Had Unitas been healthy, Namath's "guarantee" would have been worth squat. No real knock on Earl Morrall but no way Unitas at even 75% would have lost that game...
peter king addressed this in his article this morning and basically admitted he was in there for historical importance.
The QB I played high school ball with went to Alabama with Stablee on a full scholy but transferred after his freshman year. Kenny was so far above all the others. His name was Joe Boring, and he told me to keep an eye on Stabler that he was destined for greatness.