NFL Discussion Forumtable

[Kahran Ramsus 0]

What do you guys consider to be THE holy grail of NFL records?

 

Career rushing yards? TDs? Wins?

 

The Holy Grail is without a doubt the Perfect Season from the 1972 Miami Dolphins. Everybody knows about that one and comparisons have been made to them every year since whenever some team starts off at 5-0.

[Guest Princess Leena]

What do you guys consider to be THE holy grail of NFL records?

 

Career rushing yards? TDs? Wins?

 

The Holy Grail is without a doubt the Perfect Season from the 1972 Miami Dolphins. Everybody knows about that one and comparisons have been made to them every year since whenever some team starts off at 5-0.

Concurred.

 

You play to win the game.

[The Man in Blak 0]

For individual players, I'd probably have to say the career rushing yards record. "Featured" running backs might have the shortest average career span out of all the skill position players and, to approach that mark, you've got to be a good running back for a long, long time. Given the constant risk for injury, advances that defenses make each year and the recent propensity for coaches to use a RB-by-committee to spell their runners, I think it could be a long time before we see anybody approach that record ever again.

[USC Wuz Robbed! 0]

Along the lines of individual records, I don't know how 61,000 passing yards isn't desirable. Brett Favre's been playing a long time, and he is still like 5,000 behind.

[naiwf 0]

Aside from the perfect season I'd think that the first ever 3-peat (in the SB era) would be an amazing achievement.

[Guest Legalise Drugs and Murder]

Here's a weird one. Not really a record, just a fascinating statistic.

 

There hasn't been a game with 0 penalites since 1940

[razazteca 0]

Along the lines of individual records

What about 2000 yards rushing for a season or the longest field goal record of 64 yards?

[Hawk 34 0]

The FG record of distance isn't even the top record for FG's. We're getting used to players kicking 54-60 yards on regular basis. It's only a matter of time for someone to knock it in at 68 yards. (It's just a case of coaches not willing to do this, yet).

 

I think the consecutive FG's made record (which I'm not going to bother looking up) us most important in regards to Kickers.

[Guest Princess Leena]

Along the lines of individual records, I don't know how 61,000 passing yards isn't desirable. Brett Favre's been playing a long time, and he is still like 5,000 behind.

Passing yards isn't an indicator of great play, though. It's more a sign of what kind of system you played in, and that you played a ton of games. And more than half the time, the losing team has more passing yards than the winners.

[USC Wuz Robbed! 0]

True. However Marino did it while playing on decent Dolphins teams. Peyton might break it, and he's been on good Colts squads.

[razazteca 0]

The FG record of distance isn't even the top record for FG's. We're getting used to players kicking 54-60 yards on regular basis. It's only a matter of time for someone to knock it in at 68 yards. (It's just a case of coaches not willing to do this, yet).

 

I think the consecutive FG's made record (which I'm not going to bother looking up) us most important in regards to Kickers.

Distance is one thing that can never be taken away from a kicker we already seen what happened to the supposed most accurate kicker in the league. If anybody does break the distance record in this era it should have a asterisk next to it stating what kind of turf it was played on and weather conditions.

[Vern Gagne 0]

Stocco, huh? A Badger in Minnesota. What will those gopher fans do donchaknow?

 

 

Stocco is from Minnesota. Played with Larry Fitzgerald, Jr.

[Vern Gagne 0]

Along the lines of individual records

What about 2000 yards rushing for a season or the longest field goal record of 64 yards?

 

 

I would guess Eric Dickerson's single season rushing record would be the biggest single season achievement for a RB. Could be the case for the entire NFL.

 

2,000 receiving yards would be quite the achievement.

 

Tomlinson looks like he can make a run at Jerry Rice's career TD mark. Things can change in a hurry.

[Guest]

Mason Crosby's gonna break the FG record at some point in his NFL career.

[Guest Legalise Drugs and Murder]

Jerry Rice's records are just insane. 1,500+ catches? That's almost 1.5 times higher than the next two guys on the list. Ditto his 22,000 yards.

[Richard 0]

Well it helps to work with two HOF quarterbacks. I wonder what his numbers would be if he spent his career with the Cardinals.

[HarleyQuinn 0]

The FG record of distance isn't even the top record for FG's. We're getting used to players kicking 54-60 yards on regular basis. It's only a matter of time for someone to knock it in at 68 yards. (It's just a case of coaches not willing to do this, yet).

 

I think the consecutive FG's made record (which I'm not going to bother looking up) us most important in regards to Kickers.

Distance is one thing that can never be taken away from a kicker we already seen what happened to the supposed most accurate kicker in the league. If anybody does break the distance record in this era it should have a asterisk next to it stating what kind of turf it was played on and weather conditions.

 

Then we should certainly asterisk Dempsey for having the goal posts at the front of the end zone rather than the back... and he kicked it in good weather conditions too (e.g. no rain or snow or howling winds).

 

If anything, making a 60+ FG now is much harder because the kicker has to kick it an additional 4-5 yards just to reach the goal posts, let alone be gaurunteed to put it through.

[Cartman 0]

I always thought the FG distance included the length of the end zone.

[Guest Legalise Drugs and Murder]

Well it helps to work with two HOF quarterbacks. I wonder what his numbers would be if he spent his career with the Cardinals.

 

The Niners style of offense lent itself to lots of YAC.

[JHawk 0]

I always thought the FG distance included the length of the end zone.

It does.

[Conspiracy_Victim 0]

I would just like to say that DeMeco Ryans got screwed out of a Pro Bowl start. The guy has pretty incredible stats for a MLB (137 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 1 INT) but Al Wilson got in despite lesser numbers (somewhere around 95 tackles, 1 sack, no INTs). I guess being a name player and playing on a team that doesn't suck ass counts for more than I thought.

[devo 0]

I'm happy Justin Miller was chosen as Punt Returner, but at the same time, I'm kinda annoyed Laverneus Coles didn't receive any recognition for the great year he's having. Too much talent to beat, I guess.

[Zetterberg is God 0]

Very pleased to see Aaron Schobel made it since he's having a hell of a year. Brian Moorman also got another well deserved selection.

[Guest Princess Leena]

Moorman is getting to the point where he should be picked every year, no matter what.

[AlwaysPissedOff 0]

Fuck those dickhead teams that didn't vote John Henderson into the Pro Bowl. At least Mathis made it, though.

[Richard 0]

Ryan Leaf : the movie

[Black Lushus 0]

I'm happy Justin Miller was chosen as Punt Returner, but at the same time, I'm kinda annoyed Laverneus Coles didn't receive any recognition for the great year he's having. Too much talent to beat, I guess.

 

Coles went through a stretch there of about 5 or 6 games where he did absolute shit...I should know, I had him on my fantasy team. He hasn't been very consistent as opposed to Cotchery who seemed to be the Reggie Wayne to Cole's Marvin Harrison this season.

[USC Wuz Robbed! 0]

I remember someone was trying to tell me that because Coles was 2nd in the AFC in receptions he should have gone in over Andre Johnson, nevermind that Andre was the LEADER in receptions...

[dh86 0]

Along the lines of individual records, I don't know how 61,000 passing yards isn't desirable. Brett Favre's been playing a long time, and he is still like 5,000 behind.

Passing yards isn't an indicator of great play, though. It's more a sign of what kind of system you played in, and that you played a ton of games. And more than half the time, the losing team has more passing yards than the winners.

 

exactly...JON KITNA is about to have 4,000 yards passing

[Guest]

I think Completion % is a better stat.