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Does Ken Anderson belong in the Hall of Fame?
Posted on 10/20/18 at 11:07 am
Posted on 10/20/18 at 11:07 am
More yards than Bradshaw and Stabler, both played in the same era so it's a fair comparison. Both were surrounded by superior talent. More TDs than Troy Aikman who played in a more passer friendly era and played with a HOF WR and an all pro TE
Went to a Super Bowl but lost to Joe Montana and the 49ers, who would go on to dominate the 80s.
League MVP in 1981
4 time All Pro
Led the league in passing yards 2 times
Led the league in passer rating 4 times
Super Bowl completion percentage record of 73.5% stood until 2009 when it was broken by Drew Brees
Totals
32,838 yards
197 TDs
81.9 rating
59.4% completion percentage
Went to a Super Bowl but lost to Joe Montana and the 49ers, who would go on to dominate the 80s.
League MVP in 1981
4 time All Pro
Led the league in passing yards 2 times
Led the league in passer rating 4 times
Super Bowl completion percentage record of 73.5% stood until 2009 when it was broken by Drew Brees
Totals
32,838 yards
197 TDs
81.9 rating
59.4% completion percentage
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Posted on 10/20/18 at 11:32 am to Northshore Saint
No.
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Posted on 10/20/18 at 11:34 am to Northshore Saint
Ken Anderson was a great QB. I was a huge Bengals fan during his time and he was as good a QB as there was in the league at that time. And that toe to toe performance with Montana was the best in SB history.
Posted on 10/20/18 at 11:42 am to Northshore Saint
When viewed through the lense of contemporaries, I say yes. The problem for him now is he is viewed through the lense of modern passer friendly football.
Posted on 10/20/18 at 11:54 am to Northshore Saint
If Kurt Warner got in anyone should be in
Posted on 10/20/18 at 11:57 am to Northshore Saint
Yes he was basically Joe Montana before Joe Montana in terms of being one of the first guys to truly thrive in Bill Walsh’s offensive system plus he was insanely accurate as a passer for his time and a huge reason the Bengals ever became relevant in the NFL, he deserves this validation so underrated
Posted on 10/20/18 at 11:58 am to Northshore Saint
I read this blurb and it makes him come across as an upgraded version of Alex Smith. Basically a player whose numbers were better than the player than they are in reality. I don't know. Maybe Peej or someone who saw him play could shed better light on him than I could.
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One of the challenges for anyone who’s interested in football statistics is how to interpret Ken Anderson’s numbers. They are unquestionably Hall of Fame caliber. How do you reconcile his excellent stats with a good-not-great reputation?
There are a lot of angles worth considering, but here’s a quote that’s always interested me, from The New Thinking Man’s Guide to Pro Football by Paul Zimmerman:
“A team can pad the stats for its passer,” Bill Walsh says, “by letting him throw a lot of dink passes at the end of a game … I know. I did it for Ken Anderson in his first few years, when I was the Bengals’ offensive coach.”
Anderson’s stats support the idea that he threw “a lot of dink passes.” From 1975-84, fourteen quarterbacks attempted at least 2,500 passes. Among those 14 QBs, Anderson ranked 3rd in completion percentage and 2nd in lowest INT percentage, but 10th in touchdown percentage and 12th in yards per completion.
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Posted on 10/20/18 at 1:25 pm to Northshore Saint
Hell no. End of discussion. The moustache alone disqualifies him.
Posted on 10/20/18 at 1:34 pm to Northshore Saint
I think Ken Anderson is one of the most underrated QB's ever, but I am going to have to say no.
Posted on 10/20/18 at 1:51 pm to Ponchy Tiger
I am pretty sure his mustache is already in the HOF.
Posted on 10/20/18 at 1:56 pm to Northshore Saint
Absolutely should be in HOF!
Posted on 10/20/18 at 2:03 pm to Northshore Saint
quote:
Does Ken Anderson belong in the Hall of Fame?
Yes.
Posted on 10/20/18 at 2:14 pm to Northshore Saint
The guy flagrantly used PEDs to achieve.
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