02-23-2023, 07:46 AM
(02-23-2023, 07:13 AM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: Pretty much.
Although draft status aside, AB did walk into a pretty good situation, including a HoF QB, Super Bowl winning HC, and a team that went 12-4 the year before.
That actually brought a question to my mind. Is Burger a HoF QB without AB?
Granted I still don't think he really is one now as he was never the best QB in his time, and he was arguably not even top-5 of his era. He'll probably get in because Steelers seem to have reduced criteria to make it in and they seem to think any QB with a ring or two is going in, but think about this...
Before AB's truly broke out in 2013, his average season passing for the first 9 years of his career was...
3,316 passing yards
21 TDs
12 INTs
He went to 2 Pro Bowls
2013-2018, the 6 years where AB was arugably the best WR in football his average was...
4,392 passing yards
29 TDs
14 INTs
He went to 4 Pro Bowls
I think an AB-less Ben is below Eli Manning in the HoF pecking order of that era.
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