Single season passing record

TheOak · 12-29-2011, 07:32 AM

Originally Posted by Beastmode

With no rule changes passing wouldn't even exist in football.

Cant agree with that statement at all.

Beastmode · 12-29-2011, 07:56 AM

Originally Posted by x626xBlack

Cant agree with that statement at all.

Passing didn't come around until 1906, mainly due to the number of deaths in college football...

In 1905, President Theodore Roosevelt threatened to ban the sport following a series of player deaths from injuries suffered during games. The response to this was the formation of what became the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), which set rules governing the sport. The rules committee considered widening the playing field to "open up" the game, but Harvard Stadium (the first large permanent football stadium) had recently been built at great expense; it would be rendered useless by a wider field. The rules committee legalized the forward pass instead. The first legal pass was thrown by Bradbury Robinson on September 5, 1906, playing for coach Eddie Cochems, who developed an early but sophisticated passing offense at Saint Louis University. Another rule change banned "mass momentum" plays (many of which, like the infamous "flying wedge

12-29-2011, 07:32 AM	#1
TheOak 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cypress Tx. Posts: 19,061	Originally Posted by Beastmode With no rule changes passing wouldn't even exist in football. Cant agree with that statement at all.

12-29-2011, 07:56 AM	#2
Beastmode 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 9,126	Originally Posted by x626xBlack Cant agree with that statement at all. Passing didn't come around until 1906, mainly due to the number of deaths in college football... In 1905, President Theodore Roosevelt threatened to ban the sport following a series of player deaths from injuries suffered during games. The response to this was the formation of what became the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), which set rules governing the sport. The rules committee considered widening the playing field to "open up" the game, but Harvard Stadium (the first large permanent football stadium) had recently been built at great expense; it would be rendered useless by a wider field. The rules committee legalized the forward pass instead. The first legal pass was thrown by Bradbury Robinson on September 5, 1906, playing for coach Eddie Cochems, who developed an early but sophisticated passing offense at Saint Louis University. Another rule change banned "mass momentum" plays (many of which, like the infamous "flying wedge
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