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[QUOTE="sufandu, post: 4902231, member: 874"]
I hope people don't think a guy's jersey needs to be in the rafters for him to be loved and respected by the fanbase. I also hate the idea of comparing numbers here. These guys played in different eras in different offenses. As close as McNabb was to Graves, even his offense had some significant differences than what Graves ran, and the differences have only grown since. As others have pointed out, if you put McNabb in a modern college offense, he would have had the video game numbers we've seen other guys like Jayden Daniels have.

McNabb and Mcpherson are no brainers.

I'd put Graves there too. He led some great teams. Despite a pretty pedestrian TD:int ratio he still had really good passer ratings. When I look at the yards per attempt, it suggests he was asked to make a lot more risky throws than the guys now with all the short slants and screens that are run.

I'd probably say yes to Dungey too. He didn't have as much to work with as the guys above and carried the team whenever he played. We could see the dropoff when he got hurt.

I would say no to Nassib, but I can see where others can make an argument to include him. He was a significant part of getting us from laughing stocks to respectable, was part of two bowl teams, and had some really good numbers. For me, the eye test tells me he didn't have as much on his shoulders as the other guys we've had.

Shrader could have been there if he could've been healthy. Life isn't fair and it certainly isn't in sports. It's too bad because he was a warrior and, when he was healthy, he made so many plays out of nothing.

I'll let others talk about Hurley. He was before my time.
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