Drew Brees - about to overtake P. Manning for most yards in NFL history

[jf-08]

Brees is amazing. He's playing the best football of his career and he has no signs of slowing down.

https://sports.yahoo.com/case-drew-brees-better-qb-peyton-manning-050726125.html?src=rss

Drew Brees will almost certainly break Peyton Manning’s all-time passing record in Peyton Manning’s hometown.

It will be a true celebration in a city famous for parties if and when the Saints legend notches 201 passing yards, eclipsing Manning’s career yardage record against Washington on Monday night in New Orleans. It will be a true celebration in a city famous for parties if and when the Saints legend notches 201 passing yards, eclipsing Manning’s career yardage record against Washington on Monday night in New Orleans.

There will likely be a debate about where Brees ranks all time. These days, Tom Brady is considered tops, with plenty of good reason. So where does Brees belong in relation to Manning.

Me? I’ll take Brees.

 

[jf-08]

http://www.espn.com/nfl/history/leaders/_/stat/passyards

Interesting. I didn't know these guys were so high on the list :

6 ELI MANNING 52,737
7 BEN ROETHLISBERGER 52,479
8 PHILIP RIVERS 51,504

and Palmer is 12th alltime.

 

[Dback Jon]

More in-depth lists here:

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/pass_yds_career.htm

And note that Brees is actually 3rd right now - 99 yards to pass Favre, 201 to pass Peyton

 

[BigRedRage]

Thankfully brees only put up 8 fantasy points last week.

 

[oaken1]

http://www.espn.com/nfl/history/leaders/_/stat/passyards

Interesting. I didn't know these guys were so high on the list :

6 ELI MANNING 52,737
7 BEN ROETHLISBERGER 52,479
8 PHILIP RIVERS 51,504

and Palmer is 12th alltime.

More a testament to rule changes than the players

 

[ARZCardinals]

Where’s Sam Bradford on that list?
Hahahahahah

 

[Dback Jon]

Where’s Sam Bradford on that list?
Hahahahahah

#110

 

[Timm Rosenbach]

What a draft for the Chargers. Should have held on to him

 

[NJCardFan]

More a testament to rule changes than the players

Maybe not rule changes completely but changes in philosophy as well. Up until the West Coast offense and the Run & Shoot became all the rage, the league was more run oriented to balanced. This is what makes Jim Hart's near 35K yards that much more remarkable.

 

[oaken1]

Maybe not rule changes completely but changes in philosophy as well. Up until the West Coast offense and the Run & Shoot became all the rage, the league was more run oriented to balanced. This is what makes Jim Hart's near 35K yards that much more remarkable.

true... but some time back defenses used to maul a wr to avoid allowing a catch...and qb's got destroyed when they dropped back.
now defenses arent allowed to actually touch anybody...makes it really easy for a wr to get open...most of these guys would never got off the line twenty years ago

 

[RugbyMuffin]

Gives you an idea how good

Marino
Elway
Moon
Tarkenton
Fouts
Montana
Unitas

were. They are on the list, and had to play in an era where it was not against the law to touch someone on offense.

When looking at Tarkenton, and Unitas, it is really amazing since they played at a time where you could just kill the wide receiver at any point and time.

 

[GatorAZ]

What a draft for the Chargers. Should have held on to him

Miami should’ve signed Brees instead of Culpepper and Saban would never have gone to Alabama. Think about that!

 

[NJCardFan]

true... but some time back defenses used to maul a wr to avoid allowing a catch...and qb's got destroyed when they dropped back.
now defenses arent allowed to actually touch anybody...makes it really easy for a wr to get open...most of these guys would never got off the line twenty years ago

Wasn't it a few years ago when 4 or 5 QB's threw for over 5,000 yards? Eli Manning chief among them.

 

[NJCardFan]

Gives you an idea how good

Marino
Elway
Moon
Tarkenton
Fouts
Montana
Unitas

were. They are on the list, and had to play in an era where it was not against the law to touch someone on offense.

When looking at Tarkenton, and Unitas, it is really amazing since they played at a time where you could just kill the wide receiver at any point and time.

They still had pass interference but once a receiver touched the ball, a defender was able to potato him. Look at this hit from Jack Tatum in the SB against Minnesota:

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And don't forget he ended Darryl Stingley's career and effectively shortened his life with a hit. It took 40 years after Stingley's injury before the NFL did anything to protect receivers.

 

[Ronin]

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[RugbyMuffin]

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