07-14-2019, 04:26 PM
(07-14-2019, 03:37 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: That’s why I think it’s best to actually compare him to his own peers. The game has just changed too much to be comparing a QB from the 2010’s to ones that played 30 years ago.
Now there’s a couple things you can look at like completion percentage and passer rating, but total yards is obviously going to be skewed in the favor of the modern day QB. They just didn’t throw as much back then. Here’s the number of passes Boomer attempted in his 3 playoff games in 88 (19, 20, 25). Here’s Dalton’s in his 4 games (42, 30, 51, 35).
The Bengals in the 80s were a running team, not a passing team. But since Boomer touched the ball on every play, people think he was the reason why they won. They won because of James Brooks, Stanley Wilson, and then later Ickey Woods.
It doesn't matter if it was difficult to pass then or not . . . Boomer had three winning seasons out of 14 and only because they were #1 in rushing ('88), #2 in rushing ('86) and #3 '(90).
The 11 seasons Boomer didn't have a top ranked rushing team to carry him, he was a losing QB.
The Bengals won in the 80s because of the running game and Sam Wyche, they lost recently mostly because of Marvin Lewis.
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