Iron Man Steve McNair

by Eli_Manning_Fan on Sep 3, 2008 4:22 AM CDT

For the longest time Steve "Air McNair" was the leader of the Tennessee Titans and a star in the league. But now since he is gone and retired, the NFL won't be the same this season. If I were starting a team, out of all the quarterbacks in the entire league I would have taken Air McNair. He is by far one of the toughest Quarterbacks to ever play the game. Between the years1997 and 2003, McNair only missed 9 games out of a possible 112 starts. Its funny how people say that McNair will not be a sure bound Hall of Famer. A Three Time Pro Bowler, 2003 Co-MVP of the league(sharing the award with Peyton Manning), 2003 All Pro Selection, on the Cover of SI in 1994 "Hand him the Heisman", and one of three Quarterbacks in NFL History to rush for over 3,000 yards and throw for more than 30,000 in his career. All I am trying to say is if you go by numbers and what a guy did on the field for a team that never had an offensive threat at WR, and not winning a super bowl, and playing through injuries while still having a winning record as a starter, then in my opinion Steve McNair is first ballot hall of famer by far.

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Hmm

He only missed 9 of 112?
Peyton has missed 0 of 160 starts…

April in CA

by peytonsthebest on Sep 3, 2008 3:25 PM CDT 0 recs

Thanks for the update

Titans Blogger at Music City Miracles

by Jimmy on Sep 3, 2008 3:28 PM CDT up 0 recs

It just wouldn't be a good blog

without April in CA.

by gramsey712 on Sep 3, 2008 3:43 PM CDT up 0 recs

Hi guys

Good luck vs. Jags!!! And I really do mean that. seriously.

April in CA

by peytonsthebest on Sep 3, 2008 3:49 PM CDT up 0 recs

Luck's got nothin' to do with it

(cue music)

Michael Roos doesn't eat pitas because NOTHING BREAKS THE POCKET ON HIS WATCH!!!

by August West on Sep 5, 2008 9:13 AM CDT up 0 recs

Really McNair?

You’re picking him for being an ironman, yet two QB’s never missed starts during that period.

Plus we all know that Co-Mvp was BS

by furrycolt on Sep 3, 2008 6:38 PM CDT 0 recs

Its not really

about just missing a small amount or no games at all. McNair played hurt 85% of the time with injuries that Peyton would have been screamin at his O-Line from the couch for. He played with injuries that probably only 1 other QB in the league would have played with, and he’d have done it doped up. Peyton will tell you Steve was tougher. And that Co-MVP was BS. Steve should took it solo. I think Peyton is the best QB in the NFL. I think Peyton when all is said and done will be the best ever. But Peyton an Ironman? Come on, who looks at him and says that?

by Big Bad Bulluck on Sep 3, 2008 8:01 PM CDT 0 recs

Hey BBB

You know you can’t reason with these people.

The only people that matter already know what McNair meant to the Titans and what kind of player he was. The others would argue about the sky being blue.

by gramsey712 on Sep 3, 2008 8:14 PM CDT up 0 recs

Peyton played

With a broken jaw, he missed one snap due to it.

Being injury prone doesn’t make him an ironman.

How should he have had it solo? In the games McNair missed, the Titans won, the Colts also won the division I believe.

by furrycolt on Sep 4, 2008 6:26 PM CDT up 0 recs

Thank you!

3 weeks with his jaw wired shut, no less.

April in CA

by peytonsthebest on Sep 5, 2008 11:22 AM CDT up 0 recs

Peyton avoids injuries because of his vagina-like propensity to throw the ball away after 4.6 seconds...

Steve didn’t have he talent at WR to do that and still keep drives going, so he saddled-up and dropped his shoulder to drag this team down field many times.

Michael Roos doesn't eat pitas because NOTHING BREAKS THE POCKET ON HIS WATCH!!!

by August West on Sep 4, 2008 9:14 AM CDT 0 recs

Listen…

You are lying to yourself if you think Peyton is the ironman that Steve McNair was.. This is a man that despite the lack of surrounding talent was able to lead a team through the muck around him. I don’t mean to slight the team in those few years. All i’m saying is that while peyton can do something with talent around him, air mcnair would do something with what he was given.. Give him any offense, and i can promise you mcnair would turn nothing into something great.. that, and not his talent alone, is why he will be remembered be it in the hall of fame or not…..

by wahoowa101 on Sep 5, 2008 3:55 AM CDT 0 recs

More like...

McHurt never took care of himself physically with conditioning so therefore… he got hurt a lot!

Boy that kinda sounds like someone else…

by MasterRWayne on Sep 5, 2008 10:41 AM CDT up 0 recs

...

I really wouldn’t be talking about injuries right now. Your team is limping into the first game

by Michaeltastic on Sep 5, 2008 10:55 AM CDT up 0 recs

Good answer ass

A bruised sternum has a lot to do with conditioning.

by gramsey712 on Sep 5, 2008 11:07 AM CDT up 0 recs

See there you go again

reasoning with those people. There is no point. They are part of the BBS army. He has them all brainwashed.

Titans Blogger at Music City Miracles

by Jimmy on Sep 5, 2008 11:08 AM CDT up 0 recs

Good lord, you're right.

After I got on to BBB, no less.

by gramsey712 on Sep 5, 2008 11:11 AM CDT up 0 recs

Did you ever watch McNair play?

The man dropped his shoulder and hammered people like Tebow only wishes he could. That takes a toll anyone, douche.

If you didn’t see him then, is this you?

Michael Roos doesn't eat pitas because NOTHING BREAKS THE POCKET ON HIS WATCH!!!

by August West on Sep 5, 2008 11:32 AM CDT up 0 recs

W.T.F.??

Where do you find this stuff?

by hartley on Sep 5, 2008 12:57 PM CDT up 0 recs

That was one from the early days of Deadspin.com

Once you see that, it’s hard to forget!

Michael Roos doesn't eat pitas because NOTHING BREAKS THE POCKET ON HIS WATCH!!!

by August West on Sep 5, 2008 1:10 PM CDT up 0 recs

What I don't get

Is why you have to bring down McNair just because you’re a Manning fan? I am a huge McNair fan and you don’t see me bringing up how Manning never won jack in high school or college, or how he lost to Florida a whole bunch or any other knocks against him… Oh wait, I just did.

Look the point is, you can be a fan of both Manning and McNair, I am. And even if you’re not, you don’t have to knock one a great player to support yours.

Let's go Titans!!

by gzablue on Sep 5, 2008 2:30 PM CDT 0 recs