I never got past "Don't bother drafting me, because I won't play for your chitty team....just ask my daddy."

dstieger wrote:

Horst, you’re probably too young to remember the impact Joe had on the game...and I don’t mean just Super Bowl III. Talkin’ about pro football in general. Besides being Broadway Joe and changing how football players were supposed to look and act, his taking down of the “invincible” Colts proved that the AFL could play with their NFL counterparts. It was huge and it made people change their opinions of the “other” league. Then, when the Chiefs beat the Vikings the next year, the AFL didn’t have to take a backseat to the NFL and could negotiate on equal terms when it was time to finalize the merger.

So yes, Joe may have had only one (...REALLY...) good day but it was a historic day and one that would change the NFL.

Palama wrote:

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I remember Namath well.................not at all too young................unfortunately.
I agree he belongs in the HOF............simply for his impact on what became the unified NFL.
But not based on his career stats.............just go look at them...........fairly average.........and I'm being generous.

He was actually a great runner in his college days, til he blew out a wheel.........and in those days........dey couldn’t really fix em like they do now.
There’s a great piece out there on his life story on da web somewhere..........thinks it’s in the “A Football Life” series......but not sure.
He seems like a really good dude..........just hit the bottle too hard for certain stretches in his life.

KingoftheCove wrote:

Is this a HOF QB?

Career highlights and awards
2× Super Bowl champion (XV, XVIII)
Super Bowl MVP (XV)
NFL Comeback Player of the Year (1980)
AFC Rookie of the Year (1971)
Longest touchdown pass: 99 yards (tied)
Heisman Trophy (1970)
Maxwell Award (1970)
Walter Camp Award (1970)
Sporting News Player of the Year (1970)
UPI Player of the Year (1970)
Consensus All-American (1970)


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dkeage wrote:

Yup Eli is HOF

fishinguitarman wrote:

I never got past "Don't bother drafting me, because I won't play for your chitty team....just ask my daddy."

dstieger wrote:

Is this a HOF QB?

Career highlights and awards
2× Super Bowl champion (XV, XVIII)
Super Bowl MVP (XV)
NFL Comeback Player of the Year (1980)
AFC Rookie of the Year (1971)
Longest touchdown pass: 99 yards (tied)
Heisman Trophy (1970)
Maxwell Award (1970)
Walter Camp Award (1970)
Sporting News Player of the Year (1970)
UPI Player of the Year (1970)
Consensus All-American (1970)


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dkeage wrote:

Pro football HOF...everyone that’s not a guard, center, right tackle, safety, special teams gunner, punter or place kicker gets in.

frankj1 wrote:

Fixed it fo’ ya:

Palama wrote:

obrigado

frankj1 wrote:

Damn MACS, you had to drag Terry into this?

I would say that there would be damned few folks in the hall of fame if it weren't for the teams they played with. The best quarterback in the world couldn't do shiite if he spent his whole game laying on his back with stars in his head.

You know as well as I do, leadership matters. I think Terry did a helluva job. And Namath, for his time did a helluva job. Football was a competely different game back then. So pass records really can't be compared to modern stats.

IMHO of course. 👍

USNGunner wrote:

sounds right.

frankj1 wrote:

Sounds like BS to me. Lynn Swann and John Stallworth made so many acrobatic catches because Bradshaw was inaccurate. Hell, even Bradshaw will tell you he sucked! His team made him.

MACS wrote: