Steve McNair easily not a hall of famer
by Bryce Martin

I have nothing against Steve McNair, although as a Titans fan I was always painfully aware of his production numbers and embarrassed by them in comparison to other, better quarterbacks.

The Sports Zone, 104.5 radio in Nashville, brought up the question today on the wave of McNair's announced retirement. I understand such questions are the topic of call-in radio sports shows.

This particular item shouldn't be on that topic list. McNair is not even on the table for discussion on whether he is a future NFL Hall of Fame candidate. Of course he's not. Two recent Titans retirees, Frank Wycheck and Eddie George, both borderline, make for a much better and legitimate debate.

I know of at least 18 or 20 quarterbacks with better numbers who will never make the hall. Simple. Like McNair, they don't have the numbers.

Those who bring up talk of Super Bowls are showing their ignorance on such matters. Sure, how you rate on such things as major awards among your peers, and post-season contributions, can play a factor in assessing a career, but that counts in instances where regular season totals are a little light and need some extra weight to ballast a career.

McNair's best season would rank as Peyton Manning's worst. Look it up. An unfair comparison, I realize, but still embarrassing.

It is not just my opinion that McNair is not a hall of famer. It's plain to see, and it's not a topic that should just now be coming to light. Any real sports fan, especially one who follows a certain team such as the Titans, ought to already know such things.

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