What More Must Taysom Hill Do Before He Retires To Be Considered An NFL Hall Of Fame Player?

ilvdsnts said

I'm not sure I agree with the logic of not voting for someone because other people COULD HAVE done what they do even if they didn't. There are a lot of QBs from the 80s that COULD HAVE put up Brady/Brees number if they had played in this era, but they didn't, so should we eliminate Brady/Brees from consideration? I could've been better than Ricky Jackson if my mom wasn't afraid I was gonna get hurt and made me stop playing after Jr High, so does that mean you didn't vote for City Champ? Of course I'm exaggerating to make a point. Sure, those guys could have done it but you make it to the HOF for what you DID. TH7 has done it.

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Is this supposed to be an argument for or against Hill getting into the HoF? Because it looks like an argument against it. Had he been switched to his current role 5 or 6 years ago maybe he would have put up the numbers necessary and gotten the awards necessary to get into the HoF, but that didn't happen. He's a great all around player, but he hasn't put up good enough numbers in any category or gotten any major awards (MVP, SB MVP, etc.) to really get HoF consideration.

Getting into the HoF is a high bar. The truth is that had Brees not won a Super Bowl, there would be some question of whether he gets in. I think he would have gotten in on the strength of his numbers, but there would have been a discussion. And the best defensive player we have had since Rickey Jackson, Cam Jordan, might not get in due to a lack of SB wins.