He averaged 317.75 yards, 3 touchdowns, and just over 1 INT a game. That's amazing regardless. That he did this in 1984 makes it pretty stunning. Made me a Dolphin fan for life.

tkihshbt wrote:

Bill Simmons has a list of the top 10 quarterback seasons by conventional statistics.

1. 2007 Brady (16 G): 4,806 yards, 50 TDs, 8 INTs, 9.4 YPA, 117.2 rating, 16 wins.
2. 2004 Manning (16 G): 4,557 yards, 49 TDs, 10 INTs, 9.2 YPA, 121.1 rating, 12 wins.
3. 1984 Marino (16 G): 5,084 yards, 48 TDs, 17 INTs, 9.0 YPA, 108.9 rating, 14 wins.
4. 1999 Warner (16 G): 4,830 yards, 41 TDs, 13 INTs, 8.7 YPA, 109.2 rating, 13 wins.
5. 1994 Young (15 G): 3,969 yards, 35 TDs, 10 INTs, 8.6 YPA, 112.8 rating, 13 wins.
6. 2010 Brady (16 G): 3,900 yards, 36 TDs, 4 INTs, 7.9 YPA, 111.0 rating, 14 wins.
7. 1998 Cunningham (14 G): 3,704 yards, 34 TDs, 10 INTs, 106.0 rating, 13 wins.
8. 2009 Brees (15 G): 4,388 yards, 34 TDs, 11 INTs, 8.5 YPA, 109.6 rating, 13 wins.
9. 2009 Favre (16 G): 4,202 yards, 33 TDs, 7 INTs, 7.9 YPA, 107.2 rating, 12 wins.
10. 1989 Montana (13 G): 3,521 yards, 26 TDs, 8 INTs, 9.1 YPA, 112.4 rating, 11 wins.

That Marino line is still outrageous. As BS said "Marino nearly matching the Brady/Manning apexes during an era when defenses could maul receivers and punish quarterbacks with few repercussions"

I didn't give a crap about Marino growing up and I've never watched him play a full game, but I've appreciated him a lot more in recent years.

It was pretty much Marino, by himself, that put the only stain on the great 1985 season of the Bears.  My recollection was that it was his ability to read defenses almost instantaneously, and thereby neutralize the Bears' blitz and actually use it against them that was the key to the game.

Last edited by Max (1/08/2011 1:09 pm)

No question.  The Patriots can't even win right.  They just screw up everything.