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Originally Posted by RedinTexas
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?
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Obviously rules have changed to benefit QBs, but the thing that irks me is that no one ever acknowledges that players are also bigger, faster and stronger than they were decades ago. Players would be getting killed without the rules changes.
The most dominant QB of Elway's era (Montana) barely weighed 200 at 6'2. How long would he/they have lasted if they were consistently taking hits from dudes like this?
