Word: quarterback
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Part of what is hobbling Joe is his team. As recently as last year, Namath's spot in the passing pocket was secure. No more. He has been sacked more often than any other quarterback. The Jets are also dead last in defense. Furthermore, Coach Charley Winner has made almost no moves to vary his offense or bring along a back-up quarterback. So Joe is out there Sunday after Sunday, limping for his life. "I'd like to say it can't get any worse," he says, "but I am not really sure...
...biggest reason for their success is the play of Quarterback Fran Tarkenton, 35, now in his 15th pro season. Hampered last year by a sore arm-he was treated in the off-season by Dodger Relief Pitcher Mike Marshall, a graduate student and expert in body mechanics at Michigan State-Tarkenton has already thrown for 15 touchdowns. He leads the league with a completion mark of better than 60%. Indeed, Tarkenton, who has never been seriously injured, should soon become the leading passer in N.F.L. history. Only ten more TD throws will break John Unitas' lifetime high...
After a scoreless first quarter, Dartmouth exploded for a 14-0 lead. Quarterback Mike Brait unleashed a 70-yard touchdown toss to split end Tom Fleming. A one-yard dive by Brait culminated in another quick six on Dartmouth's next possession...
...Brown quarterback Bob Bateman sparked the potent offense that had sputtered in the Harvard confrontation. The lanky passer capped a trio of Brown marches with short touchdown plunges, and hooked up with receivers Kevin O'Keefe and Fred Polacek for a pair of aerial T.D. strikes...
Though Crimson quarterback Jim Kubacki was constantly harrassed throughout the first half by a Yale pass rush that Restic said he "never expected to be so good," the Crimson offense got its game untracked in the second half...