I started this thinking yes.........but then got the stats below top 20 in 4 categorys. attempts, completions, yards and td's
Besides Aikmans stats he has the thing great qb's need to be considered really great, multiple super bowl wins. Unitas, Starr, Staubach, Bradshaw, Farve, Montana, Young, Elway, Brady.........and the exception Marino who's a cinch because of his stats....sb or not.
But.....upon further review, maybe not. It doesn't say much when the only category's you are in...is attempts (17) and completions (12).,.,.not yards or td's. Still if kelly got in....isn't aikman comprable? Tarkenton?
What about Testeverde?
below *= hof
att's td's
Dan Marino * 8358 1 Dan Marino * 420
2 John Elway * 7250 2 BRETT FAVRE 376
3 BRETT FAVRE 7003 3 Fran Tarkenton * 342
4 Warren Moon 6823 4 John Elway * 300
5 Fran Tarkenton * 6467 5 Warren Moon 291
6 VINNY TESTAVERDE 6420 6 Johnny Unitas * 290
7 DREW BLEDSOE 6049 7 Joe Montana * 273
8 Dan Fouts * 5604 8 VINNY TESTAVERDE 268
9 Joe Montana * 5391 9 Dave Krieg 261
10 Dave Krieg 5311 10 Sonny Jurgensen * 255
11 Boomer Esiason 5205 11 Dan Fouts * 254
12 Johnny Unitas * 5186 12 Boomer Esiason 247
13 Jim Hart 5076 13 John Hadl 244
14 Steve DeBerg 5024 14 Y.A. Tittle * 242
15 Jim Everett 4923 15 Len Dawson * 239
16 Jim Kelly * 4779 16 Jim Kelly * 237
17 Troy Aikman 4715 17 George Blanda * 236
18 John Hadl 4687 18 Steve Young * 232
19 Phil Simms 4647 19 DREW BLEDSOE 221
20 Joe Ferguson 4519 20 PEYTON MANNING 216
comp's tot yds
1 Dan Marino * 4967 1 Dan Marino * 61,361
2 BRETT FAVRE 4306 2 John Elway * 51,475
3 John Elway * 4123 3 BRETT FAVRE 49,734
4 Warren Moon 3988 4 Warren Moon 49,325
5 Fran Tarkenton * 3686 5 Fran Tarkenton * 47,003
6 VINNY TESTAVERDE 3631 6 VINNY TESTAVERDE 44,475
7 DREW BLEDSOE 3449 7 Dan Fouts * 43,040
8 Joe Montana * 3409 8 Joe Montana * 40,551
9 Dan Fouts * 3297 9 Johnny Unitas * 40,239
10 Dave Krieg 3105 10 DREW BLEDSOE 39,808
11 Boomer Esiason 2969 11 Dave Krieg 38,147
12 Troy Aikman 2898 12 Boomer Esiason 37,920
13T Jim Kelly * 2874 13 Jim Kelly * 35,467
13T Steve DeBerg 2874 14 Jim Everett 34,837
15 Jim Everett 2841 15 Jim Hart 34,665
16 Johnny Unitas * 2830 16 Steve DeBerg 34,241
17 Steve Young * 2667 17 John Hadl 33,503
18 Ken Anderson 2654 18 Phil Simms 33,462
19 Jim Hart 2593 19 Steve Young * 33,124
20 Phil Simms 2576 20 Y. A. Tittle * 33,070
Bottomline.....it might be close, and his being a pretty good announcer and likely to be on air for some time won't hurt