Edelman elected to Patriots hall of Fame

[Lord Maye]

That was in 2011. It wasn't the best pass by Tom, but his margin of error was small when throwing to a small-short armed Welker. Edelman on the other hand, had long arms. I had a feeling Welker wasn't going to be back when he dropped another pass the following year against the Ravens when approaching their territory. Pats could've gone up 16-7 or 20-7 on that drive.

Bill took a lot of shit low balling Welker, but it turned out to be the right move as he was cooked while Edelman was ready to emerge. Had Welker signed, Edelman would've signed with the Giants.

one thing i know for sure

If Edelman was in that position, Pats have 7 SBs and a perfect season

 

[Dingleberry]

Obviously Edelman is a HOFer, but Vinatieri needs to be there as well. If you were a major contributor to 3 SB's you should be automatically in.

He'll be in next year. Recency bias. Edelman is every bit the post season hero as Vinatieri. Just more recently.

 

[Deus Irae]

I always thought Manning had a strong arm back in the day. But after watching earlier games, he had a noodle arm back then as well. Maybe QB's arms have just gotten stronger over the years which distorted what we thought of QB's back in the day at that time.

Manning's arm was always "good", never "great" or "elite". But, in the NFL, all you need is an arm that's good enough to make all the needed throws (and the 70 yards in the air throw is not a needed throw). The brain can get you the rest of the way, as can surrounding talent.