Kudos for Coates, 13th Patriot Hall of Famer

By Os Davis  |   Tuesday, July 08, 2008  |  Comments( 3 )

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Congratulations from RealFootball365.com go out today to former New England Patriots tight end Ben Coates, who was named to the team's Hall of Fame earlier this week; fan voting for the nomination was closed after the weekend and Coates had topped fullback Jim Nance to win the 13th spot in the Hall. Coates was simply the most compelling weapon in ...
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 No.1
 02:53 PM
07/09/2008
I just remember growing up as a Bills fan how the team absolutely could not cover Ben Coates. He constantly abused Henry Jones, who was an All-Pro. He was also given the least creative nickname of all-time by Chris Berman: Ben "Winter Coates. What a stich that Berman is. As for Ben in Canton one day, I'm not so sure. Yes I know he had five consecutive Pro Bowl seasons and yes he had a 96 catch season which is unheared of for a TE, but for some reason I can't picture Ben Coates as a Hall of Famer. Certainly I think we'll see Shannon Sharpe and Tony Gonzalez make it into the Hall. I just don't know if Coates will ever crack through. There were so many great players from the 1990's that will be inducted before Coates name ever comes up.
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sec116row11seats12and13		 03:06 PM
07/10/2008
1 who is Billbo Baggins ?
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