@JakeSimmons-r2uthey don’t. Because if your line is really bad, it pretty much almost always will not matter how good your qb or rb is. There’s only so much a rb can do if he’s met at the line every play. Or if a qb is under pressure after a 2 step drop. That’s why the 90s cowboys were so dominant, best o line ever, not to knock Emmitt, but that’s the only reason he’s the rushing leader. By a WIDE margin. He’s nowhere near guys like sanders or brown but his line put him way ahead
@JakeSimmons-r2u Yeah it really sucks. He was the greatest to do it and that’s without a good line… If he had a line like Emmitt, boy that wouldn’t even be fair 😂 His record would be so far untouchable
Joey Harrington couldn't get sacked for two year in Detroit from 02-03 but he was also trash. Dan Marino in 88 was practically as impossible as a QB to sack as theirs been in 40 years
They're pushed around a lot more now, and DBs just hang on their jerseys the whole game. But you're right that it was a lot rougher of a game back then, and receivers got obliterated running across the middle....and QBs got knocked out with helmets to the chin and other stuff.
You know that one throw he made against the Raiders where it passed through like four sets of arms before it dropped in on the receiver for a TD? The high angle of it doesn’t even do it justice. Edit: ruclips.net/video/Nt-rW5QOZzg/видео.htmlsi=iF0c8eSn6cN_xJkl&t=70
Just like Barry Sanders you had to see them play full seasons to know how great they truly were. People need to realize winning rings is a team thing. Tons of players with a quarter of their talent won rings. The coaches have more to do with winning rings than the players. Barry Dan and some others were must watch TV.
Barry wanted to go to Miami, Detroit was willing to let him in trade for Dan. The deal quickly was dead when Detroit management made that demand. Barry then retired
@@brettkowalskias a lions fan that had season tickets with my dad since drafting Barry I would have love it! Marino and Barry were my favorite! Replace Troy and emmit with Dan and Barry omg that would be something to see
@ScottK-wv4om walking out of the silver dome was something else. First professional game I watched there was bird vs. Thomas. Billy Simms, and not to mention the first usfl championship team panthers
I used to get to the Dolphin’s games early enough to watch him warm up. He had some precision and timing drills that nobody else could replicate. Three balls in the air at a time and each one hit the receiver in stride at perfectly spaced intervals. At the end of his tenure Don Shula was just a figurehead. Marino was rallying the team and managing the game strategy. Unfortunately by that time his Achilles tendon was hobbling him and he had to carry the team by himself. He gave it everything he had but he didn’t have enough help where he needed it. A real warrior and incredible competitor
No, it does remain to be fact checked, I haven’t found anything to the contrary either. But I heard that guys from that area growing up like Marino and Kelly have had the privilege of being tutored by Namath as they were growing up as they are all from the same area. It’s plausible, but a real fact check is missing.
@ my comment…. I was stating that my input was not completely fact checked. Relating to anecdotes I’ve heard over the years as Marino and Kelly are both from the same area as Joe Namath, and that he may very well have taught them a trick or two about the position. I certainly was not arguing with one of, if not, absolute best DE that played the game.
He wasn't all that he just had a quick release he never won anmvp or a superbowl and as far as help he had a good offensive line but the got away from the run so Marino could thro throw and throw which was a recipe for disaster He had the mark brothers that caught everything
It wasn't just his quick release that prevented him from getting sack his ability to move in the pocket without taking his eyes off what was going on down field was 2nd to none. IE pocket presence
Marino’s mobility within the pocket, at least before his Achilles injury, is criminally underrated. He’ll never be mistaken for Steve Young or Fran Tarkenton, but within the pocket Marino was a freakin’ ballerina.
@@cassidy109 Even after the injury, he was a master of taking a little half step to make guys go flying by him without losing vision down the field. Really a lost skill in modern football
That 3 step drop and ultra-quick release is what allowed them to beat the ‘85 Bears. He got the ball off before the tidal wave rush got to him. Only team in football to beat us that year. Plus the fates were on his side. One of his passed got deflected right off a guys helmet. It kept flying and Miami snagged it and ran for a TD. Hard to defend against that!
@@ShaolinDoluhmiteyeah cuz that NFC Championship game victory over the Rams and the immortal Dieter Brock was such a monumental achievement. Not to mention the Super Bowl against actually-pooping-his-pants-in-terror Tony Eason. Real murderers row they went thru there...
@@TheeRealJesusnot sure what you’re saying; they could only play the teams in front of them. They beat the pants off the Giants who would go on to win the Super Bowl the next year. The Rams were all about Eric Dickerson and earned their way into that spot. The Patriots beat the Raiders, Jets and Dolphins all on the road from the wildcard to get there, a perfectly valid squad. The Bears also beat the 49ers, Cowboys, the Redskins with Theisman pre-injury. Not sure what else you’d expect.
Not a fins fan but I was born in 92 so by the time I got to watch him play at 5-6 he way past his prime and stinkin it up. That last game against the Jags was atrocious but hey least I got to see him play too ig
@@TheConchologist If Tom Brady played for the Dolphins in the 80's and 90's he would never have won a super bowl either. Put Dan Marino on the same Patriots teams that Brady played on he would have won just as many if not more super bowls than Brady. It takes a great team to win a super bowl not just a great quarterback.
I was fortunate to see Marino play at Sun Devil stadium, being an AFC team I knew it was my best shot of ever seeing him and so glad I didnt pass it up. I was seated about 20 rows up in the end zone and the Dolphins had one drive that started inside the 10 yd line. So it gave me a great chance to see how he moved and threw from behind and in comparisons to other QBs in the past, (that game it might have been Boomer Esiason on the Cards, who is no slouch either), it was easily discernible. TV broadcast doesnt do it justice when watching the great ones and this was the case with Marino too. He has admitted when he lost to the 49ers in the SB, he felt quite confident he would get back to the SB one , shocking it never came together after all those years in the league. gives a lot of perspective on how hard it truly is to even just get there
Parents took me to the RCA Dome in Indianapolis in ‘96 to see him. Marino led the Dolphins to a FG on the first drive and injured his ankle walking off the field. Bernie Kosar came in and scored three points the rest of the game. So got to see him play for one drive in person lol.
That draft class was awesome. Marino was the best pure passer to ever play the game, IMO... He's not my favorite QB ever, but my favorite passer. Man was his release quick. I was an Elway fan at the time. You just couldn't deny Marino's talent... the entire league feared his arm.
@@justforlaughs9018it’s not cap. Put him in Kansas City’s offense today, or give him the receivers. The question was how good would he be, not him and his receivers.
@@MarcusKineryou did not say “Kansas City’s offense”. Pat Mahomes is twice the QB Marino ever was. Lost in all this, Dan wasn’t clutch, he had a weak arm (could barely throw it 50 yards), and he has zero mobility. The Chiefs have horrible tackles, average receivers and RBs and an aging TE. Maybe if you said, “The Eagles offense” or even “The pre injury 49ers offense”.
Howie is right. Even when Elway was great and eventually got two rings, Dan was HIM. An absolute rocket and deadly accurate, especially on the long pass
I can see the naysayers, but….the guy was built for today’s game. Quick release, accuracy, big arm talent, leadership. Was given absolutely nothing to work with at the skill position after the Mark’s time passed.
He forgot to add the pocket presence. For a guy that couldn't run, he was so good at not getting sack within the pocket by just moving a bit and never taking his eyes off the targets.
I remember they had some kind of all-star drill contest with QB's. I thought he would do terrible on the obstacle course with his bad knees. At the end of the course was a 20x20 box marked on the ground. Once in the box they could throw to a target. Dan won because as soon as he was in the box he fired a bullet at the target. Everyone else ran across the box before making an easy toss at the target.
Marino played when the rules favored the defensive backs. For example, the DB could make contact with the receiver till the ball was thrown. In today's NFL, Marino would throw for 7000 yards and 70 TDs.
@@chrissandell3283 No, I see what he's saying. Rogers and dropping handoffs 50 yards downfield...none better. But quick read, quick release, consistent accuracy. Yeah, none better than Marino. Unless you want to take "So good at reading defenses he was unbeatable, even with a sloppy arm" into acount. Then you have to consider Manning. Brady's no where on there, unless you want to consider WINNING.
@Trollificusv2 Marino in all categories of throwing a football is better than Rodgers...no debate at all, if you actually watched both play the game. NOT EVEN CLOSE!
@@chrissandell3283Aaron has more yards, TDs, less INTs, higher completion percentage, higher QB rating, more rush TDs, more MVPs, more championships. Did you even compare stats or just talk out your ass like most fans?
He’s not wrong Marino hold numerous “lack of sack” records including lowest sack percentage, number of years leading the lack in sack percentage, and consecutive seasons leading the league in said category. Marino actually had something like 12 sacks against him in a full season. Just never got hit.
Never got hit? That is false sir, he rarely got sacked in some seasons but he constantly got smashed after he released it. Went to the ground a lot, even when he didn't get sacked
I agree with Howie. Saw him play from my seat in the upper end zone, between the goal posts at Lambeau Field December 8, 1985. Quick release and accurate. Effortless. I vividly remember that game. Was in awe of his deep balls to the “Marks Brothers” (Duper and Clayton). One other thing I completely recall: the theme song from the series Miami Vice played during a timeout. I felt like Miami was taking over. 😂
This warped me as a young football fan. I grew up thinking it was completely normal for the quarterback on your favorite football team to just casually throw for 300 yards and 3 TDs just because it’s Sunday.
Dan Marino's dad taught him how to thrown and when Dan first went to college his coach asked him who taught him to throw, and Dan said his dad. Why was it bad, and his coach said dont let anyone (NFL) change your throwing motion. It was up and out, quickest release ive seen.
I witnessed several Miami practices. Almost every throw was perfect, and when it wasn’t, Dan would be cussing himself, the coaches, the line, the receivers, the ball boy… you name it. Dan was intensely driven, but that’s exactly what he needed to be.
Mahomes ahead of Favre and Josh Allen is laughable. Mahomes has arguably the 4th best arm strength Andy Reid has ever coached behind Favre, McNabb, and Vick.
I grew up in Atlanta.. steve bartkowski was are guy, and pretty underrated.. but joe Montana did some special things on the football field. He may not have had the arm of Marino, but he ruled the late eightys.. after the bears in 85, it truly seemd like Montanas world
For me he was the best pure thrower ever. Like Howie said. To say “best quarterback” you need alot of other things to go right that are out of your control. As much as I loved Joe Montana , if you put Marino on those ultra talented 49ers teams he would have won multiple championships also. Same with Brady , etc. Marino was incredible.
Marino had a gift. The recognition of individual gifts is what makes the world beautiful. Stop looking for 🐐. Look for rare gifts because they may never be seen again.
I'm still in awe that receivers could catch some of his throws. He fired them in there just as hard for a 5 yard "toss" as for his 40 yard frozen ropes. Amazing arm.
I was lucky enough to sign with Miami during the Duper/Clayton era. My first practice the receiver coach taught me speed cuts and your head better get around before the cuts. Coach said you will get knocked out by Marino’s passes. OMG those passes were like silent missles. Marino was the best!
In my mind there's never been a greater quarterback than Dan Marino unfortunately he was never given the total team around him. He truly was a field General.
As a Jets fan I hated him w a passion when they played, but was astonished on how great he really was. In todays game we would not be talking about Mahomes, Stroud, Rodgers or whomever like we do now🤷🏾
Dude was putting up 5k+ passing yards back in the 80s… when it wasn’t just nonstop throwing. It was a running league. Absolutely unreal stats, he’s pretty underrated now. If he had a ring, he’d be top 3-4.
The fumny thing is at first blush it looks like Dan is pushing the ball out of his hand. When you realize he's still got his hand around it, it's stunning to see knowing that
@@Jackmerius_Tacktheritrix5733 Trent Dilfer, Jeff Hostetler, Nick Foles, Jim Plunkett (2), and Brad Johnson all have Super Bowl wins. Football is a team sport and it wasn’t always such a QB and passing friendly league.
Favorite football player of all time. The Pittsburgh attitude inside a talent that could soundly back it up! Worst part of Marino’s career was that it was in Miami with a supporting cast of virtual no-names
I’m not trying to start anything lol Dan Marino is my favorite NFL player ever! BUT, I saw Joe Flacco throw the ball at a QB camp a few times, the ball actually made a whistling sound in the air. He also broke the NJ state record for passing yards in a game against my high school lmao!!
Love Howie recognizing the Center and how important he is to the success of the Quarterback.
O line is a huge part of the game they all get their credit it’s just the average joes like us who don’t really pay attention to O line/D line etc
@JakeSimmons-r2uthey don’t. Because if your line is really bad, it pretty much almost always will not matter how good your qb or rb is. There’s only so much a rb can do if he’s met at the line every play. Or if a qb is under pressure after a 2 step drop. That’s why the 90s cowboys were so dominant, best o line ever, not to knock Emmitt, but that’s the only reason he’s the rushing leader. By a WIDE margin. He’s nowhere near guys like sanders or brown but his line put him way ahead
Dwight57 is the best player to ever put on a helmet.
Well Howie was a lineman. So he knows who the badass of linemen were lol
@JakeSimmons-r2u Yeah it really sucks. He was the greatest to do it and that’s without a good line… If he had a line like Emmitt, boy that wouldn’t even be fair 😂 His record would be so far untouchable
My favorite QB of all time
I had his jersey as a kid
Jules: "What was it like to sack him?"
Howie: 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
Joey Harrington couldn't get sacked for two year in Detroit from 02-03 but he was also trash. Dan Marino in 88 was practically as impossible as a QB to sack as theirs been in 40 years
@@erics8018Theirs
Howie: "Iunno."
@@Trollificusv2😂😂😂
@@erics8018we deal with winters and shit quarterbacks in Michigan.
Notice how he didn’t say “quarterback”, but best thrower of the football is a GOAT title. A shame he never got the ring, LACES OUT!!
They never built anything around him
RAY FINKEL
@@EEC-p6orevisionist bs
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLL RIGHTY THEN!
@@MrDa7777FINKLE IS EINHORN
You're talking about a dude that threw 48 TDs in 1984. That's insane in the 80s with the way the rules allowed WRs to be pushed around still!
And most offenses were run oriented back then
It’s the best single season ever. It’s almost Wilt Chamberlain like.
They're pushed around a lot more now, and DBs just hang on their jerseys the whole game.
But you're right that it was a lot rougher of a game back then, and receivers got obliterated running across the middle....and QBs got knocked out with helmets to the chin and other stuff.
You considered to have an all time great season with over 30 td's back then. With the rules today he would put up a lot of numbers
Throwing 48 TDs is insane to this day. Not easy to do even in this modern pass friendly league .
My Dad's favorite quarterback Rip to my Dad 🙏🏿
Your old man had good taste
R.I.P. to your father man 🙏
@justinanderson3241 ty .
@@rhambrick320 Ty , he did have good taste.
Rest in peace to your pops my Dad loves Dan Marino too and we been lucky to meet him twice. He is a great guy
Born with the golden arm..
Damn, wish I saw that in real life😢😅😊
And golden Afro
There's a YT highlight video of all his impressive throws. It's almost 50 minutes long. He was insanely good
You know that one throw he made against the Raiders where it passed through like four sets of arms before it dropped in on the receiver for a TD? The high angle of it doesn’t even do it justice.
Edit: ruclips.net/video/Nt-rW5QOZzg/видео.htmlsi=iF0c8eSn6cN_xJkl&t=70
@@ShaolinDoluhmiteGoose pimples just thinkin about it
i know i never hear commentators talking like that about how beautiful the throw was
People underestimate how great Marino really was because he never won a Superbowl. But man....he's the best I have ever seen.
That's why I don't believe team accomplishments should be a determining factor of one's greatness.
never saw the patriots play or a man named tim brody?
@@MsAAAAAA222Super Bowl are a team accomplishments more than individual
@@Marsbound215 who said anything about super bowls tim brody was and is the best QB of all time sorry your brain cant handle it
@ only reason you say that is because of superbowls and that’s okay nobody knocking yours or anyone else’s take for that matter
Just like Barry Sanders you had to see them play full seasons to know how great they truly were. People need to realize winning rings is a team thing. Tons of players with a quarter of their talent won rings. The coaches have more to do with winning rings than the players. Barry Dan and some others were must watch TV.
Barry wanted to go to Miami, Detroit was willing to let him in trade for Dan. The deal quickly was dead when Detroit management made that demand. Barry then retired
@@brettkowalskias a lions fan that had season tickets with my dad since drafting Barry I would have love it! Marino and Barry were my favorite! Replace Troy and emmit with Dan and Barry omg that would be something to see
@ScottK-wv4om walking out of the silver dome was something else. First professional game I watched there was bird vs. Thomas. Billy Simms, and not to mention the first usfl championship team panthers
Well said
That's a great comparison. 2 great players. Marino is the guy who ushered in today's aerial attacks
Marino was amazing
Air Marino 💪 🏈
I used to get to the Dolphin’s games early enough to watch him warm up. He had some precision and timing drills that nobody else could replicate. Three balls in the air at a time and each one hit the receiver in stride at perfectly spaced intervals. At the end of his tenure Don Shula was just a figurehead. Marino was rallying the team and managing the game strategy. Unfortunately by that time his Achilles tendon was hobbling him and he had to carry the team by himself. He gave it everything he had but he didn’t have enough help where he needed it. A real warrior and incredible competitor
He was my favorite player on my favorite team growing up!
No, it does remain to be fact checked, I haven’t found anything to the contrary either. But I heard that guys from that area growing up like Marino and Kelly have had the privilege of being tutored by Namath as they were growing up as they are all from the same area. It’s plausible, but a real fact check is missing.
@@ABMedic68What needs to be fact checked? Everything he said was opinion. How do you fact check an opinion?
@ my comment…. I was stating that my input was not completely fact checked. Relating to anecdotes I’ve heard over the years as Marino and Kelly are both from the same area as Joe Namath, and that he may very well have taught them a trick or two about the position. I certainly was not arguing with one of, if not, absolute best DE that played the game.
He wasn't all that he just had a quick release he never won anmvp or a superbowl and as far as help he had a good offensive line but the got away from the run so Marino could thro throw and throw which was a recipe for disaster
He had the mark brothers that caught everything
It wasn't just his quick release that prevented him from getting sack his ability to move in the pocket without taking his eyes off what was going on down field was 2nd to none. IE pocket presence
Marino’s mobility within the pocket, at least before his Achilles injury, is criminally underrated. He’ll never be mistaken for Steve Young or Fran Tarkenton, but within the pocket Marino was a freakin’ ballerina.
@@cassidy109 Even after the injury, he was a master of taking a little half step to make guys go flying by him without losing vision down the field. Really a lost skill in modern football
Best footwork and pocket presence all time, no doubt
His form was also great Learned it from his dad and never had to change it
Marino made quick reads. The ball was 'up and out' as his dad taught him.
That 3 step drop and ultra-quick release is what allowed them to beat the ‘85 Bears. He got the ball off before the tidal wave rush got to him. Only team in football to beat us that year. Plus the fates were on his side. One of his passed got deflected right off a guys helmet. It kept flying and Miami snagged it and ran for a TD.
Hard to defend against that!
Having to start Steve Fuller at QB didn’t help. Not to say McMahon guaranteed a dub but he had the dawg in him to fight for it.
@@ShaolinDoluhmiteyeah cuz that NFC Championship game victory over the Rams and the immortal Dieter Brock was such a monumental achievement. Not to mention the Super Bowl against actually-pooping-his-pants-in-terror Tony Eason.
Real murderers row they went thru there...
You were on the team?
@@TheeRealJesusnot sure what you’re saying; they could only play the teams in front of them. They beat the pants off the Giants who would go on to win the Super Bowl the next year. The Rams were all about Eric Dickerson and earned their way into that spot. The Patriots beat the Raiders, Jets and Dolphins all on the road from the wildcard to get there, a perfectly valid squad. The Bears also beat the 49ers, Cowboys, the Redskins with Theisman pre-injury. Not sure what else you’d expect.
@@ShaolinDoluhmite right
As a dolphins fan I'm glad I got too see him play
As a football fan he was a delight for the rest of us as well. He is throwing the ball.. the goat.
Not a fins fan but I was born in 92 so by the time I got to watch him play at 5-6 he way past his prime and stinkin it up. That last game against the Jags was atrocious but hey least I got to see him play too ig
Commanders fan...Marino one of the GOATs!
I had the pleasure also. FUN!
He would destroy Brady's numbers in today's NFL!!!
Put the bong down, step away from the smoke
@@TheConchologist Nah, he's probably right. Today's rules are vastly more geared to offense and QB protection.
Brady would destroy Bradys numbers too. If he started his career in 2010 instead of 2000.
@@TheConchologist If Tom Brady played for the Dolphins in the 80's and 90's he would never have won a super bowl either. Put Dan Marino on the same Patriots teams that Brady played on he would have won just as many if not more super bowls than Brady. It takes a great team to win a super bowl not just a great quarterback.
When he wasn't throwing to one of the greatest receivers ever (Moss) dude was a checkdown merchant...
Absolutely agree. If you were to build a prototype quarterback in a lab he’d look like Dan Marino. Unbelievable talent.
Wrong. He would look like Elway.
Ngl If I was going to build a prototype in a lab, it'd be Cam. He had every single physical tool.
@@CreamyPesto505 everything except ❤️
@@208flatheads3 Fair. Dan would've dove on that ball fs.
@@CreamyPesto505or touch
Josh Allen or 2005 culpepper
I was fortunate to see Marino play at Sun Devil stadium, being an AFC team I knew it was my best shot of ever seeing him and so glad I didnt pass it up. I was seated about 20 rows up in the end zone and the Dolphins had one drive that started inside the 10 yd line. So it gave me a great chance to see how he moved and threw from behind and in comparisons to other QBs in the past, (that game it might have been Boomer Esiason on the Cards, who is no slouch either), it was easily discernible. TV broadcast doesnt do it justice when watching the great ones and this was the case with Marino too. He has admitted when he lost to the 49ers in the SB, he felt quite confident he would get back to the SB one , shocking it never came together after all those years in the league. gives a lot of perspective on how hard it truly is to even just get there
Parents took me to the RCA Dome in Indianapolis in ‘96 to see him. Marino led the Dolphins to a FG on the first drive and injured his ankle walking off the field. Bernie Kosar came in and scored three points the rest of the game. So got to see him play for one drive in person lol.
That draft class was awesome. Marino was the best pure passer to ever play the game, IMO... He's not my favorite QB ever, but my favorite passer. Man was his release quick. I was an Elway fan at the time. You just couldn't deny Marino's talent... the entire league feared his arm.
No truer words have ever been spoken. 🙌🙌🙌
Just because his team didn’t win a Super Bowl, he has largely been ignored as the greatest
In today’s game Dan would throw for 6,000 yards. He’s the perfect example that this is a team sport.
That’s cap. Just because he was a good thrower, doesn’t mean his receivers were up to par for today’s game.
@@justforlaughs9018it’s not cap. Put him in Kansas City’s offense today, or give him the receivers. The question was how good would he be, not him and his receivers.
@@justforlaughs9018 The fact that they can run on the middle of the field without fearing for their lives for sure helps no?
@@MarcusKineryou did not say “Kansas City’s offense”. Pat Mahomes is twice the QB Marino ever was. Lost in all this, Dan wasn’t clutch, he had a weak arm (could barely throw it 50 yards), and he has zero mobility. The Chiefs have horrible tackles, average receivers and RBs and an aging TE. Maybe if you said, “The Eagles offense” or even “The pre injury 49ers offense”.
Dan would get stomped by today's edge rushers. Players are just more athletic now.
Best quarterback ever no more questions to be asked
I still remember when I was 7 years old the Isotoner glove commercial with Marino lol.
"...way to go Dan..."
That was a good glove. I bought a few pairs.
Howie is right. Even when Elway was great and eventually got two rings, Dan was HIM. An absolute rocket and deadly accurate, especially on the long pass
Dwight Stephenson was really the best center of all time 💥... great player 💥
He was great but gotta respect Jim Otto 15 years NEVER missed a game
I had the pleasure to see Marino play back in the day, he was AMAZING
Marino used to compete in those qb competitions and he wiped up the floor with the other competitors
Doug Williams always impressed me. Especially after he left Tampa and went to
The redskins. What a beautiful he threw.
The real goat.
Knock it off. Brady GOAT. You didn't watch football for those 20 years?
70’s & 80’s were the best for sports…
His footwork was also top notch
Danny would own today’s game. The Man was my favorite as a kid.
I can see the naysayers, but….the guy was built for today’s game. Quick release, accuracy, big arm talent, leadership. Was given absolutely nothing to work with at the skill position after the Mark’s time passed.
And the league wasn’t as pass oriented as it is today, he would definitely be a force nowadays
The 49ers were
Dan Marino was the man. Favorite player. #13 for life
Marino was the reason I wanted to play football
He forgot to add the pocket presence. For a guy that couldn't run, he was so good at not getting sack within the pocket by just moving a bit and never taking his eyes off the targets.
Love Danny Boy ❤🥃
I remember they had some kind of all-star drill contest with QB's. I thought he would do terrible on the obstacle course with his bad knees. At the end of the course was a 20x20 box marked on the ground. Once in the box they could throw to a target. Dan won because as soon as he was in the box he fired a bullet at the target. Everyone else ran across the box before making an easy toss at the target.
Greatest qb ever… but it’s a team sport
As kids we would always pretended to be Marino when playing Quarterback. Not Montana, Fouts, or Elway. That’s how good he was. 👍
Dan Fouts and Marino in this era 😂😂😂
You are right 👍Fouts deserves a 30 for 30 Documentary. Plus he never gets mentioned in the Quarterback greats
Dan Marino my man I'm the best ever was😮😮😮😮❤❤
Dan was so very good. He was an example of how to approach the game. He was one of my favorite players when I was in my teens.
I once saw Marino throw the ball. He was good. The ball went where it was suppose to go.
Wow, what a dumb comment
Dan was that dude. Watched him live several times and he didn't disappoint.
Bro if Dan Marino threw for 5000 yards in the 1980s he's throwing for 6200 yards easy in todays nfl that's not even a question
We played against in high school and you could tell he was the real deal back then.
Marino played when the rules favored the defensive backs. For example, the DB could make contact with the receiver till the ball was thrown. In today's NFL, Marino would throw for 7000 yards and 70 TDs.
Absolutely true! Rodgers is a distant second!
Rodgers had a better arm
@glosteppin726 nope...you must be too young to know!
@@chrissandell3283 No, I see what he's saying. Rogers and dropping handoffs 50 yards downfield...none better. But quick read, quick release, consistent accuracy. Yeah, none better than Marino.
Unless you want to take "So good at reading defenses he was unbeatable, even with a sloppy arm" into acount. Then you have to consider Manning.
Brady's no where on there, unless you want to consider WINNING.
@Trollificusv2 Marino in all categories of throwing a football is better than Rodgers...no debate at all, if you actually watched both play the game. NOT EVEN CLOSE!
@@chrissandell3283Aaron has more yards, TDs, less INTs, higher completion percentage, higher QB rating, more rush TDs, more MVPs, more championships. Did you even compare stats or just talk out your ass like most fans?
He’s not wrong Marino hold numerous “lack of sack” records including lowest sack percentage, number of years leading the lack in sack percentage, and consecutive seasons leading the league in said category. Marino actually had something like 12 sacks against him in a full season. Just never got hit.
Never got hit? That is false sir, he rarely got sacked in some seasons but he constantly got smashed after he released it. Went to the ground a lot, even when he didn't get sacked
To NOT say Duper and Clayton is a disservice.
Agreed. Both have better numbers than some Hall of Fame receivers.
He threw the football like a dart. I can't believe that more QBs haven't replicated his style
He had the mechanics and physical strength in one package. Most qb’s only have part of the equation.
One of my favorite QB's! Wish he'd won a ring!
John Elway and Dan Marino would dominate todays game like men among boys.
I found out when I was 5 I am related to Dan Marino by marriage. My mind was blown!
Callin' BS on that. You never married Dan Marino.
I agree with Howie. Saw him play from my seat in the upper end zone, between the goal posts at Lambeau Field December 8, 1985. Quick release and accurate. Effortless. I vividly remember that game. Was in awe of his deep balls to the “Marks Brothers” (Duper and Clayton).
One other thing I completely recall: the theme song from the series Miami Vice played during a timeout. I felt like Miami was taking over. 😂
This warped me as a young football fan. I grew up thinking it was completely normal for the quarterback on your favorite football team to just casually throw for 300 yards and 3 TDs just because it’s Sunday.
Not many QBs could translate from that day and age to today, but I feel Dan is one of those guys. He could play in any era.
the ultimate gunslinger
My favorite quarterback til this day
I agree with Howie, that is huge statement... !!
This means a lot coming from this classy guy.
Dan Marino's dad taught him how to thrown and when Dan first went to college his coach asked him who taught him to throw, and Dan said his dad. Why was it bad, and his coach said dont let anyone (NFL) change your throwing motion. It was up and out, quickest release ive seen.
I witnessed several Miami practices. Almost every throw was perfect, and when it wasn’t, Dan would be cussing himself, the coaches, the line, the receivers, the ball boy… you name it. Dan was intensely driven, but that’s exactly what he needed to be.
I agree 100% in today's game lights out.
Best arm talent of all time.
1. Dan Marino
2. Aaron Rogers
3. Sonny Jorgensen
4. Patrick Mahomes
5. John Elway
Mahomes ahead of Favre and Josh Allen is laughable. Mahomes has arguably the 4th best arm strength Andy Reid has ever coached behind Favre, McNabb, and Vick.
I agree,unbelievable release
Time to get Dan the man on the show!!!!!!
Love to see the two interviewers sit back with respect and admiration of Howie’s take. A rarity in today’s world.
I grew up in Atlanta.. steve bartkowski was are guy, and pretty underrated.. but joe Montana did some special things on the football field. He may not have had the arm of Marino, but he ruled the late eightys.. after the bears in 85, it truly seemd like Montanas world
Steve Bartkowski was Awesome 🏈. Kinda reminded me of Burt Jones for the Colts
its crazy to think but from being a fan as a kid to now hes probably seen every notable football thrower
For me he was the best pure thrower ever.
Like Howie said. To say “best quarterback” you need alot of other things to go right that are out of your control. As much as I loved Joe Montana , if you put Marino on those ultra talented 49ers teams he would have won multiple championships also.
Same with Brady , etc.
Marino was incredible.
Howie has found the fountain of youth. Dude hasn't aged in the last 20 years!!
5000 yards passing all the way back in 1984 which was a running era and only about 6 guys done that since.
Marino was simply phenomenal
Very under rated
Marino had a gift. The recognition of individual gifts is what makes the world beautiful.
Stop looking for 🐐. Look for rare gifts because they may never be seen again.
Both Marino and Fouts would be amazing in today's game. Glad someone recognized Dwight too
Absolutely the best passer ever
I'd put Manning with him, and maybe Favre, as QBs who were just great passers and a joy to watch---among those who had a lot of NFL success.
I'm still in awe that receivers could catch some of his throws. He fired them in there just as hard for a 5 yard "toss" as for his 40 yard frozen ropes. Amazing arm.
Pure Thrower. Beauty To Watch
I was lucky enough to sign with Miami during the Duper/Clayton era. My first practice the receiver coach taught me speed cuts and your head better get around before the cuts. Coach said you will get knocked out by Marino’s passes. OMG those passes were like silent missles. Marino was the best!
I used to enjoy watching him play🐐
He’d throw for 6000 yards now
What a stupid comment
@SamS-rj8sb you need a hug bud
and didnt win anything.
@@SamS-rj8sbwhy is that? Born in the 90’s?
@@TheSouthernDemocratparty no people born in the late 70s and 80s seem to think players from their era would dominate today and that’s just wrong
I believe it
I saw him play ...all his years
The most accurate never sacked knew every play❤
Comeback game against Pats and Bledsoe in the rain was most exciting pro game i ever seen!!! 4th and 5 to Irving Fryar TD!!!
In my mind there's never been a greater quarterback than Dan Marino unfortunately he was never given the total team around him. He truly was a field General.
I agree he was to Joe Montana what Peyton was to Brady
Montana and Brady just had Better teams … that’s it
Dan Marino's quick release is the reason the 1985 Bears didn't go 19-0.
As a Jets fan I hated him w a passion when they played, but was astonished on how great he really was. In todays game we would not be talking about Mahomes, Stroud, Rodgers or whomever like we do now🤷🏾
Can you get Jim McMahon on?
Dude was putting up 5k+ passing yards back in the 80s… when it wasn’t just nonstop throwing. It was a running league. Absolutely unreal stats, he’s pretty underrated now. If he had a ring, he’d be top 3-4.
The fumny thing is at first blush it looks like Dan is pushing the ball out of his hand. When you realize he's still got his hand around it, it's stunning to see knowing that
Dan Marino is the greatest quarterback ever hands down! Sorry to the other greats like Brady Manning etc. Dan Marino was one of a kind!
Great QB’s win
No need to apologize for being 🤤
@@Jackmerius_Tacktheritrix5733🤦♂️
@@Jackmerius_Tacktheritrix5733 Trent Dilfer, Jeff Hostetler, Nick Foles, Jim Plunkett (2), and Brad Johnson all have Super Bowl wins. Football is a team sport and it wasn’t always such a QB and passing friendly league.
@@Thergood You named the exceptions, not the rule. Brady is the GOAT
Dan Marino was so good that he spent more time on his back when he played University of Tennessee in the Sugar Bowl! What a blow-out!
Dan the man is my favorite QB of all time as well. Just something about him , he’s a laces out guy and he’s always stuck to it.
Marino was a gamer. Few QBs live up to that level.
Favorite football player of all time. The Pittsburgh attitude inside a talent that could soundly back it up! Worst part of Marino’s career was that it was in Miami with a supporting cast of virtual no-names
Agree....I wld also place Rivers in that 'quick release' conversation
I’m not trying to start anything lol Dan Marino is my favorite NFL player ever! BUT, I saw Joe Flacco throw the ball at a QB camp a few times, the ball actually made a whistling sound in the air. He also broke the NJ state record for passing yards in a game against my high school lmao!!