QB Joe Namath HB Freeman McNeil FB Matt Snell T Winston Hill T Marvin Powell G Randy Rasmussen G Dan Alexander C Kevin Mawae TE Mickey Shuler WR Don Maynard WR Wesley Walker DE Gerry Philbin DE Mark Gastineau DT Joe Klecko OLB Ralph Baker OLB Larry Grantham ILB Lance Mehl ILB Al Atkinson/Kyle Clifton S Jim Hudson S Burgess Owens CB Johnny Sample CB Aaron Glenn KR Bobby Humphrey PR Bruce Harper K Jim Turner P Curly Johnson LS James Dearth Coach Weeb Ewbank Announcers Merle Harmon Sam Deluca Stadium Shea
Nice list. I might substitute Richard Caster for Shuler but they're both good choices. It's sad how few players listed are from the 'mid- 80s on, much less this century. It's amazing that the team's done as well as it has since then, considering the front office's blunders in the past 25 years. At least we're better now than we were in the black hole known as the 1970s.
Tough choice Lammons, Caster, Barkum or Mickey Shuler, Caster was a great deep threat but he dropped alot of balls...I listed alot of Super Bowl guys because like you say as we progressed past the 80's teams the talent pool thinned out
Good list but I'm going Leon Washington over Bobby Humphrey at KR. Only 4 years, one injury shortened but 2007 and 2008 were explosive. Felt like we were always starting in the other team's territory. _
Never saw Freeman McNeil play but CMart is a hall of famer and IMO the best Jet of all time. Gotta have him up there.
Freeman was more the homerun threat, Curtis was probably better, but Freeman was always hurt It seemed
I'd put up a healthy Freeman against just about anyone from his days as a pro. Unfortunately he played really hurt a lot of times. There were times when he could barely walk and they let him back into the huddle.
Shula was so afraid of Freeman he turned his gridiron into a mud bowl. But Martin was def the more durable player.
And got away with It, Mike Adamle walked on the field before the game and the water over his ankles, what a disgrace
All four are good choices. Caster's receiving improved over the years. I'd take him because his WR speed made him stand out from the others, especially in his era. I think the classic Namath- Unitas game of '72, where Caster caught TD passes of 79 and 80 yards on consecutive series, might be the team's best offensive game ever, Miami- Jets notwithstanding.
Some unbelievable numbers that day! I actually miss those days of 50% completion percentages but high YPA/YPC. At least the games were exciting, good or bad. The current style of high completion percentage for low yardage is boring to me. I remember when Milt Plum (a real name from the past) was leading the league in passing but being dismissed as only a stats guy and not a very good QB. He'd be an all-pro in the current game. Sadly, that may have been Joe's last great performance for them. If only modern surgical techniques were available back then...
McNeil really was exceptional. Too bad his all-Pro season ('82) was cut short by the strike. Some of our younger members might be surprised at his stats- never averaged under 4.0 ypc and finished with a career average of 4.5. If only he could've stayed on the field! http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/McNeFr00.htm
4 tds over 65 yards In that game, Unitas took 13 plays to move down the field and Namath threw a 67 yard td to Riggins on the next play, the next series Colts 10 plays and Joe throws a 79 yard td to Caster on the next play...it got so fast that Gerry Philbin went over to Joe and told him to score slower the defense was tired
