Milestone night for Allen

The article says it all for the details but I wanted to simply say congratulations to Damon Allen of the Toronto Argonauts. As a testament to what Allen has come to mean to the Argo faithful, I was shocked to see that he has only been with Toronto for four years. It really seems like he has been here his entire career and just seemed fitting that he broke Warren Moon's pro football career passing record and he also passed for the 5,000 consecutive time. Anyone that watches the game can appreciate the numbers, the task to achieve them, the work and luck needed to get there and the longevity of spirit and especially body.

While listening to the telecast as we watched the game (we arrived home at the end of the first quarter, more on that later), the announcers brought up the question about whether Damon Allen should be inducted into the NFL's Hall of Fame. While the Americans may try to cry foul, they would look mighty stupid if they did not recognize the accomplishment and do exactly that. Warren Moon entered the HOF with the highest passing total that was a combination of his work in the CFL and the NFL. With that fact alone, Allen earned his right to be placed in the same breadth as Moon and they can asterisk it all they want. No one can footnote what Allen accomplished today. And no one should attempt to. What will they say when he reaches 75,000 and 80,000 (as he intends to play a couple more years in Toronto)?

The answer should be "Congratulations and welcome to the Hall of Fame". Anything less than that would be an insult to an amazing career and a fine human being.

Ciao.

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