Is Drew Brees a Hall of Famer?

[Grammer]

He's got the stats, won a SB for a shitty team, and he's a good guy off the field, which the NFL loves

[Davidson Deac II]

Depends on how he finishes up his career. If he keeps performing at a high level for the next 6-7 years, don't see how they can keep him out.

[blackcatgrowl]

Too early to call.

His time at San Diego is a black mark on his track record, and many people don't see him as a team player because of the way he left. Granted, I give more fault for this to dumbass Norv Turner and their idiot Front Office than I do Brees, but these things can affect your admittance into the HoF.

If he finishes his career in New Orleans and keeps up the numbers and wins, I'd say probably so. If he gets traded again (even though it seems extremely unlikely now), probably not.

[Jrock88]

there will be alot of QB's going in if from this era if Brees gets in. Because you know Tom and Peyton are shoe ins.

I believe Brees will get in... No reason to think he wont keep up what hes been doing for the next 5 years or so. He is one hell of a quarterback and leader.

[blackcatgrowl]

I think he is. He took a perinialy terrible team, put it on his back, and has turned it into a perinial contender.

That's a really good point.

But its only a piece of the HoF criteria. Don't get me wrong here, Drew Brees is an awesome QB who deserves all the credit in the world. But the HoF is a very different, and turns out, a very political thing. There are no set statistical guidelines (at least that I can tell or we know of).

http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/selectionprocess.aspx

Charged with the vital task of continuing to be sure that new enshrinees are the finest the game has produced is the Pro Football Hall of Fame's 44-person Selection Committee (see list below).

FAQ about the Hall's selection process

The Committee consists of one media representative from each pro football city with two from New York, inasmuch as that city has two teams in the National Football League. A 33rd member is a representative of the Pro Football Writers of America and there are 11 at-large delegates.

With the exception of the PFWA representative who is appointed for a two-year term, all appointments are of the open-end variety and can be terminated only by retirement or resignation, as long as the member continues to attend meetings regularly.

The Selection Committee meets annually at the time of the Super Bowl to elect new members. There is no set number for any class of enshrinees but, the Committee's current ground rules do stipulate that between four and seven new members will be selected each year. The 1973 and 1976 classes of three were the smallest ever named.

Every candidate is carefully scrutinized and must receive at least 80 percent approval of the Committee at the annual meeting before he can be elected. A scale of negative votes for elimination that will vary depending on the number of Selectors in attendance is used.

When the Selectors meet in Indianapolis next February to name the Class of 2012, they will have before them a roster of 17 final candidates, along with detailed biographies on each. To assure that older players will be considered along with the younger breed, the Seniors Committee - made up of nine veteran members of the overall Selection Committee - have named two nominees from the pre-1987 era to be included on the final list.

The other finalists will be the survivors from a preliminary list of candidates that the Committee will have screened by mail ballot. That original list will have been in part provided by the fans themselves.

A slight modification to the bylaws in August 2006 resulted in an increase to 17 finalists based on 15 modern-era candidates and two senior nominees being named. In the past, the finalists numbered 15 that included 13 modern-era candidates and the two senior nominees.

Any fan may nominate any qualified person who has been connected with pro football in any capacity simply by writing to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The only restriction is that a player and coach must have last played or coached at least five seasons before he can be considered. For example, a candidate for the 2012 class must have concluded his career not later than the 2006 season.

There is no mandatory retirement period for a contributor. Every nomination received will be processed and forwarded to the Selection Committee.

It is important to emphasize that the Hall of Fame itself has no say whatsoever as to who is or is not elected to membership. The only function of the staff is to process the nominations as they arrive and to coordinate the annual meeting.

Pro Football Hall of Fame Selection Committee (see link)

Arizona - Kent Somers, Arizona Republic

Atlanta - Len Pasquarelli, The Sports Xchange

Baltimore - Scott Garceau, WMAR-TV

Buffalo - Mark Gaughan, Buffalo News

Carolina - Darin Gantt, Rock Hill Herald (WHOA... :eek:.. lolwtf?!?)

Chicago - Dan Pompei, Chicago Tribune*

Cincinnati - Joe Reedy, Cincinnati Enquirer

Cleveland - Tony Grossi, Cleveland Plain Dealer

Dallas - Rick Gosselin, Dallas Morning News*

Denver - Jeff Legwold, Denver Post

Detroit - Tom Kowalski, Booth Newspapers

Green Bay - Cliff Christl, Green Bay Press-Gazette

Houston - John McClain, Houston Chronicle*

Indianapolis - Mike Chappell, Indianapolis Star

Jacksonville - Sam Kouvaris, WJXT-TV

Kansas City - Bob Gretz, KCFootballReport.com

Miami - Edwin Pope, Miami Herald

Minnesota - Sid Hartman, The Minneapolis Star-Tribune

New England - Ron Borges, Boston Herald*

New Orleans - Pete Finney, Times-Picayune

New York (Giants) - Bob Glauber, Newsday

New York (Jets) - Gary Myers, New York Daily News

Oakland - Frank Cooney, The Sports Xchange

Philadelphia - Paul Domowitch, Philadelphia Daily News

Pittsburgh - Ed Bouchette, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

St. Louis - Bernie Miklasz, St. Louis Post-Dispatch*

San Diego - Nick Canepa, San Diego Union Tribune

San Francisco - Nancy Gay, FoxSports.com

Seattle - Mike Sando, ESPN.com

Tampa Bay - Ira Kaufman, Tampa Tribune

Tennessee - David Climer, The Tennessean

Washington - David Elfin, AOL Fanhouse

PFWA - Darryl Ledbetter, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

At Large - Howard Balzer, The Sports Xchange

At Large - Jarrett Bell, USA Today

At Large - John Clayton, ESPN/ESPN Magazine

At Large - John Czarnecki, FOXSports.com*

At Large - Dave Goldberg, AOL Sports/Fanhouse*

At Large - Peter King, Sports Illustrated

At Large - Ira Miller, The Sports Xchange*

At Large - Len Shapiro, Miami Herald*

At Large - Vito Stellino, Florida Times Union

At Large - Jim Trotter, Sports Illustrated

At Large - Charean Williams, Ft. Worth Star Telegram

More reading - http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/SelectionProcessFAQ.aspx

Wow... I did not know that MEDIA members decide who is in the HoF. That's kind of screwed up... I'm sure many of these cats have never took a snap in a real game on any level of padded Football before. I also did not know Darin Gnatt was the Panther's rep. Wow! :eek6:

Anyhow... if one or more of these guys (or whoever gets elected down the road), doesn't think Brees was exemplary because of his SD days... he may have to wait YEARS to get in, if ever.

I'm still amazed that Darin is our rep... wow...

[PntherPryd]

yes

[Boltergeist]

I'd like to see a few more years at the level he's currently at - getting to a 2nd SB or winning it would bring him closer to a surefire. I don't think the San Diego years really will have an effect to any voters. I'd even guess that Canepa (the SD rep) and Trotter (who covered him at the U-T) would be in his corner.

[Kevin Greene]

not yet

[blackcatgrowl]

I'd like to see a few more years at the level he's currently at - getting to a 2nd SB or winning it would bring him closer to a surefire. I don't think the San Diego years really will have an effect to any voters. I'd even guess that Canepa (the SD rep) and Trotter (who covered him at the U-T) would be in his corner.

Could be. It's hard to say though.

Chances are these two guys won't be on the committee in the next 10-20 years though.

[rico6]

I don't like them Saints, but Drew Brees is one hell of a QB. He'll be first ballot soon enough.

[Panthro]

He made the saints relevant which is a bigger task than winning a Super Bowl

[Delhommey]

Yes.

[Falcons1stPanthers2nd]

He's in my HoF most likely. The Pro football hall of fame is horseshit. No Nobis? are you insane.

[Dpantherman]

Yes. And I'm surprised Woody Paige isn't on.