Daily Links: The Completion Percentage That Matters
- Infinite Jets worries about bigger matters this offseason than Mark Sanchez’s conquests. [Infinite Jets]
- Walker takes some AFC East questions. [ESPN AFCE]
- Who’s the best QB in NYC of all time? [NYT Fifth Down]
- Hines Ward won’t be returning to the Steelers … [Jets Press]
- The Giants new license plate has other groups in an uproar. [NY Times]
- Should the Jets target Jeff Backus? [GGN]
- LIN-SANITY!!!! [NYT Fifth Down]
25 Responses to Daily Links: The Completion Percentage That Matters
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joeyboy79 says:
Wait ,dont rip into Rex, he said he needed other teams to beat the Pats and he got his wish as the Giants did just that. In all seriousness the above link”infinite Jet worries” was an eye opener!As I have said, it all boils down to management and the pieces around Sanchez. That will even solve the chemistry issues as well as the technical ones out on the field. We have to face the fact that we have a qb that is very reliant on the pieces around him. That is not a bad thing as long as management understands , builds and supports it. I am more worried about the personnel issues and if the jets front office is capable in dealing with them, for present and LONG TERM results. This is a tell all upcoming season.
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TOON2388 says:
Joe Willie is the best QB in NY. If he played in the wussified version of the NFL that exists today he would throw for 6000 yds. The Bill Homer Simmons of the world will look at his stats and say he is overrated – a guy who never saw him play in his prime. John Madden said Namath is toughest player he ever saw and along with Unitas the best QB he ever saw.
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CMart says:
Namath was probably the most talented QB, but when it’s all said and done, Eli’s career with dwarf all of his NY predecessors.
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disagree – so does Tuck become better than Klecko and Manningham better than Maynard just because they have more titles?
all the chowderheads who claim Russell is better than Wilt and Brady is better than Manning because of championships won are fools. why aren’t they also saying Troy Brown is better than Marvin Harrison or John Havlicek is better than Elgin Baylor?
when did winning titles automatically make one player better than another? so Trent Dilfer is a better QB than Dan Fouts?
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Bent says: I agree with your reasoning, Toon. Another good example is Robert Horry, who was on several title teams but never more than a role player, yet some people were asking if he should be in the HOF.
I can’t let your Bill Russell comment go though. Russell IS better, not because his team won more titles but because he outplayed Wilt whenever they were matched up. No question Wilt is the better offensive player and Russell the better defender but both bolstered their numbers (whether that be Wilt’s 40+ ppg or Russell’s 26 boards and 8 blocks per game because they were ahead of their time and could dominate the matchup every night. When matched up directly (the best way to compare them rather than how dominant their numbers were against inferior players), Russell handled Wilt and that’s why he got more titles.
Then again, maybe I’m just a fool after all!
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we agree to disagree – Wilt is the best player in NBA history. Later in his career, when he was surrounded by the talent Russell always had around him, I think he led the league in assits one year. And the league made rule changes to try and slow Wilt down. How many great players did Russell play with? lots more than Wilt
while we are sort of on this subject, look up the stats of Wesley Walker and Lynn Swann and tell me who the hall of famer should be? HOF is something I could care less about – in all sports
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142 games they went head to head. Chamberlain averaged exactly 28.7 points and 28.7 rebounds a game during those 142 games, the point totals brought down a bit by his late-in-career transformation from relentless scoring machine to more well-rounded player. In the early years Wilt scored 50 or more points seven times against Russell, including a high of 62 on January 14, 1962. By the time we could start referring to these men as “aging warriors,” the numbers were a bit more back to earth. Wilt’s high game in their final year was 35, and three times he scored in single figures.
Russell’s totals against Wilt were 14.5 points and 23.7 rebounds per game. His highest-scoring game against his arch rival was 37.
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Yeah, but you and I know that QBs are judged by championship (fair or unfair) and DEs and WRs aren’t.
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IndyTyler says:
Bassett –
I was curious about the cap rollover from last year? I read on PFT (I know I know) that teams had to send the league a written letter to state that they wanted to rollover the excess cap from last year to this year 14 days before the start of the league year. Did we do this?
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Bent says:
Yes, I’m certain they will have done this.
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Massive says:
So then what does that say about the cap situation? Does it become any less meek?
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Bent says:
We linked to it yesterday!
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rfe says:
Bladinger predicts sanchez 2012 superbowl mvp???
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Wow “The great Baldini” Now I am pumped!
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Nice so if we the SB champs next yr that means Sanchez will beat Manning and Brady wow. Now if they would play against the Giants and beat Eli would that mean he is the Best OB? Now that would be sweet victory taking the city and the AFC East back. I like dreaming.
Lets Go Jets 2012
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That sounds sweet!
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reality jet fan says:
Bear bryant said namath best athlete he ever coached.Lombardi said joe namath the perfect qb. Maybe to best football coaches who ever lived
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No Bowl since '70 says:
Tough to pick Namath as the best NY QB when he has thrown 50 more interceptions than TD passes, has a career completion percentage of 50% and is one game under .500 lifetime. It’s Eli for sure and he still has a long way to go before he hangs it up. He’s still just 31 years old – basically, he is in his prime right now and seems to keep getting better. A real testament to his work ethic and football IQ.
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Brendan says:
Hah, Joe Namath revolutionized passing attacks, Eli has that great upset in the Super Bowl…Namath has the single most famous upset in professional sports, ever.
Any discussion about Namath’s standing in terms of his NFL career that focuses solely on his stats is missing the point.
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You are entitled to your opinion and I am entitled to mine. Throwing more interceptions that TDs is not revolutionizing anything. I am old enough to have seen Joe play and Eli has two Super Bowl MVP’s, not one. It’s Eli over Namath by a pretty wide margin.
Now that we no longer have to suffer the indignity of Schottys playbook and play calling. Lets try to settle down and let the offense take form. If Sanny sucks this year, dump him. Personally I really cant believe how Sanny stood up for him. With some kind of fix in the O line and a attempt to shore up the team with some tough nosed players (I would not know where to start). Tbaum will have his hands full. Rex? Must learn a thing or 2 about the city he is coaching in. If you want to open your mouth, you have to back it up… Son you talked and the team layed down against the Giants and the fish. Talk to your team, not about your opponent. Anyway this scene is way OLD. As a favorite (former) player of mine used to say while ending his on air presance once his playing days were over, C YA!