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re: How passing has changed in the NFL (2005-2016 v. 1978-1983)
Posted on 6/11/17 at 10:37 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Posted on 6/11/17 at 10:37 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
In 2012, 11 quarterbacks threw for at least 4,000 yards, which is another NFL record. Joe Namath was the first to do it in 1967, which remains an incredible feat given it was a 14-game season.
Since then, a quarterback has passed for at least 4,000 yards a total of 110 times. A whopping 36 of those (32.7 percent) have come since 2009. The following chart shows the number of 4,000-yard passers per season:
It comes down to opportunity. For a quarterback to throw for 4,000 yards, he needs to play games and throw passes. Even if he attempts 500 passes, averaging 8.00 yards per attempt is still no easy task. Only seven times has a quarterback finished with fewer than 500 attempts in a 4,000-yard season.
That is why no one threw for 4,000 yards again after Namath until Dan Fouts did it in 1979. He needed the 16-game season, which started in 1978.
The other pivotal change that year was the “Mel Blount Rule” for illegal contact after five yards. That opened up the passing game, and the extended season opened up the opportunity to add volume to passing stats. Quarterbacks like Fouts and Dan Marino were among the first to take advantage.
Since then, a quarterback has passed for at least 4,000 yards a total of 110 times. A whopping 36 of those (32.7 percent) have come since 2009. The following chart shows the number of 4,000-yard passers per season:
It comes down to opportunity. For a quarterback to throw for 4,000 yards, he needs to play games and throw passes. Even if he attempts 500 passes, averaging 8.00 yards per attempt is still no easy task. Only seven times has a quarterback finished with fewer than 500 attempts in a 4,000-yard season.
That is why no one threw for 4,000 yards again after Namath until Dan Fouts did it in 1979. He needed the 16-game season, which started in 1978.
The other pivotal change that year was the “Mel Blount Rule” for illegal contact after five yards. That opened up the passing game, and the extended season opened up the opportunity to add volume to passing stats. Quarterbacks like Fouts and Dan Marino were among the first to take advantage.
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