Football Dan Marino greatest playoff choke artist in NFL History?

[Prosper]

Reaching the playoff times and not coming away with one ring

Based on his 8-10 W/L playoff record I believe Marino is #1 Choke artist in Playoff History.

Feel free to agree or disagree and don't forget to vote!:box:

If you disagree please let me know why.:goodluck:

 

[Hockey cards for Seahawks]

I wouldnt list him as the greatest... I would throw that out to McNabb after his SB loss where he ran out of gas.. that was sickening to watch. Marino never had much of a running game so he had to launch away...Mcnabb had a defense, running game, and WRs and just flat out gassed out under the pressure.

 

[Ground Support]

Dan Marino has a record of 9-9 in the playoffs.

Peyton Manning is 7-8 and had 2 awesome WR's to throw too.

 

[ac-n-mike]

I'm not sure I would call him the BIGGEST choke artist ever, I meant hats like calling Karl Malone and John Stockton choke artists because they never won while MJ/Bulls were playing...... Marino simply had better players/teams playing in the league when he did... I'm not saying individualy they were better than him, but as a TEAM the 49ers Montana/Rice/Craig, the 49ers of Young/Rice, the Cowboys of Aikman/Irving/Emmit, these were dominant TEAMS.... Marino NEVER had a dominant team... his ONE shot at the Super Bowl was truely his best chance Super Bowl XIX, but after that he never really had the to do it

 

[ac-n-mike]

Dan Marino has a record of 9-9 in the playoffs.

it appears that he is correct.. he was 8-10

 

[Ground Support]

ahh yes you are right.

OK Dan Marino and Peyton Manning have losing records in the playoffs.

I use a different site.

 

[Ground Support]

Dan Marino Gamelogs and Game Logs - Pro-Football-Reference.com

 

[bluebug73]

Prosper,, KNOW YOUR ROLE!!!!!!!!!!!!

JIM KELLY!!!!!!!!!!!! all time greatest, followed by a close second D. McNabb


Bite your tongue for even thinking of dan marino, fools get hung for lesser dont you know its a curse to hate on, or even think about hatein on dan dan dan the man

DAN THE MAN MARINO!!!!!! BEST QB EVERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

 

[bluebug73]

PROSPER also,, way to take away my footy food fight championship,, jerk,, ill be taking that back here real soon,,,, i could score more if the game wouldnt lock up every time after stage 6

 

[Prosper]

Prosper,, KNOW YOUR ROLE!!!!!!!!!!!!

JIM KELLY!!!!!!!!!!!! all time greatest, followed by a close second D. McNabb

Jim Kelly > Tom Brady its just Kelly never had Vinetairi

I'm not sure I would call him the BIGGEST choke artist ever, I meant hats like calling Karl Malone and John Stockton choke artists because they never won while MJ/Bulls were playing...... Marino simply had better players/teams playing in the league when he did... I'm not saying individualy they were better than him, but as a TEAM the 49ers Montana/Rice/Craig, the 49ers of Young/Rice, the Cowboys of Aikman/Irving/Emmit, these were dominant TEAMS.... Marino NEVER had a dominant team... his ONE shot at the Super Bowl was truely his best chance Super Bowl XIX, but after that he never really had the to do it

Good points however Dan Marino came in on Championship Caliber team, he definitely choked when he got his chance. For all his greatness he failed to be great when it counted. Perhaps it was karma, belittling all his team mates. Great article found here.
Cold, Hard Football Facts.com: The Marino mythology

Peyton Manning is 7-8 and had 2 awesome WR's to throw too

Marino had clayton & duper

I wouldnt list him as the greatest... I would throw that out to McNabb after his SB loss where he ran out of gas.. that was sickening to watch. Marino never had much of a running game so he had to launch away...Mcnabb had a defense, running game, and WRs and just flat out gassed out under the pressure.

I respectfully disagree with McNabb as he was facing the Cheatriots in that Superbowl loss. He did great for the other team knowing exactly what he was doing. Who wouldn't run out of gas. As for one of the worst playoff performances McNabb is right there with his stinker on Jan 14, 2004 lost 3 to 14 to the Panthers with a 19.3 QB rating.

PROSPER also,, way to take away my footy food fight championship,, jerk,, ill be taking that back here real soon,,,, i could score more if the game wouldnt lock up every time after stage 6

Rock on arty3:

 

[Ground Support]

your def losing cred with me if your saying Jim Kelly is a better QB then Tom Brady.

 

[Prosper]

your def losing cred with me if your saying Jim Kelly is a better QB then Tom Brady.

Yeah ok maybe that was stretch.....

 

[Ground Support]

Besides, WIDE RIGHT anyone?

I mean a missed FG away from winning a superbowl.

 

[dlackey]

I have to vote no on this. In my opinion Dan Marino was the greatest QB to ever play the game but i'm a little bias as i have been a fan of his since his days at Pitt in college. He just never had a solid team behind him, no running game at all and not the best of defense (not like the 70's defense).

Dennis

 

[Prosper]

I have to vote no on this. In my opinion Dan Marino was the greatest QB to ever play the game but i'm a little bias as i have been a fan of his since his days at Pitt in college. He just never had a solid team behind him, no running game at all and not the best of defense (not like the 70's defense).

Dennis

Some good points however

not the best of defense

Cold, Hard Football Facts: Marino played 17 seasons in the NFL. Twice, he had the luxury of playing with the league’s No. 1 scoring defense: his rookie year of 1983 (15.6 points per game), and again in 1998 (16.6 points per game). That’s a pretty enviable ratio in a league that had 28 and then 30 teams in Marino’s playing days.

Consider this: Terry Bradshaw played 14 seasons in Pittsburgh and won four Super Bowls. The famed Steel Curtain defense that he played with led the league in scoring just twice in those 14 years. Of Bradshaw's four title teams, only one boasted the league's best scoring defense.

In Marino’s record-setting 1984 season, the Dolphins had the No. 1 scoring offense in football and the No. 6 scoring defense (18.6 points per game). The 1990 Dolphins, meanwhile, boasted the league’s No. 4 scoring defense, surrendering just 15.1 points per game.

There’s no doubt Marino played with some poor defenses in his day, but that’s the price of playing in the league 17 years. But the Cold, Hard Football Facts show that he also played with several defenses more than strong enough to win Super Bowls.

no running game at all

Cold, Hard Football Facts: Marino joined Miami at a time when it had a reputation of being the best ground team in football. In fact, the year before Marino was drafted, the Dolphins made it all the way to the Super Bowl on the strength of a great running game and great defense.

In Marino’s rookie year, 1983, the Dolphins racked up 2,150 yards on the ground. In 1984, Marino set single-season records with 48 touchdowns and 5,084 yards passing. The Dolphins still managed 1,918 rushing yards and averaged 4.0 yards per carry.

It would be disingenuous to say that the Dolphins were a great running team later in Marino’s career. Of course, much of that can be attributed to too few rushing attempts and a misguided faith placed in Marino’s arm.

But consider this: The New England Patriots went 17-2 and won the Super Bowl last year while averaging a woeful 3.4 yards per rushing attempt. The Dolphins averaged more than 3.4 yards per rushing attempt 14 times in Marino’s 17 seasons. In other words, Marino's Dolphins ran the ball more than well enough to win Super Bowls.

He just never had a solid team behind him

Cold, Hard Football Facts: Few quarterbacks in NFL history have been surrounded by more talent than Marino.

In his 17-year career, Marino played with 55 players named to the Pro Bowl. Marino himself was named a Pro Bowler nine times. That’s a remarkable 64 Pro Bowl players, or nearly four for every season Marino spent in the NFL. Four times in Marino’s career, the Dolphins boasted five or more Pro Bowl players in a single season. Compare that with New England’s two Super Bowl teams, which had a total of just five Pro Bowl players.

Marino also had the rare luxury of joining a team that had played in the Super Bowl the year before he arrived. He also played most of his career for the winningest coach in NFL history, Don Shula.

Shula has quite a resume. Working with quarterbacks Bob Griese, Earl Morrall and Johnny Unitas, he led the Colts and Dolphins to five Super Bowls in 15 years. Over the next 13 seasons, working with Marino, he appeared in just one more Super Bowl. He lost.

If any quarterback in NFL history walked into an ideal situation in which to win a Super Bowl, it was Dan Marino.

Quoted from Cold, Hard Football Facts.com: The Marino mythology