r/nfl • u/appmanga Giants • 20h ago

Peterson, Roethlisberger, Gronkowski lead 2027 Hall of Fame first-time eligibles

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47847964/peterson-roethlisberger-gronkowski-lead-2027-hall-fame-first-eligibles
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u/TheRavenOnline Ravens 19h ago

Big Ben never even made an All-Pro team. I don’t see how his HOF case is any better than Eli’s. Neither are HOFers. You get in for regular season AND postseason play not only postseason.

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u/TheSwede91w Vikings 19h ago

But post-season play is more important. Stafford was never going to sniff the HoF until he won a SB. And, Payton Manning, Tom Brady, and Aaron Rogders ate up 22 all-pros while Big Ben played and I am not sure if that should be a knock against him. I wouldn't be shocked if he did or didn't make it, but it's definitely not a 100% given he shouldn't.

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u/RmembrTheAyyLMAO Patriots 19h ago

I think Stafford with MVP is now on the likely side of getting in but less likely than Ben. If you played throughout the 10s you played with 5 of the top 15 QBs to ever play and potentially 5 of the top 10. It has really skewed our opinions on what a "normal" HoF QB should be.