2007-01-07 05:58:03 · 13 answers · asked by knowing1 2 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
probably more. not only didn't marino have a defense to back him up, he didn't have a running game either. marino only had 1 thousand yard rusher in his career, and that was in '96, after he had already seen his best days. marino was a better QB than montana, montana benefited from the system in SF. you saw what happened when montana went to KC and steve young took over. young picked up where montana left off, proving SF could win super bowls no matter who the QB was. montana struggled in KC. in fact, the last game of his career was a playoff loss to dan marinos dolphins.
2007-01-07 06:48:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would equate it to current terms. Would Manning have won 3 Super Bowls if he was on the Patriots? I don't believe so. That system doesn't fit Manning.
As for Marino he is a vertical passer. He wouldn't want to dink and dunk in the West Coast offense. Also let's give the Dolphins some credit they had an awesome offense and usually had the best O-line in the league. And the Fins could have had a better defense but their main priority every draft was protecting Marino.
Not to mention he lost straight up to Montana in Super Bowl 19.
2007-01-07 15:02:23 · answer #2 · answered by Smootherton 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Marino would've definitely won a Superbowl, maybe two, but Dan isn't Joe Montana. Montana is the greatest QB to ever live, he was such a good quarterback, there wasn't a category he was weak in.
2007-01-07 14:40:34 · answer #3 · answered by kblavie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, because Marino relied on the passing game more than Montana did. Joe also used to run the ball and hand it off to his running backs. The 49ers could also run the ball, and run with Montana and
later Young.
2007-01-07 14:18:44 · answer #4 · answered by Answerer17 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, because Montana also had the benefit of an excellent defense. Marino didn't have a good defense around until way after his prime.
2007-01-07 14:03:35 · answer #5 · answered by tannedknight45 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Maybe half as many. The problem with Miami is that they have had some many years of weak defenses its pathetic. Back when Marino was playing -- my grandmother could have tackled better than some of those defensive players and she's been dead since 1973! Miami needs defensive back bone. I didn't see them play too much this year. Maybe NFL owners should stick with NFL trained coaches and leave college coaches where they are.
2007-01-07 14:04:39 · answer #6 · answered by cajun7_girl 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hell NO!!!!! Yeah Marino always had good numbers, but he was a wimp. Could never leave the pocket to scramble and make plays. He always expected his lineman to make sure that he was safe. Montana bootleged, moved created plays when there weren't any.
2007-01-07 14:33:20 · answer #7 · answered by kedric1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes because they are both in the top 5 quarterbacks of all time. Marino had Duper and Clayton. Montana had Rice,Craig,Clark,Jones,Taylor and Solomon. I think Marino may have won even more.
2007-01-07 14:22:19 · answer #8 · answered by mapleleafskickass 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No question. Dan Marino is arguably the most gifted passer in NFL history.
2007-01-07 14:16:29 · answer #9 · answered by gebobs 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't think so. Montana had to use his ability to scramble many times, Marino lacked that ability...
2007-01-07 14:00:37 · answer #10 · answered by Papa 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋