Big Willie HOF Finalist

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(12-29-2024, 07:18 PM)Essex Johnson Wrote:  Kuechly will get in, just thinkung not 1st ballot with short career. Manning 2x SB mvp gets him in i think in 1st ballot

Manning is surfing off of those Super Bowl MVP’s. His career other than that was pretty average. He was never the best QB in the league or in the uppermost tier of QB’s. He never led the league in yards, passer rating, completion percentage, or TD’s, but did lead the league 3 times in interceptions. I find it hard to believe that he’d get in first ballot, but the voters love them some big market teams and weigh Super Bowl stuff pretty heavily. Personally I don’t think he’s a Hall of Famer at all, is surfing off of the Super Bowls and his last name, plus he benefited from having an absolute unit of a defense.

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MannEl00.htm

Eli’s stats aren’t appreciably better than the Red Rifle other than playing for longer:

https://stathead.com//football/versus-finder.cgi?player_id2=DaltAn00&player_id1=MannEl00&request=1&utm_campaign=2023_01_wdgt_player_comparison&utm_source=pfr&utm_medium=sr_xsite&utm_id=MannEl00