If legendary NFL head coach John Madden had one game left to coach and it came down to one drive, he would want Ken Stabler as his quarterback.On a Whitey Herzog Jersey conference call Friday, Stabler's former head coach lauded the inner cool that his former quarterback had. He loved the way Stabler talked to him about who was in the stands during their most tense moments and he loved the fact that Stabler could inspire all of his teammates with a simple sentence.Needle s to lex Reyes Jersey say, Stabler's hit Madden hard."Yesterday was a very sad day," Madden said. "The pa sing of Ken Stabler was shocking to all of us. You just think that, Kenny is one of those guys that whatever you throw in front of him, nothing is going to get him down."But there was one talking point above all else that kept Madden going on Friday. Like many around the league, he is amazed that Stabler's 14-year career, four appearances and MVP award Bob Gibson Jersey were not enough to get him into the ."No, I mean, if you just look at how he played -- he's a quarterback," Madden said when asked if he could think of any reason why Stabler wasn't enshrined in Canton. "We get caught up today in statistics and comparing statistics and you can't do that with different eras. For example, when we threw a medium range pa s it Edmundo Sosa Jersey was 17 yards deep. Now, a medium range pa s is eight to 10 yards deep. We didn't have any of those smoke screens...and I'm not saying it's wrong, that's just the way they play today."Madden certainly isn't alone. The day after Stabler's death brought with it a new perspective on a career that seemed to parallel Joe Namath's in the record books.Perhaps the coach's push will do more The latest Podcast as well as the Mettenberger and Watt feud. Find more content Red Schoendienst Jersey on .