Rondé Barber Named A Hall Of Fame Finalist
December 30th, 2021
It’s official. Rondé Barber will once again be debated for entry into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
The iconic Bucs cornerback is back “in the room” for the second time. Barber was named among the 15 finalists for the 2022 class today. It’s likely that five of those 15 will receive enough votes to get in.
Tampa Bay’s lone Hall of Fame selector, JoeBucsFan.com columnist Ira Kaufman, rolled up his sleeves on this year’s presentation months ago and is leaving no stone unturned.
Superstar Packers safety LeRoy Butler from the 1990s is Barber’s main competition among defensive backs.
Old school Bucs fans know Barber is worthy of enshrinement. He defined the nickel cornerback position, and he’s also got great numbers and longevity.
Barber recently talked on CBS Sports Radio about how his game improved drastically when Mike Tomlin arrived in Tampa as his position coach in 2001. Barber said Tomlin’s focus on basic fundamentals fine tuned his game and led to him leading the NFL with 10 interceptions in the ’01 season.
Yes, Barber also was a lockdown corner in his day before he made a big name for himself inside. He rushed the passer like no other cornerback, and he played the run like a beast. He even shined on special teams.
The 2022 finalist field is strong, but not as rough as it’s been in years past. This could/should be Barber’s year.
December 30th, 2021 at 5:46 pm
He’ll yes! Lots of good news on joebucs today. Ronde should have already been in over lesser players (waves at Brian Dawkins, Ty Law, Alan Faneca, Champ Bailey,and many others), but we already know how our players must go above and beyond lesser players in order to get the recognition that they deserve. Ronde’s skill set was unique in NFL history and his unique stats back that fact up. He was clutch in huge moments as well and should have been a first ballot guy. Good luck Ira.
December 30th, 2021 at 5:46 pm
Fantastic! Love the guy! Now Ira you need to be overwhelming convincing and he’ll be in!!!
December 30th, 2021 at 5:48 pm
FINALLY
WE NOW HAVE HOF FROM EVERY POSITION ON THE SAME DEFENSE
IM SO PROUD
I LUV RONDAE LIKE A BROTHER
BEYOND A PROFESSIONAL
December 30th, 2021 at 5:49 pm
FINALLY
WE NOW HAVE HOF FROM EVERY POSITION ON THE SAME DEFENSE
IM SO PROUD
I LUV RONDAE LIKE A BROTHER
BEYOND A PROFESSIONAL
retire #20 and #40
i wish warrick dunn got a ring with us
super deserving
website is based off Mr #28
December 30th, 2021 at 5:52 pm
Whatever Ira said to get John Lynch into the HOF needs to be over the top to convince the HOF voters to put Rhonde in the HOF
December 30th, 2021 at 5:56 pm
Mike alstott, Jimmie Giles Simon Rice ??
December 30th, 2021 at 5:56 pm
He deserves to be in the Hall! Let’s go Ira, get it done 👍
December 30th, 2021 at 6:11 pm
good luck ronde! all time bucs great!!
December 30th, 2021 at 6:15 pm
Agreed Marine 4 life-
Mike Alstott should be in the hall- it’s a shame he is treated as a true halfback
December 30th, 2021 at 6:16 pm
Nobody quite like the A train
December 30th, 2021 at 6:21 pm
He is very deserving of a Gold Jacket.
What a great player.
December 30th, 2021 at 6:27 pm
I never understood why people out there would say he’s not a HOF player. Maybe from Eagles fans, but everyone else should see his stats and know he should be in the Hall. Best of luck Rondé, I hope you make er in because you’ve earned it!!
December 30th, 2021 at 6:46 pm
His run blitzes were deadly. GO RONDE, and GO BUCS!!
December 30th, 2021 at 6:46 pm
Watched Ronde get toasted by Germane Crowell of the Lions in 1998. Nice way to christen the new stadium. He was lousy, and I said as much at the top of my lungs from the lower level. He definitely benefited from good coaching and a strong supporting cast; although his consistent development throughout his entire career was impressive to say the least. I’m on the fence with this one, but then again I think too many gold jackets have been sewn already. That’s an entirely different conversation. Tbd….
December 30th, 2021 at 6:52 pm
Go get ‘em Sage!
December 30th, 2021 at 7:37 pm
Good. Well deserved and I hope he gets in.
December 30th, 2021 at 7:40 pm
Man, does he deserve it!! Long overdue.
December 30th, 2021 at 7:47 pm
Ronde I hope you read this. You DESERVE it!
I pray you get it!
December 30th, 2021 at 7:52 pm
It will be a happy day!
December 30th, 2021 at 7:57 pm
Hell yeah he deserves it!
LOL @ anyone who says otherwise.
No other cornerback in the history of the game has numbers like him.
✅Super Bowl Champion
✅5x Pro Bowl
✅3x All-Pro, 1st-team (plus x2 All-Pro, 2nd-team)
✅2000s All-decade Team, Defense
✅Still the ONLY PLAYER in NFL HISTORY with 45+ INTs and 25+ Sacks (47 INTs, 28 sacks)
✅Longest consecutive game-streak by a cornerback in NFL history (200)
✅Longest consecutive game-streak by a defensive back in NFL history (224)
✅All around good human being
Get him in, Ira!
December 30th, 2021 at 8:03 pm
This should be his year with the competition that remains on defense! Personally, I think he was more deserving than Lynch!
December 30th, 2021 at 8:05 pm
Simeon rice not being in the conversation is absurd to me.
December 30th, 2021 at 8:09 pm
Fingers crossed.
December 30th, 2021 at 8:15 pm
Unbelievable
Good stuff! He is 1 of 1 with that important stat for dbs
Tampa is getting some love now that the GOAT has made this franchise a franchise and actually getting attention . So its possible
Go bucs!
December 30th, 2021 at 8:18 pm
And to think in the late 90s. My bucs game buddies called him burnde. He struggled his first couple of years and then turned it into a hall of fame career. The philly nfc championship play is all anyone needs to see to get him in.
December 30th, 2021 at 8:28 pm
I think this is the year Ronde gets in and he totally deserves it.
Jersey Buc- Absolutely. No one has more Sacks that hasn’t gotten in.
I love A-train as much as the next guy but for those saying he’s a Hall of Famer, no, he is not.
If Gruden knew how to utilize him and actually had him touch the ball more than 5 times a game he could have been.
December 30th, 2021 at 8:53 pm
Jersey buc Says:
December 30th, 2021 at 8:05 pm
Simeon rice not being in the conversation is absurd to me.
It is way past time for Big Sim. HOF hands down.
It just shows that there is not a level playing field concerning getting a Yellow Jacket.
In the end Simeon Rice’s play on the field speaks for itself and it screams HOF.
GO BUCS!!!!!
December 30th, 2021 at 11:35 pm
Alstott and Giles in the HOF? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I loved Alstott, but there’s no way he had a career warranting the HOF. If he had stayed healthier, played a little longer and been utilized by Gruden, then maybe he would’ve.
Giles isn’t even in the conversation. He was a very good player for us, but not even close to a HOFer.
Simeon Rice is super borderline… I could see it, but don’t see it happening.
Ronde totally deserves it.
December 30th, 2021 at 11:39 pm
Sasquatch
No doubt. Alstott was a beast running over guys. I miss the Atrain whistle at games. But no way in hell a HOF
Not even close
Giles. Nah
December 30th, 2021 at 11:57 pm
Our hero!
The dagger pick 6 at Philly in the NFC Champ game.
Forever etched in Bucs fans minds until death.
December 31st, 2021 at 12:00 am
Simeon Rice has 122 sacks, it is not even close.
Consistent double digit sacks year after year.
He should have been in the HOF years ago.
Just like they dissed John Lynch for years and John finally got in.
Hope Ronde can win the political contest and get in now.
GO BUCS!!!!
December 31st, 2021 at 9:37 am
Looking years ahead, LVD is in the top 5 Bucs career defender category and maybe has as good a career as any linebacker in the NFL. In his dominant peak years, the Bucs weren’t worth TV. Now he is on TV but a bit shadowed as we’ve acquired all this young talent. Nobody knew him when Luke Keuikly was getting all the National love despite LVD superior stats. Brady called LVD one of the best ever, but he’s a long shot for the HOF. It’s hard to even think about Rice, Alstott, or Giles.
December 31st, 2021 at 12:48 pm
RONDAE if you were such a fan and loved him so much you would care about spelling the man’s name correctly. You are such a buffoon with that and all your yelling on line you do as if it’s making your point better. CHANGE YOUR NAME AND SPELL HIS NAME CORRECTLY MORON! How’s that for yelling? Give the man the respect he earned fool.
Ronde is what a true football player is about. He wasn’t the fastest or quickest but his football iq and instincts are top notch. He had great coaching and ran with it. Too bad that players with no heart like Peon Sanders got in because voters are enamored with shiny things. Lunch pail players who define the game and make it fun for fans are not shiny.
Simeon Rice deserves to be in but for some odd reason(maybe his Pat Tillman comments) have him black balled. In America you have freedom of speech but better watch what you say.