QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 23, 2009 -> 11:37 AM)
I wonder if Rice would have gotten in had he played outside of NE.
I think he would have. He basically had to wait for 15 years because of spite. He was hated, and voters could always fall back on the fact he didn't play a long time. The numbers he put up in a 12-year period were really great. Rookie of the year, won an MVP, 4 other top-5 MVPs. He was always deserving.