01-23-2020, 04:14 PM
(01-23-2020, 03:08 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Anderson deserves the Hall much more than Riley.
Riley never led the league in anything. When Anderson retired he was the only QB to ever lead the league in passing 4 times. Today Steve Young is still the only QB to have done it more times (5).
Riley finished in the top 10 in interceptions just 4 times. Anderson finished in the top 10 in passing 9 times.
Riley never held any NFL records. Anderson's record for highest completion percentage in a season stood for TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS.
When Anderson retired his postseason passer rating (93.5) ranked 2nd in history (min 100 att) only behind Bart Starr and over 10 points higher than 3rd place Terry Bradshaw (83.0).
When Anderson retired he was 7th in career passing yards and 8th in career regular season wins.
(01-23-2020, 03:11 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Look at Lynn Swans numbers and tell me if it is just a popularity contest.
ONE season with more than 50 receptions.
ZERO seasons with more than 900 receiving yards.
Never finished higher than 7th in receptions in a season and only finished in the top ten twice.
Even his postseason numbers were not that impressive. He just played a lot of postseason games and made a couple of famous catches.
(01-23-2020, 03:39 PM)Clark W Griswold Wrote: And yet that doosh Dan Fouts was elected in his first year of eligibility. Look at their numbers - Fouts had more TDs but also more INTs and a lower passer rating. He also never played in a Super Bowl because he was outplayed in the AFC championship game by Anderson. Fouts got in because of the “Air Coryell” hype. Anderson was the better QB.
Yeah, no bias against Bengals at all.
