How Would Marino, Montana Have Fared in 2021?

NFL Offseason - Guest column by Cole Jacobson

Introduction

Most of my prior projects on this website have been dedicated to in-game strategies that can actually help teams win. This one is not. Instead, it's meant to help settle an ongoing debate within the football community over the past decade. It's no secret that the NFL is in a "Golden Age" of passing, with passing becoming both more common and more efficient in recent years. Of the 17 individuals in NFL history to throw at least 200 passes in a season with a completion rate of at least 70%, 14 have come since 2009. Thirteen of the 14 all-time 5,000-passing yard seasons have come since 2008, with Dan Marino's legendary 1984 campaign…