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this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; The "its a different game now" comments have been eating at me so I thought I would do some research and found some fantastic articles. NFL Analysis: Saints Drew Brees vs. Dolphins Dan Marino I found this one while searching ...
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12-29-2011, 08:05 AM | #1 |
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Single season passing record
The "its a different game now" comments have been eating at me so I thought I would do some research and found some fantastic articles.
NFL Analysis: Saints Drew Brees vs. Dolphins Dan Marino I found this one while searching and thought it was interesting... Especially when people compare Brees, Brady, Rodgers, and Manning. NFL Career Passing Yards per Game Leaders - Pro-Football-Reference.com And while yes the rules have changed... QB's have gotten better (over all), and the NFL has become a passing league. I know there will be some debate to the QB's have become better comment but look at it in this way. Athletes in the NFL have become stronger, bigger, faster... correct? So one could surmise that both QB's and receivers have become better at playing their position. So for the pundits that claim there should be an asterisk by Brees record that an ignorant stretch of the "whole truth". The whole truth is that Marino would be a top 3 QB in today's league because he was just that damn good, and the rule changes are only part of today's game. QB's arms are stronger, receivers are faster and stronger. I have some more analysis I want to do but will wait until the season is complete so i can compare 16 games to 16 games... If you want to start putting an asterisk by records then lets put some by Favre... * Modern medicine has extended his career enabling him to play 20 years. How about another asterisk? * Brees did something that the modern day "greatest QB's to ever live" could not do... Neither Brady nor Manning have done this. |
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12-29-2011, 08:24 AM | #2 |
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Asterisk is for baseball.
I don't know if I call it a passing league... You still have to be a pretty complete team to win. You have to run, you have to play D, and you have to throw. So calling it a passing league I cringe because its not really all you need these days to win SB and that is the goal. |
12-29-2011, 08:30 AM | #3 |
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With no rule changes passing wouldn't even exist in football. And it's not just football, it's every sport. You could find a reason to put an asterick on almost any record.
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I called it a passing league because the NFL is trending in that direction.
Advanced NFL Stats: Run-Pass Balance--A Historical Analysis Also.. I know this is a bold statement but if you look at the top 3 teams this year... Patriots, Packers, Saints... All three top three passing offenses, but in rushing Packers (27), Patriots (19), and Saints (9) <--- Quite frikken proud of that! |
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12-29-2011, 08:56 AM | #6 |
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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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First of all.....NO asterisk!! Every other QB in the league is playing under the same rules, but for some reason (lack of ability, play calling, offensive scheme, etc) they couldn't achieve what Drew has done. The rules were not changed for Drew or AR or TB, they were put into effect for the entire league. Brees broke the record, so give Drew his Due.
Second, here's a pic that my son took on Monday night right after the record was broken...... |
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While we're at it, let's put an asterisk behind Emmitt Smith's rushing record because he did it behind an All-Pro offensive line, while Walter Payton had to establish his record with a bunch of no-names.
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Worth repeating this extract:
NFL Analysis: Saints Drew Brees vs. Dolphins Dan Marino
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