Let’s play a little game: I’m going to give you quarterback numbers for a quarterback who played in the 21st century, and you’ll tell me if he’s a potential Hall of Famer or not.
Here are the numbers: 60.3% career completion rate, 57,023 yards, 366 TD, 244 INT (3:2 TD:INT ratio), 7.0 yards per attempt, 3.0% interception rate, 241.6 yards per game, 84.1 QB rating, four Pro Bowls, and zero All-Pros.
To make it a little easier, let’s compare the numbers of Matt Ryan, a player who’s certainly been an above-average quarterback throughout his career but would win few votes for the Hall of Fame: 65.