Thread: Evolution of QB:Yesterdays vs Todays (Blechr Reprt

Throughout the 50's and 60's offensive success depended mostly on the running game. And the most commonly used formation during that era was the pro-set. At that time the pro-set was generally a running offense that used play action fakes to set up deep passing attempts when defenses stacked up vs the running game.

Then in the 70's, along came a man by the name of Don Coryell and a strong armed quarterback named Dan Fouts and the quarterback position changed dramatically from that point on.

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Taking all of these things and more into consideration I have developed a formula to rate a quarterback based on six key factors of their careers. And those are:

SUPER BOWL TITLES

SUPER BOWL APPEARANCES

PRO-BOWL APPEARANCES

LEAGUE MVP

TOUCHDOWNS

YARDS THROWN AND RUSHED

The Evolution of the Quarterback:Yesterdays Legends vs. Todays Greats

Something else that was different back then - I can't think of a single QB who started their rookie year unless they were forced into it through injury.

Originally Posted by "NodakPaul" #1104717

Something else that was different back then - I can't think of a single QB who started their rookie year unless they were forced into it through injury.

As always, and excellent point.

I tried to think of some other QB's to throw in and try the math but couldn't come up with any better than this list.