Is Dan Marino overrated?
By Dan Heaning
Mandatory Credit: MiamiDolphins.com
Conclusion
Football is a team game. Fans and experts alike all know this. However, the role of quarterback has exploded into the be-all, end-all position despite having nothing to do with defense or special teams.
Proclaiming Marino as inferior to what is thought of him to be is a wrong assessment. Especially since the way Marino played has made a huge impact on the game today. If Marino never existed, would Manning be the quarterback is he today? Would the “Greatest Show on Turf” have been a thing? Would the duo of offensive mastery that is Sean Payton and Drew Brees have broken records long thought impossible?
Yes, Marino never won a Super Bowl and only went to one. But when you go back and look at the impact he has had on the game itself questioning his talent or abilities flat out screams of a desperate plea for attention, which is concerning for the state of sports analysis.