DOLPHINS: All time QB ranking

[dolfandave at att.net]

Yeah, that was an irony. We wanted to get Dan a running game (and a defense btw) the downside being that is something teams wanted him to do, handoff more and pass less. Also another irony is that if we would have been successful w/ that he wouldn't have been "Dan Marino". 

I remember when he had a monster year in 1986 throwing 44 TD passes. It was between him and Lawrence Taylor for player of the year. I recall discussing w/ a friend that they were both victims of their own pasts. He asked what I meant and and I told him that both had such great success previously that their performances were less of a surprise/impressive. 44 TD's would have shattered the NFL record of 36 that Dan topped in 1984 but since it was the second time he threw for more than 40 it was less of a big deal. Taylor got MVP that year by the way.

ddave
-------------- Original message from "Mark S. Clark" <clark.m.s at gmail.com>: -------------- 


> While we can list a bunch of reasons Dan didn't get his ring or become known 
> as the greatest QB of all time (as opposed to pure passer), I think the most 
> glaring is that (ironically) the reason for his success was also his 
> downfall (for lack of a better term). That is, a one-dimensional offense. 
> His career numbers benefited from being the leader of a pass-happy team, but 
> it's also the reason they were ultimately beatable. I'm sure from a career 
> standpoint, Marino would trade places with Brady in a heartbeat. 
> I know I'm preaching to the choir here...just sayin'. 
> 
> 
> Mark 
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