How Injuries Stole a Hall of Fame Career

[@orbyfan]

I loved those Colts teams in the mid-late '70s. Bert Jones and Roger Carr were a great combination, and Lydell Mitchell was a threat rushing or receiving, with Howard Stevens returning kicks.

[@omazz1965]

Triplets before that was a thing

[@BuckshotPA1]

Hey diddle, diddle, Mitchell up the middle!

[@Spitz79]

They were fun to watch.

[@Youtubedeletes]

Loved bert jones and the real COLTS.

[@axil03]

@KZbindeletes Yes!

[@RobertDudley-l5n]

❤couldn't say it better myself . Well said.

[@toddwilliams8911]

The real Colts. Oh, you mean the team Baltimore stole from Dallas? How do you feel about the real Browns? Also, they’ve been in Indianapolis for 10 years longer than they were in Baltimore. Time to move on.

[@radar0412]

Joe Namath and Bert Jones had the best throwing motion I ever saw. A thing of beauty.

[@chaplainjoseph4444]

Joe Namath, Bert Jones, Archie Manning. A trio of southern quarterback icons from the 1962-1979 era who were the "NCAA, AFL and eventually NFL" equivalent of Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, and Duke Snider of 1950s New York City MLB. Congratulations to the fan who resurrected Bert Jones from the forgotten door of history.

[@c2itccase9]

I watched Elway and The Drive recently and Elway sure looked great.

[@c2itccase9]

@@chaplainjoseph4444Uh, Terry Bradshaw? James Harris could wing it, too.

[@radar0412]

@c2itccase9 Elway was a tougher competitor than both Jones and Namath. Better mechanics than those guys though? No way.

[@jamesbone105]

Bert Jones was one of my favorite Q.B.s as a kid.

[@nickcellini5609]

This guy was Great !!! Loved watching him play !

[@buddhavb3616]

Went to a lot of Colts games as a kid. Jones was such a talented player. He was like Superman when healthy.

[@Tom-ok2rh]

As a long time Colts fan growing up rooting for my dad’s favorite team I became a tremendous Bert Jones fan. Thanks for the nice video of a very overlooked great quarterback from the past. He was John Elway before there was a John Elway.

[@nflunveiled]

Thanks Tom! I agree, Elway before Elway

[@tgriffin3059]

I think the Colts have the most distinguished, august qb lineage in the history of the sport. And that's WITHOUT Elway ever playing a snap for them. Unitas, Jones, Manning....Luck WOULD have been a Hall of Famer...and the Harbaugh years were better than many people remember...Even George was memorable, though not always for the best reasons! If Elway had gone there, it wouldn't even be CLOSE...there wouldn't even be any conversation as to who has the greatest qb pedigree in the league..

[@bigsmith6240]

Bert Jones was great and fun to watch. Reminds me of the Vikings Tommy Kramer, his career was also ended by injuries to his arm but he was great up until then.

[@michaelbyrne8860]

I remember Bert Jones & The Baltimore Colts! Two things held him back in Baltimore, one he was replacing Future HOF Johnny U, they loved Johnny in Baltimore and two the Colts was an a over the hill team! And Bert Jones had to be on top of his game for the Colts to Win & The Steelers in the 70's was a force to be reckon with! Bert had a Great Arm with Jergsen Accuracy and a Bobby Douglas QB Toughness! Unlike the QB walflowers of today's NFL!

[@Lawomenshoops]

What are you talking about? When Bert Jones was drafted the Baltimore Colts had already undergone a youth movement and rebuild. None of the Colts from the early 70’s were on the team when Jones played

[@stillaboveground2470]

My favorite player when I was a kid.

[@selfwitness]

I was fortunate enough to have seen him play. When he won Player of the Year in 1976, it was like he is going to HOF, no doubt. Bill Belichik said that Jones was the purest passer he had ever seen. And then Jones got badly hurt and never was his old self again. But in his healthy days, it was magical to watch him play.

[@Tom-ok2rh]

I was fortunate enough to see my only pro football game back in the late 70s at I believe it was called memorial stadium. It was the Colts and the Cardinals that day and even though I got to see my favorite qb for the Colts, the old veteran Jim Hart picked the Colts defense apart that day and they beat the Colts pretty handily from what I remember. One thing I did remember was even though it was only in October I guess because of where we were seated the breeze hit us when we were in the shade and I was absolutely freezing my ass off that day.🥶🥶🥶

[@someperson8151]

The 70's QBs were a different breed. They were tough as nails. Constantly abused. Normal hits back then are roughing the QB penalties today. Defensive players were allowed two steps to hit the QB after the QB passed the ball.

[@fredbobberts5753]

People forgot he was a hell-for-leather runner too, especially in ‘75 and ‘76. He was a very dangerous dual threat QB.

[@theOlLineRebel]

Thanks for the history! I hadn’t known Jones was such a great player until recently (just a casual fan), though my parents seemed to think highly of him back in the day.

[@nflunveiled]

Great to hear - thank you for watching!

[@paulmoody7059]

He was a stud...sadly injuries sidelined a promising career.

[@keithslaughter3486]

I remember him very well (I was a REDSKINS FAN , there was a annual training camp scrimmage game between the Colts and the ‘Skins) I witnessed the strength and accuracy of his arm and his superior athleticism…none of the ‘Skins Qb’s were even close to him (to include Joe Theisman)…. he and Archy Manning (another sad and unfortunate story) really stick out has being on bad teams despite having all the obvious physical skills necessary (from a young fan’s perspective) to be successful…..so sad…what if indeed

[@rickcamacho9079]

I loved seeing him playing for the Colts. I admired his commitment to the game. I was just a kid but knew great when I saw it.

[@redmustangredmustang]

After the 1977 the Colts went down the toilet when Bert had that separated shoulder in 1978

[@robertcharpentier6852]

Unlike today in the NFL, where there are strict rules governing how a QB can be tackled and when a targeting penalty should be called on a defender, Back in the time when Bert Jones played QB it was open season on QBs, who were constantly being seriously injured by hits that today would call for either an ejection or a suspension. Times change! StocktonRob

[@nflunveiled]

yup the game is so different now

[@g.t.richardson6311]

It was also open season on running backs as the colts showed while getting a beat down vs the Steelers in 1976 playoff games… two late hit spearing cheap shots late knocked out both Harris and blier from the AFC championship game the next week … one was broken ribs forget what the other was All teams played that way and Bert jones wasn’t “picked on”

[@unclejj13er75]

They used to knock the qb down way after the ball was thrown. That was ridiculous. Lots of guys lost a career bc of extra-curricular stuff that the league ignored.

[@tokk3n-hj4xg]

I remember becoming a Colts fan because of Bert Jones.

[@snelled]

The thing you missed is Mr. Jones had to be blocked 3 times on the same play trying to tackle the guy who intercepted his pass. Show me anyone of your top 10 GOAT QB's that have that on their resume'. The guy was a football player.

[@davidlemons5650]

I still think Roger Staubach was the best. He may not have the stats except for the last 5 minutes of every game. However, he was selfless, gave all the glory to others, but he is why the Cowboys are what they are despite no Super Bowl in 30 years. He, Tom Landry, Too Tall Jones, Bill Bates, Randy White, Danny White, Drew Pearson, Tony Dorset, Everson Wall, and so many others defined the mentality of that time which was to be humble, polite off the field and a competitive monster on the field! They may not have started it, but these guys from the Cowboys and other NFL teams are why We have Fellowship of Christian Athletes and other charities. Special thanks to them! They truly were the good guys!

[@augur6256]

The Redskins humiliated Roger Staubach and the Cowboys in the 1972 NFC championship game. The Skins went on to face the Dolphins with their perfect season in the Superbowl and lost badly. George Allen coached the nicknamed Ramskins and benched the purest passer I have ever seen in my life, Sonny Jurgensen, robbing him of a chance of winning a championship. Don Shula said it was a shame. There are tons of his awesome passes to Charlie Taylor on KZbin

[@mykull666]

@@augur6256 The Cowboys humiliated the Redskins for the majority of the 70s, so, just what is your point? They went to five Super Bowls winning 2. These are the years they won the division in the Landry era: 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1985 These are the years they won the division in the Jerry Jones era: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2007, 2009, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2023 These are the years the Braves/Redskins/Football Team/Commanders have won the division: 1936, 1937, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1972, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1991, 1999, 2012, 2015, 2020 The first 6 don't count in this conversation because the Cowboys didn't enter the NFL until 1960. The Cowboys have won the division 25 times against the team from D.C's 9 times. The overall record is 79-48-2 The Cowboys have been humiliating them for over 50 years, but if you want to hold onto 1972 which was the only year in the 70s when they won it, go ahead, knock yourself out, sports fan.

[@gerardmetzger6182]

I was a student at LSU in 1972 and no doubt Bert had a rifle for an arm, and he was as cool as a cucumber under pressure. The odd thing is that Coach Mac rotated him with Paul Lyons at QB, a good player, but no potential NFL Hall of Famer like Bert, and well that had an impact in many ways. Great memories and thanks to Bert and the best always to him and his family.

[@yeildo1492]

Jones and Greg Cook, two great players robbed by injuries.

[@WineSippingCowboy]

While with the Cincinnati Bengals, late Greg Cook had the late Bill Walsh as the QB coach. RIP to them.

[@jasonnelson6624]

Walsh said he was a combination of Montana and Marino.

[@bajikimran2304]

I once saw Jones throw a ball 82 yards on the fly. I about fell out of my chair.

[@rufuspipemos]

I saw him play in the 1970s. Despite only having three full seasons I still rank him (as a QB) only behind 1. Staubach. 2. Anderson. 3. Stabler. 4. Bradshaw. 5. Tarkenton 6. Jones, in that decade. If he had been healthy in 1978 and 1979 I would have ranked him even higher.

[@jasonnelson6624]

Cant argue with that list. Nice to see Anderson get some love. Wonder if the hall of fame will do him like they did Stabler? Once he died then he became a hall of famer.

[@chrisphillips348]

He was the reason I Wore number 7 as a QB myself.

[@MrNaturalSez]

One of the All-Time Great Lite Beer from Miller ads!

[@TheWildJeffrey]

Love this kind of content, great video! Just subscribed!

[@nflunveiled]

Awesome! Thank you 🙏

[@GeorgeWashingtonX]

Think I heard Esiason mention that Jones was his QB idol when he was coming up.. and I think that's why Esiason wanted #7 jersey. But, feel free to fact check me, I might be remembering wrong.

[@nflunveiled]

yep that is true!

[@richarddegrood9272]

I remember Jones well-he played many times against my Bills. Him and Fergy would always compete hard against each other as they were pals. Many times a shoot out and always fun.

[@marklennox2151]

I just remember Bert Jones as a great running threat. I learned something here. THX

[@nflunveiled]

thanks for watching Mark

[@jeffreywong3155]

Even though the Colts were a flawed team, it was unfortunate that their winning three-year run occurred during the dominant Steelers/Raiders teams of that era. Regarding the beginning of Jones' injury, he got hurt during the preseason game with the Lions, and then returned and reinjured it during the Monday Night game against the Redskins. Despite the seriousness, Jones returned to THAT game, and led a comeback victory, which prompted the Redskins to claim that Jones faked the injury. Jones was really never the same again. He altered his throwing motion. What could have been... he was my childhood idol.

[@peterblood1486]

During the Ray Firestone interview in the Old Metrodome Jeff George threw the ball from end zone to end zone hitting the goal post 1/3 of the way up. 110 yards. Bert could do the same.

[@danlowe8684]

When your shoulder dislocates, it stretches the ligaments that hold it in place. The ligaments heal this way, so the shoulder is prone to future dislocations. The problem is not just the pain and discomfort but the fact that it can pinch nerves during the incidents. I had mine repaired when I was about 20 (1985). Before surgery, I asked the surgeon how it would affect my activity and he said, 'If you were an NFL QB, it would likely take about 10 yards off your long bombs.' It has never dislocated since but was a horribly painful and long recovery.

[@nflunveiled]

damn that sucks

[@Kingfisher1215]

And no one has mentioned what a crap hole of a stadium he played in. That stadium was awful. In an era of terrible multiuse stadiums, this one was as bad as it got.

[@axil03]

@Kingfisher1215 Yes, whenever anyone talks about the talents and accomplishments of a terrific player they never mention the stadium. Everyone knows that the stadium is the most important part of any successful athlete’s career.

[@emmanuelwilliams6004]

Oh Yeah The Ruxton Rifle Bert Jones My Baltimore Colts he was my favorite . I was born in the 60s grew up in this .I remember this like yesterday.Good post I think people forgot about the( RUXTON RIFLE ) Bert Jones .Josh Allen reminds me sooo much of Bert . Good Post Good Memories The Best Era .

[@nflunveiled]

yeah Josh Allen is a good comp. Thank you for watching 🙏

[@chrisjohnson890]

My favorite player ever. I love the video. A couple of corrections: Their conference championships were in 1975, 1976, and 1977. It is a shame that the injury that began his downfall was in a meaningless preseason game and I believe the injury occurred at the beginning of the 3rd quarter?? He was John Elway before John Elway but was better than John Elway was. It did not help that he played for what became a very dysfunctional organization when Bob Irsay took ownership. Joe Thomas amassed a ton of talent but due to being cheap much of that talent left as soon as they could so Jones was no longer surrounded by a strong O line, or receivers and the defense became worse as talent left. In fact, in 1981 Baltimore had a historically poor defense.

[@nflunveiled]

thanks Chris - and appreciate the correction, my mistake on the graphics!

[@jorgeespinosa6572]

My Dad was a highly regarded and award winning business consultant. He was considered the most intelectual person in any room he stepped in. One morning, during breakfast, he asked me who was the purest passer I had ever seen. Please consider my football knowledge spreads for more than a few decades. “Bert Jones,” I answered. My father did not comment. But I am very sure he agreed. Imagine the thrill I feel, watching this post twenty years after my dad’s passing. Bert Jones! Effortless release, the football flew out of his hand! As if the football gods gave his throws wings, the ball traveled across the field, yard after yard. Bert Jones was peerless.

[@nflunveiled]

That’s awesome! Thanks for watching & rest in peace to your father

[@WineSippingCowboy]

Taking over the late Johnny Unitas was too much! Those injuries 🤕. From hits in the stadium 🏟 to hits in the bar 🍸. Bert Jones was in the Miller Lite beer 🍺 commercials.

[@ice-iu3vv]

jones would make the roster of various all-time teams. he'd be on an all colts roster with unitas and manning. he would be on the "best players not in the hall of fame" team with kenny anderson and randall cunningham. he could also make the "greatest arms" team, the all-70s team, or the "best leaders" team. he led the colts to some decent seasons with very little help except for maybe lydell mitchell. we've seen some great teams with mediocre quarterbacks, (2000s ravens, buccaneers, and bears, late 80s giants, 80s-90s redskins, 85 bears etc) but when else besides bert jones have we seen a phenomenal quarterback with so little help?

[@martyyoung3611]

I got to see him play against the Bungles at Riverfront on my 15th birthday, 7 Dec 1980. My first NFL game.

[@nflunveiled]

that's a great first game to have

[@doctorgarbonzo2525]

'77 Colts /Raiders Overtime play off, Bert could do it all & was One of the best in the NFL. Had the pleasure seeing #2 ND vs #1 LSU at South Bend '70

[@SeanFication]

A Colt QB whose HOF career was cut short due to injuries? It's got to be Andrew Luck, right? Oh ....

[@joshscallorn6104]

Top 10 power ( Arm ), this dude, Jeff George,

[@joshscallorn6104]

For real, another, semi proven, Jay Cutler, had one.

[@chevy4x466]

Look at the qbs the colts have had, remarkable

[@TotalFreedomTTT-pk9st]

Dumpster fire ! that was good - Question - so is a 48 yard "pass" the actual throw or is it the throw plus the run ? like the QB throws 32 yards and the catchers runs 16 yards ? also I love that late 60's early 70's big band 'Vegas' music - it makes you want to go play Football

[@danielb7660]

Bert Jones was my favorite QB of the 1970s. I also loved Roger Staubach. I had his #7 jersey and Lydell Mitchell's #26 jersey. The Colts had an awful offensive line.

[@RobertDudley-l5n]

Bert Jones Qb the Colts, the Balitmore Colts. Got to see play but nagging injuries caught up to him in the early 1980's But he still very good..

I remember a game vs the Giants in 74, New York had a good team that year and it loked at first that the Colts were no match for them, but Jones came back in the second half and just lit t up ended up winning that game by 2 touchdowns He was unstoppable

[@Fogman5678]

Reason I became a Colts Fan,and still are.

[@acornsucks2111]

Reminded me of Elway.

[@nflunveiled]

Yes I agree

[@zyxwut321]

He kind of reminds me of Patrick Mahomes, though Mahomes is probably an even better all around athlete than Bert Jones was. But athletes today are different.

[@Youknowwhoin2024]

Love how every QB has been called *the best pure passer* by at least one person of authority

[@skepticalsmurf]

a underrated athlete,he caused many a heartache for my beloved 🐬s back in the day(you need to do video on the Pats Grogan)😅

[@nflunveiled]

Will do - added to my list!

[@jeffreygoss8109]

As a Baltimore native I remember a soap commercial where Bert would break a bar.

[@67marlins]

I grew up in Baltimore as a kid. I admired Bradshaw and Pastorini more.....but I have to respect Jones.

[@9Point8]

I remember Howard Cosell raving about Bert, almost a man-crush level of adoration.

[@scottlowman.1044]

Bert was fun to watch.

[@brion-l1b]

I’ll still take Dan Marino as the best passer.

[@rpd5429]

Quarterbacks were not “protected” when Jones, Namath, etc. played. They were regularly abused by defensive players. These guys were tough!

[@nflunveiled]

totally...tough is an understatement!

[@chrisphillips348]

He was Marino, Favre and Elway all in one

[@nflunveiled]

this is accurate

[@mikemcmullan8781]

When the Colts played the Cowboys during those years, I was always concerned. Jones was brilliant.

[@muffs55mercury61]

There was also Greg Cook who played ten games for the Cincinnati Bengals in 1969 until a shoulder injury which was so bad ended his career. Bert Jones played during the Colts last good years. By the 1980s the Colts were perennial losers and then left for Indianapolis. A sad end in Baltimore.

[@nflunveiled]

I did a video on Greg Cook a while back but it deserves an updated version

[@TPaine1776]

He was fun to watch for sure.

[@LaviniaTortuga]

Bill Belichick said in a interview that Bert Jones was the best quarterback he ever saw. Nuff said.

[@akbarlebowitz8151]

Belichick was a Special Assistant for Baltimore in 1975. He saw him a lot in person that year.

[@ice-iu3vv]

he said " best pure passer", not best quarterback.

[@claytonbigsby]

Injuries hurt Chad Pennington as well. He was very accurate.

[@bonanzatime]

Chad Pennington was NO Bert Jones.

[@oilcandroid1133]

Chad Pennington was a quality, classy quarterback.

[@LaserRanger15]

Liked Burt Jones, but Dan Marino was the best pure passer, I've ever seen.

[@ice-iu3vv]

i agree about marino, but to be fair, its bill bellicheck that said jones is the best, not the uploader, and nobody is more expert than bellicheck. its usually an insult to call a qb a "pure passer", because it implies they didnt win. (drew bledsoe, jeff george, dan fouts).

[@Gordie-v7n]

If only? What an incredible talent- too bad the injuries came about .

[@tonyhill1141]

I know this is petty and likely doesn’t bother most people but using the term “countless” all the time for things that are most certainly finite just drives me nuts. Bert Jones did not spend “countless” summers as a ball boy for the Browns. He did that four years.

[@nflunveiled]

fair point sir

[@Picasso_305]

Colts in the 1970s did not have a defense to match their offense. I was in my 20s that whole decade.

[@nflunveiled]

Absolutely

[@RickB1792]

He was really that good in his prime.

[@nflunveiled]

yup

[@jeremypearson6852]

Not sure about Jones, but I think Dan Marino is the best passer I’ve seen.

[@carseye1219]

Sometimes I think the HOF's should give more consideration to guys who had a great 5-year stretch (The "Jim Rice effect", although he eventually got in) over guys who were good but not great over a long stretch (face it, Harold Baines was a good player for a long time but did you ever think of saying "that's a sure-fire Hall of Famer" while watching him?).

[@HarryPost-h7m]

I respectfully disagree with you. I would rather have someone who is good over a long period of time than someone who is great for a short period of time. I appreciate consistency. I also appreciate defense which in any HOF is almost never calculated in the vote.

[@carseye1219]

@@HarryPost-h7m I think everyone appreciates consistency but, as a "devil's advocate" position, imagine someone winning 5 straight MVP awards, or a RB who leads the league in rushing for 5 straight years but has journeyman numbers other years or has a career-ending injury (not far-fetched, there's a short shelf-life for players at the position) Are they never to be taken into consideration for a HOF? Of course players who are great for a long period of time are no-brainers but I think someone who could be considered one of the sport's best at their position for half a decade might be more worthy than someone who is merely above average for 15 years. I respect what you're saying but I think a player like Bert Jones deserves HOF consideration even if the lifetime stats might be found wanting.

[@bonanzatime]

Art Monk had a long consistent records breaking career of greatness, and based on it, it should have been inducted as soon as he was eligible. But because of his low key humble personality, they punished him for that. Fck the hall of fame, it's all politics.

[@HarryPost-h7m]

@@carseye1219 I am not disagreeing. Every case is different. I think if you have been an MVP for five straight years that is a bit higher level than let's say being a top 10 offensive player in several areas ( let's say rbi, batting average and home runs) for 5 years out of a 15 year career.

[@ericstew5086]

They had Lydelll Mitchell and Roger Carr and Raymond chester

[@c2itccase9]

I’m going to brag a little…I really had (had) a good arm. Good enough that a few of my friends called me Bert Jones. I finished second in the Punt Pass & Kick in college. I threw it 66 yards which was the best and kicked a 51 yard FG but, Mel frickin’ Knotts kicked a 61 yard FG. I knew Tom Dempsey had kicked it from 63 but a guy on our campus from 61??? I didn’t think it was possible. I was a good punter but can’t recall that part of the competition. Looking back, Mel probably had a stronger punting leg too.

[@nflunveiled]

damn, sounds like you should have gone pro!

[@c2itccase9]

@ played baseball all 4 years…got about as close to pro ball in baseball as football…not very.

[@RaceBannon-x1u]

Every LSU fan called him the Ruston Rifle. 😊

[@projoebiochem]

The Colts franchise has been through this twice, once with Bert Jones and again with Andrew Luck.

[@georgemeara2562]

HOW RIGHT YOU ARE COLTS FAN FOR OVER 60 YEARS I FEEL CHEATED BUT AT LEAST THEY ARE STILL ALIVE

[@projoebiochem]

@ of course the Colts did have Peyton Manning in between, so it’s not like it has been a total loss.

[@aVerveQuest]

It's ridiculous what the Irsay family has squandered... From Bert Jones to Peyton Manning to Andrew Luck, the colts have been blessed with generational talent at quarterback and gotten one Super bowl out of it all, driven one man to retire from too much abuse making him lose love for the game, to nearly crippling the other two...... To think this organization also had Johnny Unitas is crazy, luckily he got out before the Irsays were in full drunken swing

[@nflunveiled]

it's a real shame man

[@geoffreylee5199]

Those teams gave him a good supporting cast!

[@JRAJ-1956]

Ruston Bearcats and LSU Tigers.

[@daveconleyportfolio5192]

Contrary to what the video says, Bert Jones was not an excellent leader. A lot of people thought he was a spoiled brat who criticized his teammates way too much. But he was a tremendous talent, it's true.

[@MarkHermann-u5p]

Jones was awesome

[@ibraheemrao8434]

Colts got a nack for getting qb talent picking Johnny U after he got cut by the steelers, drafting bert jones, Peyton manning and Andrew luck.

[@hughgurney8686]

They also drafted John Elway (but he refused to play for them) and Jeff George (who was as physically talented). They also drafted Chris Chandler who QBed the Falcons to SB XXXIII

[@merrytylerwhore8034]

@@hughgurney8686 And don't forget Art Schlichter in 1982. Picking him sure didn't look like a gamble at the time.

[@gradywilson9213]

In the mid 80 s I was having a sandwich at the fame Camellia Grill on Carrollton Ave in New Orleans. Sitting to my right is Bert Jones also enjoying a sandwich. We had a nice amicable conversation, talked about all sort of things except football.

[@nflunveiled]

amazing! Love to hear this kind of stuff

[@trapdoorfloyd]

And still with his slow azz feet and meager build Tom Brady still owns every quarterback who ever lived. 😎

[@markwilson9840]

Considering the rules,Jones carried on in a huge way.

[@madmax8949]

He definitely took a beating back in the day. QBs weren't protected back then like they are now,

[@nflunveiled]

Definitely not, it was brutal

[@panurge987]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="244">4:04</a> - it's "versus", not "verse".

[@sonnymacklin5269]

All through early 70's despite weaker defenses after Jets great one in 68' SB season, Joe Willie threw it like crazy cause he had to. Snell, Boozer got older.. Joe's follow through looked like he was throwing downhill. A beautiful thing. Joe was a great QB, period. Stats suck.... Big W's only matter. What other QB was responsible for first step in merger?...Rhetorical...none

[@petenrita]

Jones was a stud. he had a cannon.

[@allenwcuffiajr9658]

Wait, Wait, WAIT!! You just said they won 6 games in two years (1973 & '74). At <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="152">2:32</a>, you have them winning 3 consecutive AFC East chips!! Please get the graphics correct. They were East champs in 1975, 76, 77.

[@nflunveiled]

oof not sure how I missed that apologies, thanks for the correction

[@rushfan1979]

Still considered by many as the best LSU qb

[@nflunveiled]

nice, I’m very uniformed about college football but I was under the impression many thought this

[@brwskitime]

I've always wondered how many Joe Montanas / Tom Bradys have gone through the league as busts because they were on bad teams.

[@PurpleCactus-x2k]

British guy talks American Football.

[@iam01]

Bert 'I'm Hurt' Jones

[@Davepool-hs7vr]

Bert Jones has the same story as Andrew Luck

[@ice-iu3vv]

except not at all, because jones is far greater than luck, and with drastically less help.

[@davevogelar9965]

He was a very good quarterback.

[@holdenmcgroin9774]

Bert Jones also had a terrible gambling problem. He would bet on his own games.

[@kimmartin6063]

He was Great

[@skee19]

He could have been the greatest of all time

[@terrybangley2281]

Sonny Jurgensen and Dan Marino