sure if you don't consider playing well in two SB championships, each ending with the MVP award. Nevermind being top 10 all time in yards and TD's.
Then you don't understand how the passing game has changed over the years.what is equal about 34 more INT's than TD's compared to 122 more TD's than INT's
To me...eras have zero to do with 34 more INT's than TD's
right....cause throwing more INT's than TD's was common when teams threw 20 to 25 passes a game
While I don't think Eli is HOF Quality I won't complain WHEN he gets in. He won't be the first nor the last to enter without really being amongst in the game.
10 of the top 20 qbs in touchdown passes threw at least as many interceptions as touchdowns in 1975 and 1976, which were seasons in the middle of Plunkett's career. You are proving that you don't understand how the passing game has so dramatically changed. Over half the league's qbs used to throw more interceptions than touchdowns. So yes, it WAS common back then. That basically never happens anymore, although eli has accomplished it a couple times.right....cause throwing more INT's than TD's was common when teams threw 20 to 25 passes a game
what is equal about 34 more INT's than TD's compared to 122 more TD's than INT's
To me...eras have zero to do with 34 more INT's than TD's
Eli is getting in because it's the Hall of Fame, not the Hall of Elite.
Joe Namath got in because of his fame, not because he was elite in any way. Super Bowl began when the AFL was blended in with the NFL and became the AFC and the old NFL became the NFC. The general feeling was the NFC was the A conference and the AFC was the B conference. That feeling was further cemented when the Packers demolished the Chiefs 35-10 and the following year destroying the Raiders 33-14. Talk was maybe calling the AFC the B league should be changed to the C league. The NFC was feeling mighty smug and superior.
Colts were favored over the Jets by as much as 18 points. The AFC was getting no respect. It was irritating for players in the AFC and what prompted Namath to his now famous guarantee of a victory for the Jets. Beating the Colts 16-7 was huge moment in NFL history. Brought some respect to the AFC and that's why he's in the Hall. Fame, delivering on the big stage, David bringing Goliath to his knees.
Eli will get in because of fame also. Not because he was great vs other QBs in the league and not because he won a Super Bowl even. It's because he slayed Goliath on the big stage. Patriots had gone undefeated in the regular season and looked like a Juggernaut rolling over teams which included the Giants. It seemed like a foregone conclusion that Goliath was going to have a perfect season. A rare event indeed and one not wanted by football fans outside of NE. Doesn't matter if it was luck or what the Giants won. Goliath was slayed on the big stage for all to see. The celebration was coast to coast
except in the NE corner of the country.
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So hall of fame, not hall of elite.
The funny thing is that he's tied with Flacco exactly at 24th of 29 in career quarterback rating among active players. They are exactly the same player. Both competent. Both not very good.
