put on notice. Rarely do big name coaches (Mike Holmgren/Bill Cowher to name a few) win without big time players, and what we need are scouts who can find these players ala Roger Craig and Charles Haley.

Dermontti or Dermotti?

Also, how has Derrick Thomas slipped through the cracks?

Woodson should be a no-doubt-about-it HOFer.

i consider myself very fortunate to have watched Craig's 49er career. He was an outstanding player.
He also had the biggest fumble of the franchise against the Giants in 90. Had he not, the 49ers may have 3 peated and have 6 championships.

Roger Craig was indeed a wonderful back. But as for Charles Haley just read Jeff Pearlman's book. It is disgusting what the person did and was allowed to do. At some point and time, morals do matter, and he shouldn't awarded that honor.

The only real niner on that list above is roger craig. He played all those great years with the niners. Charles Haley had a couple of good years with the niners but did his best with the cowgirls. Dent,Greene, Doleman. Were at the end of their carreers and I don't remember them making a big difference. Woodson had a terrible year while with the niners. Anyways I hope Roger makes it all the way to the hall. He deserves it.

I am not all that surprised about this list, and I think they are all deserving, but it seems that none of the voters are even considering some other former Niners that are also very much deserving. Eddie Debartolo, John Taylor, and John Brodie just to name three that should have already been inducted into the hall. I guess these voters are truly that stupid.

Matt's got it right – Dermontti Dawson. World class center who deserves to have a bust in the hall.

Haley was a complete space cadet, but he did carry the torch from Fred Dean and further revolutionized the elephant position. I guess he deserves a bust, but maybe as an inside joke, they should put Haley's bust closest to the men's room in Canton.

I've said it before, I'll say it again -- if they don't enshrine Craig and several others, then they need to show two busts of Bill Walsh, because 4 Super Bowl victories in 10 years isn't just the result of coaching. They were won on the field. Last I looked, the Packers of the '60s and Steelers of the '70s have about ten (10) HOFers each, but the Niners of the '80s only have two (2) -- Montanta and Lott. Rice will make it three when he's eligible. And I put Young into a different category -- the 1994 SB victory is not tied to the Walsh era. This is an absolute East Coast bias. Had the Niners of the '80s played in NY instead of SF, you can bet your house (whatever that's worth these days) that Craig would already be in, and a few others would be knocking on the door. Don't believe it? Look at the career numbers of Lynn Swann and John Taylor -- they're almost identical. Both won Super Bowls, and both had big catches on the big stage. One is in; one is not. Taylor's not even on the radar... If you don't buy this argument, then very seriously, Walsh should be the only guy with two busts in Canton. Evidently, he really that was much smarter than everyone else. How else do you explain the dynasty?

Not sure of the best way to do this, but--even though this has been a very disappointing season, I want to express my thanks to Matt and the 49er blogosphere for enriching my support of the team. Let's all remember how dark things were in 1978 and 79 before we were taken to the promised land. The trials of those years made the ultimate victory very sweet. Hope we are all able to enjoy it together when (hopefully not if) it arrives. Happy Thanksgiving! Robert