Just hearing this garbage about these guys is annoying as hell. Why do they get to get in?
What has Rivers done besides stat padding?
Eli never had an all pro season, never had a QB rating higher than 94 and won all of his postseason games with defenses that gave up 21 or less points.
Is the HOF really going this soft? Will they literally let just anyone that’s played forever in? [Reply]
Eli was the QB of 2 super bowl winners, including one being an historic comeback against a (previously) 18-0 team.
Rivers is well inside the top 10 of pretty much every passing category there is.
Nitpick all you want, but electing those guys is not the "NFL going soft". There are many more questionable picks already in the Hall than those guys. [Reply]
Eh, I would argue that he's not anywhere close to Marino. Marino was clearly the best quarterback of his generation other than maybe Montana. Rivers wasn't in the top 20 percent of his generation.
Originally Posted by Pablo:
Eli deserves it just for keeping the pedophile from two rings.
This is the only valid argument for Eli. But I have a very strong position that no one who tries to cheat the draft system should ever be considered for the Hall of Fame.
No Eli Manning.
No Bo Jackson.
No John Elway.
No Kelly Stouffer.
None of those guys was good enough anyway. Just snuff them all off the list and forget about them. [Reply]