Mike Martz Talks Terrell Owens, Hall of Fame and Torry Holt, Isaac Bruce Snubs

January 31, 2016   ·   Tyler Conway   ·   Jump to comments

Ask discerning football fans who had the most impactful NFL career between Terrell Owens, Torry Holt and Isaac Bruce, and Owens would win in a romp.
Former Los Angeles Rams coach Mike Martz would disagree. Vehemently.
“‘Surprised’ isn’t the word,” Martz said of Owens being a Hall of Fame finalist over Holt and Bruce, per Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. “You can’t print how I felt when T.O. leapfrogged those two. That’s just plain out-and-out ridiculous.”
Owens is one of 15 finalists receiving consideration this week when the Pro Football Hall of Fame committee meets to discuss its 2016 class. The 42-year-old made the final cut on his first ballot, while Holt and Bruce have each failed in their first two years of eligibility.
Martz told Thomas he believes Owens' flamboyant nature played a part in his selection over the more subdued former Rams:
Had they promoted themselves, which was contrary to ev...

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