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In Case You Forgot, Dolphins Legend Dan Marino Was A Trailblazer

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It has been thirty five years since Dan Marino’s magical 1984 season — in which he shattered essentially every single season passing record the NFL had and helped the Dolphins to a dominating 14-2 regular season and Marino’s only appearance in a Super Bowl. The numbers would be startling, although not unheard of, by today’s standards.

48 touchdown passes, 5,084 passing yards.

And as a reminder — this was in 1984! The 5,000 yard single season has been accomplished by several great NFL quarterbacks, but once Marino eclipsed the barrier in ’84 it took another 24 years for anyone else to accomplish the feat (Drew Brees).

https://dolphinswire.usatoday.com/2...dolphins-legend-dan-marino-was-a-trailblazer/
 
Dan Marino is the G.O.A.T. Best pure passer the NFL has ever seen, and the most natural QB it has ever seen. He had all the tools, although speed and agility were curtailed after the injury.
 
DKphin said:
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It has been thirty five years since Dan Marino’s magical 1984 season — in which he shattered essentially every single season passing record the NFL had and helped the Dolphins to a dominating 14-2 regular season and Marino’s only appearance in a Super Bowl. The numbers would be startling, although not unheard of, by today’s standards.

48 touchdown passes, 5,084 passing yards.

And as a reminder — this was in 1984! The 5,000 yard single season has been accomplished by several great NFL quarterbacks, but once Marino eclipsed the barrier in ’84 it took another 24 years for anyone else to accomplish the feat (Drew Brees).

https://dolphinswire.usatoday.com/2...dolphins-legend-dan-marino-was-a-trailblazer/
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More importantly....Marino’s marks didn’t get touched until 2007 when Brady and Manning lobbied for rules changes.

Once they altered the pass interference rules and added more and more QB protection...it was only then that other QB’s started breaking his records.

It’s a bit unfair to Dan... who would be totally crushing today’s NFL with 6000 yards and 60 touchdowns in a season in my opinion.
 
'84 was magical, but you know what, the '86 season was almost as impressive. 44 TDs, 4,700 yds on a crappy 8-8 team. I saw him opening day that year tear it up in SD and lose 50-28. I think he threw 4 TDs. Then saw him throw 5 TDs to beat the Rams in OT at the end of the year in Anaheim. Unreal performances!
 
I was fortunate enough to see Marino's entire career. Watching him fire the ball live was a thrill equal to watching D. Wade and LeBron on their Miami Heat Championship run. Marino simply had the faster delivery, the famous quick release and he had the ball in his receivers hands quicker than anyone had ever seen. Talk about SBs all you want. In my book, Dan Marino was the greatest QB and the best pure passer of all time. I'll put it this way, if I'm starting a team from scratch and my first pick is QB, I'm taking Dan over Brady and over Manning and over Rodgers and Brees and any of them.

BTW, how about the way NE reacted when Houston made a move on Nick Cesario? They went crazy. There was a lawsuit so fast nobody could believe it. How important is that guy? He must be very important. Flores and O'Shea walked and we didn't hear any uproar. I thought it was an over reaction. Does anyone know more about this. Houston totally backed off.
 
For those old enough to remember...they used to have an annual QB challenge that started in 1990 and ended in 2007.

It had a series of events that were designed to test the QB skills awarding points for how each QB did in each event... with the winner the QB with the most points at the end.

Marino only got involved for a couple years in the early 90’s...already we’ll into his career and hardly in his prime best years...he won it in 1991 and 1992 with his amazing accuracy hitting moving targets.

 
Betting on Dan to win the QB challenge was the easiest $100 I ever made
 
BSQ said:
I was fortunate enough to see Marino's entire career. Watching him fire the ball live was a thrill equal to watching D. Wade and LeBron on their Miami Heat Championship run. Marino simply had the faster delivery, the famous quick release and he had the ball in his receivers hands quicker than anyone had ever seen. Talk about SBs all you want. In my book, Dan Marino was the greatest QB and the best pure passer of all time. I'll put it this way, if I'm starting a team from scratch and my first pick is QB, I'm taking Dan over Brady and over Manning and over Rodgers and Brees and any of them.

BTW, how about the way NE reacted when Houston made a move on Nick Cesario? They went crazy. There was a lawsuit so fast nobody could believe it. How important is that guy? He must be very important. Flores and O'Shea walked and we didn't hear any uproar. I thought it was an over reaction. Does anyone know more about this. Houston totally backed off.
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Yes...apparently Houston Tampered by communicating with Caesario prior to requesting permission and had liability...so they backed off.
 
DKphin said:
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It has been thirty five years since Dan Marino’s magical 1984 season — in which he shattered essentially every single season passing record the NFL had and helped the Dolphins to a dominating 14-2 regular season and Marino’s only appearance in a Super Bowl. The numbers would be startling, although not unheard of, by today’s standards.

48 touchdown passes, 5,084 passing yards.

And as a reminder — this was in 1984! The 5,000 yard single season has been accomplished by several great NFL quarterbacks, but once Marino eclipsed the barrier in ’84 it took another 24 years for anyone else to accomplish the feat (Drew Brees).

https://dolphinswire.usatoday.com/2...dolphins-legend-dan-marino-was-a-trailblazer/
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Yeah, Dan was the man. I used to love to watch him play. I miss the feeling of pride in the team, knowing that the Dolphins were the winningest franchise ever which we used to be believe it or not, and that we always had a chance with Dan at the helm. That we always were a factor in the playoffs and the division, all because of Dan Marino. He was one of the greatest QB’s of all time and gave us all so many happy memories.

This is the feeling that the fans of the chiefs, saints, Steelers, packers, and patriots all have with their elite franchise QBs. That’s why many of us who remember what that was like, feel that the most important thing for the Dolphins to do is to find our next franchise QB. Dan gave us about 13 years of elite play and memories, but it all seems so long ago.

This is why I don’t care about this season other than to evaluate Rosen, and hopefully put ourselves in a position to draft our next Franchise QB if Rosen isn’t it. Next years QB class seems to have a chance to be historic with elite blue chip prospects such as Tua, Herbert, and Love. Even if we have to trade some picks to move up in case our coaching staff is just too competent to lose more than 7 or 8 games which seems actually possible. I think the O-line play will ultimately determine the season.

Anyways, Marino, that’s what we want again, that feeling that we are always in it and that we are always not only a threat to win the division, but to actually make some damn noise in the tournament! That’s what an elite franchise QB will give you and I think we need to try and get that again at all costs as not much else matters.
 
The Marino era would have been fun at the outset of a franchise, for expansion fans who didn't know any better.

But since it followed the true greatness of the '70s with smart resourceful teams, I am always amazed how Dan Marino and that era are viewed by Dolphins fans.

The team was a laughingstock among everyone I knew in Las Vegas. Every year we would target games to bet against the Dolphins, given all the flaws. It was semi-shocking when it didn't work. When someone was raving about that team we basically dismissed their content, knowing they were a cupcake fan and had no chance in the long run.

I considered it an insulting version of pro football. Fortunately the Canes were parallel in their heyday, with physical aggressive balanced football. The comparison of what the Canes were, and what the Dolphins sadly had become, was so stark every week. It was only exaggerated once the Dolphins left the Orange Bowl but the Canes remained. Smarter team playing in the superior venue. The comparative results were extremely fitting.
 
Awsi Dooger said:
The Marino era would have been fun at the outset of a franchise, for expansion fans who didn't know any better.

But since it followed the true greatness of the '70s with smart resourceful teams, I am always amazed how Dan Marino and that era are viewed by Dolphins fans.

The team was a laughingstock among everyone I knew in Las Vegas. Every year we would target games to bet against the Dolphins, given all the flaws. It was semi-shocking when it didn't work. When someone was raving about that team we basically dismissed their content, knowing they were a cupcake fan and had no chance in the long run.

I considered it an insulting version of pro football. Fortunately the Canes were parallel in their heyday, with physical aggressive balanced football. The comparison of what the Canes were, and what the Dolphins sadly had become, was so stark every week. It was only exaggerated once the Dolphins left the Orange Bowl but the Canes remained. Smarter team playing in the superior venue. The comparative results were extremely fitting.
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Some of us were not fortunate to be around during the 70's. I wasn't born until 81 and marino and the marks brothers are my childhood dolphins memories...
 
BlueFin said:
More importantly....Marino’s marks didn’t get touched until 2007 when Brady and Manning lobbied for rules changes.

Once they altered the pass interference rules and added more and more QB protection...it was only then that other QB’s started breaking his records.

It’s a bit unfair to Dan... who would be totally crushing today’s NFL with 6000 yards and 60 touchdowns in a season in my opinion.
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IMO, even more impactful than the QB protection rules is the inability to touch receivers beyond 5 yards, the inability for defenders to cross check receivers running across the middle of the field and the defenseless receiver rules. That allows all receivers confidence to run all over the field w/o near as much fear of being hurt.

During Marino’s 1984 season, along with much of his prime career, he was throwing to 5’9” smallish receivers that could be manhandled at the LOS and contacted until the ball was in the air. They also treaded lightly over the middle of the field.

With today’s rules and large, athletic freak receivers playing WR and TE, it staggers the imagination what Marino could do.

Also, think of how many more scoring opportunities are created from drives that are now extended by hits on the QB or defenseless receivers.

That’s one of several reasons Brady’s numbers spiked around 2006ish. Before that, he was a sub 30 TD guy. Manning nor Brees were throwing for near as many TDs either.
 
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