When your defense is keeping the other team off the board you don’t HAVE to throw is 35-40 times a game. Second of all, Marino didn’t get sacked. He was as mobile as a statue but damn if he didn’t have a fast release. And, he had some great offensive lineman in front of him to go along with very good receivers.
My High School coach had a poster on the wall extolling the virtues of a strong Defense....
“If you Score. You might Win.
If they never Score. You will never Loose.”