Troy Aikman, Bob Hayes and 15-16 others that don't deserve HOF status

[MonsterD]

I do agree with Swann and Stallworth though.

Yeah, I said it. Zero All-Pro teams. Five of 12 seasons at .500 or below. Barely more touchdown passes (165) than interceptions (141). Hisapproximate value on pro-football-reference ranks No. 167 overall, behind Warrick Dunn, Ricky Watters, Steve McMichael, Henry Ellard, Randall Cunningham, Boomer Esiason, Drew Bledsoe, London Fletcher, Dave Krieg, Donovan McNabb and so many other ridiculous names. Brad Johnson has more touchdown passes as does Jon Kitna, Chris Chandler and Jim Everett and, well, so many other ridiculous names. His passer rating is 49th in league history. He has three Super Bowls? Great. That’s one more than Eli Manning. Aikman was a fine NFL quarterback. He was a very fine NFL quarterback. At points he was a superb NFL quarterback. He was not a Hall of Fame quarterback.

Bullet Bob is in more for his two gold medals at the 1964 Olympics than his on-field exploits. We’re talking about a guy who only led the league in receptions three times. Oh, did I say league? I meanthis own team.Yes, Hall of Famer Bob Hayes only led the Dallas Cowboys in receptions three times. Hardly the stuff of a HOFer.

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/08/pro...me-who-doesnt-belong-worst-troy-aikman-canton

 

[landroverking]

This writter for USA Today has no understanding if NFL history.
One example Bob Hayes single handley changed coverage in the secondary.

 

[KJJ]

This could get ugly.

 

[DallasEast]

Troy Aikman and 16 others who don't belong in the Hall of Fame
By Chris Chase August 13, 2015 12:45 pm

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Chris Chase. Future Pro Football Hall of Fame Board of Selector. And *******.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

Guys..... It's USAToday. Seriously.

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

I know one person that shouldn't be a pro football writer.

 

[AbeBeta]

I do agree with Swann and Stallworth though.

i get really tired of the Swann Stallworth thing - mostly because everyone tries to use them as evidence that other sub-elite WR do belong.

 

[Longboysfan]

I know one person that shouldn't be a pro football writer.

Maybe the local Pop Warner writer though.

 

[mrmojo]

LOL

 

[Super_Kazuya]

I said it in the Woodson HoF thread, they can put anybody they want in the HoF, for any reason. The HoF is not necessarily the best players. It is not necessarily the players who had the best stats. It is whoever they want to put in. Debating whether someone already in should be in, or whether someone not in is being unfairly kept out, is pointless. About all you can do is say "so and so would/wouldn't be in MY HoF".

 

[bark]

All I'm saying is if swain is in then Pearson should be also

 

[dfense]

It is true Aikman ain't got the numbers other than the most wins of any QB in the 90's I think.

Here's a stat for you. Other than his first starting year and the year he hurt his shoulder, Romo has never thrown less TD's than Aikmans best year. (23)

Romo should surpass 100 more TD passes than Aikman this year.

Romo 242
Aikman 165

 

[Doomsday]

I like how he completely ignored Aikman's playoff record and performances, including his TD to interception record in the playoffs.

 

[erod]

Bob Hayes invented zone coverage.

Shut up, moron.

Three Super Bowls kind of offsets five losing seasons. Do you not understand QBs of his ilk get drafted by the worst teams?

USA isn't selling newspapers, and this is what it's come to.

 

[erod]

This yahoo called Ray Guy an average punter.

That might be the dumbest thing I've ever read.

 

[Bungarian]

blah blah blah

 

[RS12]

Joe Namath is in the HOF with more picks than TDs. I do think he belongs because of the impact he had on the game. He is one the reasons for for NFL's rise in popularity in the 60's. Sometimes you need to look at more than stats.

 

[TheFinisher]

IIRC Aikman has the highest career playoff QB rating in NFL history. Outside of the 94 NFCCG he was a flawless postseason performer.

As they say, big time players make big time plays in big time games.

 

[noshame]

How many attempts has Romo had vs Troy? I'm too lazy too look it up.

 

[Super_Kazuya]

IIRC Aikman has the highest career playoff QB rating in NFL history. Outside of the 94 NFCCG he was a flawless postseason performer.

As they say, big time players make big time plays in big time games.

Haven't run the numbers but that might have been true if he didn't play another game after the last Super Bowl. Unfortunately, he did and he sucked horribly (2TD, 8INT the rest of the way). Even with all of that factored in, he's still Top 20 all time.