Shortly after Philip Rivers announced his retirement, Hall of Fame selector Ron Borges wrote this article about Rivers' chances at Canton: https://www.si.com/nfl/talkoffame/state-your-case/is-philip-rivers-hof-worthy

"More damning, at least when the issue is 'first-ballot' status is this: In 17 seasons he was never once voted All-Pro, meaning he was never once seen as the best quarterback in the game. Although he made eight Pro Bowls, it was never as the starter. He was not an all-decade selection, either. So unless there was a proliferation of 'first-ballot' Hall of Famers in those 17 seasons like never before in the 100-year history of the game, I suggest you pump the brakes on the 'first-ballot' talk."

"Philip Rivers had an outstanding career but, in the end, was it a Hall of Fame career? It doesn't look like it from here."

Posted by FFL on 02/15/2021 @ 22:15pm