1984 Dolphins: Marino Was Never Better
http://www.miamidolphins.com/news/andy-cohen-1984-dolphins-marino-was-never-better
Good read.....
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I'm sure many of you saw "The Top Ten Greatest Seasons" on NFLN this year......what a joke.
Marino's 1984 season left off the list and Tom Brady's record breaking year was number one.
Not only did they ignore the fact that Marino was shattering every record conceivable and doing it in an era where the WR's could be mauled all the way down the field. they missed the fact that unlike Manning and Brady, he didn't just surpass the record (by one TD) ......he crushed the record and forced DC's to the drawing board to slow down the onslaught.
Y.A. Tittle had 36 in a single season in 1966......Marino threw for 48 TD's in 84'.
That's crushing the record in a Ruthian manner....and just like Ruth, the game had to change before anyone could catch him. -
its cause for some reason NFLN and ESPN hate the Dolphins. but every one has a man crush on bradydolfan7171 likes this. -
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Great read. Thanks. :up:
Love this quote out of the read:
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Great read.
The more I read and hear about this team, the easier it is to understand why I have always loved them all so much.
OT: Loved the presser and interviews on aquavision today.jetssuck likes this. -
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[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuP0Cldbn10&feature=related"]YouTube - Atkinson & Tatum[/ame]
Edit: Found an even better example.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7By3OAHZeU&feature=related"]YouTube - Moment of Impact - Tradition by Position - Secondary[/ame]
The end result was the proliferation of the modern day pro passing game. Scoring skyrocketed. Take a look at the superbowls results just for a sample.
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/super-bowl/
The rule hasn't changed in high school though. I think too many high school defensive coordinators have disregarded that fact. -
http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-top-ten/09000d5d8111333a/Top-Ten-Things-that-Changed-the-Game-1978-rule-changes