Posted September 17 (edited) While watching parts of the game last night I saw Joe Namath. It reminded me that he was the first NFL player that I liked growing up. Everything about Namath is the template of what I felt was the prototype NFL quarterback. Joe threw for 4,000 yards back when the NFL was a running league. Joe threw a " pretty " ball, had the classic drop back style in the pocket, and did these things with SWAG. Everything about him was swag, even his number "12" which i still feel is the classic quarterback number. Before primetime, manziel, ocho cinco, odell beckham or any of them, there was Joe and Joe is STILL cool as ****... Steve Barktkowski was my first favorite falcon but Joe was my first favorite player before I even knew who the Falcons were... THE CLASSIC DROP BACK: Joe even STOOD in the pocket cool as ****... PERFECTION. THE PERFECT FORM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrCR1yn4heM Edited September 18 by slickgadawg Since1990, AlabamaFalconFan, PokerSteve and 3 others like this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 17 Toss... Ricky williams/Marvin harrison camfalcon and Spts1 like this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 17 4dabirds, Flyin' In DC, marvinthemartian and 6 others like this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 17 Barry Sanders DawnOfThemBirds, Spts1 and Macintez like this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 17 Tony G with the Chiefs Spts1 and MissouriFalcon49 like this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 17 Weird one maybe, but for me it was Terance Mathis. He's the reason I'm a Falcons fan. Loved the red and black as a kid, then I saw him against the 49ers in 98 and the rest is history. Vick sealed my fate. blackredfellow, 408Falcon, JDaveG and 2 others like this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 17 Bartkowski - Still my favorite Falcon's player. MissouriFalcon49, OilFuturesTrader19, marvinthemartian and 4 others like this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 17 Ickey Woods. Growing up I loved the Bengals helmet (still think it’s the best design) and my first SB was the 49ers/Bengals. Francis York Morgan, PokerSteve and Spts1 like this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 17 Spts1, Flyin' In DC and JayOzOne like this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 17 I'll give you a bonus one..my favorite Falcons player, Jessie Tuggle My Non-Falcon player This man was a beast Spts1 likes this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 17 (edited) 23 hours ago, Boise Falcon Fan said: Bartkowski - Still my favorite Falcon's player. " Buckhead Bart " was the Falcon's answer to Namath. Bart had very similar mechanics to Joe. He didn't have the swag but Bart could sling it with the best of them... UPDATE: Its " Peachtree Bart ", my bad... Edited September 18 by slickgadawg marvinthemartian, OilFuturesTrader19, papachaz and 3 others like this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 17 9 minutes ago, octoslash said: Namath was my first favorite player, the Dolphins my first favorite team before I found out who the Falcons were... octoslash and MissouriFalcon49 like this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 17 Tim Dwight Warrick Dunn PokerSteve, Spts1, Boise Falcon Fan and 1 other like this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 17 Alfred Jenkins Buddy Curry OilFuturesTrader19, Boise Falcon Fan, PokerSteve and 1 other like this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 17 28 minutes ago, Francis York Morgan said: Weird one maybe, but for me it was Terance Mathis. He's the reason I'm a Falcons fan. Loved the red and black as a kid, then I saw him against the 49ers in 98 and the rest is history. Vick sealed my fate. I actually went to High School with Terence(he's a year younger). Really good guy BadMoonRising, Boise Falcon Fan, 408Falcon and 2 others like this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 17 22 minutes ago, Francis York Morgan said: Weird one maybe, but for me it was Terance Mathis. He's the reason I'm a Falcons fan. Loved the red and black as a kid, then I saw him against the 49ers in 98 and the rest is history. Vick sealed my fate. That's fantastic! Mathis is def top 5 for me. I still remember the game he scored the game winning touchdown against the 49ers, which put us in the playoffs in '95. I remember that was the first time I lost my mind for a Falcons game (I'd been a fan since '89 but there weren't many cheerable moments like that). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 17 Jamal Anderson. Everybody doing the dirty bird dance that year we made a run to the Super Bowl. Boise Falcon Fan, Dr Long Shot, VTCrunkler and 1 other like this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 17 Randy Moss DogIsYourName, Boise Falcon Fan and Spts1 like this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 17 First? Well Steve Bartkowski, of course. marvinthemartian, PokerSteve, Spts1 and 1 other like this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 17 5 minutes ago, V-Town Falcon said: Jamal Anderson. Everybody doing the dirty bird dance that year we made a run to the Super Bowl. Come on man, gifs, gifs... VTCrunkler, V-Town Falcon and Francis York Morgan like this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 17 Dan Marino .. my dad was a Dolphins fan when I was a kid so I watched a lot of his games. When I decided I was a Falcons fan in the late 80s (age 12), Jessie Tuggle quickly became my favorite. Francis York Morgan and DawnOfThemBirds like this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 17 1 minute ago, pa_falcon_fan said: Dan Marino .. my dad was a Dolphins fan when I was a kid so I watched a lot of his games. When I decided I was a Falcons fan in the late 80s (age 12), Jessie Tuggle quickly became my favorite. I also was a huge Marino fan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
