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Originally Posted by Mile High Mania
The game is much different over the last 25 years than it was in the 80s/90s. The age of the dominant RB has been dead for a long time and these air it out offenses are just not what you saw on a consistent basis in the 80s/90s. The game has advanced and yes, the rules on how a QB gets hit and is protected has been 15-20 years in the making.
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The game evolves. The rules Elway played under were also different than the rules that previous generations had played under. Elway had advantages that QBs like Namath, Unitas, Luckman, Graham, Bradshaw, etc did not. How much did Elway benefit from rules changes over previous QBs?