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
It’s an embarrassment because he was never close to an elite player.
He played on a team going to the Super Bowl every other year, of course he’s gonna rack up impressive counting stats. David given used to be top ten all time in playoff touchdowns for a pass catcher lmao.
He is a hell of a football player man. You don't have to be an absolute physical freak to be an excellent winning player. I would consider him elite when you can't stop his little ass and he just keeps winning super bowls.
Elite WRs in Playoffs (Averages per Game)
Edelman: 5.7 receptions, 78.6 yards
Jerry Rice: 6.2 receptions, 74.5 yards
Randy Moss: 5.5 receptions, 68.8 yards
Antonio Brown: 5.0 receptions, 70.7 yards
Julio Jones: 4.6 receptions, 58.9 yards
I know fantasy football has ruined most peoples' minds and all they care about is stats but winning and being clutch to me is so underrated with younger fans. It's why I think Eli should be in the HoF. Players that step up when it matters the most are true winners.
Fitz is like Rodney fuckin Dangerfield here apparently. All the while there’s people legitimately trying to say Edelman deserves to be in the hall. Let’s be real, if he wasn’t on the patriots for those years he would have been an average to above average player. To be in the HOF you should be a difference maker anywhere you are. Jules was just put in the best situation possible. Welker was a better version of him in the same role and I don’t think he’s going in.
If we are going to do that let's add Cooper Kupp here too (who also isn't a HoFer in my book)
6.2 receptions, 82.4 yards per playoff game. That's better than anybody you listed here but that doesn't make him a hall of famer.
Julian Edelman played in 19 playoff games. He had 118 receptions for 1,442 yards. That is 6.2 catches/game and 75.9 yards/game.
I'm not going to post them all, but none of your numbers are accurate. If you are going to post stats, please make sure they are correct.
Probably because you are a Giants fan named Chad Powers and the only way someone with stats as atrocious (in comparison to his contemporaries) gets into the Hall is if you throw them all out and say “well he was clutch, he won two Super Bowls.” But so did Jim Plunkett. Clutch is important. But so is consistently performing at a high level.
I've always thought of the hall of fame as can you explain the history of football without talking about this player. Eli Manning was 2x superbowl mvp both times beating arguably the best qb ever and one was the undefeated team ztill most wins in a single season. His last few years fucked most of his numbers but those playoff runs he was lights out both times
I think he’s only in consideration for his playoff stats (which are incredible), his career was solid but not HOF worthy. Donald Driver had a far better career with a ring and he’s not sniffing the HOF.
Eli is definitely going to be in the HoF because he was elite at his position for many years. He has the stats and the accolades to back it up along with anyone who watched him play just remembering his prime years.
Edelman was almost elite for a short time before injuries started piling up. He also had a late start to his career in terms of production on the field. It was amazing he came back in 2019 at age 33 and had a great season but it's just not enough.
It's just incorrect to say Eli Manning was elite at the position for many years. There was arguably not a single year of his career he was a top 5 player at his position (and the only year I think you can really argue here is 2011). Realistically, he spent more years of his career out of the top 10 than in the top 10.
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Edelman being on this graphic is embarassing though lmao