Spts1 5,480 Posted September 17, 2019 (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, 2019 by slickgadawg 6 PokerSteve, Falcster, AlabamaFalconFan and 3 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Outmyfalconmind 210 Posted September 17, 2019 Toss... Ricky williams/Marvin harrison 2 Spts1 and TalentedMrRidley reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
notthatcool 2,463 Posted September 17, 2019 9 PokerSteve, jetset335, 4dabirds and 6 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ya_boi_j 58,263 Posted September 17, 2019 Barry Sanders 3 DonOfThemBirds, Macintez and Spts1 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UnrealfalcoN 3,622 Posted September 17, 2019 Tony G with the Chiefs 2 Spts1 and MissouriFalcon49 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Francis York Morgan 22,079 Posted September 17, 2019 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. 5 JDaveG, 408Falcon, PokerSteve and 2 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DogIsYourName 1,034 Posted September 17, 2019 Randy Moss. 1 Spts1 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boise Falcon Fan 2,523 Posted September 17, 2019 Bartkowski - Still my favorite Falcon's player. 7 MissouriFalcon49, PokerSteve, Flyin' In DC and 4 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wartownfalcon 2,138 Posted September 17, 2019 Ickey Woods. Growing up I loved the Bengals helmet (still think it’s the best design) and my first SB was the 49ers/Bengals. 3 Spts1, Francis York Morgan and PokerSteve reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
octoslash 15,196 Posted September 17, 2019 3 JayOzOne, Spts1 and Flyin' In DC reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SavvyFalcon89 4,260 Posted September 17, 2019 I'll give you a bonus one..my favorite Falcons player, Jessie Tuggle My Non-Falcon player This man was a beast 1 Spts1 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spts1 5,480 Posted September 17, 2019 (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, 2019 by slickgadawg 6 NCFalconfan, marvinthemartian, papachaz and 3 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spts1 5,480 Posted September 17, 2019 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... 2 MissouriFalcon49 and octoslash reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ki46dinah 1,774 Posted September 17, 2019 Tim Dwight Warrick Dunn 4 Boise Falcon Fan, Francis York Morgan, PokerSteve and 1 other reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flyin' In DC 1,995 Posted September 17, 2019 Alfred Jenkins Buddy Curry 4 Spts1, PokerSteve, OilFuturesTrader19 and 1 other reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flyin' In DC 1,995 Posted September 17, 2019 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 5 408Falcon, Francis York Morgan, Boise Falcon Fan and 2 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blackredfellow 2,037 Posted September 17, 2019 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). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
V-Town Falcon 380 Posted September 17, 2019 Jamal Anderson. Everybody doing the dirty bird dance that year we made a run to the Super Bowl. 4 Boise Falcon Fan, Dr Long Shot, Spts1 and 1 other reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Smiler11 5,648 Posted September 17, 2019 Randy Moss 3 Boise Falcon Fan, Spts1 and DogIsYourName reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thanat0s 2,780 Posted September 17, 2019 First? Well Steve Bartkowski, of course. 4 Spts1, Boise Falcon Fan, marvinthemartian and 1 other reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spts1 5,480 Posted September 17, 2019 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... 3 VTCrunkler, Francis York Morgan and V-Town Falcon reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ovie_Lover 27,800 Posted September 17, 2019 2 408Falcon and Spts1 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DonOfThemBirds 15,012 Posted September 17, 2019 Lawrence Taylor "The Real LT" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pa_falcon_fan 1,745 Posted September 17, 2019 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. 2 Francis York Morgan and DonOfThemBirds reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DonOfThemBirds 15,012 Posted September 17, 2019 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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
