COACHES
AND QUARTERBACKS – AFC EAST
Both high
profile, and arguably the most important components of a successful football
team. More credit and blame than they deserve? Probably. I’ve gone back 50
years and chose only one of each as the greatest for selected teams. Some were
easy choices, others not so easy.
MIAMI DOLPHINS
Coach: Don Shula
Hard to top the league’s
only undefeated season and two Super Bowl victories.
Quarterback: Dan Marino
A very good case
could be made for Bob Griese.
NEW YORK JETS
Coach: Weeb Ewbank
Parcells is the
only coach with an above .500 record as a Jet, but only three years at the
helm. He still could be considered the better choice.
Quarterback: Joe Namath
Namath was good,
but not quite as good as advertised. Light bulb knees limited him throughout
his career. Ken O’Brien has a case. Not a great one, but a case nonetheless.
BUFFALO BILLS
Coach: Marv Levy
Chuck Knox is a
distant second.
Quarterback: Jim Kelly
Joe Ferguson is a
distant second.
NEW ENGLAND
PATRIOTS
Coach: Bill Belichik
Like him or not,
Belichik is the obvious choice. Parcells was a great coach, but takes a back
seat in this franchise.
Quarterback: Tom Brady
The current
regime sits at the top in this franchise. Bledsoe was good until Brady came
along and handed him the clipboard. Steve Grogan was no Brady but deserves a
mention.
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