I realize there's been alot of BBI debate in recent years about Eli's shot of making the HOF. My personal/biased opinion is "hell yeah".
That said. I was curious if folks feel that all the b.s. over the past week is good/bad/neutral for his chances.
I realize it's 5-plus years away, but the voters remember all this shit- for better or worse. And hey, I just read where Eli's jersey sales jumped up dramatically in the past 2 weeks. Maybe that's a positive indicator in general.
Anyway, just throwing this our for conversation. Have at it.
Ben has 50,052K and 323 TDs and 2 SBs
I dont see how Ben gets in and Eli doesn’t. Yes Ben has less picks but those big ticket QBs numbers are nearly identical and in Elis favor with the 2 SB MVPs
Ultimately the Hall will not be able to disregard that
The outpouring was widespread and unanimous
It was the type of reaction one would expect if you bench a HOFer.
The outpouring was widespread and unanimous
It was the type of reaction one would expect if you bench a HOFer.
I agree 100%
As far as his overall record goes - Joe Namath made it into the Hall of Fame with bad stats and one historic upset.
Eli has good stats and two historic upsets.
You mean same players that vote him as one of the most overrated qbs in the game?
The outpouring was widespread and unanimous
It was the type of reaction one would expect if you bench a HOFer.
importance and significance? I swore the Ginats were 2-10 and had not scored a td in 24 possessions.
The RS W-L record, picks/pick6s, decisions, QBR, incompletions, and any other knocks WE put on him, so do the voters.
It should have been different, and it would likely have been different to very different if JR had made more than ONE top 2 rounds OL pick his first 6 seasons, and/or better choices of OL with the picks he had the last 5.
He is a historic figure, on many fronts. I can't see a reasonable argument how he isnt HOF already
this debacle made it clear that he's been working inside of a broken organization and it ruined the last third of his career.
i think this helps him.
And by lock, I mean sooner than later.....
Bullshit
As far as his overall record goes - Joe Namath made it into the Hall of Fame with bad stats and one historic upset.
Eli has good stats and two historic upsets.
This knock on Namath is ridiculous, the guy changed the way the game was played, before him it was mostly 3 yards and a cloud of dust. He was the first college player to demand and get a huge bonus coming out and pretty much put the AFL on the map resulting in the merger. His affect on the NFL was gigantic and he was a great player.
He's getting in. The haters will keep him off the 1st ballot, but he's getting in.