06-13-2017, 01:31 PM
(06-13-2017, 09:48 AM)ochocincos Wrote: Yep. Dalton has put up about exactly half of the passing yardage as Palmer (22,214 vs 44,269) and TD passes (142 vs 285) but has done that in less than half of the seasons (6 seasons vs 13 seasons). If Dalton can put up similar stats for 6-7 more years (Dalton would be 35-36 years old by then), he'll pass Palmer.
We're also seeing QBs play longer than ever now, so even the greats like John Elway, Warren Moon, and Fran Tarkenton will get bumped into the teens for stat rankings once the QBs of this era finish their careers . Remember back when we thought Favre was crazy for playing until he was 40? Well since then, we've seen Peyton Manning do that, we'll see Tom Brady do it this year (turns 40 in Aug), and we'll likely see Brees, Eli, Rivers, Roethlisberger, Rodgers, etc. do the same.
This era of crazy passing stats and protecting the QB will have a lot of players exceeding the 45,000 passing yards and 275 TD marks. It's not hard to do that anymore.
A lot of the passing numbers have to do with the rule changes to protect QB's and WR's and not allow DB's to bump WR's as much near the line of scrimmage. Plain and simple the NFL wants more offense.
