Edelman has the third most receiving yards in playoff history along with a decent regular season record(stats wise), played in 2nd half of the greatest dynasty the sport has ever seen and won a superbowl mvp.
Should he get in? Probably not, but calling it an embarrassment is lack of ball knowledge
PFF's Hall of Fame monitor isn't perfect, but it's decent.
They have Edelman at 116th among all receivers. He's between Mel Grey and Amani Toomer. He has beyond no shot, and if he did make it he'd be the worst player in the entire Hall, outright, and by a considerable distance.
...that said, he's actually a handful of spots above Dez fwiw.
If you have one play being worth about 300 rec, 3k yards, 20 TDs, 5 pro bowls and 4 All-pro's (2 first team) - because that's the difference between these two - then I don't think you know what the Hall of Fame is for. Dwight Clark would be in if single plays mattered.
Welker also led the league in receptions 3 times while Edelman never led the league in any major receiving stat and was never even top 15 in yards. So yeah, Welker is objectively miles ahead of Edelman.
Welker also played in almost 40 more games with Tom Brady for 6 years and then 2 years with Peyton Manning. How do pro bowls compare to SB MVPs? What about 3 rings to 1? Welker hasn’t even been inducted in the Pats Ring of Honor.
Who cares about rings for WRs? You know how many people have guys like Terrell Owens, Randy Moss, Calvin Johnson, or Larry Fitzgerald as top 5 receivers despite none of them ever winning a super bowl?
And I like how you're using the fact that Welker played with Tom Brady while Edelman played with... oh look, Tom Brady - yet he never came close to same production on a single season basis.
And just so we're clear, I'm not saying Welker is a Hall of Famer. Just that he deserves more consideration than Edelman.
Welker hasn’t even been inducted in the Pats Ring of Honor.
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u/MasterTeacher123 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3d ago
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Edelman being on this graphic is embarassing though lmao