Cris Carter will get inducted next year. If he doesn't, there should be a serious investigation. Derrick Thomas will get in, too, I just don't know when.
The interesting name is Watters. I never thought of him as a Hall of Famer, but when I looked at his numbers - I was shocked at how prolific his numbers were.
He went to 5 Pro Bowls (the same number as Hall of Fame running backs Thurman Thomas and Earl Campbell). He had more than 12,000 yards from scrimmage (4th most in the '90s behind Hall of Famers Thomas and Barry Sanders and future Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith).
If based off of solely career numbers, Watters is a Hall of Famer in my book. The problem is that he appears to be more of a compiler of statistics; his numbers were not meaningful from season to season where one could argue he was one of the best running backs in the game over a 6 or 7 year period. He never led the league in rushing. But how much of that is related to his versatility. He was much more of his receiving back than Smith, Sanders, and Thomas - perhaps that is why his career running yards are deflated and his total yards from scrimmage demonstrated and highlighted his versatility.
If forced to vote, I would probably not vote for Watters. He does, however, deserve serious consideration.
