Namath was drunk when he responded to a heckler. No one made a big deal about it until after the game. A game in which the Jets defense made the difference with 4 interceptions. The Jet's Matt Snell rushed for 121 with one TD, and had 40 yards receiving. Then there was Namath with 209 yards passing with no TD's and no turnovers. Not horrible, but not great either.
1 game does not make a guy above average.
I take it that's your way of admitting that Tebow had a very good game. OTOH, you're willing to put Namath in the HOF based on a drunken boast and a mediocre game in which his defense dominated.
By the very definition of the words it is impossible for a guy to be below the median in almost every measurable way AND above average.
The best way is to look at the total win/loss record since you don't want to look at one game. 8 and 5, which is above average by the very definition of the words.
Namath has a lot of issues but the reality remains that it was the first SB to sell out, the first one to draw a major celebrity presence, and the first one to have better TV ratings than the games that lead up to it. And his guarantee is considered to be a large part of that success of the game. And if the game hadn’t been successful there’s a good chance the merger would have been unwound. The guarantee helped cement the modern NFL. And remember, it’s the Hall of FAME not the Hall of STATS.
Tebow had a great second half in that playoff game, and the game winning TD was probably the best pass I ever saw him throw. He stunk up the first half.
8 and 5 isn’t that great a record. And his W-L is his ONLY positive statistic, and given the fact that NFL football has a a53 man roster declaring all the victories to be because of him, especially when in 5 of those victories he completed 10 or fewer passes, is deluded and ridiculous. out here in reality he’s a bad QB, which is why both the GMs that acquired him have been fired, and he doesn’t have a team. Above average QBs don’t get GMs fired and don’t get waived.