Marino was a beast too .
Imagine if he played around the same number of seasons as favre.
All the records.
This statement is so incorrect its not even funny. People always talkin about how Favre played so many years and that is why he has ALL the records.
when in actuality he only played a few more years than the greatest QBs, but when it comes to the numbers, its not even close.
Example: Favre vs Dan Marino:
Favre played in the NFL for 20 seasons, but did not play his rookie season in Atl.(He had 4 pass att all season) So he accumulated all of his stats in 19 seasons.
Dan Marino played 17 seasons. So Marino only played 2 less seasons than Favre. But look at the numbers and you will see that he had no chance of catching Favre on any of his records, even if he did play two more years.
Favre Marino
Passing yards: 71838 61361: (-10477) In Marino's best year he threw for 5084 yds.(sophmore year) The ONLY year of his career he threw for over 5000 yds. He averaged about 3610 yds per season for his career He wouldve had to throw over 5000 for two seasons to tie Favre.
Passing TDs: 580 420(-160): In his best season(sophmore year) he threw for 48 TDs. He averaged 24 TDs for his career. He wouldve had to throw 80 TDs each season to tie Favre
Pass Completions 6300 4967(-1333) He woulve had to complete 667 passes to tie Favre. The most passes he has ever completed in a season was 378 in 1986
Most wins in NFL history(QB): 186 147(-39) Marino wouldve had to go undefeated for 2.5 seasons to catch Favre, something he never did.
I could go on but no need.