Disagree 100% that he should be in the HOF. No way. Rivers for many years was a good NFL QB, but never an elite one. He has never been to the Super Bowl. Only thing he has going is longevity so his stats look great. When it comes to winning when it matters, Rivers has fallen way short.
Here is a list of the 26 QBs from the modern era that are in the HOF:
Troy Aikman, George Blanda, Terry Bradshaw, Len Dawson, John Elway, Brett Favre, Dan Fouts, Otto Graham, Bob Griese, Sonny Jurgensen, Jim Kelly, Bobby Layne, Dan Marino, Joe Montana, Warren Moon, Joe Namath, Ken Stabler, Bart Starr, Roger Staubach, Fran Tarkenton, Y.A. Tittle, Johnny Unitas, Norm Van Brocklin, Kurt Warner, Bob Waterfield, and Steve Young.
That's one heck of list of great QBs!
Peyton Manning will be a 1st ballot HOF in 2021.
Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Aaron Rodgers, and Ben Roethlisberger will be 1st ballot HOF 5 years after each retires.
Do you think Rivers belongs in this group? I cant' see it.
BTW, I also can't see Eli Manning getting in, but he will...... Eli is one of 12 QBs that have won the Super Bowl 2 or more times. All are in the HOF (or will be in the HOF in the future) except Jim Plunkett.