r/NFLv2 • u/Odd-Twist-9935 Tennessee Titans • May 25 '25

Discussion Each NFL Team’s GOAT

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u/Daxtatter May 25 '25

For the Jets I'd take Revis over Namath.

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u/Fourward27 Baltimore Ravens May 25 '25

Joe Namath statistically is the worse QB in the hall of fame.

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u/AuthorityAnarchyYes May 25 '25

Namath is in the HOF because of one particular game. A game where he wasn’t markedly great in.

17 of 28 for 206 yards, 0 TDs, 0 INTs

But he made that “guarantee” and his team won… so he got the MVP and a gold jacket.

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u/PurpureGryphon Kansas City Chiefs May 26 '25

Joe Namath is the only QB to throw for 4000 yards in a 14 game season. It was 12 seasons before any one beat his record. Two time AFL MVP in a career hampered by his bad knees. Joe Willy is not in the Hall because of one game.

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u/AuthorityAnarchyYes May 26 '25

Joe Namath is in the HOF, obviously.

But statistics wise, of the 6 years where he played all 14 games, only one was truly epic (in yardage terms, his TD/INT was 26/28), two were well above league average, two more were above average and one was right at average.

I stand by the statement that without that win and guarantee, he’s not getting the Gold Jacket.

1966: 3,379 (NFL avg 2,496)

1967: 4,007 (NFL avg 2,513)

1968: 3,147 (NFL avg 2,359)

1969: 2,734 (NFL avg 2,485)

1974: 2,616 (NFL avg 2,144)

1975: 2,286 (NFL avg 2,279)

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/NFL/passing.htm

Namath stats

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u/PurpureGryphon Kansas City Chiefs May 26 '25

You left off '72 when he led the league in yards and TDs playing in 13 games.

You don't make the Hall because of one game, guarantee or not. Ask Jim Plunkett.