Trivia
Trivia for March 20, 2023
Question
Who was the last New York Jets quarterback to pass for 4,000 yards in a season?
Answer
Joe Namath. In his third season, 1967, he passed for 4,007 yards. That was the year before the Jets won their Super Bowl. New York went to a more run-oriented approach in their championship season, with Namath again playing in all 14 games but finishing with 101 fewer pass attempts, 860 fewer yards and 11 fewer touchdown passes (but also 11 fewer interceptions, and with the team won 3 more games).
5 Reader Comments:
Dan McManus
And in 14 games - not 16 or 17
Dan McManus
Drew Paterson
The Jets have had some decent QB's over the years like Richard Todd, Ken O'Brien, Chad Pennington, even Vinny Testaverde (at the end of his career), etc. but no hall of Famers outside of Namath. I don't blame their current run of poor fortune on the quarterbacking, so much, as the ownership, management, and coaching. The Johnson Family took over the Team in 2000, about the time Tom Brady's career started, so we know how that has worked out. Then, after Rex Ryan, the Todd Bowles and Adam Gase coaching tenures were disasterous. Now, we had futility in selecting 1st round QB's with first Sam Darnold and now Zach Wilson. I'm not optimistic that the Aaron Rodgers experiment will turn out any more successful than the Brett Favre season. Like I said, bad management decisions have hurt this Team more than bad QB's.
Cliff Neville
Drew Paterson