http://www.footballperspective.com/analyzing-drew-brees-pursuit-of-johnny-unitas-legendary-streak/ NFL History and Stats Tue, 04 Sep 2012 16:21:39 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 http://www.footballperspective.com/analyzing-drew-brees-pursuit-of-johnny-unitas-legendary-streak/#comment-995 Tue, 04 Sep 2012 16:21:39 +0000 http://www.footballperspective.com/?p=134#comment-995 What was not brought out was the likelihood of a quarterback passing for 47 straight games from 1956-60, when the rules did not favor the offense and quarterbacks could be killed on every play legally. The statistics quoted in the article are one of current probabilities-but what were they during Unitas’s era? It makes the Golden Arm’s record that much more golden and incredible. Perhaps akin to Dimaggio’s 56 game hitting streak being about 100 games today?

]]> http://www.footballperspective.com/analyzing-drew-brees-pursuit-of-johnny-unitas-legendary-streak/#comment-665 Thu, 16 Aug 2012 22:28:28 +0000 http://www.footballperspective.com/?p=134#comment-665 Drew Brees has managed to avoid injury? The dude ripped his shoulder to pieces. It’s a miracle he is even playing football let alone leading the single greatest sports comeback story (the Saints) in history.

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