And yet he received more votes than any other receiver for the 1970s All-Decade team (including Drew and Largent) and was first team All-Pro in 1977, which literally means that you were considered to be the best that year. Anything else you misremember?
I don't know if that's true, but I would agree he was never at any point a top 5 QB. But stat accumulations do matter to HOF voters, because a long career with success matters to them. And without a doubt the Super Bowl wins factor in. Like it or not, success on the big stage helps the way a player is perceived by voters.
Won’t be a first ballot. But he will get in sooner than later. I am sure other QBs got in with less. Although I have been wrong today.
Then 2015 will have to pay... Through the nose.
I don't think anyone would put him in the truly "great" category alongside Brady, Peyton, Unitas etc …. but he was more than average, and certainly good enough for long enough to be a serious HOF contender. He's not going to be a 1st ballot guy, or probably even 2nd or 3rd ballot. It wouldn't surprise me if it takes 5-6 years.
Hmm, I was just gonna stay he stayed a couple years too long!
Not always. Romo definitely had far better teams.
Funny considering the 2007 cowboys had 5 pro bowlers on defense and was stastically on par with the giants defense that year.....
Yeah the 2007 team alone had 5 pro bowlers on defense for the cowboys. People act like the giants defense lead them to victory alone but if that was the case then why did the cowboys and patriots lose to the giants when there defense was stastically on par with them ???
The name helps, no question. Whether he would get in without it, I don't know, but he would still be a strong candidate even without it. That's really the part where I don't understand people. I would be the first to agree Eli isn't elite like Brady, Brees, Peyton, Favre, Unitas, Staubach, Elway, etc … but it's plain false to suggest it would be a joke if he got in. At the very least he does have the credentials to get serious consideration.
