02-03-2022, 11:25 AM
(02-02-2022, 06:04 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: Old Fred would've called current Fred a squealer.
It's undeniable that you've changed your angle, and it's unfortunate.
Then it makes no sense for you to assume old players would suck now.
They'd have the same access to all the same nutrition, fitness, doctors, playbooks and rule changes.
If we assume that we are comparing the 1981 version of the player, then yes it would make sense. That's like the entire point here.
There are two ways to look at it.
- Was Kenny Anderson better in his era than Joe Burrow is in his? Maybe, but Joe's body of work is only two years long at this point so it's hard to say for sure, IMO
- If you took 1981 Kenny Anderson and dropped him in 2021 would he be as good as 2021 Joe Burrow? Doubtful
I guess maybe you're looking at it in a third way, which is if Kenny Anderson was able to be infused with the modern training and nutrition and dropped into 2021 would he be as good as Joe? Harder to say. I mean the way the game is played is so much different now. Defenses are much more varied and complex, as are offenses.
This is all fun to talk about as an offseason topic, but I'm not sure any of it matters.
