a smarmy, disingenuous argument to pull out the patently absurd "well if you take away the two Super Bowls" card. Why the fuck would you do that? He earned those Super Bowls. That's why they are part of the equation...
a smarmy, disingenuous argument to pull out the patently absurd "well if you take away the two Super Bowls" card. Why the fuck would you do that? He earned those Super Bowls. That's why they are part of the equation...
"You cannot write the story of the NFL without including Eli Manning." Some players get into the Hall based on sustained excellence, and others like Namath make it in because they contributed to major moments in the game's history.
Eli might not be a first-ballot guy, but I think he deserves to be in because of the latter.
Longevity and the rings (and MVPs). The argument against is stronger if he only had one ring.
But he was the best QB in the playoffs in two separate seasons. He was a top ten QB in the league for 10+ years. The names ahead of him in any given year pretty consistently changed.
I'm concerned voters don't see it the same way. But he should get in.
The answer to that is pretty overt
Eli might not be a first-ballot guy, but I think he deserves to be in because of the latter.
But he was the best QB in the playoffs in two separate seasons. He was a top ten QB in the league for 10+ years. The names ahead of him in any given year pretty consistently changed.
I'm concerned voters don't see it the same way. But he should get in.