Is Drew Bledsoe a Hall of Fame Player? (no)

[smg93]

After this article, I'm almost sure Don Banks of SI visits this site.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/don_banks/04/13/bledsoe/index.html

 

[Fixit]

Think about it this way: Which quarterbacks, in 5 or 6 years, will be in consideration for the Hall of Fame?

Unless Brett Favre or Steve McNair retired and I didn't notice, I can't think of anyone who has pretty recently retired that even somewhat deserves mentioning.

Except maybe Rich Gannon

I wouldn't say it's a sure thing based on this, but the electors love putting quarterbacks into the Hall of Fame. And with no one else to compare Bledsoe against, he should have a pretty good shot.

Steve McNair? Really?

 

[PatsFanSince74]

You just can't look at stats in a vacuum - you have to look at them in the context of their peers.

Agreed. And of the rules in place at the time.

 

[PatsFanSince74]

After this article, I'm almost sure Don Banks of SI visits this site.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/don_banks/04/13/bledsoe/index.html

Flattering, but I doubt he even knows this board exists. However, his piece was posted on the 13th at around noon and its content does parallel what I wrote late in the afternoon on the 12th...

 

[everlong]

http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com/Article.php?Page=1088

VOLUME VS. EFFECTIVENESS pretty much sums it up.

 

[signbabybrady]

is drew a hall of famer? I say YES

 

[drpatriot]

Steve McNair? Really?

I think, with a few more years in Baltimore, it's possible. He's very close to Top 20 all-time in completions (only needs 64) and yards (3000 or so, which is one season). He also needs 41 touchdowns to breach the Top 20, which is unlikely but doable in two or three seasons. At this point, he's probably not viable, but in a few years, it seems very likely.

 

[smg93]

Flattering, but I doubt he even knows this board exists.

Honestly, I wouldn't be so sure. Lots of reporters have commented about this site (such as Miguel's Cap pages) and I'm pretty sure writers who write about Patriots Football know all about patsfans.

 

[tedy hagler]

Great article. Some guys just fall in that category: good, at times very good. But not a Hall of Famer.

http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com/Article.php?Page=1088

VOLUME VS. EFFECTIVENESS pretty much sums it up.

 

[Sporin]

has anyone posted this yet?

4. I think Drew Bledsoe belongs in the Hall of Very Good, not the Hall of Fame. He belongs in the Hall of Class too, because he exuded class everywhere he played. SI.com NFL writer Don Banks pointed the following out to me, and it's the perfect reason Bledsoe is not Canton-worthy: Has there ever been a Hall-of-Famer who gets beaten out three times for jobs while still healthy and able to play?

True fact: Tom Brady in New England in 2001, J.P. Losman/Kelly Holcomb in Buffalo after the 2004 season (management decision), and Tony Romo in Dallas in 2006 each beat out Bledsoe. Add to that the fact that Bill Belichick in New England and Mike Mularkey in Buffalo didn't trust him to always carry out the game plan the way the coaches wanted him to, and the fact that his last three seasons in New England (before the 2001 internal injuries suffered on the Mo Lewis hit out of bounds) were largely mediocre. I think it would be pretty hard to say that Bledsoe was consistently among the top three or four quarterbacks in football during his prime. He had some seasons where he was, but more when he wasn't.

---Peter King, SI

Decent summation imo. I'll alway shave a lot of love for Bledsoe, he helped usher in the New Era Patriots and every fan should be thankful for that. But the facts and stats do not, imo, warrant a spot in the Hall of Fame

 

[PromisedLand]

is drew a hall of famer? I say YES

Incisive analysis! I wonder, did you read the Cold Hard Football Facts article?http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com....php?Page=1088

I wonder if you still would say yes after you read it.