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Namath Fires Darts(Jets At Raiders 1972)
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- Опубликовано: 19 фев 2023
- Joe Namath fires pinpoint passes in this great Monday Night Football game which features lots of long passes from both the Jets and the Raiders. Check out the many future Hall of Fame players!
No piped in crowd noise. No over reaction by players after every play. NFL used to be so great. By the way... Stabler doing the holding. Love the Snake.
You said it all Thank you for your comments...I appreciate it.
This reminds me of why I watched the NFL then but no longer do.
@@machtschnell7452 Indeed!
I still watch it I can’t help it.. The 70s were the best ever for me.
@@ponytrekker8996 '70's were the best for the NFL
This is pure football. I miss the old days
I agree.....and they're never coming back
@@markgardner9460 at 6:45, note the sportsmanship .... after catching TD, Fred B. returns to check on defender
@@jb-vb8un gotta like that!!! Mostly missing from today's game
I remember this time as a young kid. Had the football cards of many of the guys [all teams] and cherished them. My dad took my brother, cousin and me on occasion to Jets games at old Shea stadium, we bought the big hot pretzels just to stay warm. We got to see Broadway Joe and team play. This vid was before his knees finally forced him to retire. It was magic to see them all live. Love these old announcers too. Reminds me of Monday night football on our family room TV while doing my homework. And of playing in the street and parks and yards, with friends, dreaming we’d all someday be pro players like our idols. Our very blessed wonder years and awesome memories. Cheers!
Awesome comments, Russ! I can remember watching these MNF games as a kid, too. It was so exciting.....from the pre-game introduction, halftime highlights, and all the banter between Howard and Dandy Don. Loved it! Thank you for watching and commenting!
♥️ Broadway Joe Namath
My dad also bought Shea stadium nfl tickets 7 years in a row then and was at the 27-23 jet win over the raiders in 69 for the title game,winner went to Super Bowl 111
All you left out was Winnie and Arnold (Wonder Years). He even had Joe's jersey, I believe.
When men played football and were called professionals unlike today's social media nonsense. Some of the greatest names in football are on display like you mentioned with the announcers and then there's George Blanda and Darryl Lamonica + Broadway Joe and Don Maynard. I saw Namath in action here in San Diego and the guy had a true 🚀 for an arm. When you associate names with football all the ladies knew 1 thing about football and that was Broadway Joe. I didn't watch any football this last year and turned off the superdud bowl after 10 minutes but saw more real football in 15:00 than I did the whole year. Love your 🎥 👍
Just awesome performances from players on both teams! RIP to all players and coaches who are no longer with us.
It was a very entertaining game which was loaded with superstars and stars. Thank you for watching and for your comments!
Just Cosell.
@@jamesmichalek5406 just Cosell? Dandy, Don and Frank Gifford are dead.
They are no longer with us because they are dead. You dummy. What is wrong with you? This game was played over 50 years ago, you are surprised many of the players are dead? Any who survived until 2020 died of Covid anyway so what's your point?
@@ponytrekker8996 As is Cosell. Since 1995.
Joe Namath and the Oakland Raiders seemed to bring the best out of each other. Another classic NYJ/OAK game!
They had some great games back then. Throw in the Chiefs and those 3 teams had some exciting games between them.
@@markgardner9460 Fantastic point. The AFL had 4 Super Bowl teams before the merger with the NFL. KC Chiefs won 2 AFL titles, Oakland won a title and The NY Jets won a AFL championship. No other AFL other than those three can claim this.
The Jets/Raiders games of the late 60’s to early 70’s were usually good, exciting games to watch. A lot of scoring & a lot of great players for sure. The “Heidi Game” in 1968 was played on this same field, with some of the same players. This was the greatest football era.
I agree wholeheartedly. Thank you for your comments!
The "Heidi" Bowl
I used to enjoy watching MNF with Meridith and Cosell. Football was simple and tough the way it was meant to be. Thanks for the vid.
The classic MNF booth of Gifford, Meredith and Cosell can't be beat. Thank you for watching and for your comments.
Football is a game. Pro football is a business. It would not have grown to be the top American sport without emphasizing the entertainment aspect of the sport. As the world has grown more complex, so has this game. I watched for over 30 years before many intricacies of the game became clearer to me. Then the internet arrived, and the differences between a defensive linemen with one-gap or two-gap assignments, for example, was the primary distinction between a 4-3 and 3-4 front. You might have more fun listening to Howard and Dandy Don needle each other, but you wouldn't learn a damn thing.
@@jefferyroy2566If I want to learn something I'll read a book.
@@jameswilson313 What was your last read?
@@jefferyroy2566 American Marxism.
Even though this game was 51 years ago, I know most of the players on the field as opposed to those playing today. Man, the time has flown by. I know that the video is about Broadway Joe, but the Mad Bomber was a great quarterback, too.
A buddy of mine and I used to play a game: choose a team, then call offense or defense. Go back and forth, 1 by 1 naming the starters until someone got stumped.
Number 3 Lamonica poster was on my bedroom wall.
@@charleshammer2928 I have a framed poster of him taken from Pro Quarterback magazine.
Both Alabama grads.Bear knew how to coach em.
@markgardner9460 great magazine wasn't it?
Strong, strong memories! I could remember which players or what numbers better than current rosters.
Joe Willie white shoes 👟 glad I got a chance to see him play I remember him and Unitas going at it a pure aerial show and this was football 🏈
I think that was a 1972 game, too, and what an exciting game it was! Thanks for your comments and for watching!
Yep. 1972, Week 2 in Baltimore.
Broadway Joe Nameth
These videos of the old games are great. Young fans of today I think are spoiled by all the extra stats, fancy videos during games, etc. The on screen messages in this game were great. As if someone just typed them in. No fancy fonts or anything! I also enjoyed seeing the Giants highlights from Yankee Stadium. I saw my first Giants game at the Stadium in 1961. It wasn't the best place to watch football. Guys at to pull up scoring touchdowns at one end zone so they wouldn't run into the bleacher wall.
I saw Namath play a few times once against the Giants at the Yale Bowl. We had almost field level seats and a play took place right in fron of us. He threw about a 30 yard bullet to Rich Caster just by flicking his wrist. Incredible to think he threw for over 4,000 yars back then in one season. Today, guys are consistantly reaching 5,000. Thanks for the video.
Thank you for your comments. I appreciate it! You made a great point about the bleacher walls that were commonplace during this era. As if the hard hits, cheap shots and dirty play wasn't enough hazard, the players had to be concerned with running into concrete walls, wooden fences (Buffalo's War Memorial Stadium), and metal fences that were very close to the field of play. I think that a lot of those baseball/football stadiums were not the best for fan viewing, but back then nobody really knew any difference or if they did, they didn't care.....they just wanted to see their team in action like you did at Yankee Stadium in '61. Thank you for watching.
And don't forget the goalposts on the goal line until 1966, then just a yard behind the goal line until 1974. And don't get me started on the dugout benches at Soldier Field as late as 1978.
@@3243_ Yes! I can remember sitting in the right field bleachers, field level in old Yankee Stadium and not being able to see half the field because of the players standing on the benches along the sidelines!
Namath’s passes where things of beauty…
I agree: Lazer-guided rocket arm. Didn't need to take a backseat in arm strength and precision to anyone in his prime.
Yes, Namath (12) and Maynard (13) really had that timing down. Maynard making those catches just as he came out of his break and both feet in bounds.
Especially if you were rooting for the other team! Namath had his moments, but overall his career was absolutely awful! Just look at his career stats and you'll see what I'm talking about...
Troy Aikman threw a nice ball too
@@kellykarcher7179
Absolutely awful? That's funny! You saw him play?
Career stats? Look at *ALL* the stats of QB's in that era, the 'kill the quarterback era.' They PALE in comparison to mediocre QB's in the 21st century, and for good reason, and it's not because they're better now. All NFL coaches and players had great respect for Namath, his courage, and what he could do on the field.
Old school AFL game. Love it.
Joe’s passes were a thing of beauty.
Wow, This really brought back memories, thanks for making my night!
You're welcome - thanks for watching!!
Namath had such speed and efficiency both in his drop back from center and his throwing motion. Incredible.
He was very gifted and I'm sure he worked many hours honing his craft. He was like a finely tuned machine regarding your comments. Thank you for posting!
Saw him play briefly in a preseason game here in san diego when I was 16 and the guy was just an amazing athlete and ahead of his time in passing the football. I played a lot of sports and know how really great these players have to be and are.
@@rodneysmith247 That's awesome that you got to see him play!
Dude was slow like molasses. He would get wrecked in today's NFL.
@@frank-ko6de 😄 😂
Excellent video!!! I didn’t realize that Joe Namath had such a strong arm! If his knees wouldn’t have gave out🤷🏾♂️
Thank you for your comments and for watching. Yes, if only his knees would have remained strong....
There is a video of Vince Lombardi saying that Namath has the quickest release of any QB he has ever seen.
Most old heads would say only Marino comes close...
@@RK-um9tu I gotta agree there!
@@RK-um9tu Fastest delivery was Jefferson Street Joe Gilliam. His release was so fast, the film could not keep up with it.
Only Marino and Fouts could throw not just 25 ropes. 30 40 yard dimes. Joe was the best if he didnt party. Do you guys know that Joplin was not empressed with Joe? She maybe didnt understand the offense? Cass Elliott liked Jack Snow. 73. Then she was hot for Belitnkof. Carson show tells it.
Big Bob Brown and Art Shell sitting next to each other...AWESOME
Couple of the biggest bad asses in NFL history
Namath had the best touch of any qb, He could drop it right in your hands.
And he was a gamer...team player playing with the amount of pain that he had
Definitely a sitting duck for defensive players. I have nothing but utmost respect for Namath.
Broadway Joe also "dropped it" into the opponents hands more often than almost any QB in history. And he really didn't play that many games compared to today's legends. He was a truly overrated quarterback! The Hall of Fame is watered down because of him...
@@kellykarcher7179 Did you ever seem him play. He was not over rated. Way different game in those days. No dink and dunk to beef up your completion %. Qbs were not protected like today. Receivers were constantly being mugged. Qbs called their own plays. Just a different era entirely.
@@robertpapalia Yes. I saw him play many times. I agree that when he played it was a different era, but Namath is in the Top 3 on the all-time list for throwing the most pick 6's per pass attempt. He just wasn't very good in HIS era or ANY era... The guy was an interception throwing machine! He threw almost 50 more interceptions than touchdowns, completed just 50% of his passes and lost more games than he won. Do those stats say "Hall of Fame" to you in ANY era? NOPE!! The only reason he's in the Hall of Fame is because he played in New York. If he played in any other city he wouldn't have a snowball's chance in hell of making the Hall of Fame. Case in point, former 49er QB, John Brodie, played in Namath's era and had superior statistics than Namath. No one has ever considered John Brodie to be a Hall of Fame QB. FACT!
Three things stand out in this video. First, Maynard's route running is technically brilliant. He gets leverage on the cornerback and then makes his cut. This gives him space after the cut to make the catch. Second, Fred B.'s hands are amazing. He catches the ball out from his body with his hands. He tracks the ball beautifully. Cosell and Meredith are a great announcing crew. Cosell might have been pompous and arrogant, but he always brought importance to the game or match that he was calling. I'm not sure his style would work today, but I loved hearing him call a Monday Night Football game or a big boxing match. Meredith had a great voice, brought humor, and could keep up with Cosell, which was not easy.
I agree on all accounts. Cosell and Meredith played well off each other. There was genuine animosity between the two at times, but it made for very entertaining viewing. I doubt that Cosell would get hired today - too outspoken - he liked to "tell it like it is" or as Meredith would say "tell it like you think it is, How'rd". Thanks for your comments, Robert - great stuff!
Also no CTE so fans could watch football without feeling guilty. Those days are gone forever.
@@markgardner9460 And no sticky receiver gloves in sight.
Maynard and Belitnikoff were exceptional receivers
I love it with the goal post on the goal line, instead of the back of the end zone.
Me too!
This is fantastic, thank you for posting!
You're welcome. Thanks for watching, David!
69 yrs old, seen a lot of football. Haven’t seen anyone throw the ball like joe did. Receivers said they could hear it coming. If he had legs he would have been unstoppable.
I am working on a Namath video and hope to have it published soon, so I hope that you check it out. Thank you for watching and commenting.
Dan the man was similar..Marino of course.
Otis Sistrunk, wasn't he from the University of Mars? Seriously, this was a great passing contest between Joe Namath and Daryll La Monica in this NY Jets/ Oakland Raiders Monday Night game in 1972.
That's what Alex Karras said on MNF.
Great video..Monday Night Football as I remember it.
Thank you - I'm glad that you enjoyed it!
Lamonica was very underrated. For QBs having more than 50 career wins, he is #1 in winning percentage.
That's right! He put up huge numbers back in the day - one of the best deep-throwing passers of all-time.
I wish there was a channel that broadcast nothing but games from the 60’s and 70’s in there entirety. I’d watch religiously!
The stuff is difficult to obtain until about '77, but I'm totally with ya!
You are spot on about the "myth" of completion ratios.
Yes. Thank you...and thank you for watching, too!
one of the rare semi modern looking NFL broadcasts that meets up against the old-style field goal posts on the front in zone line, which not be changed for another 2 years yet !
I can't believe that it took them so long to move the goal posts. Players were getting banged into them and passes were hitting them - just made sense to move them.
Great job including the Halftime Highlights done by Cosell. Cardinals/Rams, one of the few times the Rams wore blue jerseys. #28 for the Cardinals, WR Bobby Moore later became Ahmad Rashad who played for the Vikings and a few others.
Also, this was the year the Dolphins went undefeated with backup Earl Morrall at QB for most of the season (Griese broke his ankle in the 4th week).
Thank you, Johnny! Morrall was the NFL Comeback Player of the Year in '72 and was the QB in the Dolphins first 2 play-off games, but when Griese was healthy, Shula went with Bob Griese as his starting QB in the Super Bowl That took a lot of guts!
I did not know that point about the Rams
Actually, starting with their Week 6 home game with Cincinnati, the Rams wore blue at home for the remainder of the season.
@@3243_ No kidding! Growing up in Chicago, it seemed like every time we got to see a game from LA they wore white. My Dad said they did this to "sweat out" a victory from those cold weather teams. I do remember when they switched to yellow horns on the helmet and got John Hadl as quarterback that they then wore blue at home all the time.
Dan Fouts and Bobby Moore were the QB/Receiver combo at the Univ of Oregon, they play the USAFA at Falcon Stad. I saw that game as a teenager, Dad took us to that game.
I think it was Madden who said Namath had the most beautiful drop back of any QB hes seen.
I think yer right - he was extremely fluid - no wasted motion
As a Cowboy fan from that era it's cool to see the Jets doing the 'Landry Shift' at the line before the snap.
I wonder how many seasons they did that - I don't recall any other teams doing it, although there probably were.
@@markgardner9460 In some of these old videos I saw the “Landry shift” used by the Oilers, and Chiefs. These old videos are awesome 👍
@@jbratt Imitation is the most serious form of flattery. I'm surprised that more teams did not adopt Landry's schemes...esoecially all of his gadget plays that worked so well
That’s not a Landry shift that’s the offensive lineman’s last chance to move or shift to gain a little angle or fake an angle before the set with no movement before the snap
Almost military..
My father loved Joe Namath. He used to talk about him throwing 50 yard darts while running backwards and make all the hard throws with ease. He’s another great player that would’ve been so much better if he played 20 years later with the advancements in surgery. Same with Mantle.
Can you imagine the numbers those guys would have put up if healthy? Mantle looked like a mummy underneath his uniform and Namath wore knee braces that nobody else would think of wearing in order to play. Both gave it everything they had and were great teammates.
The comparison with Mantle is a good one in a number of areas including the FACT that Namath had some serious wheels when he was younger.
@@troy5731 and he was an excellent leaper
Nice find, and good info added. So Maynard was in his 14th year in 1972. I was in my 14th year that fall, as well. My 14th year of living. Fun to relive those days. Thanks for this.
Yeah, I love watching and dissecting these old games - makes me smile - life was a lot simpler and easier back then. Thank you for commenting and watching, Brian!
That was quite a year for greatness. Undefeated Super Bowl winner, undefeated college basketball and football champions, Secretariat in horse racing.
Donnie Maynard was my hero when I was a kid. Very underrated, and following his lead - I got a smaller helmet, snug to my head, took the chin strap off - Maynard had done that after getting brutally face mask tackled - and after I removed mine, I avoided several where my helmet was pulled off. Namath and Maynard perfected the button hook pattern, and the down-&-out, where the pass makes contact with the rec'vr immediately at the turn.
Great stuff, Paul. A lot of the down & out patterns back then were 15 yarders, but I've seen a few clips of footage where Namath and Maynard performed 25 yard down and outs. When taking into account the diagonal passing degree and the fact that Joe fired those passes on a line, you can tell that he had an absolute cannon for an arm because the ball traveled closer to 35 yards. Thank you for watching and commenting!
Joe Willie , he was the man. If he didn’t tear his knee up in college who knows how even more incredible he would’ve been.
I thoroughly enjoyed this. I was 13 years old when this game occurred. Some great all time players in this game...Some childhood heroes Also 😊
That's awesome, David. I'm glad you liked it! I love watching my favorite players from that era.
I grew cutting wood for Don Maynard as a kid. During the offseason he used to sit on his porch and watch all of us kids play street Ball almost everyday. He even gave us one of his signed footballs from one of those Jets games and we used it to keep on playing street ball in the snow! Great days for sure. Borderland boys viva Texas Western! RIP DM! Go Raiders!
Those are awesome stories and memories! He seemed very down to Earth.
The thing about Namath not beating another winning team after this season was mind-blowing
I made that statement in error, as other viewers provided examples. I took the word of various news outlets and ran with it when I should have verified it, so I apologize.
Imagine what Namath could've done if he had good knees. By this time, he could barely walk.
...and he started his career with bad knees. With good knees he would have been up there with Unitas and Tarkenton for the greatest QB at the time of his retirement.
Or today’s rules .
Probably pass for around 6,000 yards and 50 TD's.
@@trhansen3244 with today's rules, totally possible
Namath was actually a scrambler in college. Very mobile and nimble.
As a kid I played a lot of football and cherished every second watching great games like this. Up until I was grown I never missed even 1 Monday night game. This was the best!
That's awesome! It seemed like the most exciting games happened on MNF in the '70's
wow..what a time machine from my younger days..i really liked and tried to emulate Freddie B..Marv Hubbard was from my area here in Western NY..so many name players..thx for the trip down memory lane..
Freddie B and Maynard were rail thin. Freddie was a chainsmoker
I remember watching this game! I loved watching Namath and Lamonica throw bombs! Funny watching that "horse collar" tackle at the one yard line during the halftime highlights which, of course, is illegal today!
Yes, there were a lot of things that were legal then that aren't today. I miss watching games where the QB's threw a lot of bombs each game. Ya just don't see it nearly that often in today's game.
I cant put my finger on it, but somehow, the AFL/NFL in those days seems so much more intense, talent-laden and just more fun to watch than today's NFL. No comparison between the two.
I think the amount of money being made today versus then is a primary reason. Huge signing bonuses and guaranteed money have caused many players to not perform all out (especially in terms of hard hitting) all of the time. Back in the day, it was rare for a player to have a multi-year contract and if they did, it was almost certain that later years were not guaranteed. So, it was more dog eat dog than now, in my opinion.
I remember after the game Namath walking off the field with the chin strap down and thinking how cool he looked even after a loss...
Guys wanted to be like him and woman wanted to be with him. To me, he personified style.
4:41. A soccer style kicker was a rare thing in 1972
Correct. The Gogolak brothers, Garo Yepremian, Toni Fritsch, Toni Linhart come to mind...
I remember watching this game when I was ten. I grew up in New Yor and most of my friends were Jets fans. But after watching this game, I became a Raider fan for life. Just win baby.
Took guts to be a Raiders fan in NY back then I suppose...maybe now, too
This is football as I remember it and when it was best. Show up, kick the crap out of your opponent if you can, and just get the job done. Getting filthy dirty was part of it. I loved it and that's why, for a few years at least, I played on several non-professional teams. Great memories I have and really good teammates I had.
Oakland had an outstanding O-line. Bob Brown was the baddest apple in a line full of bad apples. I know they must've given Defensive Coordinators fits!
Thank you for posting this and making an old guy smile.
Big Bad Bob Brown used to do dumb bell concentration curls at the table during team lunches and dinners
@@markgardner9460 How am I not surprised? The legendary stories about him sometimes border on the mythical, but they are backed up by HOF players and coaches who either watched him in action, or had the thankless job of facing him on Sunday's.
Here's another one that John Madden verified: when Bob Brown ran onto the practice field for his first practice with the Raiders he ran by one of those old wooden goal posts that they used to have on practice fields in the very early '70's. He belted it with one of his forearm pads and knocked the goal post to the ground!
@@markgardner9460 There's a tribute video for him, narrated by the late great John Facenda. It has that story in it. Like I said, one mucho bad apple.
I was 3 wks away from my 16th birthday, i watched religously.
Me, too! Things were so different back then. We weren't flooded with information like it is now.
A lot of names that I haven't heard in a very long time: Darryl Lamonica, Jim Hart, Roman Gabriel, Rich Caster, George Blanda,
Otis Sistrunk, Jack Tatum, Norm Snead, Mercury Morris and Paul Warfield among others. This is the era of the NFL when I was just getting into football. Anyone remember the mini team football helmets that came in the quarter gumball machines? Or, the NFL and MLB plastic player cups that a slurpee from 7eleven came in? Good times that seem so very long ago.
I had the complete collection of those mini helmets - loved 'em as a kid! We didn't have a 7-Eleven, so I'm unfamiliar with the slurpee cups. I remember the RC Cola cans that had baseball players on them - circa '77, I think.
Thank you for watching and commenting!
Namath over his career had 47 more interceptions than TD’s. His completion % was 50. However, he was very famous and successfully engineered the Super Bowl 3 victory
What a great game it used to be
Sad, but true, James. At least we have these old games to hang our hats on, so to speak.
Broadway Joe vs. The Mad Bomber
I know how great the game was in those days, so great in fact that I'm the only one that will make the comment Big 83 Ben was so great he was in the lazy boy commercial. I just love how the raiders emblem was part of the 10 yard line markers. Love your 🎥 doesn't get any better than this 😁 👍
Thank you, Rodney! Yeah, that Raiders logo was cool to put on the yard line markers. Teams today should do that!
@SportsStatsNGab Ben Davidson was in the commercial rushing nameth from right end. He had 8 great years starting every game with the raiders. He was somewhat touted as a dirty player which was the mystique and charm of the then raiders. Being an AFL city all the raider games were on local tv in san diego. I was both a⚡️and raiders fan. I loved those years eating and breathing playing watching or sports in the papers but Namath is still my all time favorite. Al Davis is in the top 3 of all time owners as well as a marketing genius. Something tells me those yard markers were his idea. 😁
"Gentle" Ben was a washout with the Packers and Redskins before making it with the Raiders. Yet another example of Al Davis making something out of nothing - he resurrected a lot of careers and started a lot, too,.
namath beat 2 playoff teams as a starter in 1974. division rivals bills and dolphins. so no not true he never beat a team with a wining record since SB 3. thanks for this. it was fun to watch.
Yep. Somebody else pointed that out to me as well. My lesson to verify third party allegations. Thank you for bringing that up
@@markgardner9460 YW and thanks again.
The Raiders could never cover Don Maynard. As a Raider fan, I know. Remember the 1968 AFL Championship Game?
Maynard used double moves a lot and that got him free in the secondary - yeah, I know what Maynard did in the '68 CG....scored the first and last touchdowns of the game with the final one being the game winner!
The forearm Tatum was trying to give around 7:54
He just missed connecting, didn't he? Receivers had their heads on a swivel when Jack was on the prowl.
Game played at the Oakland Alameda County Coliseum on a chilly Monday night. That stadium is still in use today (by the Oakland A’s). Though, today it’s called “RingCentral Coliseum” - only surviving stadium from that era.
Arrowhead Stadium's first year was 1972. The OACC could be such a cold, damp place to play........then opposing players would have to deal with the ravenous fans.
Namath has the best combination of arm, release and dropback ever.
Perfect form in all regards
In MINNESOTA I got to see a lot of legendary players. Basketball, Football, Hockey and Baseball. Hall of Fame players in all those sports. The greatest most striking incredible athlete I ever saw in 50 years.... Joe Namath. To this day I tell people, he was the Best I ever Saw.
That's awesome. I'm from MN, so I've seen Killebrew, Puckett, Oliva, Carew, Tarkenton, Foreman and feel real good about watching those guys play. Never got to see Namath play in person.
This was football's greatest era.......said every guy who was 16 in 1972....the game now with all it's issues has never been better
you really think so?
Notice that none of the receivers aren't wearing gloves. ALL HANDS !!!. Today's players wear gloves and still are always dropping clutch passes
Good point
gotta love those toe kickers of the 70s !
Kicked as stiff as Rockem Sockem Robots punched
The Raiders Offensive Line in this period (1972-77) were amazingly good. Run Blocking and Pass Blocking. Lamonica and Stabler did not need to move, and the Backs always gained 160+ yards per game. None were better back then.
Stabler stood like a park statue in the pocket - he had pigeon droppings on his uniform.
One thing I thought about Namath was that he was a very good on field leader. The later Jets teams he was on weren't very good. But he'd be there, driving them downfield, trying to rally for a win. There was the game against Baltimore where he and Unitas combined for 872 yards which was a record at the time. It was a 44-34 Jets win.
I heard a story about one day when the Jets were playing the Broncos. At the time, there was a commercial with Farrah Fawcett for Noxzema shaving cream where Joe was going to get creamed. As the Jets came to the line, one of the Broncos said "Namath's about to get creamed." Joe started laughing and had to burn a time out. I don't know if the story is true or not.
I'd like to find out if that's true...I wouldn't doubt it.
The defensive backs in those days had great ball skills. They could track the ball and make the interception.
The zone defense was just coming into prominence at this time, but a lot of teams (like the Raiders) preferred to play man-to-man on account of such stellar athletes as Willie Brown of the Raiders.
And they could tackle too.
Willie Brown did a perfect jam on Bell that allowed him to also intercept the ball. Corners today just mostly run with the receivers allowing too many catches ...
@@dalewolf9684 Willie Brown was one of the biggest Cornerbacks of all-time which allowed him to make these types of plays. Thanks for your comments
Great stuff! golden age of NFL '65-75..Joe should've been on NFL top-10 QB's..
Thank you, David. They should have a list pre-'80 & post-'80 cuz ya can't compare the different eras. Joe is definately a top 10 pre-'80
I think he could have made it over Favre, it's just so hard to compare the eras though. NFL actually did a surprisingly okay job on their rankings. I thought it was going to be a modern day love fest, but it wasn't... They kept Rodgers and Brees off it. Which I agree with. They aren't top-10 to me. Sorry, they aren't. Great QBs, but there's been a lot of GREAT QBs that played before them, that people just forget about.
Joe Namath had the best throwing motion of all time. Would love to see him nowadays with the rules of today. He’d cut up secondary’s of today.
With the shotgun and pistol formations of today, along with legalized holding, no bump 'n run defenses and not being able to lay a hand on QB's now, Namath would be amazing today.
I’m from Beaver Falls. Joe is from my neighborhood. I played football from Pop Warner to Sr in HighSchool. We were playing Hopewell Township Panthers. Tony Dorset. He just ran all over us for State Champs. Joe brought us new uniforms,helmets and Adidas Football Cleats. BEAVER FALLS TIGERS. THAT WAS FOOTBALL.
Now that is a great story!! Thank you for sharing!
Raiders vs Jets, Raiders vs Chiefs, Raiders vs Steelers, Raiders vs Dolphins games were not to be missed.
Those were the biggies in the AFC during the '70's. Cowboys/Redskins, Giants/Eagles, Vikings/Packers/Bears in the NFC
love the long sleeved jerseys
Me, too. I like the stripes and the numbers on 'em.
This game was played 12 days before the Raiders faced the Steelers in the Immaculate Reception game.
Also of note, this was two months after the World Series was played in this same stadium.
The A's lost 2 out of 3 games played in Oakland.
Both games were by 1 run...game 3 was a 1 to 0 game
Boy does this take me way way back. Was a Jr in HighSchool at that time.
Nice guitars!!
@@markgardner9460 Unfortunately they got stolen in 2012. I really miss the Hammer I’m holding. It was my Mass Destruction Guitar. I had to buy more. Have 7 now. Under lock and key. With electronic GPS Chips.
@@bigsidable "Mass Destruction Guitar": I love it! I can see how collecting guitars can be a great addiction. Thanks for sharing!
I remember this game. Frank Gifford kept reiterating the Jets had to win that game and the following week against the Browns. They choked both games
A couple of good teams, but they were beatable. Still no Riggins in the Browns game, but Emerson Boozer ran for 100+
The NY Jets all time greatest plays had mostly Namath in it. But Mark Sanchez and The Butt Fumble has cheekily inserted itself into the annals of Jet lore. Nicely done!!!!
Yeah, they had Richard Todd, Brett Favre, and Boomer Esiason, but mainly the highlights included Namath.
❤wearing my Namath white replica as I grove on the tunes
Coincidence or were you wearing Joe's jersey already, Doc?
I was a huge Namath fan when I was a kid but the first football my parents bought me was a Roman Gabriel “signature” model.
My parents bought me the Joe Namath football with his autograph on it, then some *$#(@ kid stole it.
Namath was the first quarterback with a modern arm.
He needed a rocket-powered arm in order to cut through those harsh Shea Stadium winds.
Lol...Thought I would get to hear Cosell say "Ah-Mahd Ra-shahd" when he made that long catch for the Cardinals.
He changed his name from Bobby Moore to Ahmad Rashad the next year - 1973. I hear what you're sayin' though, Darnell....I'm from MN, so I remember hearing how cool it sounded when Cosell pronounced his name! Thanks for the comment and for watching!
400 passing yards in the early 70s.
I know that's a normal day for a QB today.
But there is a larger group of potential receivers in today's game.
Joe Namath is legendary in the game called football.🏈
Not just because of "The Guarantee."
Or even the first AFC Superbowl victory.
But women and younger viewers liked his style. Expanding viewership in the NFL is critical.
He was the reason that AFL stadiums broke attendance records - because he was a huge box-office draw - he was the main reason for the AFL/NFL merger and his contribution to the game can not be underestimated.
Football will never be like that again someone really screwed things up
I agree wholeheartedly
Namath led the Jets to two wins in 1974 over winning teams. Dolphins and Bills.
I stand corrected. Thank you for that, Julio! Lesson learned: verify media outlet information
Namath Montana and Burrow...
Joe Cool..😊
Joe Willy had a a very quick release and throws very similar to Marino .
Great point. Right over the top. I think that they grew up in cities that were fairly close in PA and John Unitas was born in Pittsburgh.
Love the height and weight.... Thanks 👍
No problem 👍
Back when men played football.
I remember going to a Jets game years ago. Four o'clock that morning Stabler was seen at an east side bar drunk as a skunk. The betting line tanked and the bookies went wild. Stabler got killed that day.
In his book, he said he stayed up all night drinking in Buffalo the night/day before and threw for 4 TD's in a snow storm. Guess sometimes it worked and sometimes it didn't
@@markgardner9460 Never knew that, thanks for the info. Snake was a tough guy, no doubt.
It amazes me that he stayed out that late getting gassed - maybe he was drinking with Joe?
MNF with Howard Cosell must have been a dream. I wouldn't know. I wasn't born until 79...Anyway, super game!
MNF games back then were super exciting. The game wasn't so watered down back then and fans at the stadiums went all out.
Yes he a great season 👏
At about 2:45:20 of the original broadcast, as soon as Don Maynard starts his pass pattern, Phil Villapiano knocks Maynard woozy with a left hook to the jaw (Maynard's continuing to wear a one-bar face mask doing him no favors here), then falls on top of him.
Gotta wonder why Don (and Charley Taylor pre-'74) donned single bar facemasks......just asking for trouble. Thanks for the info!!
Fred Biletnikoff too, until a few weeks into the 1974 season.
It was actually the 1974 season for the Jets, where the Jets had a 1-7 record the first half of the season, and Joe Namath led them to a 6-0 second half of the season, and they finished 7-7.
They beat Miami and Buffalo at home that year - both teams were in the playoffs. Great stuff! Thanks for commenting!
The title should be, "When Football was Football"
The way that it was intended to be played. Thanks for watching and commenting!
I liked the split screen footage.
It doesn't seem to me that networks utilize that anymore. Too bad. I like it, too.
Joe Namath is unquestionably the best downfield passer of his era and among the best of all time in that regard. From 1965-74 (his physical prime years) he averaged 7.6 yards per attempt and 7.02 net yards per attempt, and 15.1 yards per completion. Not one of his contemporaries can match that kind of yardage production for that long. In addition to that, Namath mastered the ability to avoid sacks and fumbles. In 140 games played he fumbled just 33 times and was sacked 109 times. The only other passer who is comparable to Namath in avoiding sacks during that era is John Brodie. Namath's quick release, rocket arm, and uncanny deep ball accuracy make him one of the greatest pure passers of all time. The great Dan Marino modeled his mechanics on Joe after his father introduced to him Joe's book "A Matter of Style". When you factor in the guarantee and winning the most important game in pro football's history, SB III, there's no question Joe Namath is a deserving hall of famer. He is at worst a top 25 QB of all time. There's an argument for top 20. Yeah, he threw too many interceptions and he didn't have the longevity of other all-timers, but very few QBs have ever mastered the deep passing game like Joe.
Thank you for providing these stats, Andrew! There have been some viewers knocking Joe - mostly due to his td/int ratio and I have been supporting Joe's performance. That stats that you provided can not be disputed. Joe was not a stat hog like QB's of the past 20+ years. He didn't even throw a pass in the 4th quarter of the Super Bowl. What's the difference if you lead your offense to a touchdown scored by a RB on a 3 yard plunge or you throw a swing pass that the RB runs 3 yards for a td and the QB is credited with a td pass? The end result is the same. Namath didn't care about getting cheap td passes; he was only concerned about winning............which is why when the Jets defense got old, leaked and got the Jets behind in games, Namath threw some risky passes that resulted in interceptions.....but at least he was trying to win the game. A lot of the interceptions ended up essentially acting like punts because they were long passes. Anyway, I appreciate your comments very much!
@@markgardner9460 Speaking of that TD-INT ratio, you are right to conclude that it's fraudulent. Recall Joe's physical prime, 1965-74, he threw 151 TDs to 171 INTs. Doesn't look so bad now does it? Many of those 220 interceptions came after Joe was past his prime and playing injured. That's not on the QB, that's on the coach that puts him out there. 4.0 sack% in that time span also, which was an NFL record at that time. As he got sacked more in those later years that number went up. Even so, at the time of Joe's retirement he was 2nd all time in sack% behind John Brodie.
Right on! Most QB's threw more int's than td's back then. Just before halftime? Throw the bomb. So what if it gets picked off? Same thing at the end of a game. Dawson was a dinker and dunker like Tarkenton, so those guys who played it safe had more td's than int's, but risk and reward go hand in hand.
Maynard running routes against The Assassin Tatum. Scary. Put Joe into today’s offense .. shotgun …
Yeah, Joe in the shotgun - they'd never touch him.
Namath did have one more winning season after Super Bowl III! The following season they lost to the Chiefs 13-6 in the divisional playoffs. Anyways, his best after that was 7-7 season.
😊 loved mnf in the 70s
It doesn't get any better, in my opinion.
Nice horse collar on Bobby Moore Rashad
Desperate times call for desperate measures.
Was this the last year the Jets were somewhat competitive in the 1970s
@@barbaracaroll They didn't play better than .500 ball until '81. In '74 they went 7 & 7. Their best defensive players got too old and they mis-fired on a few draft picks, so they gave up a lot of points that couldn't be overcome.
I just remember growing up a lot of the boys liked the Jets I was too young to remember them in the super bowl
@@barbaracaroll I was only 2 1/2 years old, but I remember my Dad saying "I can't believe it!" at the end of that Super Bowl that we watched on an old black and white tv. Every kid in school wanted to be Joe Namath in the early to mid-'70's. Highly doubtful that we'll ever see another like him (football star, in movies, in countless tv & magazine advertisements, and heart throb to the ladies)
Man, Lamonica had a cannon arm, but Broadway Joe was the coolest ever, still my fave QB of all time. I always been a Viking homer but Broadway Joe in his white cleats was the coolest dude on earth for a time.
Yeah, there will never be another QB like Joe - forget it. His facemasks kept on getting cooler and cooler, too.
2:05...45 years old? That's crazy! There's no way that'll ever happen again!!!
The one thing about Namath was his quick release, akin to a ......dart thrower, No big wind up and throw, mostly a flick of the wrist and the ball flies 40 yards without effort
He had "it" and very few have ever had