It's why things like passer rating and passing yards will continue to rise, as they have for 40 years.
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rough guess at what was a "good rating" was in each decade
- 85 in 1980-1990
- 90 in 1990-2000
- 95 in 2000-2010
- 100 in 2010-2020
- 105 in 2020-2030?
9 players finished with a rating over 100 in both 2018 and 2019,
1 and 5 players finished with a rating over 100 in 2008 and 2009 respectively
The NFL career leader list for passer rating will be full of newer guys and most franchises will see all or most of their passing records fall to whoever is QBing more recently (if that player is at least decent)
So many reasons why it's easier now (rules protecting QB and WRs, formations including 3-4 WRs, etc, etc)
Definitely makes for a chance at more offense!