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Originally Posted by Garcia Bronco
They didn't throw as much back then as they do today. Dan Reeves' is offenses through the '80s and early '90s were run on first down run on second down Elway bail us out. Elway did all the stuff that mahomes does. Fourth quarter heroics left-handed passes all that stuff. Elway is one of the top five qbs of all time. Patrick mahomes reminds me a lot of Elway. And Patrick mahomes is close to John Elway or Joe Montana that you'll get to in today's league
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Elway threw left-handed passes?
I wouldn’t compare Elway’s numbers to today’s QBs, of course, but they weren’t stellar even for his era. He generally didn’t rank at or near the top in any major stats and turned it over a lot. And I think the Reeves excuse is overblown. In ‘85, Elway was #1 in the NFL in pass attempts, by a good margin. #4 the following year. #6 the next season. 4th in ‘88, etc. He was almost always much closer to the top than the bottom in attempts. But he was rarely near the top in completion percentage or TD/INT ratio.
There’s a lot more to being a top 5 QB all-time than a strong arm and the occasional 4th quarter comeback.