Was Dan Marino's TD record this sacred ???

We should blame it all on Mel Blount. He's the reason it's easier to pass now.

Couldn't a case be made for more complex defenses today? I doubt Marino saw nearly as much of the nickel and dime situational packages of today's NFL. Or zone blitzes for that matter.

I blame it all on the amount of airtime talking heads are required to fill. In Marino's heyday there was a little talk radio, newspapers, magazines and TV sports segments. Now we have a slew of sports only websites, radio stations and cable and satellite stations with tons of airtime to kill.