With the evolution of offense in today’s quarterback-friendly and pass-happy NFL, a quarterback passing for 4,000+ yards and 30+ touchdowns is an increasingly common occurrence, and throwing for 3,000+ yards and 20+ touchdowns is almost the bare minimum for a starting signal-caller. However, if you turn the clock back a few decades to when the quarterback was less of a protected species and defensive players were allowed more freedom in how they operated, big passing numbers were more of the exception than the norm. During that era of professional football, two quarterbacks who were ahead of their time in putting up gaudy passing stats were Dan Fouts in the San Diego Chargers’ “Air Coryell” offense and Warren Moon operating the Houston Oilers’ “Run and shoot” attack. As pioneers and trailblazers in paving the way towards today’s style of pro football, both would make their way to the Pro Football Hall of Fame and leave an indelible mark on the game, which begs the question:
Who was better – Dan Fouts or Warren Moon?
