I get tired of hearing ESPN call Manning and Farve, ect " the best ever " or " greatest ever ".
It's a joke!
Sure, the modern day NFL athelete is superior in regards to physical shape. They don't have to hold 2nd jobs to make ends meet like the old timers did. They just train yearound, where those who have a football card from the 70's can recall many of them saying things like " Bob sells used cars in the off season " on some ALL PROS card!
The rules are also a HUGE part of it!
Blockers can now extend their hands, where they couldn't before 1978. Wide receivers cannot be touched after 5 yards, where it used to be 10 yards in 1978. You may as well put a flag on a QB, or a dress or place in a pope mobile! Who here doesn't think a 15 yard flag for hitting a QB too hard is disgusting?Put Manning or Farve or Jerry Rice into the old rules and watch their stats get cut more than in half. Put a guy like Dan Fouts, Joe Namath into todays modern rules and watch them double their stats.
2007-04-24 10:33:50 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Football (American)
You make a very good point!...But I will answer this question with my honest opion,..you answerd your own question already!
2007-04-24 10:41:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is like asking which is the better car, a '36 Duesenberg or an '07 Tesla Electric Roadster. Everything is different and comparisons are almost impossible.
Namath, for one, would not survive the modern game. He didn't survive very long in the 70's with the slower defensive linemen. A Julius Peppers would eat him alive.
Another factor is the complexity of the modern game. I'd love to see the '67 Packers deal with a modern 3-4 zone blitz defense. I don't think it would be very pretty for Mr Lombardi!
You have to ask yourself some very simple questions. If the game is so horribly imbalanced in favor of the offense then:
Why are sack totals so much higher today than in the past?
Why are there more interceptions today than in the past?
Why are the 2 best defenses in every statistical category ('85&'86 Bears and '00 Ravens) of all time from the period after the magical 1978 you cite?
In general I would say that very few of the historical players like a Namath or a Bradshaw would even start if you moved them as is through time and inserted them in the modern game. Average players today are better than Hall of Famers of yesterday.
Finally, it would be an insult to the game if modern players and coaches were not better than historical ones. The modern players learn from and are inspired by history and ultimately will eclipse it. That's the whole purpose of keeping records.
2007-04-24 19:10:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I totally agree with you, although I understand wanting to "protect the QB". Come on!, This is Football!. If they cant handle it get the #@!* out!
2007-04-24 22:03:07 · answer #3 · answered by ClanMan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
new, because if the defense advances then the offense need s to do the same
2007-04-24 17:43:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
NEW!!! Tom Brady is playing!!!
2007-04-24 18:12:30 · answer #5 · answered by J.A. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you answered your question.... with that said, I agree......
2007-04-24 18:03:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I HAVE TO AGREE WITH YOU.
2007-04-27 19:18:28 · answer #7 · answered by BEJEWELED 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
definitely the new "O"
2007-04-24 17:40:10 · answer #8 · answered by D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋