Well, they didn’t change the rules in MLB, but they’ve condoned the cheating Bonds, ARod, and others did, and they’re letting all of their statistics stand.
That seems like an insult to both guys.
It's funny you say that. I have been telling everyone how much this year's Chiefs team reminds me of the '84 Dolphins. The ironic part is they will probably lose in the Super bowl to the 49ers like Miami did in '84.
He was something to say for sure. There was and still is the one to compare him to
Not just the bubble wrap for QBs. All these ticky tacky holding and PI calls these days. I don't even remember what a DB had to do to get a PI or holding call back in the days. I remember a play where one of the Mark's brothers literally dragged a defender down the sideline trying to catch a pass. No flag.
Right on Brother!
Agree, when they compare today's player to those of the past, it's not a level playing field. Stats are padded these days and helped tremendously by the rule changes. 4k yards in a season now under the previous rules would turn into 6k pretty quickly. Marino in his prime today would be eating this league up and it wouldn't even be close. Call me a homer but it is what it is.
They are both completely different. Patrick improvises so many different ways. Marino threw a rocket and it was off in the blink of an eye. Straight line barely with any arc.He was something to say for sure. There was and still is the one to compare him to
That seems like an insult to both guys.
This is the most telling thing here. There were a lot of great QBs playing in Dan’s era - yet these numbers weren’t even close. He was in a different universe than the rest. The year Manning and Brady were 1-upping each other w 49 and 50 TDs - yeah, Dan was obliterating other passers. They could only dream of coming close to his figures. Oh, and in ‘84 when he blew away all the records, we rushed for 1600 yards or 100 per game. Since we blew many opponents out, how much passing was he doing in the 4th quarter? Not much. There was no need. He could have thrown a lot more if they wanted too. I remember the ‘84 title game. He tore up the Steelers w 5 or 6 TD passes. It was ridiculous. Too bad we drew a more balanced 49er team in the SB. That ‘84 fins team was better than most SB winners in that era. Just not the ‘84 niners who may have been the 2nd best single season team in NFL history (to the ‘72 fins of course) as they only lost 1 game - in OT by a FG - to the AFC runner up Steelers.
