(12-30-2022, 03:56 PM)TheDuke007 Wrote:

(12-30-2022, 09:19 AM)rfc17 Wrote: I'd argue even the season records may be somewhat meaningless.  Bortles owns that for yards and TDs.  NFL stats just don't have the staying power that they do in other sports.  I could make an argument that the best passing year in NFL history is Marino throwing for 5k yards in 1984.  No one threw for 5k yards again until Drew Brees did it 25 years later which is an eternity in NFL standards.  But from 2010 to now, it's been done a bunch of times.  

As far as the Jags, Brunell has the longevity records.  Bortles has some of the meaningful season records.  Lawrence should be able to easily surpass both in time.  But I still think Brunell is the best QB we've ever had based on a combination of ability and longevity with the team.  And I'd argue his 96 season was the best passing season we've ever had.  Led the league in passing yards, yards/attempt, and rushing yards by a QB.  Yea threw a bunch of picks but that was mostly in the first half of the season before our big push to the playoffs.  All NFL stats and players themselves really need to be graded in terms of how they compare to their peers and the era they played in.

Yeah, I think  you have  to compare quarterbacks to players of their own time.  The rules during Bortles' time and today have changed to benefit the passing game.  In his prime, Burnell went to 3 pro-bowls in 4 years and led the NFL in passing yards during one of those seasons.  Even today, he actually remains one of the top 50 NFL quarterbacks all time in career passing yards.  Despite this, I bet Lawrence does all that and much much more.