Trivia Questions and Answers

The Gipper

@icecube said:

Most on this list deserve it. Vinny might be a stretch; his #s are somewhat inflated due to good longevity (which is part of the overall factors). The omission of Cunningham is shocking; he had two careers and was considered the most dangerous player in the league for a while and then came back in MN and put up dope stats. Boomer should be in. Plunket must be the only QB to win 2 rings and not be in. Simms should be in. Kreig...borderline. He was underrated, but HOF worthy? Not sure. Tim Couch, Johnny Manziel?

Vinny...not part of the 15

Boomer (Esiason) yes

Plunkett....No

Kreig....No

Couch/Manziel......they are borderline...but it has nothing to do with the PFHOF

The Gipper

Here is today's trivia question.

Preface: Pro Football Reference has a statistic, for all players, but for now we will just deal with Quarterbacks. That stat is called the Hall of Fame Monitor. It supposedly measure a person's HOF credentials, based on various factors: Pro Bowls/All Pros/Championships and a variety of statistical measurement. There is obviously debate here and elsewhere about some of these QBs HOF credentials. The question is:

Name the Top 15 QBs who ARE HOF eligible that have NOT been inducted into the HOF who you think would be on this list. (note: exclude active players, and those retired yet not yet eligible like Peyton Manning; also note: only deals with players in the league since 1955)

Answers, in order in terms of "borderline" HOFers:

1. Ken Anderson

2. John Hadl

3. Boomer Esiason

4. Rich Gannon

5. Roman Gabriel

6. Joe Theisman

7. John Brodie

8. Drew Bledsoe

9. Daryl Lamonica

10. Earl Morrall

11. Jack Kemp

12. Steve McNair

13. Phil Simms

14.Donovan McNabb

15. Carson Palmer

Here is their metric:

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/hof/hofm_QB.htm

The Gipper

Here is Today's Trivia Question.....It mirrors yesterday. PFR has the Hall of Fame Monitor stat to determine "Hall of Fame Worthiness..

Name the 15 Running Backs....who are/have been eligible who have the highest score under this metric who have not been inducted.

mjp28

Earnest Byner by any chance?

When you talk about RBs there were plenty of good ones that had to deal with injuries I'll have to think about it.

Denver RB T. Davis comes to mind.

Gorka

Mark Van Eeghan

Lawrence McCutcheon

Wendell Tyler

The Gipper

@mjp28 said:

Earnest Byner by any chance?

When you talk about RBs there were plenty of good ones that had to deal with injuries I'll have to think about it.

Denver RB T. Davis comes to mind.

Byner is down around 20th, not Top 15....and, I think, perhaps, Terrell Davis has already been elected to the HOF....in checking, yes...elected 2017.

The Gipper

@gorka said:

Mark Van Eeghan

Lawrence McCutcheon

Wendell Tyler

No, none of those are in that "next 15"......good names to come up with though.

Gorka

@the-gipper said:

No, none of those are in that "next 15"......good names to come up with though.

Wow. Thought I'd get one of those.

I can no longer participate. Having no clue I cheated and looked them up. I am shocked at the names that I presumed to be in the HOF that are not.

gumby73

was Calvin Hill ever on a HOF ballot?

Richiswhere

Chuck Foreman

Freeman McNeil

Eddie George

Fred Taylor

James Brooks

Roger Craig

Ricky Watters

O.J. Anderson

Williams Andrews

Shaun Alexander

The Gipper

@gumby73 said:

was Calvin Hill ever on a HOF ballot?

On the Ballot? I suppose....but he is not in, And he is not one of the 15....though, again, I think he may be down around 20

The Gipper

@richiswhere said:

Chuck Foreman

Freeman McNeil

Eddie George

Fred Taylor

James Brooks

Roger Craig

Ricky Watters

O.J. Anderson

Williams Andrews

Shaun Alexander

Craig was #1 on the list; Ricky Watterss #3; Alexander #4; Fred Taylor #11; Ottis (OJ) Anderson #13 ; Chuck Foreman #14

Eddie George was #16.

nickers

@richiswhere said:

Chuck Foreman

Freeman McNeil

Eddie George

Fred Taylor

James Brooks

Roger Craig

Ricky Watters

O.J. Anderson

Williams Andrews

Shaun Alexander

How about Joe Morris or John L.Williams?

Gorka

@the-gipper said:

Craig was #1 on the list; Ricky Watterss #3; Alexander #4; Fred Taylor #11; Ottis (OJ) Anderson #13 ; Chuck Foreman #14

Eddie George was #16.

Craig is the most surprising indeed. In the 80's all you heard was Roger Craig this, Roger Craig that...

First time ever a 1000yd rusher and a 1000yd receiver in the same season.

Icecube

@mjp28 said:

Earnest Byner by any chance?

When you talk about RBs there were plenty of good ones that had to deal with injuries I'll have to think about it.

Denver RB T. Davis comes to mind.

TD is in.

Icecube

@gorka said:

Craig is the most surprising indeed. In the 80's all you heard was Roger Craig this, Roger Craig that...

First time ever a 1000yd rusher and a 1000yd receiver in the same season.

Craig not in? That's lunacy, he was a crucial cog of one of, if not THE, best offenses ever seen. How is Davis more deserving than RC?

And one of my personal, all-time most-underrated backs of all time is James Brooks; the rare 185 lber who was an every down back. He was phenomenal. I remember one play in the day playing for the Bengals where he outran Rod Woodson. He blew his doors off. He also played for SD.

And no Hershel Walker? That's loco. He was the entire Cowboy's offense for a while, he was a total beast with insane sped for his size.

Ricky Watters should be in.

The Original "Curt" Warner should be, of Seattle.

Why not Otis Anderson? Had he not had the career resurgence in NY, maybe not. But he won a ring there and was a key reason for it.

The Gipper

@nickers said:

How about Joe Morris or John L.Williams?

Nope

The Gipper

@gorka said:

Craig is the most surprising indeed. In the 80's all you heard was Roger Craig this, Roger Craig that...

First time ever a 1000yd rusher and a 1000yd receiver in the same season.

He was a Finalist this past season. But didn't make it again.

Yes, should be in....being #1 on this list seems evidence of that.

https://www.knbr.com/2020/01/15/roger-craig-snubbed-again-in-final-chance-at-hall-of-fame-induction/

The Gipper

Here is Today's Trivia Question.....It mirrors yesterday. PFR has the Hall of Fame Monitor stat to determine "Hall of Fame Worthiness..

Name the 15 Running Backs....who are/have been eligible who have the highest score under this metric who have not been inducted.

Answers, in order:

1. Roger Craig

2. Cookie Gilchrist (was the "Jim Brown of the AFL)

3. Ricky Watters

4. Shaun Alexander

5. Larry Brown (most of you do not remember him, but he was like the 3rd best RB in the league at one point behind JB and Jim Taylor)

6. John David Crow

7. Priest Holmes

8. Tiki Barber

9. Jamal Lewis

10. Warrick Dunn

11. Fred Taylor

12. Corey Dillon

13. Abner Haynes

14. Ottis "OJ" Anderson

15. Chuck Foreman

16. Lydell Mitchell

17. Eddie George

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/hof/hofm_RB.htm

Free to merge.

The Gipper

Here is Today's Trivia Question.

Name as many as you can the Top Dozen Quarterbacks who have started and LOST the most games in NFL history.