There are many current and former NFL quarterbacks who deserve to be elected into the Quarterbacks Hall of Fame but have not yet reached that point. When it comes to current quarterbacks who deserve to get to the Hall of Fame it really just comes down to three main players, Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers and Peyton Manning. All three of these players have different sets of skills and are better at certain parts of the position. Each player has proven themselves worthy of a spot in the NFL's Hall of Fame but if only one of them could be elected in I believe it should be Tom Brady.
Tom Brady has proven himself to be one of the greatest if not the greatest quarterback in NFL history. He has won four super bowls in his career with the New England Patriots and has been named MVP in three of those Super Bowl victories. He has been named league MVP twice and has been elected to 10 Pro Bowls. In his 15 year career to this point he has led the Patriots to a 160-47 regular season record and made the playoffs 12 times. Tom Brady needs one more Super Bowl ring to become the quarterback with the most Super Bowl rings. In comparison to Manning and Rodgers Brady dominates as combined those two players have won 2 Super Bowls and been named league MVP a combined 7 times.
In terms of regular season statistics Tom Brady fares well but Peyton Manning has put up some good stats as well. Brady has thrown for an impressive 55,258 yards in his career to go with his 392 touchdowns and only 143 interceptions. Manning has thrown for 69,691 yards and 530 touchdowns with 234 interceptions while playing two more seasons than Brady. Brady has posted an impressive .620 win percentage with Manning having a .670 and Rodgers having a .660. Overall the three players are very close in comparison in regular season stats but playoff stats are a different story.
When it comes time to the important games in the post season it is tough to compare to Tom Brady. Brady is 21-8 in playoff games, where Rodgers has a 6-5 playoff record and Manning has an 11-13 playoff record. Brady has thrown 53 touchdowns and 26 interceptions in his postseason career to Manning’s 38 touchdowns and 24 interceptions and Rodgers 23 touchdowns and 7 interceptions. Brady has thrown 7,345 yards to Manning’s 6,800 yards and Rodger’s 2,983 yards in postseason games. Most importantly Brady holds the record with 6 super bowl appearances with an impressive 4-2 record in the big game while Manning is 1-2 in the Super Bowl and Rodgers is 1-0 in the Super Bowl. Brady truly does rise to the occasion in the clutch moments and is a key reason to why the New England Patriots have become one of the best Franchises in sports history.
In my opinion the stats provided and many other stats prove that out of these three quarterbacks Tom Brady deserves to go to the Hall of Fame. There are many people who argue that Tom Brady is the greatest quarterback in NFL history and after leading the Patriots to a Super Bowl victory this year it is really hard to argue against the fact that he is the greatest to play. He has had a very successful career and has led the Patriots to be considered a dynasty over the past 15 years that he has played. It would be unfair not to put such a good player in the Hall of Fame.
