And in the 80 and 90s his scrawny a$$ would have never made through a whole season. Do guys realize how much the modern offensive numbers are corrupted by these rule changes. These scores and offensive greatness are fabricated with protections that make it so you cant fart near an offensive skill position without giving the offense a big chunk of yardage and a fresh set of downs. The Bills, Cowboys, 49ers, Giants of the late 80s and early 90s would steamroll any Brady team under the rules of their time. I couldnt image what Brady would do when LT or Steve Atwater laid the wood on him. Hed retire at halftime I imagine.
I get it that young guys like OJ Tom (and Im guessing The eggman is a younger guy as well) dont realize that you could just about mug a reciever back then. I think roughing the passer was just hitting him more than 2 steps after he through the ball. I dont remember any helmet to helmet rule and you could hit the QB anywhere and anyway that you wanted. And there was no such thing as a defensless reciever.