They stopped a good running team in TN, however, are bottom 5 in pass defense. Also, they ran the ball very well and seem to be balanced on offense.
I haven't watched them yet this season. Is their Oline protecting well? IMO, one of the keys to victory yesterday was potentially the Jets not having Mangold in the middle.
Their offense is top notch. Run defense a little overrated but overall a bad D. Wife's boss has season tickets and he gives her every dolphin game. So I'll be there
The more I look at this the more I think we might get blown out. Why? The Chargers have been presenting a very strong, balanced offense that could pick us apart at our weak points as we have some times feared. Rivers has been passing very well and could capitalise on our depleted/poor secondary. Meanwhile, Melvin Gordon, much like Jay Ajayi, has been having a monster second year. The Dolphins have struggled against the run at times and Gordon is a weapon who can take advantage of that. If Miami's inexplicably bad tackling starts to show up again, it could get ugly. The Chargers' D might not be good but their weakness is more balanced. If this turns into a shootout I think Rivers wins it over Tannehill. So I think the only way we win this is if our D-line or Tannehill (or both) put on a show. This game presents a challenge, a real obstacle, will the entire Dolphins team rise to meet it? If they don't, I can't see just one guy carrying the Dolphins through this.
I don't disagree. Release is eerily similar, albeit a little more "sidearmey". Ball placement on some throws are otherworldly. Fiery. Team is pretty much on his shoulders. I've compared him to Marino since college.
Agreed on all counts. You can also add in the great movement in the pocket but limited running ability. The release is not only similar but also very fast.
I can understand the comparisons you make, but when you make a statement like Mike did, without qualifying it, it will elicit some incredulous responses, I can only assume he meant what you elaborated on, which I totally understand, but, "Rivers is the Marino of his generation." is a false statement, or maybe faulty is better. Marino was the most remarkable QB talent of his generation, possibly any generation, no one had ever seen anything like Marino, while Rivers is just another upper tier QB in the league, Rivers will never be a part of any GoAT discussions while Marino has been a part of them for 4 decades. So you can see how easy it would be to mistake Mike's statement, without him qualifying it.
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right"]460[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]111[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]112[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]116[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]116[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]105[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]109[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]118[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]106[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]115[/TD] [/TR] [TR="class: full_table"] [TH="class: left, align: left"]2007[/TH] [TD="class: right, align: right"]26[/TD] [TD="class: left"]SDG[/TD] [TD="class: left"]QB[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]17[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]16[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]16[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]11-5-0[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]460[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]99[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]102[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]100[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]102[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]98[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]106[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]96[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]110[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]101[/TD] [/TR] [TR="class: full_table"] [TH="class: left, align: left"]2008[/TH] [TD="class: right, align: right"]27[/TD] [TD="class: left"]SDG[/TD] [TD="class: left"]QB[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]17[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]16[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]16[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]8-8-0[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]478[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]127[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]126[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]129[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]128[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]114[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]134[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]110[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]107[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]127[/TD] [/TR] [TR="class: full_table"] [TH="class: left, align: left"]2009*[/TH] [TD="class: right, align: right"]28[/TD] [TD="class: left"]SDG[/TD] [TD="class: left"]QB[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]17[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]16[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]16[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]13-3-0[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]486[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]133[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]132[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]131[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]131[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]115[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]120[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]115[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]109[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]126[/TD] [/TR] [TR="class: full_table"] [TH="class: left, align: left"]2010*[/TH] [TD="class: right, align: right"]29[/TD] [TD="class: left"]SDG[/TD] [TD="class: left"]QB[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]17[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]16[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]16[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]9-7-0[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]541[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]128[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]125[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]124[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]122[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]117[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]115[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]108[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]97[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]120[/TD] [/TR] [TR="class: full_table"] [TH="class: left, align: left"]2011*[/TH] [TD="class: right, align: right"]30[/TD] [TD="class: left"]SDG[/TD] [TD="class: left"]QB[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]17[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]16[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]16[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]8-8-0[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]582[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]117[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]119[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]109[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]110[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]108[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]104[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]90[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]111[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]105[/TD] [/TR] [TR="class: full_table"] [TH="class: left, align: left"]2012[/TH] [TD="class: right, align: right"]31[/TD] [TD="class: left"]SDG[/TD] [TD="class: left"]QB[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]17[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]16[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]16[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]7-9-0[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]527[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]94[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]90[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]97[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]94[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]112[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]107[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]99[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]83[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]104[/TD] [/TR] [TR="class: full_table"] [TH="class: left, align: 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right, align: right"]9-7-0[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]570[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]108[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]109[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]103[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]105[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]117[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]111[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]90[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]103[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]107[/TD] [/TR] [TR="class: full_table"] [TH="class: left, align: left"]2015[/TH] [TD="class: right, align: right"]34[/TD] [TD="class: left"]SDG[/TD] [TD="class: left"]QB[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]17[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]16[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]16[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]4-12-0[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]661[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]100[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]101[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]102[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]103[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]113[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]99[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]106[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]103[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]105[/TD] [/TR] [TR="class: full_table"] [TH="class: left, align: left"]2016[/TH] [TD="class: right, align: right"]35[/TD] [TD="class: left"]SDG[/TD] [TD="class: left"]qb[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]17[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]9[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]9[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]4-5-0[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]325[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]113[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]113[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]111[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]111[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]101[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]108[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]102[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]97[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]108[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TH="class: left, bgcolor: #EEEEEE, colspan: 2, align: left"]Career[/TH] [TD="class: left, bgcolor: #EEEEEE"][/TD] [TD="class: left, bgcolor: #EEEEEE"][/TD] [TD="class: right, bgcolor: #EEEEEE, align: right"][/TD] [TD="class: right, bgcolor: #EEEEEE, align: right"]173[/TD] [TD="class: right, bgcolor: #EEEEEE, align: right"]169[/TD] [TD="class: right, bgcolor: #EEEEEE, align: right"]96-73-0[/TD] [TD="class: right, bgcolor: #EEEEEE, align: right"]5664[/TD] [TD="class: right, bgcolor: #EEEEEE, align: right"]114[/TD] [TD="class: right, bgcolor: #EEEEEE, align: right"]114[/TD] [TD="class: right, bgcolor: #EEEEEE, align: right"]113[/TD] [TD="class: right, bgcolor: #EEEEEE, align: right"]113[/TD] [TD="class: right, bgcolor: #EEEEEE, align: right"]113[/TD] [TD="class: right, bgcolor: #EEEEEE, align: right"]111[/TD] [TD="class: right, bgcolor: #EEEEEE, align: right"]104[/TD] [TD="class: right, bgcolor: #EEEEEE, align: right"]103[/TD] [TD="class: right, bgcolor: #EEEEEE, align: right"]113[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [FONT="][h=2]Marino Advanced Passing[/h] * Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team All-Pro Share & more Modify & Share Table Embed this Table Get table as CSV (for Excel) Copy Link to Table to Clipboard About Sharing Tools Glossary [/FONT] [FONT="][TABLE="class: sortable stats_table now_sortable"] [TR] [TH="class: tooltip sort_default_asc left, bgcolor: #EEEEEE, align: left"]Year[/TH] [TH="class: tooltip sort_default_asc center, bgcolor: #EEEEEE, align: center"]Age[/TH] [TH="class: tooltip sort_default_asc show_partial_when_sorting left, bgcolor: #EEEEEE, align: left"]Tm[/TH] [TH="class: tooltip sort_default_asc left, bgcolor: #EEEEEE, align: left"]Pos[/TH] [TH="class: tooltip sort_default_asc center, bgcolor: #EEEEEE, align: center"]No.[/TH] [TH="class: tooltip center, bgcolor: #EEEEEE, align: center"]G[/TH] [TH="class: tooltip center, bgcolor: #EEEEEE, align: center"]GS[/TH] [TH="class: tooltip center, bgcolor: #EEEEEE, align: center"]QBrec[/TH] [TH="class: tooltip center, bgcolor: 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left, align: left"]1987*[/TH] [TD="class: right, align: right"]26[/TD] [TD="class: left"]MIA[/TD] [TD="class: left"]QB[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]13[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]12[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]12[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]7-5-0[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]444[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]107[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]122[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]115[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]125[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]114[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]118[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]114[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]133[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]119[/TD] [/TR] [TR="class: full_table"] [TH="class: left, align: left"]1988[/TH] [TD="class: right, align: right"]27[/TD] [TD="class: left"]MIA[/TD] [TD="class: left"]QB[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]13[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]16[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]16[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]6-10-0[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]606[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]107[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]125[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]106[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]118[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]111[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]105[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]101[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]139[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]108[/TD] [/TR] [TR="class: full_table"] [TH="class: left, align: left"]1989[/TH] [TD="class: right, align: right"]28[/TD] [TD="class: left"]MIA[/TD] [TD="class: left"]QB[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]13[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]16[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]16[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]8-8-0[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]550[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]105[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]119[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]103[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]112[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]102[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]104[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]97[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]135[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]102[/TD] [/TR] [TR="class: full_table"] [TH="class: left, align: left"]1990[/TH] [TD="class: right, align: right"]29[/TD] [TD="class: left"]MIA[/TD] [TD="class: left"]QB[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]13[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]16[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]16[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]12-4-0[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]531[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]93[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]107[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]106[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]113[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]105[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]100[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]122[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]127[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]109[/TD] [/TR] [TR="class: full_table"] [TH="class: left, align: left"]1991*[/TH] [TD="class: right, align: right"]30[/TD] [TD="class: left"]MIA[/TD] [TD="class: left"]QB[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]13[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]16[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]16[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]8-8-0[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]549[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]107[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]112[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]114[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]117[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]103[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]108[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]118[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]116[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]113[/TD] [/TR] [TR="class: full_table"] [TH="class: left, align: left"]1992*[/TH] [TD="class: right, align: right"]31[/TD] [TD="class: left"]MIA[/TD] [TD="class: left"]QB[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]13[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]16[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]16[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]11-5-0[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]554[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]112[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]116[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]114[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]117[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]106[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]108[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]109[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]114[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]112[/TD] [/TR] [TR="class: full_table"] [TH="class: left, align: left"]1993[/TH] [TD="class: right, align: right"]32[/TD] [TD="class: left"]MIA[/TD] [TD="class: left"]qb[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]13[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]5[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]5[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]4-1-0[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]150[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]126[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]130[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]131[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]133[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]108[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]121[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]121[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]115[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]125[/TD] [/TR] [TR="class: full_table"] [TH="class: left, align: left"]1994*[/TH] [TD="class: right, align: right"]33[/TD] [TD="class: left"]MIA[/TD] [TD="class: left"]QB[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]13[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]16[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]16[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]10-6-0[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]615[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]110[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]119[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]112[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]118[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]114[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]113[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]106[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]123[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]115[/TD] [/TR] [TR="class: full_table"] [TH="class: left, align: left"]1995*[/TH] [TD="class: right, align: right"]34[/TD] [TD="class: left"]MIA[/TD] [TD="class: left"]QB[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]13[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]14[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]14[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]9-5-0[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]482[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]122[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]124[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]117[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]119[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]121[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]114[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]101[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]112[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]118[/TD] [/TR] [TR="class: full_table"] [TH="class: left, align: left"]1996[/TH] [TD="class: right, align: right"]35[/TD] [TD="class: left"]MIA[/TD] [TD="class: left"]QB[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]13[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]13[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]13[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]7-6-0[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]373[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]119[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]123[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]119[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]122[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]107[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]108[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]112[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]113[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]115[/TD] [/TR] [TR="class: full_table"] [TH="class: left, align: left"]1997[/TH] [TD="class: right, align: right"]36[/TD] [TD="class: left"]MIA[/TD] [TD="class: left"]QB[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]13[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]16[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]16[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]9-7-0[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]548[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]103[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]112[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]106[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]111[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]105[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]89[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]117[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]121[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]104[/TD] [/TR] [TR="class: full_table"] [TH="class: left, align: left"]1998[/TH] [TD="class: right, align: right"]37[/TD] [TD="class: left"]MIA[/TD] [TD="class: left"]QB[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]13[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]16[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]16[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]10-6-0[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]537[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]95[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]102[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]100[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]104[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]104[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]103[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]106[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]118[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]103[/TD] [/TR] [TR="class: full_table"] [TH="class: left, align: left"]1999[/TH] [TD="class: right, align: right"]38[/TD] [TD="class: left"]MIA[/TD] [TD="class: left"]QB[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]13[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]11[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]11[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]5-6-0[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]369[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]98[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]107[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]90[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]96[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]92[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]92[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]82[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]127[/TD] [TD="class: right, align: right"]88[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TH="class: left, bgcolor: #EEEEEE, colspan: 2, align: left"]Career[/TH] [TD="class: left, bgcolor: #EEEEEE"][/TD] [TD="class: left, bgcolor: #EEEEEE"][/TD] [TD="class: right, bgcolor: #EEEEEE, align: right"][/TD] [TD="class: right, bgcolor: #EEEEEE, align: right"]242[/TD] [TD="class: right, bgcolor: #EEEEEE, align: right"]240[/TD] [TD="class: right, bgcolor: #EEEEEE, align: right"]147-93-0[/TD] [TD="class: right, bgcolor: #EEEEEE, align: right"]8358[/TD] [TD="class: right, bgcolor: #EEEEEE, align: right"]109[/TD] [TD="class: right, bgcolor: #EEEEEE, align: right"]120[/TD] [TD="class: right, bgcolor: #EEEEEE, align: right"]112[/TD] [TD="class: right, bgcolor: #EEEEEE, align: right"]119[/TD] [TD="class: right, bgcolor: #EEEEEE, align: right"]110[/TD] [TD="class: right, bgcolor: #EEEEEE, align: right"]112[/TD] [TD="class: right, bgcolor: #EEEEEE, align: right"]109[/TD] [TD="class: right, bgcolor: #EEEEEE, align: right"]125[/TD] [TD="class: right, bgcolor: #EEEEEE, align: right"]113[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/FONT] [FONT="][/FONT] And as some others have mentioned, the style of play and likely career trajectory of Rivers is reminiscent of Dan's.
Not overly worried about their wideouts, at least anymore than usual with our corners. Challenge is Gordon and Gates are the threat in the passing game and we've historically struggled in coverage with our LBs. That said, this is where Kiki and Jelani are said to excel, so they'll have to be ready. I do worry about them exploiting busted coverages with a new safety and Jelani potentially out.
I wouldn't characterize SD as similar to the Jets. The Jets had a great defense and poor offense while SD is a very good offense and an average defense. The Jets had a poor QB while SD has a very good QB.
Well like I said when I replied to Colmax, I understand the physical comparisons, it's when you say things like Rivers is the Marino of this generation, or that their career trajectories are similar, it just isn't accurate, and it gives Rivers too much credit while more importantly, it is not giving Dan his due. You posted stats to try and show they have similar careers I guess, but that is far from the truth. Firstly, Rivers is currently behind Dan's pace for TDs and yds, and Rivers is playing in the QB friendly era, which puts him way behind Marino, as far as what each player means to their generation. Heck, Rivers is trailing both his classmates in yds, and trailing Eli in TDs, with Ben right behind Rivers, so he's not only not standing out in the league, he's not even standing out in his draft class. Rivers is in his 13th year, at this point in Dans career, every single pass Dan threw was a new all time NFL record, if he completed the pass, thats 2 records, if the pass gained any yds, that's 3 records, and if Dan threw a TD at this point in his career, that's 4 all time passing records falling on one pass, every single time he did it. A passing freak of nature, the likes of which had never been seen, that is what Dan meant to his generation, Rivers, who is good, and I do like him, does not mean anything resembling that to this generation. In Dan's 13th year, his career trajectory was first ballot HoFer, strong candidate for the GoAT, and all time leader in every significant QB stat, while Rivers won't even be close to any records, will not be in any discussions of greatest in his era, never mind all time. This is why I have a problem with Rivers is the Marino of this generation, or that their careers are similar, the only similarities are physical, what they mean to their generation, and what their careers are, are pretty far apart.