02-01-2022, 08:01 PM
(02-01-2022, 12:51 PM)GAWhoDey Wrote: Comparing QB's or really any position from 2021 to 1981 is kind of a fool's errand. The sport of football is completely different now than it was then.
If you stuck Kenny Anderson in his prime on this roster, he would probably suck tbh. Nothing against him, he was one of the best of his era, it's just evolution. The rules are different, players are bigger, faster, and stronger now because training and nutrition have evolved too. The way defense is played has adapted to fit the new rules and offensive schemes, too.
If we are adjusting for era - I'd probably still lean towards 2021 but honestly I was 6 years old in 1981 so I can't claim to be an expert on that team.
I agree that it's a fool's errand. Don't agree that we should assume old players would suck now. Evolution takes millions of years, supposedly. Not 30-40.
Kenny was a talent, and if he had the modern knowledge, nutrition, medical care, and especially these soft rules that neuter defenses, he'd benefit just like anyone else. The dude could sling a football and he was smart. He'd be fine.
Tbh, Tom Brady debunks the evolution argument. The guy put up better numbers at 44 than he did at 24. If players have evolved so much, Brady should've been dominating all those "plumbers and mechanics" from the early 2000s.
Instead, he's dominating more now. It's rule changes bro.
Now I will say linemen have gotten bigger. But that's a credit to weight training, modern nutrition, and changing standards to size with linemen. Not evolution.
The training, nutrition, medicine, fitness, playbooks and rules evolve. The athlete does not.
