In this era of the NFL’s passing game explosion, fantasy quarterbacks have produced at unprecedented levels. Last season, 12 players threw for more than 4,000 yards. In 2008, only six players reached that number. In 1998, only two. Dan Marino, one of the most prolific passers in NFL history, had six seasons over his 17-year career with more than 4,000 yards. Eli Manning has seven. Kirk Cousins just delivered his fourth straight. In fact, 18 of the top 20 seasons for passing yards have come in the last eight years.
With changes to the rules that favor the quarterback, even middle-tier guys are putting up gaudy numbers their predecessors could only have dreamed of.