Lith Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 August 3, 1985, Joe Namath is enshrined in Canton Congrats, Joe. And in a strange bit of irony, joining him in the HOF CLass of 1985 was Pete Rozelle, the guy who almost forced Joe into retirement following the 1968 season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREENBEAN Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 The only QB in canton with more INT’s than TD’s. Wooo hooo! To be a jets great Would ya lookAt that good lookin bastard! Best looking bust in the whole joint Sent from my iPhone using JetNation.com mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BornJetsFan1983 Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 Is that true? Can't be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Jet Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 OMG ! 33 years. Can't be. It's true, the older we get the faster time fly's by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadwayRay Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 31 minutes ago, BornJetsFan1983 said: Is that true? Can't be It's true. So is his 50.1% career completion percentage. Love the guy, but he doesn't deserve to be enshrined based on his career numbers. Canton places way too much importance on Super Bowl wins. That's why Joe Namath is in, and Joe Klecko remains out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsFanatic Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 As being old enough to remember Joe Namath playing, please don't compare stats today from stats of that era, it was a totally different game. Johnny Unitas, who is considered an immortal, has a 54.6% completion rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jgb Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 Stats are only part of it but the Hall should be for people who had dramatic and lasting positive impact on the game. Namath fits into that category. Think of it as a lifetime achievement award instead of for doing one thing really well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southparkcpa Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 4 hours ago, Lith said: August 3, 1985, Joe Namath is enshrined in Canton Congrats, Joe. And in a strange bit of irony, joining him in the HOF CLass of 1985 was Pete Rozelle, the guy who almost forced Joe into retirement following the 1968 season. No Player, NONE, has had a bigger influence on the league than Joe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flushing Roots Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 6 hours ago, GREENBEAN said: The only QB in canton with more INT’s than TD’s. Sent from my iPhone using JetNation.com mobile app And got more *ss than the rest of the HOFers put together. Should get special mention for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREENBEAN Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 And got more *ss than the rest of the HOFers put together. Should get special mention for that.haha!! I don’t doubt that for a second Sent from my iPhone using JetNation.com mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREENBEAN Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 It's true. So is his 50.1% career completion percentage. Love the guy, but he doesn't deserve to be enshrined based on his career numbers. Canton places way too much importance on Super Bowl wins. That's why Joe Namath is in, and Joe Klecko remains out.He also never won another playoff game outside of the Super Bowl year. I think his case is unique because of the legitimizing of the afl and subsequent merger. Any other web with his numbers wouldn’t be in there. Thank god for Curtis Martin for finally giving the jets a hall of famer with some actual numbers. Sent from my iPhone using JetNation.com mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcat Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 11 hours ago, JetsFanatic said: As being old enough to remember Joe Namath playing, please don't compare stats today from stats of that era, it was a totally different game. Johnny Unitas, who is considered an immortal, has a 54.6% completion rate. the defense could pretty much rip out your spleen back then with no flag. 50 years of restricting defense and now passing stat standards are way different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mogglez Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 12 hours ago, BroadwayRay said: It's true. So is his 50.1% career completion percentage. Love the guy, but he doesn't deserve to be enshrined based on his career numbers. Canton places way too much importance on Super Bowl wins. That's why Joe Namath is in, and Joe Klecko remains out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet Nut Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 12 hours ago, BroadwayRay said: It's true. So is his 50.1% career completion percentage. Love the guy, but he doesn't deserve to be enshrined based on his career numbers. Canton places way too much importance on Super Bowl wins. That's why Joe Namath is in, and Joe Klecko remains out. You obviously know nothing about 1960s & 70s football. Or how good Namath was and what he meant to the league. Namath deserves his spot in the hall, not because of the SB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREENBEAN Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 You obviously know nothing about 1960s & 70s football. Or how good Namath was and what he meant to the league. Namath deserves his spot in the hall, not because of the SBIf Namath didn’t win that super bowl he is not in the hallSent from my iPhone using JetNation.com mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 Just now, GREENBEAN said: If Namath didn’t win that super bowl he is not in the hall Sent from my iPhone using JetNation.com mobile app ..i'd still Luv him ! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkeyeJet Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 Anyone on here attend? I've always wondered if it would be fun going to Canton for a HOF weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkeyeJet Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 19 minutes ago, GREENBEAN said: If Namath didn’t win that super bowl he is not in the hall Sent from my iPhone using JetNation.com mobile app But he did. There is no argument in sports dumber than "If he didn't do that thing he did, it would be completely different." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 2 minutes ago, HawkeyeJet said: Anyone on here attend? I've always wondered if it would be fun going to Canton for a HOF weekend. i plan on attending when Sam becomes a member of the NFL HOF ?.. cheers ~ ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkeyeJet Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 4 minutes ago, kelly said: i plan on attending when Sam becomes a member of the NFL HOF ?.. cheers ~ ~ I'll see you there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 Just now, HawkeyeJet said: I'll see you there. promises.. Promises ?.. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkeyeJet Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 3 minutes ago, kelly said: promises.. Promises ?.. ? Don't be a ******* weirdo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 7 minutes ago, HawkeyeJet said: Don't be a ******* weirdo. dear hawkJ,.. just an fyi.. cheers ~ ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe W. Namath Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 1 hour ago, GREENBEAN said: If Namath didn’t win that super bowl he is not in the hall Sent from my iPhone using JetNation.com mobile app How old are you? If you were alive in the 60s and 70s you wouldnt say any of this. If you have never seen joe play or watched the league in that era, how can you say the man doesnt deserve to be in the hall? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmat321 Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 1 hour ago, HawkeyeJet said: Anyone on here attend? I've always wondered if it would be fun going to Canton for a HOF weekend. I went in HS as part of a scholar athlete trip. We got to go to the HOF game (Car/Jax -1st year in the league), a banquet the night before the enshrinement, and the enshrinement itself. Met a ton of people between the game, hotel and banquet. Chris Berman, George Young, Gayle Sayers, Ted Hendricks, Steve Largent, Leroy Selmon, Bart Starr, Tom Jackson, a bunch more I can’t remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet Fan RI Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 On 8/3/2018 at 12:05 PM, JetsFanatic said: Thanks for that. Great video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet Nut Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 2 hours ago, GREENBEAN said: If Namath didn’t win that super bowl he is not in the hall Sent from my iPhone using JetNation.com mobile app Means you didn't see him play, have no idea how he carried the league etc. His HOF spot isn't because of one SB. No one gets in just because they won a SB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet Fan RI Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 If it weren't for Joe Namath, I'm sure I wouldn't be a Jet fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsFanatic Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 2 hours ago, Joe W. Namath said: How old are you? If you were alive in the 60s and 70s you wouldnt say any of this. If you have never seen joe play or watched the league in that era, how can you say the man doesnt deserve to be in the hall? They have no clue what they are talking about all they do is look at stats. The game was totally different then. Also from 1970 on, Namath played on some of the more horrific Jets teams ever assembled. He should make that Hall for getting the 1972 & 1974 Jets teams to .500 (7-7). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roscoeword Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 it was before so many short passes were thrown to the running backs. You had a fullback and halfback, and the receivers ran longer routes; today, they throw a lot of high percentage stuff, which is almost like a handoff to a running back, so that's why completion percentages are higher today, plus you have this control offense, dinking and danking all day long. It was't like that in the 70's - Caster, BArkum, Maynard, Sauer, even Eddie Bell (during those lean years) were catching bombs.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet_Engine1 Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 17 hours ago, GREENBEAN said: He also never won another playoff game outside of the Super Bowl year. I think his case is unique because of the legitimizing of the afl and subsequent merger. Any other web with his numbers wouldn’t be in there. Thank god for Curtis Martin for finally giving the jets a hall of famer with some actual numbers. Sent from my iPhone using JetNation.com mobile app LOL. This guy doesn't even know who Don Maynard is..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREENBEAN Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 LOL. This guy doesn't even know who Don Maynard is..... lol indeed. Sent from my iPhone using JetNation.com mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 Sgt pepper taught the band to play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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