Doug Flutie and the Hall of Fame

I'm a big Flutie fan but my first reaction to the question of him going to the Pro Football Hall of Fame was "no way." And that initial reaction was reinforced by the fact that Flutie is not in the career top 50 of any of the major NFL passing categories. However, The Cold, Hard Football Facts does put forth a pretty good case for Flutie. This was my favorite part of the article:

# After returning to the NFL, Flutie led Buffalo to a 10-5 record and an AFC playoff appearance in 1999. In the greatest douche move in NFL history, Buffalo coach Wade Philips inexplicably benched Flutie the week before the playoffs.
# With Flutie on the bench, the Bills lost in excruciating fashion to Tennessee, courtesy of the famed “Music City Miracle.”
# The Bills have not returned to the playoffs since that day and have posted just one winning record – a 9-7 season in 2004.

It was a douche move by Wade Philips and one of the reasons Philips is no longer a head coach. Flutie had a similar douche move played on him in New England in 1988 where his play got the Patriots to 9 wins and a possible berth in the playoffs only to have super douche Raymond Berry replace Flutie the final game of the year with Tony freakin Eason.