Talk:Dan Marino

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Most yards in a season

This is now incorrect. It is true that Marino has the most PASSING yards in a season, but in 2004 Daunte Culpepper passed and rushed for a combined 5,123 yards. I'm changing it to "most passing yards in a season".

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Position in history

The final sentence in the first paragraph has taken many forms: the current one ("greatest pure passer;, my edit ("one of the greatest passers"), and the version just before that ("the greatest passer"). I think we should settle on the wording of this sentence once and for all, maybe even eliminating it.

And as I look further back in the history, perhaps the fairest first paragraph is the one revised at 00:44 on 9 August 2005.

Opinions on how this part of the article should read?

72.10.241.61 05:06, 1 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think it's a stretch at all to say he's frequently hailed as the best pure passer ever to play. Maybe a better way of stating it would be: "arguably the best pure passer in pro football history". I also think that 'pure' emphasizes his throwing ability perfectly; it has been said many times that coaches throughout his career never tried to tamper with his natural mechanics. 152.163.101.8 ---===

Yeah, I was looking for a word to serve the purpose of "arguably;" I am uncomfortable with anything that seems to indicate a lack of debate.--72.10.241.61 01:30, 5 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

maybe instead of "...and is widely recognized as one of the greatest quarterbacks in football history." we could go with something irrefutable:"He has held almost every meaningful NFL passing record and is the most prolific passer in NFL history." the stats bear this notion; maybe "prolific" is the bad word here. -Nod 23:56, 27 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

NO, he's NOT

Dan Marino is not widely considered the greatest quarterback in history. Joe Montana and Johnny Unitas receive at least as much recognition as the greatest quarterback in history.

Records broken

Between Brett Favre and Peyton Manning, a lot of these records are gone now... should they be left in with a note on when/who broke them? Don't think it would be right to outright remove them even if I'm not a big Marino fan... :)—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 132.42.128.28 (talk • contribs) .

I think I might have solved that problem with a slight change to the header. PJM 12:49, 12 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Top Five Reasons You Can't Blame

ESPN Classic's latest episode of their The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame... series concerned the reasons why Dan Marino shouldn't be blamed for never winning a Super Bowl. This is basically the reason why the expand tag has just been added. User:TMC1982

Removed POV passage

" being ungraciously pushed out of Miami by new coach Dave Wannstedt "

That was in the phrase regarding his retirement, and while it is largely believed by many Dolphin fans (including me), it has no basis in fact. I changed it to : Before the 2000 season, Marino decided to retire, after declining offers from Minnesota and his hometown of Pittsburgh. The part I deleted had been after the first comma. Nanaharas 04:57, 27 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]