If Joe Namath is in the HOF, Ken Anderson should be in there as well.  Anderson tops Namath in nearly every statistical category for QBs.  More TDs (197 vs 173), a better completion percentage (59.3% vs 50.1%) and a better rating (81.9 vs 65.5).  Total completions?  Yup, Anderson takes that too (2654 vs 1886).

Yes, Namath has one thing that Anderson does not.  A Super Bowl victory.  In that Super Bowl, Namath went 17/28 for 206 yards and 0 TDs.  Not bad, but not HOF worthy either.

So why is Anderson snubbed and Namath is praised as one of the best QBs of all time, even though he threw more INTs than he did TDs over the course of his career?  Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the New York Media.  Namath had movie star looks, a "joe cool" personality and was very popular with the ladies.  His "gutsy" guaranteed victory - which was more than likely just a drunken blast at a reporter - is constantly mentioned as one of the greatest moments in NFL history.

But the HOF isn't supposed to be about press clippings.  It's not supposed to be about attitude or popularity.  It's about rewarding performance.  No, Ken Anderson's statistics don't measure up to some of the QBs already in The Hall, but they surpass Namath's - and considering they played in roughly the same era, that speaks volumes.