Bomani Jones has a disappointing QB comp for Matthew Stafford

On the heels of his first-ever MVP, many are clamoring for Matthew Stafford to be a first-ballot Hall of Famer when he eventually retires. NFL pundit Bomani Jones is not one of the people who think that way, though.

The podcast host recently said the Stafford's career compares more closely to Carson Palmer than any other quarterback, and no one is claiming Palmer should be in the Hall of Fame.

"The comp is Carson Palmer. It has always been the comp, right?," Jones said on "The Dominique Foxworth Show." "I've seen people get offended by that. But I think three-time Pro Bowler Carson Palmer and three-time Pro Bowler Matthew Stafford have a decent bit in common. If somehow Carson got himself a Super Bowl, we would have to talk about him the same way."

The differences between Palmer and Stafford are more than just the Super Bowl, though. Stafford has the MVP award as well as one first-team All-Pro nod. Statistically, Stafford has Palmer beat in career completion percentage, passing yards per game and passing touchdowns per game (albeit barely).

But Palmer, like Stafford until he joined the Rams, didn't play on a lot of playoff teams. He made the postseason just three times in 14 years and made the Super Bowl once (where he lost with the Arizona Cardinals to the Pittsburgh Steelers). Stafford made the playoffs just three times before he was traded to the Rams, but has now been to the postseason four times in five seasons and played in 10 playoff games (compared to his three with the Detroit Lions).

To say Stafford is the same as Palmer is a bit disingenuous considering how Stafford's career has looked in the past five years. Yes, he was with the Rams during that time, but Palmer also turned his career around a bit when he joined the Cardinals in his 10th season and never looked as good as Stafford did in L.A.