Reignman wrote:Yeah that was definitely a different era as far as passing goes. Do these sound like Hall of Fame numbers for a QB ... 62-63 record, 50.1 completion %, 27663 yards, 173 TD's, 220 INT, and a 65.5 QB rating? Those numbers belong to Hall of Famer Joe Namath. He once had a game where he went 2 of 18 for 33yds and 3 INT, and another game where he went 4 of 15 for 20yds and 4 INT. To bad for Ponder, he would be putting up HoF numbers if this were the 60's haha.
You're laughing at Joe Namath?
Namath also threw for 4,007 yards in 1967, an absolutely astounding total for that era. He averaged 15.5 yards per completion that year, 16.8 the next year, and 17.4 in 1972. By comparison, Drew Brees threw for 5,476 yards in 2011, but only averaged 11.7 yards per completion.
Far more importantly, Namath guaranteed a win against 17-point favorite Baltimore in Super Bowl III, then went out and beat them. He almost single-handedly put the AFL on the map and paved the way for football as we know it today.
Before you diss a man like Joe Namath, you ought to check your history. Say what you want about stats ... Joe Namath is the very essence of a Hall of Famer.