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Pioneer Of The Passing Game
Because of this reason the game’s first true media superstar and the first quarterback to throw for 4000 yards in a 14 game season in 1967 that Joe Namath was inducted in the Professional Football Hall of Fame. His 4000 yard record held up until Dan Fouts defeated the record in a 16 game season in 1979. Joe Namath’s unlimited mobility helped evolve the quarterback position from the standard run style of play in the NFL to today’s open passing style of football. Hall of Fame coach Bill Walsh said it best when stating that Joe Namath was “the most beautiful, accurate, and stylish passer with the quickest release.
Despite suffering a serious knee injury in college, Namath was drafted by both the National Football League’s St. Louis Cardinals in a 12th round pick, and the upstart American Football League’s New York Jets in their first round overall pick. He signed with the Jets for a salary of $427,000 which was a pro football record at that time. It is for these reasons I wear my authentic throwback New York Jets jerseys in remembering one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL.
Here Come The New York Jets
The New York Jets are the only team to win on the road in the second round of the NFL Divisional Playoffs beating the San Diego Chargers 17-14 and advance to the AFC championship versus the Colts for the title. Mark Sanchez is the hottest rookie quarterback in the NFL today and Shonn Green is a weapon the colts have to suppress in order to pull off a win in the AFC Divisional Championship game.
The teams met once this season, on Dec. 27, when New York won 29-15 in Indianapolis to allow the New York Jets to advance to the playoffs as a wildcard team. I believe the Jets won only because the colts pulled their starters in the middle of the 3rd quarter. The Jets were 3-point underdogs, and the score went over the total of 40.5. Never the less I will be wearing one of my New York Jets jerseys to cheer on the underdogs in their quest for the Championship Trophy.
Jets Poised to Make Post Season Statement
With a rookie quarterback and a first year head coach, no one would have been surprised if the New York Jets tanked this season and a number one draft pick was donning New York Jets jerseys on draft day. Instead, the Jets have turned into a dark horse in the playoffs, knocking off the high-octane Cincinnati Bengals in the first round. Now many people are predicting the Jets to give the undefeated Indianapolis Colts a run for their money.
While many people have been baffled as to how the Jets have achieved success this season, the recipe is fairly simple: old-style, smash mouth football. The Jets had the number one defense in both yards per game and total points, as well as boasting the league’s best rushing attack. As they say, defense wins championships, and if that proves to be the case this season, the Jets could be a force to be reckoned with.
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