[birbear]

I don't think this is true at all. If anything, it was Montana who had the better wide receivers on his team throughout his career, along with good tight ends (Jon Frank, Brent Jones) and one of the best pass-catching running backs (Roger Craig) of all time

I agree. I'm saying Montana could still have been great with a less competent recieving corp, given the fact that he had an easy catching ball.

Marino threw a bullet that not everybody could catch. If Marino had a Jerry Rice to throw too his numbers would be remarkably higher. As it was, he had a mediocre set of receivers to throw to, so his stats are even more impressive.

[Alberta's Child]

Marino's greatest accomplishment was in 1985 when he picked apart the vaunted Chicago Bears defense (arguably the greatest of all time) for 270 passing yards in a 38-24 victory -- the Bears' only loss in a marvelous 15-1 season. With his pinpoint accuracy and quick release, he was probably the only QB in the NFL capable of pulling that off.