He won every game for us in Miami. We had every reason to believe every weekend ,we had Dan Marino! Thanks Dan for the best 17 seasons a fan can ever have,we became winners thanks to you.
Dan is the reason offense is played the way it is today. His season in '84 is still the greatest quarterback season of all time. Super bowl or not, he's my first pick for an all time team. He is the greatest thrower of the football ever.
Danny went to the pros and from day one he threw the ball like no other the velocity and where to put the ball as a rookie he did it. Nobody ever threw the ball like him.
@@AlwaysHalloween000 Here's how you know he was the best pure passer the league has or ever will see. He is consistently ranked in the top 5 qb's of all time by the majority of fans, sportswriters/casters and if you listen to his peers and every hof'er he played against they will tell you hands down he was the best. Now to the part that matters the most. There is no other QB in this discussion that hasn't won a superbowl(s) and if he had won just 1 superbowl we wouldn't be having this discussion period. Make no mistake when Marino played he was the alpha dog and defenses literally feared him. He was what every other QB in the league aspired to be and play like. A QB phenom, a prodigy who was years ahead of his time and putting up numbers in an extremely physical era of football with little to no rules to protect the players especially the QB like there is now. The NFL literally had to change the rules to let the other QB's catch up. Just imagine the td's and passing yards that a "prime' Dan Marino would put up under today's current rules. It would be ridiculous because the way he played was ridiculous.
It still amazes me he did so much without a defense or running game all of those years. Back in those days teams ran the heck out of the ball and marino only had one 1k rusher his whole career and that was at the end of it.
He'd surely like it better than his days. The rules protect elite quarterbacks today, and defensive players can't brutalize receivers anymore. He'd have a field day with most defenses today.
I don't believe there is a such thing as a GOAT because of how long pro football has been around and how much the game has changed in each era but Marino was the perfect example of the perfect passer. If he tossed 48 TD's in 1984 which was a much more tougher era than today think of what he could do in today's football. I say 80,000 career passing yards and 600 TD passes. People can stuff it with who is the GOAT, Montana or Brady? I wish Marino played on the teams they played on his entire career. If I had to pick a GOAT, Marino it is
He took their fuckin 0. Hell he did baby. Im 44. I used to wear a Marino jersey as my practice jersey in Jr Bantam. Lol and ever dude on my team made it priority to see who could rip it off me 😂 I wore that like a shield. 😆 I'm a die-hard Phins fan
His quick release , accuracy, and tremendous arm too often make people forget what a quick scrambler he was , his ability to find secondary and tertiary receivers , his ability to run one way and throw the other way across the field , and so on . Marino moved quickly, ducked and dodged to get a pass off when the pocket collapsed . Tom Brady just collapses into a heap . If Brady didn't have one of the best pass protection teams of all time, he would be a nobody . imo brady is just a passing robot and nothing more . there have been dozens of quarterbacks better than Brady
Maaaaan, i'm 33 and i miss my late 80s-90s football. I always got pumped knowing the Dolphins were playing when i was younger. You had to actually watch a game with Marino in it to understand the hype. My step pops and his brother, friends, and cousins held Madden tournaments at the time. I always played my Dolphins and made crazy passes with marino against them and they were just dumbfounded lol i am grateful i was able to witness so many wild games with Dan Marino. Fins up for life! ❤
NOW T-H-I-S IS THE VERY B-E-S-T MR. MARINO COMPILATION THAT I HAVE E-V-E-R WATCHED!!🇺🇸🇺🇸😎👍👍👍😁........And I have seen them ALL!!.......54 YEAR OLD DAN MARINO SUPER FAN!!!..... Sean.
best pure passing QB of all time. Bar none. period. yea Montana was great and so is Brady. but to a man. they will tell you who was the best to ever sling it. Even Elway with his cannon like arm could not touch Dan on just passing and quick release.
Brady never played against real defense in his entire career. Bump and run and blitz down middle will force Brady out of that 5 wide spread offense. NFL unofficially banned bump and run on their favorites like Brady or Manning. Brady's whole career is asterisk. Elway what set him apart from Marino was his scrambling ability. Elway was a bigger threat outside the pocket and could buy up more time with his legs which helped him play better in playoffs than Marino ever could.
+Mr.Eagles - I know I haven been watching football for the last 10 years, but really, no more bump and run. When did this happen. No wonder the score in today's game is so much higher...to much advantage for the offense.
Damn I wish I was a fly on the wall for that Bill Walsh and Marino convo. Bill Walsh must've been like "with my coaching I could've won 4 more super bowls with this guy"
I wonder what woulda happened if the Steelers drafted Marino and then Bill Cowher took over as head coach in 1984 --- I think Pittsburgh woulda went on to win 4 or 5 Super Bowls in the 80's and 90's
On Dan Marino- "Even when we knew what he was going to do, we still couldn't stop him"- Bill Parcells "The only time I enjoyed watching Dan Marino, was when he was on the sideline" - Marv Levy
MARINO is and always will be The GOAT MARINO dominated the Game MARINO defined greatness MARINO annihilated the best defenses in an era when football was hard nosed MARINO MASTERED the passing game
As a life long die hard Phins fan it is no surprise that Dan is my favorite athlete of all time. Watching this vid the one feeling I have is I just miss watching the guy every time my Phins were on TV. He just made the watching the Dolphins entertaining
ive never seen any qback trow like marino and everytime he got the ball u think its a touchdown!no ring I dnt care but I know hes the best who played a quarter back
What a great passer Marino was. Pro-Football-Reference does a study to determine the Value that a QB gives to his team in the Reg. Season and Dan is in the Top 10 among QB's. They also did a study to show their Value in the playoffs.
The P-F-R study showed that Marino gave his TEAM a Negative Value in 10 playoff games and a Value in the single digits in 2 others. His overall Value was a terrible NEGATIVE 156.
Favre's Value was 302, Warner 422, Staubach 461, Aikman 527, Young 580, Elway 767, Bradshaw 903, and Montana 1292. Again Marino's Value was NEGATIVE 156. This study was done in '08 and never updated so no Brady, Manning, Brees, etc.
Here is an update on that study---it wasdone from'67 thru '06 so that is why there are no totals for Unitas, Starr, Brady, Manning, Brees, etc., etc. Chase Stuart did the study but he lft PFR in '07 or so and it was stopped then for the playoffs. They still have 1 going for the Reg. Season.
The term "Pocket Passer" was essentially created by and for Dan Marino...not the fastest or even nimble BUT shifty enough with a step or two in any direction within the pocket to avoid the pass rush then followed by arguably the quickest release ever in the history of the game. The purest and most fundamentally sound QB to ever play the game...he's now a living and breathing training training video to all would be or future QB's at any level including pro's!!!
The most pure passer and gifted quarterback of all time .if dan had a running game and a decent defense he would have won multiple super bowls An dan had heart and drive to succeed
Shula built a brutal team in the early '70s but losing his great players to aging and injury or etc. its hard to take chances on drafting rookies and watch them flourish into dominant players which that's every coach's hopes and dreams .developing a dominating defense and unstoppable offence at the same rate is a miracle.That was the finished product after 6 seasons, was the 72 dolphins (perfect season) . Marino was just like a loaded gun from the store , ready to strike and set records . but the team was incomplete with a weak defense and that drove Marino to excel under pressure .His only SB game the '49ers dominated dolphin defense for which Marino's offense was out scored. But Marino through out his career he kept you on your feet playing games with his awesome passing especially in 4th quarter come back game winning ending. Oh my god that's Marino & Miami dolphins i will always remember .
Greatest ever!! Look at all the top 10 career passing rankings. He is the only one still on all these list that played pre 2000!! Today he would throw 6000yds and 60 TD a year!!
He's still the GOAT! He was better than Brady, Manning, and Rodgers. Those guys played in the pass happy flag football league that is 10-15% easier to throw in which makes it an easy era for QB. As far as rings go, give Marino the 49ers of the 80's and 90's and he wins the most super bowls ever. No other QB played wih the mediocrity Dan played with, he's simply done more with less than every QB in history and his talent trumps all!
Elway got Broncos to super bowls in 1986,1987,1989. Elway was a runner who can extend play with legs unlike slow Marino who was always exposed in playoffs. Checkout official NFL statistics of Bronco teams during those years. Broncos were ranked over 20th each time. Pre 2000 NFL if your team didn't finish in top 5 rushing yards unlikely your team would win super bowl. I know Elway may not have flashy passing statistics like Marino but Elway's legs made the difference. Elway>Marino
Elway's legs made no difference at all, he was sacked all the time because of his inability to read blitzes and pass accurately. Marino didn't run but was the least sacked QB in history because of his mobility inside the pocket, ability to read defenses and having the fastest release in history. Elway had 10 seasons with a top 10 D, Marino had 4, Elway had 6-7 seasons with a 1,000 yard rusher, Marino had one. Defense wins championships and Marino never had one, a balanced offense wins championships and he never had a run game. Elway has some of the worst stats in super bowl history. Give Marino his teams and he'd have 5-6 rings instead of Elway's 2.
greg trust- you couldn't be more wrong on Elways legs. Go watch the DRIVE video. Elway one of few QBs with 3000 rushing yards. You should also look up why Staubach beat Craig Morton for QB job.Without Mel Blount rule(5 yard rule) Marino is not as good. Marino always cried for flag after getting rushed in face and usually got it. I'd rank Sonny Jurgenson over Marino as best pure precision pocket passer who played his entire career before Mel Blount rule. Elway got inferior teams to super bowls while Marino was often one and done in playoffs. Elway not as accurate as Marino but Elway can extend play and run unlike Marino.
That's mostly accurate. The defense was good in '84, but if Marino's teams had Montana or some of the other guys that have been called G.O.A.T, they would've won 5-8 games a year.
wow, nice debate. fun. i sometimes mention marino when the discussion comes to the goat and the youngsters have no idea about marino. good points made by all. i will go with marino. why? heck with the stats, i believe my eyes and my gut. too bad, miami never had a defense. AND, i wish the steelers drafted him. i think marino played with a chip on his shoulder because of the way he was treated in the draft. i need to find my strat-o-matic 1984 season. oh, i have it, i just need to find out what box i have it in. no, i aint selling it.
That would have been interesting, Marino playing with the Steelers rather than the Dolphins. Can only imagine what that offense would have looked like.
But would Dan be willing to hand the ball off to Barry? He loved to pass on every down. Jerry was the best, but Dan had TWO terrific receivers in Marks bros. Jerry got double covered. But double covering both Marks consumes defense. Dan had great receivers. He was great, no doubt, but Brady, Montana, Bradshaw, Elway, Aikman, were more complete. Most perfect throws came from Jeff George.
he's no tom brady. He didn't need a system and know the other team's playsheets to perform. Brady could never perform as Marino did with the team Marino had.
You guys are crazy. Of course rings aren't everything. There are many factors and variables to consider. But when a guy like Brady can drag team after team after team to 9 superbowl, 13 afc championship games, his status as the best is undeniable at this point. Because just as rings aren't everything, they also aren't "nothing". They're a very good indicator to add in with the other variables! Some years Brady had a complete team. But some years he had crap for receivers and made them look like all Stars. Some years he had no defense buy overcame it. Name Brady's great receivers throughout his first 3 title run. Exactly. I doubt you know any of their names. In this latest run he has talented guys, but lots of their skill comes from Brady and then practicing everyday and building chemistry. Or do you really think these short, slower white guys are the best in the league, lol. Edelman, Amendola, Hogan, Welker... These guys were great because Brady. Bit in the end, what separates Brady is his clutch drives time after time after time. A QB like Marino that could only get to 1 Superbowl and won none just absolutely isn't even close. Brady is the best and it's very likely nobody will ever be better from a standpoint of success.
Jason Hebert SUBSCRIBE for True Hollyweird Stories I think the argument is that Dan Marino is the most talented or the best passer of all time, but that’s not necessarily what greatness is.
@@JasonHebert You're crazy if you believe all that horse shit. Brady is great because of what Belichick gives him. For 1 he always had great O-lines in front of him. And of course you're another who doesn't know football by saying stupid shit that Brady makes players great. Does he run the routes and catch the passes for them? Don't forget every year the Pats won the Super Bowl they have had good defenses that at times might have been ranked low on paper during the season but was #1 in the postseason. I mean for real people like you make me sick, you talk about Brady like he's perfect or something. Learn football you idiot because you don't know shit except to repeat shit other idiots have said and were wrong
Imagine Marino in today’s game, 6000 yards, 60+ touchdowns. See what he did with 2- 5 1/2 foot tall receivers, never mind a top running back. He did this with Shula, who was a great coach, would never run up the score, he took his foot off the pedal way too early and he stuck with failing coaches way too long, like his defensive coordinator. Dan was like a linebacker at quarter back. Not sure anyone else had his mentality, maybe Brady. Marino didn’t chase records either, like today. A tight end told me a story about 2 defensive lineman posing and flexing their arms and who’s was bigger and better. Marino happened to walk by and held out his right arm and said you’re both wrong, this is the s#*t right here, pointing at his right arm, and walked away. They both said you’re right, and quit flexing.
Just imagine if Marino had the Niners O-line, receivers, and defense of the 80's and Walsh let him go buck wild with his arm --- he woulda won 5 or 6 Super Bowls and made everyone forget Montana even existed
The same can be said for many QBs. Jim McMahon won a ring & he is a good, but not legendary QB. I bet Jim Kelly, Fran Tarkenton, & Dan Fouts would win multiple rings under your conditions.
There r many great QB's that never came away w/ a ring & there r average QB's that had a great team around them w/ ring(s). The only thing that is almost certain is that being a team sport, none of these other QB's would have had as many rings as Marino w/ the same supporting cast as they had. Thnx again for this great tribute to one of the greatest.
The greatest pure passer to ever launch a football. 4) Brett Favre 3) John Elway 2 or 1B) Aaron Rodgers 1 or 1A) Dan Marino Simply put.... the greatest pure passer to ever play the QB position!
Brady 💍💍💍💍💍💍 4 Time Super Bowl MVP and every playoff passing record in the history of the world -- Marino lifetime playoff passing % 56% pathetic 32/24 TD/ INT ratio *horrendous* simply put yer a moron - Brady 2001-2018/ 9 Super Bowl appearances in 18 years
@@AlwaysHalloween000 Brady could be considered a better QB than those but not a better passer. Best passers are Marino and Rodgers no others in the discussion.
@@johndailey2323 Brady is spot on and flawless from all angle and trajectory's and 82,000 (900 yards this year) yards career is the proof.. Marino was absolutely pathetic in cold weather playoff games and Rodgers has lead the league in throwaways the last two seasons to protect his TD/INT ratio.. so much for yer discussion.. Brady is *check out his pass to Antonio Brown against the Dolphins* that's Brady 200 times over.. Only Tom Brady can make an absolute text book 2 yard perfect timing slant in pass in a Super Bowl (to Danny Amendola) for a 2 point conversion under incredible pressure down 28-26 with 1 minute left.. *THAT'S PASSING* Marino & Rodgers wouldn't stand a chance of making that play (End Of Discussion)
@@AlwaysHalloween000 I'm not saying Brady isn't a better QB. There's no way he's a better passer than Marino or Rodgers. When Marino broke the TD record in 1984 he broke it by 33 percent the previous record was 36 tds he threw 48. For a QB to do that equivalent today they would have to beat the current record 55 and go to 73 tds. There's no way Brady throws for 48 touchdowns and over 5000 yards in the 1980s. The rules made it so much more difficult to pass. Also Brady hasn't had to face a single good QB in his division. Marino face Jim Kelly and Jen O'Brien. There's no way Brady puts up the stats he does in the 1980s and 1990s. Great QB but Rodgers and Marino are better passer s. Rodgers td to interception ratio is incredible only threw 2 interceptions last year
When would it ever b possible to compare a quarterback with no rings to qb’s that do? Never!! Unless ur Dan Marino. That’s how uniquely great he was. The simply fact its debated is proof he’s great as those Qb’s with the rings!
Dan Fouts came close. 3-1000 yd recievers. Best Tight end Kellen Winslow in history. John Jefferson, Charlie Joiner. Wes Chandler. Bob Griese went undefeated 1972. 3 Super Bowls in a row. Won 2. Bradshaw won 4 championships in 6 yrs and Montana had 4 Superbowl rings. Brady well! No comment. I hate his guts! Hard to believe Hosstedeler, Rypien, Favre, Warner, Namath,Theismann, McMahon, Williams had Superbowl rings. Stabler, Young had 1 each. They were both better than 1 Superbowl. But, not Marino, Fouts, Kelly 4 Super Bowls in a row, or Tarkenton. Dan Marino needed a No Name Defence, Larry Czonka, Mercury Morris, Jim Kiick, Benny Malone, a descent secondary. Dolphins management sucked in Marino era. Whoever said life was fair.
You put a lot of work into this video. Its unfortunate that that one source had to be zoomed in (I imagine for copyright purposes?) but even still, great video. I'd love to see you do another player.
hey thank you for responding! i actually did see that you did a few other similar videos right after i posted this comment. i should have checked first i apologize for that. but dude!! you should keep making these! you're good at it and this is content people will eat up! I'm bias of course but i DEFINITELY think you should do Kenny Stabler. but thats just me ;)
That he lasted as long as he did in the 1983 draft says a lot about how inexact a science sizing up potential NFL talent is. They think they know but, more often than not, they don't know. It's nothing to be ashamed of. Some great football minds whiff when it comes to the draft. A ton of people missed with the likes of Marino, Brady, Terrell Davis and so many others. I'm a Bronco fan -- watched Marino come into Denver one year and whip John Elway -- and some of our best players went late in the draft or weren't drafted at all: Davis, Karl Mecklenburg, Rod Smith, and now Phillip Lindsay. And every team has such cases. By the way: in terms of pure passing ability, Warren Moon comes the closest to DM, IMO. That's my take. Great video, by the way!
1st round pick by the Miami Dolphins 🐬 out of the University of Pittsburgh in 1983 Miami Dolphins 🐬 1983-2000 1984 MVP 🏆 (48 passing touchdowns) 1994/95 Comeback Player of the year 9x Pro Bowl 3x First Team All Pro 4x 2nd Team All Pro 1998 Man of the year 1983/84 Rookie of the year Led the league in passer rating in 1984 1st All America at PITT Led PITT to the Sugar Bowl vs Georgia his junior year and the Cotton Bowl vs SMU his senior year 7,905 passing yards and 74 touchdowns, with 64 interceptions in his 4 year college career with the University of Pittsburgh 5x led the NFL in passing yards 3x led the NFL in passing touchdowns 61,361 passing yards and 420 touchdowns in his 17 year career Played for the Dolphins 🐬 in Super Bowl 19 vs 49ers 2006 Pro Football 🏈 HOF College Football 🏈 HOF
marino was better than montana..... just on the wrong team for the all of the rings he would have gotten with the right team. that's the difference between marino and montana. only that marino was better than montana.
I'm going to disagree. Marino couldn't run away from pressure or when the play broke down, like Montana could. As the Super Bowl XIX highlight film noted, "as good a quarterback as Joe Montana is, he's not in Dan Marino's class as a passer; as good a pure passer as Dan Marino is, he can't beat you as many ways as Montana can."
Once the bump and run defense was stopped in 1978 (the Mel Blount Rule) it really helped to open up the passing game, but Coach Shula and Marino were the only ones really taking advantage of it. Dan was allowed to throw an average of 35 passes per game. Guys like Jim Kelly were UNDER 30 per game on average.
Marino handled the serious pass rush. The defense could literally kill you with no penalty. Joe Ferguson was hit so hard, the announcers thought he was dead; no penalty. . . .different time/ different league. Its better for these guys now. . . Much better.
Totally agree with the majority of comments on here! lets hope for Miami Dolphins fans Josh Rosen ends up half the QB Danny was as similar stories, in the fact the Dolphins could not avoid taking him when he dropped to them! I have a good feeling he will be a Great too. watch this space! ;)
Just as a pure passer Marino is the best IMO. Rodgers would probably be next. The thing a lot of people don't realize is he had almost no learning curve. He just dropped into the NFL and killed it...immediately...and not with dinks and dunks. Nobody is that dominant at that position immediately. His vision and instincts for the passing game was uncanny, especially that young. Even Elway looked like crap for a while before he started to shine.
bears had 2 first round picks in 83 man o man i can only dream of what would have been if the bears took marino with one of them "18th overall". walter payton with marino as his qb.... then add in the great bears Defensive of the 80's!
I know Joe Montana and Tom Brady have A fist full Super Bowl rings. But winning the Super Bowl is more about one player it’s a team and it’s a system. You Put that together with a great quarterback and you’ve got a winning combination. Marino never had a running game you knew that they were going to throw the ball 35 times a game the defense was mediocre for most of his entire career that’s not a Recipe for winning a Super Bowl and one last thing can you imagine if Marino was playing in this day and age with these rules He would’ve threw for over 6000 yards and probably 60 touchdowns. I would still take them over Brady or Montana call me crazy oh well
I think it's up for debate whether Favre or Marino was a better passer. They both had the exact same skill set and a pretty similar mindset. I do find it sad that Marino never had a team around him as capable as he was.
The Dolphins had an anemic running game always, and a middling to poor defense, during Marino’s career. If he played today and had a middle ranked defense, and some running game capability, he would put up absurd video game numbers. Remember, his 1984 season, those were crazy numbers at the time.
Miami had a losing record vs buffalo bills in 8 different seasons during the *Jim Kelly era* (11 year) of the bills. *Buffalo HOFers:* Jim Kelly Thurman Thomas Bruce Smith Andre Reed James Lofton *Miami HOFers:* Dan Marino
sucks don Shula never gave this man a defense or running game. Marino had to do it all by himself along with duper and Clayton. at least a defense. he could've been a multiple super bowl champion
It wasn't for lack of trying. Miami drafted players to try and fill needs, and occasionally got free agents for the same. They even had a few nuggets of gold in his time. In 1984, the Dolphins were set at quarterback, offensive line, and receivers. Just needed a good all-purpose back to keep defenses honest. Plus a few holes to plug on defense. Joe Carter (1985 draft) looked to be that back but for one thing: he was fumble prone, and no amount of coaching or mentoring corrected this. Watching the games from 1985, but for his fumbling, he showed promise. Combined with Tony Nathan and Woody Bennett, this could have been a better than average backfield, more than what the Dolphins needed. Just not to be. The Dolphins acquired linebacker Hugh Green in 1985, a better than decent linebacker, who easily supplanted Charles Bowser on one side, with veteran Bob Brudzinski manning the other side. This corrected a problem, with a player that a defense could be built around. Until...injury, in an auto accident. Green was never the same, although he did return. A years later, the Dolphins drafted inside linebacker John Offerdahl, who turned out to be better than any expected. He even saved a game for the Dolphins his rookie season. It was against the Indianapolis Colts, a hapless team that season (1986). The Colts managed to keep Marino & company out of the endzone most of the day, and in the closing minutes (trailing 17-13), put together a drive that brought them deep into Dolphins territory. On fourth down, Colts quarterback Jack Trudeau hit a crossing receiver, who appeared to have a clear path to at least a first down, and more. Offerdahl, playing it perfectly, made the stop short of the first down, ending the threat. It made the Dolphins 8-1 at the time, and looking every bit the playoff contenders and threat to make a go of another Super Bowl appearance. These are just examples, I could cite several more. The point is, the Dolphins tried to put a real team around Marino, and some horrendous luck combined with a few bad moves prevented it. In 1984, after the Super Bowl, there was a commercial featuring Marino and Joe Montana, where Montana met Marino at a soda vending machine after the game and bought Marino a soda. A common quip by Dolphins fans was, "next year, Dan will be buying Joe a coke." Yes, everyone thought Marino would return for more Super Bowls. It didn't happen, but it wasn't for lack of trying.
He won every game for us in Miami. We had every reason to believe every weekend ,we had Dan Marino! Thanks Dan for the best 17 seasons a
fan can ever have,we became winners thanks to you.
He did not , he gave us a bitter pill to swallow.
Dan is the reason offense is played the way it is today. His season in '84 is still the greatest quarterback season of all time. Super bowl or not, he's my first pick for an all time team. He is the greatest thrower of the football ever.
Danny went to the pros and from day one he threw the ball like no other the velocity and where to put the ball as a rookie he did it. Nobody ever threw the ball like him.
Unquestionably, the best passing QB ever.
Ever? 8-10 playoff record *career* an atrocious 56% career passing playoff comp% .. 32 TD's -24 INT *pathetic* *0* Super Bowls* get off the drugs
@@AlwaysHalloween000 Here's how you know he was the best pure passer the league has or ever will see. He is consistently ranked in the top 5 qb's of all time by the majority of fans, sportswriters/casters and if you listen to his peers and every hof'er he played against they will tell you hands down he was the best. Now to the part that matters the most. There is no other QB in this discussion that hasn't won a superbowl(s) and if he had won just 1 superbowl we wouldn't be having this discussion period. Make no mistake when Marino played he was the alpha dog and defenses literally feared him. He was what every other QB in the league aspired to be and play like. A QB phenom, a prodigy who was years ahead of his time and putting up numbers in an extremely physical era of football with little to no rules to protect the players especially the QB like there is now. The NFL literally had to change the rules to let the other QB's catch up. Just imagine the td's and passing yards that a "prime' Dan Marino would put up under today's current rules. It would be ridiculous because the way he played was ridiculous.
You know you are the best to ever do it when everyone that came before or after you is compared to you.
@@babaoriley3549 ZERO SUPER BOWLS AND BEYOND HORRIBLE IN THE PLAYOFFS
@@babaoriley3549 BETTER THAN MONTANA 😂😂
Rod Woodson, arguably the best DB ever gives Marino the nod on being the best he ever played against. Enough said.!💯
I miss Dan Marino!
Good old days! #13
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Me too my dude...me too
That throw in the National Championship against Georgia was incredible, what an amazing ride for this man.
It was actually in the 1982 Sugar Bowl, but I agree, it was a magnificent throw.
Interviewer: You were ahead of your time.
Dan Marino: Thank you
God made a quarterback, and his name is Dan Marino.
Lol facts
Marino is the most talented human being who ever played qb. End of story
In the 80’s and 90’s, 100%
Thanks for whoever posted. This is greatness!!!
Marino was one of my heros coming up...greatness indeed🏈
MARINO IS THE BEST QB EVER
Pure facts!
I would give this comment a thumbs up. But then it would have 14.
Ángel Galaviz Wrong
Face PC You couldn't be more right!
Agreed
I had the pleasure of being born on the sidelines of the Orange Bowl in 1963. Seeing Marino from 20 ft away was amazing.
It still amazes me he did so much without a defense or running game all of those years. Back in those days teams ran the heck out of the ball and marino only had one 1k rusher his whole career and that was at the end of it.
Imagine if he had our team today what he could have done.
Put Marino in today's league......???? Good luck. He is better than all of the current....including Brady.... In fact...easy...
Yep today's league would own all the records today and good luck stopping six straight Superbowl rings sorry Brady Marino is just better
Fuck yes!! 👍
Absolutely. He would put up insane numbers. I miss watching him play.
He'd surely like it better than his days. The rules protect elite quarterbacks today, and defensive players can't brutalize receivers anymore. He'd have a field day with most defenses today.
@Peter Venetdec122970 + I think he was very overrated.
I don't believe there is a such thing as a GOAT because of how long pro football has been around and how much the game has changed in each era but Marino was the perfect example of the perfect passer. If he tossed 48 TD's in 1984 which was a much more tougher era than today think of what he could do in today's football. I say 80,000 career passing yards and 600 TD passes. People can stuff it with who is the GOAT, Montana or Brady? I wish Marino played on the teams they played on his entire career. If I had to pick a GOAT, Marino it is
Greatest passer in history! Nobody comes close.
Jeff George was prettier when comes to passing ball
If you like interceptions then yes ( Jeff George) . And bring a coach killer too.
@@iamtman1 you crazy better look again at that arm
Ask 1000 experts who was a better passer marino or George. And 1000 will tell you Marino.
@@iamtman1 in college Jeff George was a badass
hes the only one to beat the 85 bears defense ...case closed he took their 0
He took their fuckin 0. Hell he did baby. Im 44. I used to wear a Marino jersey as my practice jersey in Jr Bantam. Lol and ever dude on my team made it priority to see who could rip it off me 😂 I wore that like a shield. 😆 I'm a die-hard Phins fan
His quick release , accuracy, and tremendous arm too often make people forget what a quick scrambler he was , his ability to find secondary and tertiary receivers , his ability to run one way and throw the other way across the field , and so on . Marino moved quickly, ducked and dodged to get a pass off when the pocket collapsed . Tom Brady just collapses into a heap . If Brady didn't have one of the best pass protection teams of all time, he would be a nobody . imo brady is just a passing robot and nothing more . there have been dozens of quarterbacks better than Brady
Maaaaan, i'm 33 and i miss my late 80s-90s football. I always got pumped knowing the Dolphins were playing when i was younger. You had to actually watch a game with Marino in it to understand the hype. My step pops and his brother, friends, and cousins held Madden tournaments at the time. I always played my Dolphins and made crazy passes with marino against them and they were just dumbfounded lol i am grateful i was able to witness so many wild games with Dan Marino. Fins up for life! ❤
Sweet Jesus, imagine how many SB rings he would've had with the 49ers/Giants/Redskins back in the 80s.
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Sean.
My Dude!!!
best pure passing QB of all time. Bar none. period. yea Montana was great and so is Brady. but to a man. they will tell you who was the best to ever sling it. Even Elway with his cannon like arm could not touch Dan on just passing and quick release.
I agree...Marino was passing excellence he was the best ever
Brady never played against real defense in his entire career. Bump and run and blitz down middle will force Brady out of that 5 wide spread offense. NFL unofficially banned bump and run on their favorites like Brady or Manning. Brady's whole career is asterisk. Elway what set him apart from Marino was his scrambling ability. Elway was a bigger threat outside the pocket and could buy up more time with his legs which helped him play better in playoffs than Marino ever could.
James Matth
+Mr.Eagles - I know I haven been watching football for the last 10 years, but really, no more bump and run. When did this happen. No wonder the score in today's game is so much higher...to much advantage for the offense.
rawm yaaj- Really ever since Rodger Goodell became commisioner. Google the TY LAW rule which happened before Goodell became commisioner
Damn I wish I was a fly on the wall for that Bill Walsh and Marino convo. Bill Walsh must've been like "with my coaching I could've won 4 more super bowls with this guy"
Super facts!!!!!!!!
Imagine if pittsburgh drafted him
I wonder what woulda happened if the Steelers drafted Marino and then Bill Cowher took over as head coach in 1984 --- I think Pittsburgh woulda went on to win 4 or 5 Super Bowls in the 80's and 90's
On Dan Marino-
"Even when we knew what he was going to do, we still couldn't stop him"- Bill Parcells
"The only time I enjoyed watching Dan Marino, was when he was on the sideline" - Marv Levy
EVER SINCE, HIS JR. SEASON AT PITT..... DAN MARINO HAS BEEN MY FAVORITE Q.B. OF ALL TIME !
SIMPLY THE BEST !
Great tribute . I miss watching him so much 😢
Thanks a lot...Marino brings back fond memories as a teen for me Football was great back then
Face PC Gaming and everyone has forgotten . People have broken his record and don't understand that no one playing today is as good as he was .
The name is....Dan Marino the great!!!
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MARINO is and always will be The GOAT
MARINO dominated the Game
MARINO defined greatness
MARINO annihilated the best defenses in an era when football was hard nosed
MARINO MASTERED the passing game
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As a life long die hard Phins fan it is no surprise that Dan is my favorite athlete of all time. Watching this vid the one feeling I have is I just miss watching the guy every time my Phins were on TV. He just made the watching the Dolphins entertaining
Marino was my football idol Best QB of all time F**k the rings he had nothing to work with his whole career
ive never seen any qback trow like marino and everytime he got the ball u think its a touchdown!no ring I dnt care but I know hes the best who played a quarter back
What a great passer Marino was. Pro-Football-Reference does a study to determine the Value that a QB gives to his team in the Reg. Season and Dan is in the Top 10 among QB's. They also did a study to show their Value in the playoffs.
The P-F-R study showed that Marino gave his TEAM a Negative Value in 10 playoff games and a Value in the single digits in 2 others. His overall Value was a terrible NEGATIVE 156.
Favre's Value was 302, Warner 422, Staubach 461, Aikman 527, Young 580, Elway 767, Bradshaw 903, and Montana 1292. Again Marino's Value was NEGATIVE 156. This study was done in '08 and never updated so no Brady, Manning, Brees, etc.
Here is an update on that study---it wasdone from'67 thru '06 so that is why there are no totals for Unitas, Starr, Brady, Manning, Brees, etc., etc. Chase Stuart did the study but he lft PFR in '07 or so and it was stopped then for the playoffs. They still have 1 going for the Reg. Season.
The term "Pocket Passer" was essentially created by and for Dan Marino...not the fastest or even nimble BUT shifty enough with a step or two in any direction within the pocket to avoid the pass rush then followed by arguably the quickest release ever in the history of the game. The purest and most fundamentally sound QB to ever play the game...he's now a living and breathing training training video to all would be or future QB's at any level including pro's!!!
The most pure passer and gifted quarterback of all time
.if dan had a running game and a decent defense he would have won multiple super bowls
An dan had heart and drive to succeed
Steeler fan says' " damn I wish the Steelers would have picked thier hometown kid Dan Marino!!!
Yeah...that was just idiotic
I loved the fact that Marino proved every critic so wrong for 17 years for the Dolphins?! LMAO
Dan the Man Marino is the best QB
Of all time. He deserved a to win the Super Bowl. Shame he didnt. He is Simply The Best!
Shula built a brutal team in the early '70s but losing his great players to aging and injury or etc. its hard to take chances on drafting rookies and watch them flourish into dominant players which that's every coach's hopes and dreams .developing a dominating defense and unstoppable offence at the same rate is a miracle.That was the finished product after 6 seasons, was the 72 dolphins (perfect season) .
Marino was just like a loaded gun from the store , ready to strike and set records . but the team was incomplete with a weak defense and that drove Marino to excel under pressure .His only SB game the '49ers dominated dolphin defense for which Marino's
offense was out scored. But Marino through out his career he kept you on your feet playing games with his awesome passing especially in 4th quarter come back game winning ending. Oh my god that's Marino & Miami dolphins i will always remember .
Greatest ever!! Look at all the top 10 career passing rankings. He is the only one still on all these list that played pre 2000!! Today he would throw 6000yds and 60 TD a year!!
He's still the GOAT! He was better than Brady, Manning, and Rodgers. Those guys played in the pass happy flag football league that is 10-15% easier to throw in which makes it an easy era for QB. As far as rings go, give Marino the 49ers of the 80's and 90's and he wins the most super bowls ever. No other QB played wih the mediocrity Dan played with, he's simply done more with less than every QB in history and his talent trumps all!
Elway won more with less
+Mr.Eagles Elway isn't in Marino's league. Terrell Davis is the reason Elway is even in the discussion
Elway got Broncos to super bowls in 1986,1987,1989. Elway was a runner who can extend play with legs unlike slow Marino who was always exposed in playoffs. Checkout official NFL statistics of Bronco teams during those years. Broncos were ranked over 20th each time. Pre 2000 NFL if your team didn't finish in top 5 rushing yards unlikely your team would win super bowl. I know Elway may not have flashy passing statistics like Marino but Elway's legs made the difference. Elway>Marino
Elway's legs made no difference at all, he was sacked all the time because of his inability to read blitzes and pass accurately. Marino didn't run but was the least sacked QB in history because of his mobility inside the pocket, ability to read defenses and having the fastest release in history. Elway had 10 seasons with a top 10 D, Marino had 4, Elway had 6-7 seasons with a 1,000 yard rusher, Marino had one. Defense wins championships and Marino never had one, a balanced offense wins championships and he never had a run game. Elway has some of the worst stats in super bowl history. Give Marino his teams and he'd have 5-6 rings instead of Elway's 2.
greg trust- you couldn't be more wrong on Elways legs. Go watch the DRIVE video. Elway one of few QBs with 3000 rushing yards. You should also look up why Staubach beat Craig Morton for QB job.Without Mel Blount rule(5 yard rule) Marino is not as good. Marino always cried for flag after getting rushed in face and usually got it. I'd rank Sonny Jurgenson over Marino as best pure precision pocket passer who played his entire career before Mel Blount rule. Elway got inferior teams to super bowls while Marino was often one and done in playoffs. Elway not as accurate as Marino but Elway can extend play and run unlike Marino.
I agree best pure passer, quickest release EVER
Best passer of all time period
Miami dolphins had Dan Marino. That was it. lol
That's mostly accurate. The defense was good in '84, but if Marino's teams had Montana or some of the other guys that have been called G.O.A.T, they would've won 5-8 games a year.
He did have 2 great receivers!! Mark clayton AND mark duper!! He WOULDN'T have had all those completions AND touchdowns WITHOUT THEM!!
THE BEST EVER!
wow, nice debate. fun. i sometimes mention marino when the discussion comes to the goat and the youngsters have no idea about marino. good points made by all. i will go with marino. why? heck with the stats, i believe my eyes and my gut. too bad, miami never had a defense. AND, i wish the steelers drafted him. i think marino played with a chip on his shoulder because of the way he was treated in the draft.
i need to find my strat-o-matic 1984 season. oh, i have it, i just need to find out what box i have it in. no, i aint selling it.
That would have been interesting, Marino playing with the Steelers rather than the Dolphins. Can only imagine what that offense would have looked like.
agreed bro,this man could fit the ball in anywhere he wanted too at anytime with velocity !!
Dan Marino with Barry Sanders, Jerry Rice and a good defence would have won more SB that Montana and Brady for sure.
But would Dan be willing to hand the ball off to Barry? He loved to pass on every down. Jerry was the best, but Dan had TWO terrific receivers in Marks bros. Jerry got double covered. But double covering both Marks consumes defense. Dan had great receivers. He was great, no doubt, but Brady, Montana, Bradshaw, Elway, Aikman, were more complete. Most perfect throws came from Jeff George.
If only the Steelers would have picked Marino in the 83 draft...Oh what could have been..
NFL football has not been the same for me since Marino retired the way the the NBA isn't the same sine Jordan retired.
he's no tom brady.
He didn't need a system and know the other team's playsheets to perform.
Brady could never perform as Marino did with the team Marino had.
Well FN said!
Brady wouldn't last half a season with any of Marino's teams or in Marino's era
You guys are crazy. Of course rings aren't everything. There are many factors and variables to consider. But when a guy like Brady can drag team after team after team to 9 superbowl, 13 afc championship games, his status as the best is undeniable at this point. Because just as rings aren't everything, they also aren't "nothing". They're a very good indicator to add in with the other variables!
Some years Brady had a complete team. But some years he had crap for receivers and made them look like all Stars. Some years he had no defense buy overcame it. Name Brady's great receivers throughout his first 3 title run. Exactly. I doubt you know any of their names. In this latest run he has talented guys, but lots of their skill comes from Brady and then practicing everyday and building chemistry. Or do you really think these short, slower white guys are the best in the league, lol. Edelman, Amendola, Hogan, Welker... These guys were great because Brady.
Bit in the end, what separates Brady is his clutch drives time after time after time. A QB like Marino that could only get to 1 Superbowl and won none just absolutely isn't even close.
Brady is the best and it's very likely nobody will ever be better from a standpoint of success.
Jason Hebert SUBSCRIBE for True Hollyweird Stories I think the argument is that Dan Marino is the most talented or the best passer of all time, but that’s not necessarily what greatness is.
@@JasonHebert You're crazy if you believe all that horse shit. Brady is great because of what Belichick gives him. For 1 he always had great O-lines in front of him. And of course you're another who doesn't know football by saying stupid shit that Brady makes players great. Does he run the routes and catch the passes for them? Don't forget every year the Pats won the Super Bowl they have had good defenses that at times might have been ranked low on paper during the season but was #1 in the postseason. I mean for real people like you make me sick, you talk about Brady like he's perfect or something. Learn football you idiot because you don't know shit except to repeat shit other idiots have said and were wrong
48 TDs in 1984 is similar to 60 now. Also limited running game. Defense was often on the field 35 minutes a game.
crazy.
Very true --- and defensive pass interference was called half as much as today
Thank face pc for providing us with one the greatest QB of all time .
Great editing...
Thanks a lot my dude 👍
Dan and Aaron Rodgers best pure passers ever
Aaron was never as good as Marino --- just admit it
Marino and brett favre outchea
Throw Wareen Moon in there. All three beautiful to watch.
@@billbelzek6748 As a downfield passer, Aaron is right up there with Dan.
Imagine Marino in today’s game, 6000 yards, 60+ touchdowns. See what he did with 2- 5 1/2 foot tall receivers, never mind a top running back. He did this with Shula, who was a great coach, would never run up the score, he took his foot off the pedal way too early and he stuck with failing coaches way too long, like his defensive coordinator. Dan was like a linebacker at quarter back. Not sure anyone else had his mentality, maybe Brady. Marino didn’t chase records either, like today. A tight end told me a story about 2 defensive lineman posing and flexing their arms and who’s was bigger and better. Marino happened to walk by and held out his right arm and said you’re both wrong, this is the s#*t right here, pointing at his right arm, and walked away. They both said you’re right, and quit flexing.
In today’s NFL, he would’ve dominated way more than he did when he was playing. Put Marino with OBJ?!?! Holy sh-t!!!!
31:21 Jesus H Christ, look at that throw...
Ppl love to say he never won a ring well let's see you go up against 49ers of the 80s with a trash dolphins team and see what you do
That team was far from trash. But, 49ers just had more overall talent.
Just imagine if Marino had the Niners O-line, receivers, and defense of the 80's and Walsh let him go buck wild with his arm --- he woulda won 5 or 6 Super Bowls and made everyone forget Montana even existed
Guy named after a state I think
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Yes the state of MONTANA
GREATEST EVER !
Give Marino the 85 bears defense and jerry rice and Walter Payton he would've won 5-8 Super Bowls
The same can be said for many QBs. Jim McMahon won a ring & he is a good, but not legendary QB. I bet Jim Kelly, Fran Tarkenton, & Dan Fouts would win multiple rings under your conditions.
If Dan Marino had Barry Sanders for a running back... he would have won 10 superbowls.
There r many great QB's that never came away w/ a ring & there r average QB's that had a great team around them w/ ring(s). The only thing that is almost certain is that being a team sport, none of these other QB's would have had as many rings as Marino w/ the same supporting cast as they had. Thnx again for this great tribute to one of the greatest.
The greatest pure passer to ever launch a football.
4) Brett Favre
3) John Elway
2 or 1B) Aaron Rodgers
1 or 1A) Dan Marino
Simply put.... the greatest pure passer to ever play the QB position!
Brady 💍💍💍💍💍💍 4 Time Super Bowl MVP and every playoff passing record in the history of the world -- Marino lifetime playoff passing % 56% pathetic 32/24 TD/ INT ratio *horrendous* simply put yer a moron - Brady 2001-2018/ 9 Super Bowl appearances in 18 years
@@AlwaysHalloween000 Brady could be considered a better QB than those but not a better passer. Best passers are Marino and Rodgers no others in the discussion.
@@johndailey2323 Brady is spot on and flawless from all angle and trajectory's and 82,000 (900 yards this year) yards career is the proof.. Marino was absolutely pathetic in cold weather playoff games and Rodgers has lead the league in throwaways the last two seasons to protect his TD/INT ratio.. so much for yer discussion.. Brady is *check out his pass to Antonio Brown against the Dolphins* that's Brady 200 times over.. Only Tom Brady can make an absolute text book 2 yard perfect timing slant in pass in a Super Bowl (to Danny Amendola) for a 2 point conversion under incredible pressure down 28-26 with 1 minute left.. *THAT'S PASSING* Marino & Rodgers wouldn't stand a chance of making that play (End Of Discussion)
@@AlwaysHalloween000 I'm not saying Brady isn't a better QB. There's no way he's a better passer than Marino or Rodgers. When Marino broke the TD record in 1984 he broke it by 33 percent the previous record was 36 tds he threw 48. For a QB to do that equivalent today they would have to beat the current record 55 and go to 73 tds. There's no way Brady throws for 48 touchdowns and over 5000 yards in the 1980s. The rules made it so much more difficult to pass. Also Brady hasn't had to face a single good QB in his division. Marino face Jim Kelly and Jen O'Brien. There's no way Brady puts up the stats he does in the 1980s and 1990s. Great QB but Rodgers and Marino are better passer s. Rodgers td to interception ratio is incredible only threw 2 interceptions last year
@@AlwaysHalloween000 also Brady hasn't thrown for 82000 yards
When would it ever b possible to compare a quarterback with no rings to qb’s that do? Never!! Unless ur Dan Marino. That’s how uniquely great he was. The simply fact its debated is proof he’s great as those Qb’s with the rings!
So just so there's no room for misinterpretation you are saying he's as good as Tom Brady? is that correct?
I traded 20 Michael Jordan basketball cards for 10 Dan Marino cards cause "Dan's the man" !!
Dan Fouts came close. 3-1000 yd recievers. Best Tight end Kellen Winslow in history. John Jefferson, Charlie Joiner. Wes Chandler. Bob Griese went undefeated 1972. 3 Super Bowls in a row. Won 2. Bradshaw won 4 championships in 6 yrs and Montana had 4 Superbowl rings. Brady well! No comment. I hate his guts! Hard to believe Hosstedeler, Rypien, Favre, Warner, Namath,Theismann, McMahon, Williams had Superbowl rings. Stabler, Young had 1 each. They were both better than 1 Superbowl. But, not Marino, Fouts, Kelly 4 Super Bowls in a row, or Tarkenton. Dan Marino needed a No Name Defence, Larry Czonka, Mercury Morris, Jim Kiick, Benny Malone, a descent secondary. Dolphins management sucked in Marino era. Whoever said life was fair.
You put a lot of work into this video. Its unfortunate that that one source had to be zoomed in (I imagine for copyright purposes?) but even still, great video. I'd love to see you do another player.
Sunshine Thanks a lot Marino is my favorite player of all time...I did another Marino video and few other players...check out my channel
hey thank you for responding! i actually did see that you did a few other similar videos right after i posted this comment. i should have checked first i apologize for that. but dude!! you should keep making these! you're good at it and this is content people will eat up! I'm bias of course but i DEFINITELY think you should do Kenny Stabler. but thats just me ;)
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Sunshine Lol thanks my dude and definitely appreciate the love...ima make the snake eventualy
That he lasted as long as he did in the 1983 draft says a lot about how inexact a science sizing up potential NFL talent is. They think they know but, more often than not, they don't know. It's nothing to be ashamed of. Some great football minds whiff when it comes to the draft. A ton of people missed with the likes of Marino, Brady, Terrell Davis and so many others. I'm a Bronco fan -- watched Marino come into Denver one year and whip John Elway -- and some of our best players went late in the draft or weren't drafted at all: Davis, Karl Mecklenburg, Rod Smith, and now Phillip Lindsay. And every team has such cases. By the way: in terms of pure passing ability, Warren Moon comes the closest to DM, IMO. That's my take. Great video, by the way!
1st round pick by the Miami Dolphins 🐬 out of the University of Pittsburgh in 1983
Miami Dolphins 🐬
1983-2000
1984 MVP 🏆 (48 passing touchdowns)
1994/95 Comeback Player of the year
9x Pro Bowl
3x First Team All Pro
4x 2nd Team All Pro
1998 Man of the year
1983/84 Rookie of the year
Led the league in passer rating in 1984
1st All America at PITT
Led PITT to the Sugar Bowl vs Georgia his junior year and the Cotton Bowl vs SMU his senior year
7,905 passing yards and 74 touchdowns, with 64 interceptions in his 4 year college career with the University of Pittsburgh
5x led the NFL in passing yards
3x led the NFL in passing touchdowns
61,361 passing yards and 420 touchdowns in his 17 year career
Played for the Dolphins 🐬 in Super Bowl 19 vs 49ers
2006 Pro Football 🏈 HOF
College Football 🏈 HOF
The King!
Max Kellerman really knows his stuff.
Quickest release ever. Too bad he never got a ring. I despise the phins but always respected #13
Exactly my sentiment
Best EVER. Nobody comes close.
Marin Duper. One of the best combos in NFL history. Like Montana and Rice
Thank y’all for saying that
Even though Dan The Man Mario never won a Superbowl Ring he'll always be the greatest QB all time
one of the best to ever play the game.
marino was better than montana..... just on the wrong team for the all of the rings he would have gotten with the right team. that's the difference between marino and montana. only that marino was better than montana.
Martina Dejaquiz I agree!
Moreno montana regardless both are from the Steel city Pittsburgh !!!
I'm going to disagree. Marino couldn't run away from pressure or when the play broke down, like Montana could. As the Super Bowl XIX highlight film noted, "as good a quarterback as Joe Montana is, he's not in Dan Marino's class as a passer; as good a pure passer as Dan Marino is, he can't beat you as many ways as Montana can."
@@raydude9208 Wow! Not THAT is a great boast for Pittsburgh
Dan Marino was better than Joe Montana...
Okay I'm not even going to get in this cuz I'm going to get in Stephen A Smith mode..
Once the bump and run defense was stopped in 1978 (the Mel Blount Rule) it really helped to open up the passing game, but Coach Shula and Marino were the only ones really taking advantage of it. Dan was allowed to throw an average of 35 passes per game. Guys like Jim Kelly were UNDER 30 per game on average.
Dan Marino had more talent on his pinky than Jim Kelly had in his entire body. You're just a Bills fan.
He put the Dolphins on the map. They hadn’t won since 72. He was the Dolphins
Marino handled the serious pass rush. The defense could literally kill you with no penalty.
Joe Ferguson was hit so hard, the announcers thought he was dead; no penalty. . . .different time/ different league. Its better for these guys now. . . Much better.
Totally agree with the majority of comments on here! lets hope for Miami Dolphins fans Josh Rosen ends up half the QB Danny was as similar stories, in the fact the Dolphins could not avoid taking him when he dropped to them! I have a good feeling he will be a Great too. watch this space! ;)
ps lets just hope he can put the team on his back and carry them the way Dan did!
I should have been playing with Dan at Central we are the same age. My Dad is a Central Catholic legend same as Dan. My missed opportunity
Just as a pure passer Marino is the best IMO. Rodgers would probably be next. The thing a lot of people don't realize is he had almost no learning curve. He just dropped into the NFL and killed it...immediately...and not with dinks and dunks. Nobody is that dominant at that position immediately. His vision and instincts for the passing game was uncanny, especially that young. Even Elway looked like crap for a while before he started to shine.
Dude throws the football 50yards down field like he’s handing it off.
bears had 2 first round picks in 83 man o man i can only dream of what would have been if the bears took marino with one of them "18th overall". walter payton with marino as his qb.... then add in the great bears Defensive of the 80's!
I think if Mark Duper had not had drug problems after Dan's second year, history would have been even better. Duper and Clayton were awesome too.
I know Joe Montana and Tom Brady have A fist full Super Bowl rings. But winning the Super Bowl is more about one player it’s a team and it’s a system. You Put that together with a great quarterback and you’ve got a winning combination. Marino never had a running game you knew that they were going to throw the ball 35 times a game the defense was mediocre for most of his entire career that’s not a Recipe for winning a Super Bowl and one last thing can you imagine if Marino was playing in this day and age with these rules He would’ve threw for over 6000 yards and probably 60 touchdowns. I would still take them over Brady or Montana call me crazy oh well
I think it's up for debate whether Favre or Marino was a better passer. They both had the exact same skill set and a pretty similar mindset. I do find it sad that Marino never had a team around him as capable as he was.
From what we know now and you had to build a football team, your #1 draft pick would be Dan Marino.
I’m still mad that Cincinnati passed on Marino and picked a center, Marino could throw a football through a brick wall.
I'm a bears fan and the only reason I say he is top 3 with Kurt warner and Sid luckman is because he threw for 400 yards against the '85 bears!
Just one question....how many records did brady manning farve rodgers brees break in there 1st 4years?
The Dolphins had an anemic running game always, and a middling to poor defense, during Marino’s career. If he played today and had a middle ranked defense, and some running game capability, he would put up absurd video game numbers. Remember, his 1984 season, those were crazy numbers at the time.
13.Bad Luck.For the other side!!
Nobody else could ever whip these laser beams like that... Mahomes is awesome and the closest I've seen since, but still not quite.
Miami had a losing record vs buffalo bills in 8 different seasons during the *Jim Kelly era* (11 year) of the bills.
*Buffalo HOFers:*
Jim Kelly
Thurman Thomas
Bruce Smith
Andre Reed
James Lofton
*Miami HOFers:*
Dan Marino
The Best QB
Best ever.
sucks don Shula never gave this man a defense or running game. Marino had to do it all by himself along with duper and Clayton. at least a defense. he could've been a multiple super bowl champion
It wasn't for lack of trying. Miami drafted players to try and fill needs, and occasionally got free agents for the same. They even had a few nuggets of gold in his time.
In 1984, the Dolphins were set at quarterback, offensive line, and receivers. Just needed a good all-purpose back to keep defenses honest. Plus a few holes to plug on defense.
Joe Carter (1985 draft) looked to be that back but for one thing: he was fumble prone, and no amount of coaching or mentoring corrected this. Watching the games from 1985, but for his fumbling, he showed promise. Combined with Tony Nathan and Woody Bennett, this could have been a better than average backfield, more than what the Dolphins needed. Just not to be.
The Dolphins acquired linebacker Hugh Green in 1985, a better than decent linebacker, who easily supplanted Charles Bowser on one side, with veteran Bob Brudzinski manning the other side. This corrected a problem, with a player that a defense could be built around. Until...injury, in an auto accident. Green was never the same, although he did return.
A years later, the Dolphins drafted inside linebacker John Offerdahl, who turned out to be better than any expected. He even saved a game for the Dolphins his rookie season.
It was against the Indianapolis Colts, a hapless team that season (1986). The Colts managed to keep Marino & company out of the endzone most of the day, and in the closing minutes (trailing 17-13), put together a drive that brought them deep into Dolphins territory. On fourth down, Colts quarterback Jack Trudeau hit a crossing receiver, who appeared to have a clear path to at least a first down, and more. Offerdahl, playing it perfectly, made the stop short of the first down, ending the threat. It made the Dolphins 8-1 at the time, and looking every bit the playoff contenders and threat to make a go of another Super Bowl appearance.
These are just examples, I could cite several more. The point is, the Dolphins tried to put a real team around Marino, and some horrendous luck combined with a few bad moves prevented it.
In 1984, after the Super Bowl, there was a commercial featuring Marino and Joe Montana, where Montana met Marino at a soda vending machine after the game and bought Marino a soda. A common quip by Dolphins fans was, "next year, Dan will be buying Joe a coke." Yes, everyone thought Marino would return for more Super Bowls.
It didn't happen, but it wasn't for lack of trying.