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Bruce Arians Calls Alan Faneca Best Guard He’s Ever Coached, Says HOF Induction ‘Way Overdue’

We won’t know until Saturday whether or not Alan Faneca has made it into the Hall of Fame. If Bruce Arians got a vote, he’d cast a resounding yes.

Speaking with reporters in the lead-up to Sunday’s Super Bowl, Arians heaped praise on Faneca’s career.

“Definitely time he gets in,” Arians told reporters during a virtual Q&A. “I’ve never seen an interior lineman who could dominate games. Red was the best point of attack blocker but out in space, he was like a running back. The best pulling guard I’ve ever been around and best overall interior linemen I’ve ever I’ve ever coached.