Nors said:
4 time Pro Bowler
Won 2 AFC CHamionship games so far
Thrown for 4000 yards 3 times
Youngest QB to reach 10,000 yards - He was elite first 5 years in league and 2002. Here's toasting 2005!
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/BledDr00.htm
Let's see here
Drew Bledsoe arrived on the scene in 1993. Here are some of the QBs of his era and/or those that had their heydays around the time Bledsoe was having his:
Bret Favre (1992)
Peyton Manning (1999)
Randall Cunningham (1988)
Steve McNair (1995)
Troy Aikman (1989)
Jim Kelly (1988)
Warren Moon (1984)
-Zero Super Bowl Wins
-Very questionable as to whether he is a big game QB
-Rule changes in the NFL has greatly exagerated receiver, QB, and team numbers as a whole
Go take a look at the All-Time QB list for any quarterbacking stat and it is filled with guys that had great stats but were not Hall of Famers. He is a good quarterback but when you enter the Hall of Fame, to me, you are saying that he was one of the best of the best in his era and Drew Bledsoe is not one of the best QBs of the his era and the era I started watching Football.
The scariest and biggest indictment against Bledsoe is Tom Brady. Drew Bledsoe had a nice staff, a hall of fame coach etc etc and still never won a title. Of course when Bill the 2nd took over, Bledsoe goes down, his backup goes nuts and punches himself a ticket to the hall of fame.
Individuals can go to ESPN.com and Profootballreference.com and quote all the stats they want. But quarterbacks are not judged soley on their stats but the intangibles they brought to the table. It is all about what the guy brought to the table along with what he did and that is why a guy like Aikman, who doesnt even have Bledsoe's numbers is going to the Hall of Fame. He had the intangibles, he had ice water in his veins, he made plays, he won, he won, and did I mention he won. Bledsoe is a good quarterback, but tell me the intangibles he brought to the tables that put his team over the top? No way do I take Bledsoe over any of the Quarterbacks I mentioned, and I didnt even mention Elway dominating the scene when Bledsoe was having his heyday. 100 years from now, the quarterbacks I mentioned and some of the newer guys are all going to be lumped into an era and I just dont see people saying Bledsoe was one of the best of his era, but like others have mentioned, his story isnt finished being written yet.
Here is some FUZZY MATH for ya! Let's play name that Quarterback..
6th All Time in Passing Yards
8th All-Time in Passing Touchdowns
2 Time Pro Bowler
Over 44,000 Passing Yards
Among the league's all-time top 50
Pass attempts: 6x
Completions: 6x
Passing yards: 6x
Passing TDs: 8x
Its Vinny Testeverde. so I guess he can punch his ticket into Canton as well right? I would take Kurt Warner in his prime over Bledsoe. But as you said, Let's go 2005.
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