Joe Namath - most overrated NFL Hall of Famer

Why "Broadway Joe" is in the Hall of Fame is beyond me. His stats are below average and he won one Superbowl. If we are going to judge people by winning a Superbowl then why not put Doug Williams, Mark Rypien and J.J. Stokes in the Hall of Fame?

His QB rating was a poor 65.5. That rating today would place a QB on the bench or even cut. He threw 27,663, nowhere close to the all time top 15 QBs in career yards. Namath also threw 173 touchdowns and 220 interceptions; leading to one of the worst td to int ratios in NFL history.

His career stats are a joke compared to almost all other QBs in the Hall of Fame. Sure Terry Bradshaw td to int ratio wasn't impressive, but Bradshaw helped lead Pittsburgh to 4 Superbowls and not one. During Bradshaw's career Pittsburgh was a powerhouse year after year in the AFC and NFL.

Take a look at Mark Rypien's career stats. He threw 115 touchdowns (less than Namath's 173) but only threw 88 interceptions. His td to int ratio was much higher. His QB rating was also higher at 78.9 - 13.4 higher than Namath's. Rypien was also a two time Superbowl champion while Namath only won one. Again, if we are going to put people in the Hall of Fame for one Superbowl win, then why not put Rypien into the Hall also? Of course Rypien doesn't deserve to be in the hall and neither does "Broadway Joe".