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Originally Posted by oplum29
i think as time goes on, i think the debate of the "GOAT" should be put into a proper perspective because of how much the game has changed.
i know people talk about how great Brady is, but idk if Brady puts up the numbers he did, or wins 7 SBs, if he's playing in the same era Montana played in, when QBs were treating like actual football players.
it's why as great a passer as Drew Brees was, he'll never get the recognition people think he should, because he played in a very pass happy era where 5,000 yard passers were a pretty common thing.
that being said, Dan Marino would absolutely have shredded the NFL today. he set the NFL record for yards passing and TDs in only his 2nd season in the league, and he did with solid but not great WRs and no running game.
imagine if he had a true #1 WR, a Megatron, or a DHopkins, or a Diggs, or a Kelce, or a Gronk on offense. imagine what Marino would have done in the league today, you're looking at an easy 5,500 yards passing a year with 50+ TDs being the norm.
Montana has always been a Marino fan, so him complementing Marino and calling him the best passer or whatever he called him makes sense. Marino was a stud. if you're talking about best "pure passers", then yes, he's one of the best ever.
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Agree with a lot of this.
It goes back to Montana's point about "Best" vs "Greatest". Best being about talent, Greatest about achievements.
There are guys that you could put in the debate for "Best" that wouldn't sniff the discussion for "Greatest". Marino, Rodgers, Brees.... They all had a ton
of talent, but at the end of the day not enough Super Bowl success to be called truly considered among the Greatest.
As for the all the What Ifs, it's the What Happeneds that really matter. Although, it's fun to think about sometimes.