On the first try, probably not. He didn’t play in a Super Bowl, unlike the other two quarterbacks taken (with Rivers) in the first 11 selections of round one of the 2004 draft. Eli Manning won a pair of Super Bowls, as did Ben Roethlisberger.
Rivers won’t, and should’t, gain entry on his first eligibility for admission. Eventually, he likely will. And here’s what will help him: TV.
If Rivers becomes a broadcaster, he’ll become a beloved broadcaster. He’ll be great at it. And in time his football accomplishments and TV accomplishments will combine, boosting his candidacy as a player.
Joe Flacco has a better win percentage and the same passer rating as Eli.
8th in yards and 9th in tds, and everyone ahead of him except for marino were people he played at the same time as. Eras matter. Also he will likely be passed by Ryan and Stafford in both of these at some point in the near future and by Rodgers for yards.
Fair point about Griese though, he was at a similar position as ELI when he retired as he was around 10th in both all time yards and TDs I think. He did make 8 pro bowls in 14 seasons though back when it didn't get passed down to the 15th alternate.
He's been retired for 1 year, not 10. And if you want to bring up him only playing 4 games his final season tt was because he dropped to .500 for his career and would have just gotten worse. Less attempts than Rivers sure. But also Passer rating 11.1 points lower, 4.6 percent less completion percentage, .8 Y/A less, 1.1 AY/A less, a 1.5/1 TD/INT ratio compared to slightly better than 2/1 ratio for Rivers, etc. He's significantly worse.Everyone ahead of him other than Big Ben (even marino) also had more career passing attempts than he did. That's actually crazy to me Marino has that many attempts, given HIS era he played in. Ryan and Stafford also had a significant portion of their careers in an era beyond Eli where passing exploded even further.
“My vision for the offense really fits Justin and what he can do well,” Staley said. “Creating a system for Justin and uniquely shaping it for his skill set, because he is unlike anybody in the NFL.”
It matters they were against brady too. if lebrons only ring was against the 73-9 warriors it would matter (i understand the diff between lebron and eli stats, before we start this derail)The difference being, and it matters to most voters, is Eli has 2 rings, and Rivers has never even been to the big game
He says the right things. That will make the eventual heartbreak all the more hurtful.Chargers coach Brandon Staley eager to build an offense for Justin Herbert
New Chargers head coach Brandon Staley says he's eager to build an offense that revolves around quarterback Justin Herbert.profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
Certainly what you want to hear from a new coach, now if he can actually do that is another story I'll be tuning in for
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He's been retired for 1 year, not 10. And if you want to bring up him only playing 4 games his final season tt was because he dropped to .500 for his career and would have just gotten worse. Less attempts than Rivers sure. But also Passer rating 11.1 points lower, 4.6 percent less completion percentage, .8 Y/A less, 1.1 AY/A less, a 1.5/1 TD/INT ratio compared to slightly better than 2/1 ratio for Rivers, etc. He's significantly worse.
Of this group Ben is the clear 1. Rivers and Ryan are the next tier, with Eli and Stafford behind. Ryan and Stafford are likely to play a decent number of years more so we'll have to see where they end up. Of the group Eli throws the shortest passes for the lowest completion percentage and at the worst TD/INT ratio of the 5. On a per game basis Rivers stats are closer to Rodgers than Eli is close to Rivers for everything but TD/INT ratio.I guess a better question to pose is which guys from the group of Big Ben, Eli, Rivers, Ryan, and Stafford would we consider for the Hall of Fame? This is assuming that Ryan and Stafford continue their careers and move up the passing rankings as they will for another 3-5+ years.
Personally, Ben is the only one of that group I think should be a lock for the Hall. I'm not sure I'd put any of the rest of them in.
Eli will probably be the worst statistically in the end, but with 2 rings against Brady. There's a pretty good chance Ryan passes Rivers in both passing yards and TD's in another 3 years (passing yards in less). Stafford if he plays 5+ has a very good shot to pass Rivers in passing yards, although he's 139 TD passes behind him so he'd need to stay closer to 30 TD's a year than 25 for 5 more years to catch him.
At this point, though, Rivers/Ryan/Stafford have only 1 SB appearance amongst them, and that doesn't have the look of changing. Ryan did have an MVP and the 1 Super Bowl appearance from that group, so he might have the best shot of those 3.
If I was going to guess who eventually will get in, Ben for sure, Eli probably...and maybe Ryan. Rivers might get in but shit will be pretty crowded with better QB's ahead of him. Stafford would have to add some playoff success and continue to accumulate stats for another 5+ years to have a shot.
He's been retired for 1 year, not 10. And if you want to bring up him only playing 4 games his final season tt was because he dropped to .500 for his career and would have just gotten worse. Less attempts than Rivers sure. But also Passer rating 11.1 points lower, 4.6 percent less completion percentage, .8 Y/A less, 1.1 AY/A less, a 1.5/1 TD/INT ratio compared to slightly better than 2/1 ratio for Rivers, etc. He's significantly worse.
Eli, Flacco, Johnson, Dilfer, Simms, Rypien, Hostetler, and Wilson are my favorite examples that a bad QB can win with a great team. He was truly terrible most of his career in a passing era.
Eli, Flacco, Johnson, Dilfer, Simms, Rypien, Hostetler, and Wilson are my favorite examples that a bad QB can win with a great team. He was truly terrible most of his career in a passing era.