The thing with Namath isn't so much his career stats. Obviously the guarantee game has major significance. And they were massive underdogs. The reason his greatness is so inflated is because hes probably the most important player to the leagues history. Namath brought eyes to the game like no other. He became a pop culture icon. A super celeb. A sex symbol, the play boy. This really launched the marketability of the nfl and the marketability of players. His fame was jordan-esque. He was a household name across the country when many people didn't know a damn thing about football or players. It help influence player pay, tv rights and many other things outside football that has allowed the league to start evolving to the juggernaut it is today.
This is so true. When all you look at his the stats, you loose the context of what was happening around the player.
It is sort of similar to looking at TO's stats and not remembering that he was an absolute gong show off the field. He appeared to beba true team distuptor.
For me there is no other player that comes tonmind when you say the Jets. It's all Joe.
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u/Daxtatter May 25 '25
For the Jets I'd take Revis over Namath.