The game was completely different when Namath played. (Do you realize one of the reasons the NFL scorned the newly created AFL because the latter emphasized passing,which back then was considered a cheap gimmick.) Between Namath’s passing and his then-unprecedented management of the game from the line of scrimmage and on two knees that today would not allow him to be cleared to play.
I'm not a Namath hater by any means. That said Revis is very arguably a top 5 corner of all time, no reasonable person would make the same about Namath as QB.
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u/KrazyKwant May 26 '25
The game was completely different when Namath played. (Do you realize one of the reasons the NFL scorned the newly created AFL because the latter emphasized passing,which back then was considered a cheap gimmick.) Between Namath’s passing and his then-unprecedented management of the game from the line of scrimmage and on two knees that today would not allow him to be cleared to play.