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anciano

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3. The sport has evolved over time .....

Reply to Buttoneer (Original post)

Thu May 1, 2025, 09:05 PM

May 1

I have been a pro football fan since the early 1960s and players should be evaluated in the context of the era in which they played, taking into consideration the noncomputational factors as well as the raw statistics. IMO Joe Namath was a historical great QB.

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Roman Gabriel was a better QB than Joe Namath. [View all] Buttoneer May 1 OP

Gabriel was my role model Ponietz May 1 #1

So was Kenny Anderson.... JT45242 May 1 #2

Wish that I could rep this more than once. Xavier Breath May 2 #5

Agreed! Buttoneer May 3 #7

The sport has evolved over time ..... anciano May 1 #3

Well, of course. marble falls May 1 #4

Joe Namath Had a better PR agent than Roman Gabriel Brother Buzz May 3 #6

Well, it is the Hall of Fame, and not the Hall of Statistics... Buttoneer May 3 #8