re: Why isn't Archie Manning in the NFL Hall of Fame?

b/c he played for consistently and arguably the worst franchise in the league for most of his career. Unable to shine to his potential and achieve statistical greatness. In short, the team sucked hard and would have been even worse (if that is possible) if Archie was not the QB. Put him on a consistently above average or better and he would have been in.

I'm so sick of the manning excuses...fact is, he wasn't any good

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Put him on a consistently above average or better and he would have been in.

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I once heard Jack Lambert say pretty much the exact same thing about Archie Manning. But you can't elect someone to the HOF on what might have been.

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Put him on a consistently above average or better and he would have been in.

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I once heard Jack Lambert say pretty much the exact same thing about Archie Manning

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"Put Archie on the Cowboys and me on the Saints, and he's the one in the Hall of Fame" -- Roger Staubach

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But you can't elect someone to the HOF on what might have been.

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True.

Saying Archie belongs in the HOF makes about as much sense as saying "Aaron Brooks >>>>>>>>>> Archie"

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Why isn't Archie Manning in the NFL Hall of Fame?

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because he is not NFL Hall of Fame caliber?

Aaron Brooks threw 123 TDs to Archies 125 despite appearing in significantly fewer games. This whole Manning was a HOF if he were on another team myth needs to die. Great players will be great, and he wasn't great, not even close. Not even good

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sidearm-throwing QB

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that poster is absolutely correct, he became a sidearm throwing QB after the injury he suffered in college.

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Aaron Brooks threw 123 TDs to Archies 125 despite appearing in significantly fewer games. This whole Manning was a HOF if he were on another team myth needs to die. Great players will be great, and he wasn't great, not even close. Not even good

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How old are you? Just curious?

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And Im old enough to have seen Manning play by the way. Im 35

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So you were a venerable six years old when he was traded?

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...fact is, he wasn't any good

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Fact is that is wrong.

You don't have to be in the Hall to be good.

As far as not being 'good' because he did not make his team good is so laughable that such things must be said only by myopic...(A visual defect in which distant objects appear blurred) 6 year olds playing with their poop.

Hey...how about the thought of using the science of genetics to argue the point...Maybe Aaron Brooks will prove he was more gifted in the long run by producing more offspring that excel at football.