This video shows every touchdown pass by Dan Marino in 1994. This is Marino's comeback season from a near career-ending injury. You can see how hobbled he was at the beginning of the year.
What you will also see. An absolute clinic on how to throw the football. Marino could make every kind of throw, at any point in the field. Its this sort of ability that drives football fans crazy when they see someone like Tim Tebow play quarterback. Whatever else the kid may be, he is simply not in the league of the Dan Marinos of the NFL. Of course, he doesn't *have to be*. I mean, Marino is in everybody's Top 5 QBs of all time list. But still, look at the mechanics of a prototype passer and then Tebow.
Now, for perhaps the most important reason to watch. I coun't 6 "tebows" by receivers in this video out of 30 touchdowns. That's 20%! Two of the most blatant "tebows" were done by All-Pro TE Keith Jackson. I don't remember anyone ever saying a word about this sort of thing. Of course, none were done by Marino, who is white and a QB.
Perhaps the issue is no one cared when non-QBs "tebowed", Maybe the media believes you will care more when a charismatic young QB, (and a white player from a southern college), 'tebows"?
Maybe they are playing you, pushing your buttons, covering a non-issue?
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