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Joe Namath= Mike Jordan
They both saved there sports!
They both saved there sports!
Bo did know baseball you know ... while MJ insisted that the strike zone was a deodorant.Themajster said:Hey guys I'm in an arguement with a guy at work and I wanted to see what the general consensus of the forums would be.
The question posed is:
Can you compare Michael Jordan in the NBA to a sinlge player in the NFL?
My pod-mate is saying yes because they are both team sports and where Michael Jordan is the greatest player of all time, he was never able to win championships without a good team around him.
I say no because Michael Jordan can make more of an impact as a single player in basketball than any single player in the NFL. There are some great NFL players like Dan Marino who is argueably the best QB of all time. But I don't think you can compare anyone in the NFL to the Jordan of NBA.
What does everyone think?
AND sported one of those suspicious mustaches where if he had a hardhat, he'd qualify to record on the casablanca record label.twanderer said:Hmm, I don't think one person can carry a team as much as jordan did. Although in the case of great QB's their teams are nothing w/o them (well most are) and besides, Jordan played both offense and defense.
thedayafter said:Cannot compare.... football is the ultimate team game and very interactive with all positions unlike the NBA where one player can literally take over a game.
Jerry Rice just caught 5 yard slants...The best receiver ever to play organized football did a lil more than that.bigmiamifan said:Can't compare. In the NBA a single player can carry an entire team the entire season. No one player can do that alone in the NFL or any team sport with more then 5 guys.
Jerry Rice? Please. Anyone can catch 5 yard dumps on a slant which puts him under LBs and run to the secondary for extra yac.
It depends on what you are comparing. You can compare the fact that a football and basketball player both helped their teams to win championships. You can't however compare the amount of points the both scored. I would say the two players that you could compare the most are Michael Jordan and Jerry Rice.Jnaledu3 said:Jerry Rice.