Drew Brees and Tom Brady passed Dan Marino for the all-time single season NFL passing yards. Dan Marino carried the mark of 5,084 yards since 1984 when he broke Dan Fouts's 4,802 set in 1981. The ever changing NFL is more pass oriented over the past couple years due to the offensive play calling, limited great running backs and defensive pass interfence calls . The corners and defensive back are struggling to find the right balance between the contact and no contact in the views of the officials.
In the 2011 season 3 players passed the 5,000 mark Drew Brees (5,476), Tom Brady (5,235) and Matthew Stafford (5,038). With just 67 more passing yards Eli Manning (4,933) would have been the fourth.
Here is the list on the Top 10 all-time single season passing yard leaders. See if you can maybe determine the 2012 and beyond!
1. Drew Brees - 5,476
2. Tom Brady - 5,235
3. Dan Marino* - 5,084
4. Drew Brees - 5,069
5. Matthew Stafford - 5,038
6. Eli Manning - 4,933
7. Kurt Warner* - 4,830
8. Tom Brady - 4,806
9. Dan Fouts*- 4,802
10. Matt Schaub - 4,770
Drew Brees and Tom Brady are in the top 10 twice and seems to be the front runner in the chase to 6000 yards passing in a single season.
Dan Marino, Dan Fouts and Kurt Warner have all retired with much accolades in the game of football and the NFL.
The other young guns on the hunt with individual goals could add the 6000 yard mark is Matthew Stafford, Eli Manning and Matt Shaub.
All of these quarterback still playing in today's NFL have a shot at the 6000 yard goal if the defenses continue to get calls against them. These future hall of fame canidates will continue to sling the football down field to grab that 60, 70 or 80 yard pass play. What are the consequenses? A completed pass (plus), a pass interfence call (plus) or an occasional interception deep in your territory (Fail). I will take the odds everytime and so will these players.
The odds are even greater for the pocket passers who are protected by the roughing the passer call that they can with a good offensive line sit back and rip the secondary all day.
We as football fans want touchdowns! Who wants to see a one yard quarterback sneak? A long pass of 30 yards or more for a TD is like a homerun in baseball. Chicks dig the long ball not a sacrifice bunt.
I will be ready for the opening of the season next year to see if we will hit the mark.
Will we see an emerging prospect next year?
Let's all Cheer them on!
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