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Post by designerjet on Feb 9, 2015 12:52:21 GMT -5
He could have played Major League Baseball if he wanted to. Was perhaps the most talented QB to ever play the game - a shame his knee was hurt at Alabama. The only time he forgot to tape his shoes in a game in college. One of the best pure passers and athletes at the QB position. He was really fast in college and could jump like crazy before the knee injury. He still won a Super Bowl playing with a bad knee. The best player the Jets ever had.
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Post by TJ&TW on Feb 9, 2015 13:06:00 GMT -5
Here's a question:
Would the bomb that Namath threw to Maynard to set up the game winning TD vs the Raiders in the AFL Championship be ruled a catch in today's NFL?
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Post by rexneffect on Feb 9, 2015 13:31:57 GMT -5
Here's a question: Would the bomb that Namath threw to Maynard to set up the game winning TD vs the Raiders in the AFL Championship be ruled a catch in today's NFL? Yes. He caught the ball while running, secured the ball and took two steps before fumbling the ball while being tackled. There's your football move. If not for the tackle, Maynard would have run that ball into the endzone without losing possession. |
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Post by TJ&TW on Feb 9, 2015 13:46:31 GMT -5
Here's a question: Would the bomb that Namath threw to Maynard to set up the game winning TD vs the Raiders in the AFL Championship be ruled a catch in today's NFL? Yes. He caught the ball while running, secured the ball and took two steps before fumbling the ball while being tackled. There's your football move. If not for the tackle, Maynard would have run that ball into the endzone without losing possession. You're probably right, and it is a hell of break the ball went out of bounds... but that would have been one long replay review. |
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Post by Raoul Duke on Feb 9, 2015 14:26:11 GMT -5
Yes. He caught the ball while running, secured the ball and took two steps before fumbling the ball while being tackled. There's your football move. If not for the tackle, Maynard would have run that ball into the endzone without losing possession. You're probably right, and it is a hell of break the ball went out of bounds... but that would have been one long replay review. They should just come up with a rule: if it looks like a catch, it's a catch. Instead of trying to break it down into endless Parameters. |
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Post by Chesapeakejet on Feb 9, 2015 17:05:23 GMT -5
Watched it last night. Didn't realize how nimble he was in college before injuring his knee. Also surprising was the way he was treated by defenders near the end of his career. Guys were litterally placing him on the ground instead of blasting him. Dang it! Missed it again! It doesn't look like it's going to be on again within the next week. Rats. |
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Post by Trades on Feb 9, 2015 17:05:45 GMT -5
You're probably right, and it is a hell of break the ball went out of bounds... but that would have been one long replay review. They should just come up with a rule: if it looks like a catch, it's a catch. Instead of trying to break it down into endless Parameters. Yeah always best to make things completely subjective.  |
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Post by Jet Nut Sauce on Feb 9, 2015 19:19:32 GMT -5
You're probably right, and it is a hell of break the ball went out of bounds... but that would have been one long replay review. They should just come up with a rule: if it looks like a catch, it's a catch. Instead of trying to break it down into endless Parameters. Actually the rule is clear as can be and is written the way it to keep it clear. It's fans, especially of say Dallas, who bring wrong thinking and rules into trying to explain how the call was wrong. |
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Post by Jet Nut Sauce on Feb 9, 2015 19:20:38 GMT -5
Watched it last night. Didn't realize how nimble he was in college before injuring his knee. Also surprising was the way he was treated by defenders near the end of his career. Guys were litterally placing him on the ground instead of blasting him. Dang it! Missed it again! It doesn't look like it's going to be on again within the next week. Rats. Go to HBO Go, it's the same film. |
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Post by jetstream23 on Feb 9, 2015 23:34:37 GMT -5
joe willie certainly put the afl and the nfl on the map. the big apple needed a lift after the fall of the giaints and the yankees and namath was right there to take the spotlight. and he liked the spotlight. it would be very interesting to see some of today's qb's like tommy boy wilt in the heat. and of course that jets team was really loaded. they had some extrordinary players like maynard, sauer, hill, philbin, snell, boozer, baker, rasmussen. have recent jets teams ever that relative level of talent? maybe the mid 80's team comes close. 98-99 Jets were more talented on paper, they just don't have the ring to show for it. Ugh. Talk about an opportunity lost. Leading in the 3rd Quarter in Denver. I'll never forgive Victor Green for letting Easy Ed McCaffrey loose in the secondary on that 3rd down. A few players later Terrell Davis scores, Denver's kickoff gets hung in the Mile High wind and they recover it, game over. If the Jets escape Denver that day they would have won the Super Bowl by 2 touchdowns over an Atlanta team that they destroyed earlier in the season. |
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Post by Raoul Duke on Feb 10, 2015 3:33:57 GMT -5
They should just come up with a rule: if it looks like a catch, it's a catch. Instead of trying to break it down into endless Parameters. Yeah always best to make things completely subjective. I was being cynical but I do think the rule needs to be be simplified. Practically everyone who watched the Packer/Cowboys game agreed : call was correct but the rule blows. All ‘rule analysis’ aside, watching the play most people would say he caught the ball and had possession. |
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Post by Trades on Feb 10, 2015 7:05:45 GMT -5
Yeah always best to make things completely subjective. I was being cynical but I do think the rule needs to be be simplified. Practically everyone who watched the Packer/Cowboys game agreed : call was correct but the rule blows. All ‘rule analysis’ aside, watching the play most people would say he caught the ball and had possession. I know you were I was being sarcastic, even added an emoji. You want cynical here you go...Most people would also say they don't know why the sky is blue or how rainbows are formed, think that vaccines cause disease, think making things illegal will stop people from doing them, think literally means figuratively, are completely stymied as to which version of they're, their and there to use when, think blood is actually blue before it gets oxygen, think the moon is closer when on the horizon which is why it looks so big. Need I go on? He didn't catch the ball!!! |
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Post by Chesapeakejet on Feb 10, 2015 8:55:15 GMT -5
Dang it! Missed it again! It doesn't look like it's going to be on again within the next week. Rats. Go to HBO Go, it's the same film. I'll check it out, thanks. |
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Post by Jet Nut Sauce on Feb 10, 2015 9:00:51 GMT -5
Go to HBO Go, it's the same film. I'll check it out, thanks. Hope you find it, it's really a great look into his lifespans career, on all levels. |
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Post by Sonny Werblin on Feb 11, 2015 8:15:00 GMT -5
Whenever I watch the Namath stuff, I get totally pissed off. First of all, it is tragic that he injured his knee in college (on a non-contact play no less). He would have been unstoppable in the NFL if he had healthy wheels.
But I am more pissed off that Namath was an immature narcissistic idiot. He had 6 nights of the week to party. It was totally selfish of him to stay out all night the evenings before game day. Earth to Broadway Joe, your teammates were making only a fraction of your pay, worked their tails off, and deserved better. And if he was not so in love with throwing the ball, which he did regardless of the score, the Jets would very well have played in 3 Super Bowls with a great chance at winning 2. Other than his play calling in SB III, he showed little awareness, or regard, for game situations, or the the goal of simply winning the game. Many question why Matt Snell did not win the MVP of SB III. I don't. It was the first, and maybe only, game Namath checked his ego at the door and simply called plays that would work against the defense. It just so happened in that game, against that Colts D, a particular run play to Snell could not be stopped. Credit to Namath for staying with it and avoiding the temptation to pass. It was also the only time in his career that he played an entire half without a pass attempt. Why throw when you can win with running and D? If only Namath had used that logic throughout his career, instead of in just that one game.
For all of Namath's glory, I think he is likely the most tragic figure in sports. A gifted athlete robbed of his athleticism. One of the truly great passers who was so in love with his own persona that he was unable to check his ego in the locker room and do what it took to win games on the field. I love him and hate him, if that's really possible.
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