Joe knows not of what he speaks.

There’s a reason that there isn’t a single
contemporary of Namath’s in the top 25
career passer ratings…

That the Jets weren’t very good during
much of his career isn’t really his fault…

No one else ever threw for 4,000 yards
in a 14 game season, in those brutal times.

I can only guess that you didn’t see him
play.

In his 4th year he took the Jets to the AFL playoffs. They finished 11-3 and played the 12-2 defending AFL Champion Oakland Raiders in the AFL Championship. A game that was close until the final minute. He may not have single handedly won Super Bowl III, but he also did not go out and lose it either.

I don’t know that he necessarily deserves to be in the HOF based on his stats. But for his being as a previous post stated, “the Beatles of the sports world”, and his contribution to the game in the late 1960′s, he deserves to be there. And he did this prior to the rule change that stopped pass receivers from being mugged down the field.

Joe Namath’s opinion has just as much validity as anyone else out there. If you actually watched the game against Oakland it looked like the Jets thought a 17-7 lead was their cue to relax and dial it in.

Just because Namath expresses his opinion about Rex Ryan does not mean that his whole career and life since 1969 is on trial. His point was that Ryan is not keeping the players focused. Sundays game was testimony to his statement.

Because he was the biggest sports star of his generation. He was the Beatles of sports. And anyone who thinks Ken Anderson or Bert Jones was a better QB than Namath needs to stop living in fantasy stat world. Namath was voted the starting QB on the all-time AFL team. Also, Lynn Swann was a great receiver – it’s a shame some of you never saw these guys actually play
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Got that right buddy, I spent my paper route money to go to Raiders games in the sixties, this was Football! Saw Otis (University of Mars ) Sistrunk clothesline so many guys it just doesn’t compare to today. And Decon Jones? If Suh with his body could get away with half of what Mr. Jones did teams wouldn’t even show up.

The great Johnny Unitas had a lousy 78.2 passer rating under those conditions,
which, in today’s game, would place him 26th
of the 32 NFL starters. Yeah, I know what you’re
thinking:
“That’s cool, ’cause Johnny U was
no rockin’ Chad Henne (82.4)!!”

First AFL team to win the big game, that was a huge deal at the time when the AFL teams were thought to be very sub-par to the entrenched NFL teams.

Learn some history. Have some respect.

Hey Joe. Maybe it was the Raiders are that good.

Because he was the biggest sports star of his generation. He was the Beatles of sports. And anyone who thinks Ken Anderson or Bert Jones was a better QB than Namath needs to stop living in fantasy stat world. Namath was voted the starting QB on the all-time AFL team. Also, Lynn Swann was a great receiver – it’s a shame some of you never saw these guys actually play.

just responding to your post at 4:40PM on Sunday. Little early celebration for jets fans?

Two more weeks but first Baltimore?

2-3??

NATION!!!

Who do you play this weekend? We play in Oakland – look for a beatdown.

See you Jan 1
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Dang Historian, I know the Raiders are looking good, but you really think your Pats will get beatdown two weeks in a row? I mean you’re probably right but you should try and support your team better Go Raiders!

Namath guaranteed a Super Bowl win and delivered. Rex guaranteed a Super Bowl win and suffered the Agony of De-Feet before even making it to the Championship.

We are entering Inception territory.

I wish we had a vocal, engaging coach like this in Minnesota, instead of an emotionless statue who stands there with his arms crossed while everything goes to hell around him week after week. Instead of expecting to win with a double digit lead at the half, his players are all waiting for the other shoe to drop in the form of another epic collapse.