I wasn't aware that lamonica had passed. Sad day. I became a raiders fan because of him. The mad bomber was something to behold. You really had to watch him to understand how good he really was. 👍🏾
I was fortunate to be Daryle’s friend for the last eight years of his life. I met him on Bass Lake one day and asked for his autograph. After that we had many great fishing trips together and he taught me a lot. He was a great fisherman and hunter, a true outdoorsman. So many of the things you mentioned in your video Daryle told me himself while on his boat. Thanks for the excellent video and you’re right he should be in the hall of fame!
Oh man! A very swift and comprehensive video so soon after Lamonica’s passing…I have to give you mad props on how quickly you put this together…a professional grade production other content providers should strive to emulate. BRAVO!!!
I was surprised to hear the mad bomber want in hof, but now that he died I’m sure he gets in , with this pathetic league that shows it’s disrespect in every way , from the president to the refs , tuck this league , we the best team this league has so many great things we did for the game that are completely over looked and swept under the rug. Here’s to hoping we outplay every opponent next year and the refs . They can’t get us on the field so be careful of those emails too. They made Flores wait until he was old to hof him , shameful . League is racist . But they tripped off grudens way of talking and turned him into a villain . Hope they don’t start monitoring fans cause then I’ll have to apologize for picking on chargers chiefs and donkeys . Indians changed their name , commanders too,when’s the queefs? And that’s tm! So pay me !
Wish He could have made it through the next couple seasons -4 my own selfish reasons......May Mr. Lamonica Rip -Grace be with his family and loved ones! A legend never dies!...
Buffalo Bills fan here and I remember many of us wanted Lamonica to take over for Kemp and it turned out to be one of the worst trades in Bills history.
When I was in the 5 th.6 th grade.1971,1972.. I wanted to be Daryl lamonica...the mad bomber.. from 1971 until today .I'm still a silver and black Oakland raider fan...las Vegas raiders.. semper fi
I forget he was a central valley native. A lot of great player came out of California. He became the Raiders QB the year I was born. I was a kid watching when Stabler took over, but was taught about who he was by my family. By six I knew the history of the Raiders thanks to an uncle and cousin. Coming from a large family I had them all over from the Bay to the Mexican border. I have a couple cousins who graduated from Clovis long ago. DL was a legend and really changed football along with AD. He and Davis were pinnacle in why the NFL was formed. More credit needs to be showered on AD and his ideas about the game itself that made it what it is today. Those who do not know a lot about AD they really need to do the research. He was a true Pirate of industry and mad scientist rolled into one. As you asked about DL, why isn't he in the HOF? Short career as a starter maybe, and politics. Maybe one day he will be enshrined. Because of him we have the amazing play of the long vertical game in passing rather than the short passing game. His ability to hit a receiver in stride down field was awesome. Age and injuries if I remember ended his run. Back then these guys smoked and drank during games and practice. They didn't have private Chef's, and nutritionist. They didn't have the medical facilities and wonderful things the players have today. They played injured to insure they got paid for that week. They didn't have million dollar contracts until the original USFL was formed. There was no such a thing as Free Agency. It was a different game. We were lucky to have DL play for the Raiders and he will be missed by the generations of the Nation who got to know him and his legacy he leaves behind. Condolences to his family, and may he rest in peace knowing his legacy will not be forgotten. I doubt anyone will do videos commemorating my life when I pass. LOL #RN4L
I have been a Raiders fan since the sixties. My "all time" favorite Oakland Raiders Quarterback without a doubt is Daryle Lamonica. I can still vividly remember him throwing the prettiest accurate Deep Bombs to Warren Wells. It was a sight to watch him Drop back to pass and let that rock (football ) go! May he RIP and condolence's to his family and the Raider nation.
Daryle Lamonica was a cool individual. I asked him how he felt about the 1972 playoff game against Pittsburgh. He said it was unforgivable. RIP MY FRIEND!
The first football game I ever watched was the 1967 championship,Packers Raiders. I fell in love with the Raiders that day their style of play their uniforms and the big arm of the mad bomber.RIP#3
Thank you Wifi!! 🖤 This was brilliant! You know how loved Lamonica was by us that live in the Central Valley!! Definitely a true legend of the game and a Raiders Legend! It is a shame that he isn't in the HOF. R.I.P. Daryl 'Mad Bomber' Lamonica 💣 My deepest condolences to the Lamonica family and his friends. Raider Nation mourns. Again, thank you, Wifi for showing who Daryl Lamonica was as a Raider and a genuine nice human being. 🖤
Nice video!! I grew up in Buffalo, unfortunately I don’t remember seeing him play, I was just a little too young. I do remember him playing for the Raiders. He was a Great player! They had a lot of Great players back then! The rivalry with the Chiefs, with Dawson, Elmo Smith, Buck Buchanan, Willie Lanier was Awesome!! I Love the old uniforms!! I wish they wore those! Im old school with how football was played, the uniforms, coaches!! Miss those days! RIP Darrell!! 😢🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Hello Wifi Willie. I viewed this video and can only say that I 100% agree with you that Daryle Lamonica belongs in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, absolutely NO QUESTION!. As a long time dyed-in--the-wool Kansas City Chiefs fan, I used to see Daryle and the Raiders come to Kansas City and strike fear into the hearts of thousands of Chiefs fans. Though we came en masse to Municipal Stadium back in the 1960's to see a big Chiefs victory over their hated arch-rivals, we all had so much respect for Lamonica, Fred Biletnikoff, Warren Wells, Hewritt Dixon, Pete Banazak, Charlie Smith, Billy Cannon, Jim Otto, George Blanda and every other offensive weapon the Raiders had. We didn't know it at the time, but those were some of the greatest days and games of our lives! The only time I ever pulled for the Raiders was in Super Bowl-2 against the Green Bay Packers. As a loyal AFL fan, I detested the NFL and all the BS propaganda that used to be spewed by the spoon-fed media about how superior the NFL was to the AFL. I wanted Lamonica and the Raiders to absolutely destroy the Packers but they (Packers) were a great team. Even after the merger in 1970 I still wished the AFL and NFL stayed separate. And when the Chiefs moved to Arrowhead for the 1972 season, I remember the Raiders coming to KC for the annual showdown, a record crowd of 82,094 was on hand to see the battle. Lamonica didn't have his best day that day, but he was always an eyelash away from converting on long passes for Raider TD's. Ken Stabler came on in relief of Lamonica, but he was unsuccessful in getting the Raiders to win. What I believe has kept Lamonica out of the PFHOF is the same thing that has haunted our Otis Taylor for all these seasons: pro-NFL media types who had a vote for the Hall of Fame, NOT voting for AFL players with their rationale being that they believed the AFL was an inferior league to the NFL, hence the achievements of the players in that league were deemed unworthy of consideration. Otis should be in the hallowed Hall and so should Daryle Lamonica. Thanks for the video, be well and LONG LIVE the AFL!!!
Great report on a tremendous QB , and may he Rest In Peace. Always loved him with the Blue and Gold at South Bend, followed him with those young Raider teams. Kudos to WiFiWillie for this excellent report on the Mad Bomber Daryle Lamonica. 💣💣💣🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️☘️☘️☘️🏈🏈🏈
I tell you this wi-fi Willie heaven is filling up with our raiders yes he should have been in the Hall of Fame a long time ago same with Jim plunkett too rest in peace mad bomber once a raider always a raider
I was introduced to football and a guy named Joe caught my interest. The game was the Heidi game, before the game was over I became a RAIDER fan.#3 lives in my soul....
PRIDE AND POISE, COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE, PRO FOOTBALLS WINNINGNESS TEAM. the autumn wind is a raider. daryle lamonica had all of these qualities. may you rest in peace mr lamonica, thank you for all of the great oakland raiders memories.
My dad and his brother had Raiders season tickets in 1969 on, I went to every other home game with my dad, got to see the Mad Bomber throw to Freddy. All those great players, Otto, Big Ben, Marv. Those were the days, you could enter the Coliseum with a drink in your hand from tailgating and under the tall rolling bleachers at halftime was a thick cloud of pot smoke.
Lamonica's football resume as a player was impressive (stellar high school, college and professional statistics). Wondering what he did after playing football? Did he work within the Raider organization?
The Raider defense that year (1967) were named the "eleven angry men" by a sportswriter. Only a couple that were on that defense are still alive. One is the fastest Raider, two time All Pro Kent McCloughan, who with Willie Brown were called the "bump and run boys."
Al Davis had a simple offensive philosophy, every other team plays to take what the defense gives them, the Raiders take what we want. It made for entertaining football.
It was a sad day. Lamonica was a good QB. I watched him play during a time when passing footballs was hard. The rules were not friendly to QBs or receivers. It was a time when completing 50% of one's passes was considered good. In his 8 years with the Raiders his completion percentage was 50.6% with his average being 14.6 yards per completion, significantly longer than averages today with all the sink and dunk passes of today. He deserved the Mad Bomber nickname. There were too many times I watched I'm frustration as the Raider's would go 3 and out as he threw 3 straight bombs but sometimes it worked, especially when he had Warren Wells to throw to. I remember the infamous Heidi game when NBC switched to the movie Heidi with a minute to go after the Jets kicked a go ahead field goal to lead 32 to 29. With only seconds to go the Raiders scored a TD when Lamonica completed a 43 yard pass to running back Charlie Smith. 6 seconds later the Raiders scored another TD by recovering a fumble on the kickoff which was returned by the Raiders for a TD. We didn't get to see it. That was the same year the Jets won the Superbowl. Does he belong in the Hall of Fame? I believe he does. His stats were as good as Joe Namath's. The only real difference is that Namath's team won their trip to the Superbowl while the Raiders lost theirs the previous season because they played against Lombardi's Packers. The Jets won not because Namath was a great QB but because the Jets team that year was modeled in the same way as the dolphin dynasty would be built in the early 70s and the Steelers of the mid 70s, powerful unstoppable running attacks and stifling defenses. Boozer was their halfback who made the pro bowl and Snell was their bruising fullback who was the workhorse. With the no.1 defense that year all Namath had to do was hand the ball off. So, yeah, Lamonica deserves to be in the HOF as much as Namath, their careers being very much alike. The one knock I have against Lamonica is that when the dolphins developed the zone defense against the pass Lamonica had trouble reading it and instead of checking down to a short pass he'd throw the bomb any way and either it'd be incomplete or intercepted far too often. Snake Stabler did not have trouble reading zones or checking down to shorter passes when he could see the disguised coverages. That's why Stabler took over from Lamonica and why Lamonica's lifetime completion is 50% while Stabler's is 60. Still, they were both great QBs in their era. I believe Lamonica deserves his place alongside Stabler in the HOF.
Now THAT is a SOLID PIECE, my brother ! Great Job ! I'm resubscribed - till you play that rumor bullsh!t on what may happen 2 years from now !! LOL Shoot straight, shoot often, shoot to kill ! Wulfy OG Raider Nation
When the raiders were The Oakland Raiders,SILVER AND BLACK.been a OAKLAND RAIDERS FAN SINCE 1967.the raiders today SUCK.they should be ashamed wearing THE SILVER AND BLACK.they are a disgrace to their history.
The mad bomber was great ... But not hall of fame ... Sorry ... He was to unpredictable ... But damn I loved to watch him , and cussed his interceptions so many times
DROP A BOMB 💣 EMOJI to remember The Mad Bomber!
RIP 💣💣💣💣
💣💣💣💣☠️☠️☠️☠️
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man..... he's gone! my favorite Raider QB
💣💣💣💣💣💣💣💣Raider nation loves you Daryle Lamonica and you will be miss 😪
The coolest last name, ever. LaMonica, really? It just evokes such swagger. Like a rockstar, or a general or a MFing quarterback. RIP Mad Bomber.
Much respect to you taking the time to pay some homage to a Raider like nobody else you put some thought and time to it nice job bro.
GREAT JOB WILLIE, BOMBER MADE ME A RAIDAH
BRAVO!! That was GREAT!!👏🤓
I wasn't aware that lamonica had passed. Sad day. I became a raiders fan because of him. The mad bomber was something to behold. You really had to watch him to understand how good he really was. 👍🏾
Daryl lamonica deserves to be in the hall of fame
I was fortunate to be Daryle’s friend for the last eight years of his life. I met him on Bass Lake one day and asked for his autograph. After that we had many great fishing trips together and he taught me a lot. He was a great fisherman and hunter, a true outdoorsman. So many of the things you mentioned in your video Daryle told me himself while on his boat. Thanks for the excellent video and you’re right he should be in the hall of fame!
The "Heidi Bowl", that is probably his most legendary game, RIP to a great one.
Oh man! A very swift and comprehensive video so soon after Lamonica’s passing…I have to give you mad props on how quickly you put this together…a professional grade production other content providers should strive to emulate. BRAVO!!!
I was surprised to hear the mad bomber want in hof, but now that he died I’m sure he gets in , with this pathetic league that shows it’s disrespect in every way , from the president to the refs , tuck this league , we the best team this league has so many great things we did for the game that are completely over looked and swept under the rug. Here’s to hoping we outplay every opponent next year and the refs . They can’t get us on the field so be careful of those emails too. They made Flores wait until he was old to hof him , shameful . League is racist . But they tripped off grudens way of talking and turned him into a villain . Hope they don’t start monitoring fans cause then I’ll have to apologize for picking on chargers chiefs and donkeys . Indians changed their name , commanders too,when’s the queefs? And that’s tm! So pay me !
Lamonica ! The mad bomber ! An original Raider legend , RIP
RIP Lamonica.......throwing t.d.s in heaven🙏🏻
Wish He could have made it through the next couple seasons -4 my own selfish reasons......May Mr. Lamonica Rip -Grace be with his family and loved ones! A legend never dies!...
Buffalo Bills fan here and I remember many of us wanted Lamonica to take over for Kemp and it turned out to be one of the worst trades in Bills history.
Absolutely should be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame!
When I was in the 5 th.6 th grade.1971,1972.. I wanted to be Daryl lamonica...the mad bomber.. from 1971 until today .I'm still a silver and black Oakland raider fan...las Vegas raiders.. semper fi
Great Video
I forget he was a central valley native. A lot of great player came out of California. He became the Raiders QB the year I was born. I was a kid watching when Stabler took over, but was taught about who he was by my family. By six I knew the history of the Raiders thanks to an uncle and cousin.
Coming from a large family I had them all over from the Bay to the Mexican border. I have a couple cousins who graduated from Clovis long ago.
DL was a legend and really changed football along with AD. He and Davis were pinnacle in why the NFL was formed. More credit needs to be showered on AD and his ideas about the game itself that made it what it is today. Those who do not know a lot about AD they really need to do the research. He was a true Pirate of industry and mad scientist rolled into one.
As you asked about DL, why isn't he in the HOF? Short career as a starter maybe, and politics. Maybe one day he will be enshrined. Because of him we have the amazing play of the long vertical game in passing rather than the short passing game. His ability to hit a receiver in stride down field was awesome. Age and injuries if I remember ended his run. Back then these guys smoked and drank during games and practice. They didn't have private Chef's, and nutritionist. They didn't have the medical facilities and wonderful things the players have today. They played injured to insure they got paid for that week. They didn't have million dollar contracts until the original USFL was formed. There was no such a thing as Free Agency. It was a different game.
We were lucky to have DL play for the Raiders and he will be missed by the generations of the Nation who got to know him and his legacy he leaves behind.
Condolences to his family, and may he rest in peace knowing his legacy will not be forgotten.
I doubt anyone will do videos commemorating my life when I pass. LOL
#RN4L
I have been a Raiders fan since the sixties. My "all time" favorite Oakland Raiders Quarterback without a doubt is Daryle Lamonica. I can still vividly remember him throwing the prettiest accurate Deep Bombs to Warren Wells. It was a sight to watch him Drop back to pass and let that rock (football ) go! May he RIP and condolence's to his family and the Raider nation.
Great damn video!! Raider In Heaven "Mad Bomber"!!! 😔🙏🏼☠️🏴☠️💣
Again your right on it and the fact Joe buck is in the hof and yet another RAIDER GREAT isn’t says it all … thanks for sharing and take care everyone…
Great work, Wi-Fi Willie.
Daryle Lamonica was a cool individual. I asked him how he felt about the 1972 playoff game against Pittsburgh. He said it was unforgivable. RIP MY FRIEND!
The first football game I ever watched was the 1967 championship,Packers Raiders. I fell in love with the Raiders that day their style of play their uniforms and the big arm of the mad bomber.RIP#3
I never knew Lamonica was from Fresno and played at Clovis High. That is awesome!
Was up wifi!! Keep up the great work!!
I got to see Lamonica play his favorite target was Warren Wells the original number 81
Solid video Willie, great representation of the Nation and The No🏴☠💣
Loving the mini docs Willie.
Great work. The Mad Bomber RIP
Watching Lamonica play is the reason I became a Raider fan all those years ago. Great times! Great teams! Great memories! Great Video!!
superb telling of the Mad Bombers story. RIP to a great Raider.
Great job bro!!! Youre missing your calling as a narrator for documentaries ...
Thank you Wifi!! 🖤 This was brilliant! You know how loved Lamonica was by us that live in the Central Valley!! Definitely a true legend of the game and a Raiders Legend! It is a shame that he isn't in the HOF. R.I.P. Daryl 'Mad Bomber' Lamonica 💣
My deepest condolences to the Lamonica family and his friends. Raider Nation mourns.
Again, thank you, Wifi for showing who Daryl Lamonica was as a Raider and a genuine nice human being. 🖤
I love how you put the content together.
Great tribute video Wi-Fi!! Been killing it lately bro 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
Once again, straight facts willie.
Sad to hear this. R.I.P. to Daryle Lamonica. Mad Bomber 💣 May his family have peace and comfort during this difficult time for them.
Nice video!! I grew up in Buffalo, unfortunately I don’t remember seeing him play, I was just a little too young. I do remember him playing for the Raiders. He was a Great player! They had a lot of Great players back then! The rivalry with the Chiefs, with Dawson, Elmo Smith, Buck Buchanan, Willie Lanier was Awesome!! I Love the old uniforms!! I wish they wore those! Im old school with how football was played, the uniforms, coaches!! Miss those days! RIP Darrell!! 😢🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
I love this. Thank you willie for your tribute and the informative video!
That 1967 AFL Championship between Oakland and Houston was NOT the 'Ice Bowl'! That was the NFL Packers vs Cowboys!!!
Sick!! I had no idea Lamonica stadium was named after a Raider!! Great video love it!!🖤🖤🖤🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️
RIP to The Mad Bomber Lamonica
Never got to watch lamonica but thank you for all you did for the silver and black sir 🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️
Hello Wifi Willie. I viewed this video and can only say that I 100% agree with you that Daryle Lamonica belongs in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, absolutely NO QUESTION!. As a long time dyed-in--the-wool Kansas City Chiefs fan, I used to see Daryle and the Raiders come to Kansas City and strike fear into the hearts of thousands of Chiefs fans. Though we came en masse to Municipal Stadium back in the 1960's to see a big Chiefs victory over their hated arch-rivals, we all had so much respect for Lamonica, Fred Biletnikoff, Warren Wells, Hewritt Dixon, Pete Banazak, Charlie Smith, Billy Cannon, Jim Otto, George Blanda and every other offensive weapon the Raiders had. We didn't know it at the time, but those were some of the greatest days and games of our lives! The only time I ever pulled for the Raiders was in Super Bowl-2 against the Green Bay Packers. As a loyal AFL fan, I detested the NFL and all the BS propaganda that used to be spewed by the spoon-fed media about how superior the NFL was to the AFL. I wanted Lamonica and the Raiders to absolutely destroy the Packers but they (Packers) were a great team. Even after the merger in 1970 I still wished the AFL and NFL stayed separate. And when the Chiefs moved to Arrowhead for the 1972 season, I remember the Raiders coming to KC for the annual showdown, a record crowd of 82,094 was on hand to see the battle. Lamonica didn't have his best day that day, but he was always an eyelash away from converting on long passes for Raider TD's. Ken Stabler came on in relief of Lamonica, but he was unsuccessful in getting the Raiders to win. What I believe has kept Lamonica out of the PFHOF is the same thing that has haunted our Otis Taylor for all these seasons: pro-NFL media types who had a vote for the Hall of Fame, NOT voting for AFL players with their rationale being that they believed the AFL was an inferior league to the NFL, hence the achievements of the players in that league were deemed unworthy of consideration. Otis should be in the hallowed Hall and so should Daryle Lamonica. Thanks for the video, be well and LONG LIVE the AFL!!!
Great report on a tremendous QB , and may he Rest In Peace. Always loved him with the Blue and Gold at South Bend, followed him with those young Raider teams. Kudos to WiFiWillie for this excellent report on the Mad Bomber Daryle Lamonica. 💣💣💣🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️☘️☘️☘️🏈🏈🏈
If Joe Namath and Terry Bradshaw are allowed in the HOF this man should be there no question about it.
DL a Raider Legend RIP
From Raider Nation. RN4L
I tell you this wi-fi Willie heaven is filling up with our raiders yes he should have been in the Hall of Fame a long time ago same with Jim plunkett too rest in peace mad bomber once a raider always a raider
I was introduced to football and a guy named Joe caught my interest. The game was the Heidi game, before the game was over I became a RAIDER fan.#3 lives in my soul....
The Mad Bomber!
PRIDE AND POISE, COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE, PRO FOOTBALLS WINNINGNESS TEAM. the autumn wind is a raider. daryle lamonica had all of these qualities. may you rest in peace mr lamonica, thank you for all of the great oakland raiders memories.
Lamonica should be in the HOF
Rest in peace Legend a true Raider🙏🏻🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️🖤
Great job ! I grew up as a fan of Lamonica and the Raiders.
Came to my school in Fresno when I was younger! Let the whole class try on his Super Bowl ring and brought in signed pictures!
Mad Bomber R.I.P. GO Raiders 🌑
REST IN PEACE
LEGENDARY BOMBER 🖤
My dad and his brother had Raiders season tickets in 1969 on, I went to every other home game with my dad, got to see the Mad Bomber throw to Freddy. All those great players, Otto, Big Ben, Marv. Those were the days, you could enter the Coliseum with a drink in your hand from tailgating and under the tall rolling bleachers at halftime was a thick cloud of pot smoke.
Smoking a cigarette on the bench. Not just football. Good old days.
The Mad bomber...one of my boyhood heros
Raider nation
Lamonica's football resume as a player was impressive (stellar high school, college and professional statistics). Wondering what he did after playing football? Did he work within the Raider organization?
This is a certified hood classic
Rest easy Mad Bomber
The Raider defense that year (1967) were named the "eleven angry men" by a sportswriter. Only a couple that were on that defense are still alive. One is the fastest Raider, two time All Pro Kent McCloughan, who with Willie Brown were called the "bump and run boys."
"Going for broke on every play".☠️⚔️🏴☠️🏁
Al Davis had a simple offensive philosophy, every other team plays to take what the defense gives them, the Raiders take what we want. It made for entertaining football.
More Raider Ledgends videos please
RIP 😡💣!
Guy Lafleur passed away also.bad day for ancient memories.
Raaaiideeerrrrrss 👑
Bro... I live at Ashlan and Locan!
Awesome video of tribute & Joe Buck Sucks
It was a sad day. Lamonica was a good QB. I watched him play during a time when passing footballs was hard. The rules were not friendly to QBs or receivers. It was a time when completing 50% of one's passes was considered good. In his 8 years with the Raiders his completion percentage was 50.6% with his average being 14.6 yards per completion, significantly longer than averages today with all the sink and dunk passes of today. He deserved the Mad Bomber nickname. There were too many times I watched I'm frustration as the Raider's would go 3 and out as he threw 3 straight bombs but sometimes it worked, especially when he had Warren Wells to throw to. I remember the infamous Heidi game when NBC switched to the movie Heidi with a minute to go after the Jets kicked a go ahead field goal to lead 32 to 29. With only seconds to go the Raiders scored a TD when Lamonica completed a 43 yard pass to running back Charlie Smith. 6 seconds later the Raiders scored another TD by recovering a fumble on the kickoff which was returned by the Raiders for a TD. We didn't get to see it. That was the same year the Jets won the Superbowl.
Does he belong in the Hall of Fame? I believe he does. His stats were as good as Joe Namath's. The only real difference is that Namath's team won their trip to the Superbowl while the Raiders lost theirs the previous season because they played against Lombardi's Packers. The Jets won not because Namath was a great QB but because the Jets team that year was modeled in the same way as the dolphin dynasty would be built in the early 70s and the Steelers of the mid 70s, powerful unstoppable running attacks and stifling defenses. Boozer was their halfback who made the pro bowl and Snell was their bruising fullback who was the workhorse. With the no.1 defense that year all Namath had to do was hand the ball off. So, yeah, Lamonica deserves to be in the HOF as much as Namath, their careers being very much alike. The one knock I have against Lamonica is that when the dolphins developed the zone defense against the pass Lamonica had trouble reading it and instead of checking down to a short pass he'd throw the bomb any way and either it'd be incomplete or intercepted far too often. Snake Stabler did not have trouble reading zones or checking down to shorter passes when he could see the disguised coverages. That's why Stabler took over from Lamonica and why Lamonica's lifetime completion is 50% while Stabler's is 60. Still, they were both great QBs in their era. I believe Lamonica deserves his place alongside Stabler in the HOF.
Now THAT is a SOLID PIECE, my brother !
Great Job !
I'm resubscribed - till you play that rumor bullsh!t on what may happen 2 years from now !! LOL
Shoot straight, shoot often, shoot to kill !
Wulfy OG Raider Nation
#RIP3
Fresno Has produced great players, YAAA, remember that you all. And what about Stephon Page??? He too was great.
Notre Dame fucking legend
24th round in the AFL draft? What did they have 873 man rosters?
Why isn't this guy in the HOF? Better than Namath, and made a bigger impact! Great Player!
F Joe f**n Buck 🤣
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FresNO
A great video was hurt by having a “turd in the punch bowl” like Joe Buck. Otherwise kudos to Willie and RIP Daryle Lamonica.
You're hilarious 😂... the timing of the Joe Buck photo but ya, the Hall of Fame is being held hostage by the NFL.
When the raiders were The Oakland Raiders,SILVER AND BLACK.been a OAKLAND RAIDERS FAN SINCE 1967.the raiders today SUCK.they should be ashamed wearing THE SILVER AND BLACK.they are a disgrace to their history.
RIP DARYLE (MAD BOOMER) LaMONICA!!!
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No shit Joe Buck!
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thats my cousin
The mad bomber was great ... But not hall of fame ... Sorry ... He was to unpredictable ... But damn I loved to watch him , and cussed his interceptions so many times
Len Dawson smoking?
Thats a shit td-int ratio
If Joe Namath and Terry Bradshaw are allowed in the HOF this man should be there no question about it.
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