Peyton Manning

[SUMG]

I think Peyton is now one TD pass away from breaking Dan Marino's record.....right?

Anyway....a friend told me that Bryan Cox (former NFL LB) has a radio show, and that Cox says no way would Peyton have broken Marino's record this year.....if DBs were able to still play defense like they used to.

This is no knock on Peyton, btw. The man will break the record, and he has no control over the rules that are in place this season.

But I WILL SAY: Hopefully the people on the NFL Competition Committee will meet in the offseason, and make some changes. It is ridiculous now to watch games, and see any little thing called "Illegal Contact". (or whatever the hell they call it, when you tpuch a guy when he's five yards past the line of scrimmage).

The NFL was better in the 70s and earlier......when they allowed football players to play football. They've gotten overly protective of QBs in the last few decades......and now the new nonsense makes it such that you can't even hardly cover a guy, if you're a DB.

[Coach]

I heard something funny on the Dan Patrick show. Manning threw 29 TDs last season, and will have about 50 this year? Time to test him for the clear and the cream.

I agree that the hyper-enforcement of the rules has had a lot to do with this record falling. It also has made the cornerback useless because you can play by the rules and get burned, or tickle someone and get a flag. Even guys like Champ Bailey are getting burned weekly now. Just look what it has done to Terrence Newman.