1.   Players are judged by their competence on the field.

2.   Even in team sports, fans sometimes judge players by how many times, if ever, they have played on championship teams.

3.   He never judged a player by his color, religion or race.

4.   He judged players by his gut, not by numbers on a printout.

5.   He would not judge players on personality.

6.   Indeed, NFL officials often chafe when asked to discuss the problem, because they think the players are judged unfairly.

7.   Players are judged differently.

8.   That always will be the major criteria by which these players will be judged.

9.   The bylaws of the Hall of Fame say that a player should be judged only for football performance.

10.   Then the American Civil Liberties Union threatened to sue McCartney after reports surfaced that he led his team in prayer and judged players by their religious beliefs.