Is a dig at Bradshaw?
In four Super Bowls Bradshaw threw for 932 yards, completed 49/84 passes for 9 TDs & 4 INTs and a 19.02 yards per completion. The game is way, way different now. In his five Super Bowls Mahomes has thrown for 1,428 yards on 128/196 for 10 TDs & 7 INTs and 11.1 yards per completion. He’s averaged 18 more passing attempts than Bradshaw did.
The beatings the guys took back then also make it impossible to compare QBs from then to now.
Do you not think Bradshaw, or Stabler, or Kenny Anderson could thrive in today’s game? The passing game was so different back then as well. The passing game is also an extension of the running game. Mahomes is currently tied for 146th in career Yards Per Completion, and Bradshaw is 25th. Mahomes averages 14 more passes per game than Bradshaw did and 12 more completions than Bradshaw.
These guys are all great QBs but, I think Bradshaw’s goofy on-air personality somewhat overshadows how damned good he was.