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Old 08-09-2005, 02:27 AM
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Default Re: Steve Young vs Dan Marino

Nine people (to this point) would rather have the inferior quarterback?
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Old 08-09-2005, 07:50 AM
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Default Re: Steve Young vs Dan Marino

I was one of them. I guess I picked Marino as better because of his statistics. However I think Young would give me a better chance of winning games. If I was a coach, I would pick him because of his versatility and ability to create something out of a broken play. Maybe I should have put Young as the better QB.

I think of pure passing skills when rating someone as a QB, but not when rating someone as a football player.
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Old 08-09-2005, 11:39 AM
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Default Re: Steve Young vs Dan Marino

Yeah, we're always tempted to say "Marino" when asked who was the greatest QB because he threw better than anyone. Our image of Steve Young is probably one of a really clever guy who learned a lot watching Montana, another QB who knew how to win despite not having a super arm.
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Old 08-09-2005, 09:12 AM
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Default Re: Steve Young vs Dan Marino

Since I've been a Niners fan all my life I gotta go with Steve. You can throw Marinos statistics at me all day, but he never won the big one and he's just a really dry type of guy. LargeCents, you have no idea what you're talking about
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Old 08-09-2005, 03:32 PM
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Default Re: Steve Young vs Dan Marino

I've never been a huge Marino guy, but he has the edge over Young and it's not that close.
If you're comparing Marino to Montana you might be able to use the jewelry argument. But Young wasn't exactly Mr. Clutch either - he lost a ton of home playoff games that his team was favored to win.
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Old 08-09-2005, 03:41 PM
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Default Re: Steve Young vs Dan Marino

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I've never been a huge Marino guy, but he has the edge over Young and it's not that close.
If you're comparing Marino to Montana you might be able to use the jewelry argument.

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Montana > Marino > Young

And Marino's closer to Montana than he is Young.
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Old 08-09-2005, 04:51 PM
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Default Re: Steve Young vs Dan Marino

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Montana > Marino > Young

And Marino's closer to Montana than he is Young.

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Yeah, that's kinda what I said.
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Old 08-09-2005, 09:48 PM
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Young:




Marino:

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Old 08-09-2005, 09:56 PM
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Default Re: Steve Young vs Dan Marino

I would have to take Marino.

Good arguements have been made on each side and I can agree with most all of them in some fashion or another...

I think for me what it boils down to and how I would campare them is to answer one question:

- What would each of them do on the others team?

...ie, If Young was on the Dolphins, in the same time period, and Marino on the 49ers'

I think when we do that, it is clear for most to see that Marino would have absolutely thrived with that much better 49er's overall team, while Young, imo, would not with the Dolphins.
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