Drew Brees Breaks Dan Marino's NFL Single-Season Passing Yards Record
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He won me big money in my fantasy league with that last pass to Sproles! Down by 3 and he gets me 6 plus 5 more for the 300 yard bonus! BOOM!
*championship*
*championship*
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Ditto!
GatorAZ
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Max Hall is the next...
oh wait
oh wait
Crazy he broke one of the biggest records for a QB and he won't win the MVP.
Im not so sure.. his year has been better than Rodgers if thats even possible.
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Drew Brees is a class act and great player. I hope to God Brady does not pass his record on Sunday or any other time for that matter.
Another class act hope he passes Marino too. But doesnt pass Brees.
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Well done to him hes a great QB
but the way the NFL are angling the rules so that a DB gets a flag for PI for virtually any kind of contact what so ever, I think you can expect more and more passing records to fall.
but the way the NFL are angling the rules so that a DB gets a flag for PI for virtually any kind of contact what so ever, I think you can expect more and more passing records to fall.
I still give Marino a small edge for best passing year ever for a QB. Not only considering the rule changes, but he got his 5084 in 564 attempts, Brees got his 5087 in 622 attempts. With 58 more attempts, Marino would have had another 500 yards. Marino also had 48 TDs. What may be the most amazing about Marino's was that it came in his first full year as a QB. Not surprisingly, he shredded the Cardinals defense for 430 yards that year.
And defenses were allowed to be more aggressive when it came to bumps and holding.
What Brees has done is amazing and is a record accomplishment. But it's 1b to Marino's 1a performance.
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...and a great, great competitor too. When you hear coaches talk of mechanics, and footwork, the example of how to do them perfectly is Drew Brees. Marino did it with his arm, Brees does it with his feet.
Marino will always be the first, and when he first broke the record, he did so at a different time in the NFL. When the league wasn't, air it out, when the league didn't have "holding after 5 yards."
Regardless, Brees deserves to break the record now, and for today's NFL. No * needed, because he is the kind of player I think would have broken the record regardless of when he played.
Good for Drew Brees, and he has one game to go!
And I'll also add that even considering the rule changes, Brees has had the best 6 years run of any QB including Marino. Even more impressive is the saints offense as a whole, they will likely break the Rams total offense record in 2000. And without any real big names on offense, the offense spreads it around to everybody and is extremely efficient.
Real Dolphin fans cringe whenever they see Drew Brees play. When he left the Chargers, the Dolphin brain trust ( oxymoron alert ), opted for Daunte Culpepper instead of Brees. Brilliant! The irony is that Brees broke Marino's record and Culpepper is a fat man , retired from the Sacramento Mountain Lions. That is football karma.
Marino was a master in the pocket. He had gimpy legs, but could do all of the step ups and shuffles to buy time. That and his quick release were amazing.
