NFL Offensive Trends and the New Rules to Drafting a Fantasy Team

June 27, 2012   ·   Tom Van Wyhe   ·   Jump to comments

Last season, for the first time in NFL history, three quarterbacks passed for more than 5,000 yards and six crushed the 4,500-yard mark. But it wasn’t due to quarterbacks passing the ball significantly more than in the past. In fact, only three quarterbacks attempted more than 600 passes, something that also occurred in 2002 and 1994.
No, more accurate analysis suggests that the top tier of quarterbacks are simply putting up better statistical seasons than ever before in history, and middle-of-the-road quarterbacks’ numbers are comparable to good NFL seasons in the 1990s.
In 2009, for example, 18 NFL quarterbacks passed for 20 touchdowns and in 2010, 22 broke 3,000 yards through the air. But in 1999, only nine quarterbacks hit 20 touchdowns and just 12 hit 3,000 yards.
In other words, 40 (touchdowns) is the new 30.
Though league trends tend to ebb and flow with time, there is no doubt an overall trend is pushing passing numbers to the stratosphere for th...

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