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Originally Posted by RedinTexas
The game evolves. The rules Elway played under were also different than the rules that previous generations had played under. Elway had advantages that QBs like Namath, Unitas, Luckman, Graham, Bradshaw, etc did not. How much did Elway benefit from rules changes over previous QBs?
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probably not much compared to today. They make rule changes every year now. From line play, to hitting, who you can hit, how you can hit them, how rules are enforced, etc. Cut blocking is probably one of the bigger things that have destroyed the running game in addition to the Walsh system.