
As passing records fall, renewed respect for Marino and Fouts
At the end of the 20th Century, only two NFL quarterbacks had thrown for 4,700 yards in a season: Dan Marino, who had 5,084 passing yards in 1984 and 4,746 in 1986, and Dan Fouts, who had 4,802 in 1981 and 4,715 in 1980. When Kurt Warner threw for 4,830 yards in 2001, it was…