Steve McNair was the definition of a "very good quarterback." Not great, not spectacular, but just a solid pro for 13 years! Before Donovan McNabb, Daunte Culpepper, Michael Vick (sans Dog Whispering), Vince Young and etc., he was a pioneer for black quarterbacks. He was the second black quarterback to play in the Super Bowl.
You want your QB, your leader to be the toughest player on the team both mentally and physically. There is no denying that McNair was one of the toughest Quarterbacks to ever play the game. If I listed all the injuries he played through it would be take up a whole page. In the end that determination probably knocked 3-4 years of his career, but, to hear him talk about it, he wouldn't have had it any other way. Hall of Famer? No, but he will be forever be remembered as a quarterback that other quarterbacks should strive to be in terms of leadership and ultimate determination.
Don't forget about me
Sorry Steve
He wasn't all that
Before Air McNair there was Randall Cunningham. The original black QB who can run and elude tacklers like a RB, but can also pass the ball like a QB.