In reply to: Smith much more likely than Rudolph * posted by PWK2
46 olineman total(modern era), so it is hard to get in as a lineman and doubly hard as a pure guard - 40% of the online positions but less then 20% of the lineman in the hall are guards. The last pure guard to get in retired in 1993 (Mike Munchak) and only guy since him was Larry Allen who played tackle for a large part of his career.
So unless they move outside, it's unlikely either, let alone both, Nelson or Martin get in.
He is basically the Will Shields of his time. I appreciate the research and it adds some context/makes me more doubtful on Nelson