The news earlier this week that Ken Stabler has come out of the senior committee as a Pro Football Hall of Fame finalist should bode well for Bengals all-time passing leader Ken Anderson.
Stabler and Anderson were arch-rivals in the heat of the 1970s, indicating that the committee is now sifting through quarterbacks that played in in Anderson’s era. And Anderson is one of five retired quarterbacks who have won at least four NFL passing titles and the other four are already in the Hall of Fame.
David Kubicki, the Cincinnati developer whose massive 2011 campaign revived Anderson’s candidacy, applauded Stabler’s selection, which makes him a virtual lock at the final vote the day before the Super Bowl.