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Third String But Playing on Special Teams
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I always say that it’s extremely difficult to compare players across eras. In hockey, Bobby Orr was getting his knees chopped out from under him and had to fight his own battles…still putting up absurd statistics for a DEFENSEMAN. Wayne Gretzky had bodyguards to give him more space, but his numbers and accomplishments are so mind-boggingly staggering that you can’t deny he’s the Great One, even though at least half his career was played in a high scoring era with several hall of fame teammates. Connor McDavid plays in the modern game where the difference between an elite player and 4th liner is very very small, but he’s still scoring 120+ pts a season and probably has more physical skill than any human being ever has had on a sheet of ice. BUT, Orr & Gretzky used technically inferior skates and sticks, and the knowledge for personal training and skill development is light years ahead of where it was 30 years ago. Montana had to worry about Lawrence Taylor ripping his body in half and DBs getting extremely physical with Jerry Rice. Brady played in a similar league in the first half of his career. Mahomes has played in a league where the defense is SEVERELY handicapped in what they’re actually allowed to do to stop an offense. Almost every rule in football is designed for elite QBs to put up insane yard and point totals every game. Call it the “Fantasy football effect.” I hate it to be honest