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Originally Posted by transplant99
Next stop....Canton Ohio.
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For me I think he's the cut off for Hall of Fame in not getting in. Great career and all, but his passing numbers have to be compared to others who played in the same era. He never made a Superbowl, never won a MVP, and only ever got to one Conference Championship game. He didn't play at the same time as guys like Marino or Moon so his numbers being better than theirs really should not be that much of a factor. In his era passing was allowed to flourish with pass interference being enforced, and the chance to get easy first downs on 5 yard defensive holding penalties. So he's up against the likes of Brady, both the Mannings, Rogers, Roethlisberger, Brees, and to a lesser extent guys like Farve and Warner who preceded him by a few years but lapped into his playing days a bit. I don't think Eli Manning should get in either, but having won two Super bowls likely will benefit him, and those other guys will or have got in. It's the Hall of Fame, not the Hall of good solid long career.