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Originally Posted by RedinTexas
I understand the point you're making about being a clutch player, but Brett put up great numbers. Elway's numbers are not really all that good.
He had 300 TD passes, but that was over 16 seasons. That is less than 19 TDs per season.
His career TD/INT ratio was just 1.3. That's awfully damn close to one interception for every TD and he's in the hall of fame!
I'm not going to tell you I have no respect for Elway because that would be silly. He hurt the Chiefs many times, but just as we should be realistic about Elway as a good QB, we should also be realistic about the fact that he doesn't hold a candle to the best QBs statistically.
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Everything is very different now, and the stats are in a different stratosphere. At the time he retired, he absolutely had HOF stats. Did other have better stats? Sure, but that's what I'm saying.
If I had to win one game in the late 80's, I'd take Elway over Marino. Marino had the gaudy stats, but I was never as afraid of Marino as I was when we were up by a FG with two minutes left and Denver got the ball.
Anyway, not really interested in getting too into any flame wars or anything, and nobody's going to change anyone's mind on the matter, but Elway was truly great.
And now I hope he dies in a flaming aids tree. No wait! I hope he takes control of the Broncos again to keep running them into the ditch!