faba Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 Namath played in a different era- no dump-offs and dinky 5 yard passes All his throws were down the field If he had two good knees he would have been extra special Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dierking Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 One question, were you alive to watch Namath play? If not, how can you make the claim that he was "inconsistent"? TX-What was his record against winning teams? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatsFanTX Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 TX-What was his record against winning teams? Good one there Dierk. You can ask Dan Marino the same thing. Doesn't change the fact that he was a great QB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dierking Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 Good one there Dierk. You can ask Dan Marino the same thing. Doesn't change the fact that he was a great QB. Wait a minute here then. Does that mean that merely a good quarterback can have a losing record against good teams then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthCoastJetsFan Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 You had to see Namath play to realize just how good he was. He had the quickest release, tighest spiral and unbelievable, downfield accuracy. None of these 5-10 yard dump offs, he was throwing rockets 30-40 yards downfield on every passing play. No one, and I mean no one, threw a better football than Joe Namath. I remember before Super Bowl III, Vince Lombardi saying that Namath could throw the ball into a teacup from 50 yards. Not only could he throw, but, in spite of his image, he was one of the toughest football players I've ever seen. He would hold the ball forever, take massive hits just as he was completing a long pass, and then get up for the next play. And do this not just once a game, but MANY times in a game, every game. Also remember that he was the first to throw for 4000 yards, and he did it in a 14-game season. Not many people remember that Namath was recruited by Alabama as an option QB, and until his senior season when he hurt his knee, was an excellent runner. There were some great QBs in the AFL in 1968, but none of them could have won that game against the Colts. Namath called 80 percent of the plays from the line of scrimmage, and executed flawlessly. Look, I'm not going to say he was the best QB ever, I'll leave that for the Unitas-Marino-and-others discussion. But I will say that Joe Namath had more impact on the NFL than any of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernJet Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 Drafting and BEATING OLD NFL to sign Namath,, Think about it,, our only Super Bowl,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raffyD Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 Listening to you guys talk about how Namath played the game really makes me wish I had been born a decade earlier, no wait, I still would only have been three by then so make it a little earlier. Seriously though, sounds like he was fun to watch during the 3 yards and a cloud of dust days of football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny green balls Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 namath. not only for what he did for the jets but the fact that without the bravado, "the guarantee," and SBIII the merger could've taken place years later, if at all. the nfl lost namath to this upstart afl and then he BEAT their heavily-favored champ-- probably the most important game in sports' history because of everything it set off and the powerhouse the nfl has become today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsMan57 Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 allowing Herm to go to KC and getting a draft pick for Jackie Chiles with a headset no less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoFlaJets Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 You had to see Namath play to realize just how good he was. He had the quickest release, tighest spiral and unbelievable, downfield accuracy. None of these 5-10 yard dump offs, he was throwing rockets 30-40 yards downfield on every passing play. No one, and I mean no one, threw a better football than Joe Namath. I agree-the closest I ever saw was Marino but Namath had an even better touch than Marino.Dan took pride in wailing it in there even when it wasn't necessary to do so and then when a receiver couldn't handle it he'd tear them a new one in front of God and everybody.It was almost like he was mad his stats weren't going to look as good.That's the sense I always got from Marino-I never saw Joe do that EVER you know also there were no roughing the QB or in the grasp rules and Namath took some brutal shots from monsters from the likes of guys like Ben Davison who broke his jaw once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernJet Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 I agree-the closest I ever saw was Marino but Namath had an even better touch than Marino.Dan took pride in wailing it in there even when it wasn't necessary to do so and then when a receiver couldn't handle it he'd tear them a new one in front of God and everybody.It was almost like he was mad his stats weren't going to look as good.That's the sense I always got from Marino-I never saw Joe do that EVER you know also there were no roughing the QB or in the grasp rules and Namath took some brutal shots from monsters from the likes of guys like Ben Davison who broke his jaw once. great post,,, Marino was great but I always had same take as you,,Marino a little too much 'ME' oriented and Namath the ultimate 'TEAM' player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoFlaJets Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 great post,,, Marino was great but I always had same take as you,,Marino a little too much 'ME' oriented and Namath the ultimate 'TEAM' player Marino pretty much ran the Fins (and Shula's) offense after getting them to the SB in his second year and you know what SJ-his "me-first" attitude never gave the Fins a thousand yard rusher until very late in his career-it was always about TD passes and stats with him to the detriment of the team.Namath had NO problem handing off to Boozer and Snell and Mathis-he was a team guy first unlike Dan the man(ahem) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green DNA Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 I agree-the closest I ever saw was Marino but Namath had an even better touch than Marino.Dan took pride in wailing it in there even when it wasn't necessary to do so and then when a receiver couldn't handle it he'd tear them a new one in front of God and everybody.It was almost like he was mad his stats weren't going to look as good.That's the sense I always got from Marino-I never saw Joe do that EVER you know also there were no roughing the QB or in the grasp rules and Namath took some brutal shots from monsters from the likes of guys like Ben Davison who broke his jaw once. Plus Joe was a major poon hound. I think he ended up with more notches on his belt than passing yards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernJet Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 Plus Joe was a major poon hound. I think he ended up with more notches on his belt than passing yards. Marino did more Coke though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Vader Posted June 30, 2006 Author Share Posted June 30, 2006 you know what, if you're willloing to sign off on Namath, then I'll concur. I amend my hereby amend my statement ablout Martin being the best FO move, ever. You had to see Namath play to realize just how good he was. He had the quickest release, tighest spiral and unbelievable, downfield accuracy. None of these 5-10 yard dump offs, he was throwing rockets 30-40 yards downfield on every passing play. No one, and I mean no one, threw a better football than Joe Namath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatsFanTX Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 The thing that scares me the most about Namath is how Tx defends him. I never saw him play so I can't really say either way. But if Tx is defending him that just seems wrong. Come on Max, you know I am the most objective poster on this message board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoFlaJets Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 Plus Joe was a major poon hound. I think he ended up with more notches on his belt than passing yards. yea no doubt Craig, Joe Willie was a world class swordsman-I'd love to run into him down here (he lives in Jupiter) to ask him some questions.I found out a couple of months back that I was working with his daughter in a Wellington bar and din't even know it until just recently.She was a bartender at a bar I was playing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillerPaul Posted July 1, 2006 Share Posted July 1, 2006 Letting James Farrior come to the Steelers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaborJet Posted July 1, 2006 Share Posted July 1, 2006 You had to see Namath play to realize just how good he was. He had the quickest release, tighest spiral and unbelievable, downfield accuracy. None of these 5-10 yard dump offs, he was throwing rockets 30-40 yards downfield on every passing play. No one, and I mean no one, threw a better football than Joe Namath. The fact that Tx said that gave me goose bumps. I was too young to see Namath live, so I'll take Tx's word for it. Since Namath brought the only ring to the Jets, that is the best FO move ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP Posted July 1, 2006 Share Posted July 1, 2006 hiring bill parcells in 97, and saving the franchise from the embarassment and humiliation of coslet/carrol/kotite..hands down.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Troll Posted July 2, 2006 Share Posted July 2, 2006 Best move EVER? It HAS to be drafting Namath. How many other Lombardi's have the million other ****ing moves netted? Open and shut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Jetstone Posted July 2, 2006 Share Posted July 2, 2006 A 6th round pick from Wisconsin, what's his name, the qb with the fast feet, sixth rounder, badger, kid from North Dakota, won the rose bowl, Brooks something...uh....Brooks Bollinger, that's it! Best move ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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