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Originally Posted by Mile High Mania
So there is the other element. Let's agree that QBs now are bigger, stronger, better trained... all that than late 70s/80s.
The rules of the game and what defenses could do to a QB are much different. QBs today going against the 70s Steelers would get crushed. Defense ruled that era for the most part.
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You’re going down a “chicken or the egg” loophole here. Defenses ruled the era because the QB and offensive talent wasn’t as developed as it is today. Sure, the rules were different, but the athletic abilities were completely different as well. That 70’s Steelers defense was also playing against offensive linemen that are the size of most NFL QB’s nowadays. You put today’s Chiefs offense against that 70’s Steelers defense and it wouldn’t even be close. I don’t care if you’re playing prison rules.