It's amazing how many records are held in the NFL. It seems like they have come up with every single statistical value that attributes to some sort of record like "at least 5 receptions for 50 yards, and 5 carries for 20 yards straight for at least 12 straight games" But who holds the most outstanding records in the book? Several people, ranging from all kinds of positions on the field.

What does it take to set an outstanding, legendary record though? Well id say it all begins with experience, the longer you play in the NFL, the more likely you are to wither break a lasting record (such as Peyton Manning breaking the touchdown record set by Brett Favre, likely because he's played 16 seasons in the NFL, or George Blanda, just setting a record by playing for 26 seasons.) or set a unique one yourself. Aside from experience, the next runner up you'd need is skill, speed strength, the basic stuff that makes you better than the rest, and of course intelligence, knowledge of the game, and realistically you will also need solid teammates to help you in the road to a record.

Enough of the necessities, lets get onto the actual record shattering patrons. One of the greatest records that has been posted in the rushing category is set by OJ Simpson, in his 1973 season, OJ managed 143.1 rushing yards per game. This is only closely followed by Adrian Peterson's 2012 season, which averaged out at 131.1 rushing yards per game. This record will likely stand for a long time, as there are no currently explosive and standout running backs as of now (excluding DeMarco Murray, who has managed to hit 1000 rushing yards first this season)

In the receiver category, Calvin Johnson definitely takes the cake by surpassing Jerry Rice with 1964 single season reception yards in his 2012 season with the Lions. Which is then only followed by some of the greats like Isaac Bruce and Charley Hennigan. Its unlikely that anyone will surpass this record for a long time, as the only active receiver that may be able to come close as of now, is Josh Gordon, although he is suspended.

For single season passing yards, typically Peyton Manning runs away with the record with a whopping 5,477 yards in his 2013 season. Quite amusingly, this is closely followed by Drew Brees, and Tom Brady. However the comical piece of this, is how Brees holds 3 of the top spots within the top 5 single season passing records. Tough Luck for Drew Brees I guess.

The most bizarre record to ever cross the NFL, of course in my opinion, Is Walter Payton's dynamic play day. In one game, Payton rushed for a touchdown, caught a touchdown, and threw for a touchdown! Talk About Dynamic.

Stretching The Score

If you're playing a sport, you should be entitled to play it to the best of your abilities, and not hinder your progress due to the failing attempts from your opponent. However not Everyone sees this way, why is running up the score In professional and minor sports such a large fault?

Realistically, fans and players and coaching staff and just about the majority of everyone else tends to get angry over a NFL team continuously scoring after they're up by 25 points, or a basketball team relentlessly driving the ball in a complete domination. I don't think this should be the case. Everyone needs to put into perspective that when you're playing a sport against an opponent, your generally not there to play nice. Professional athletes are being paid millions to play a sport, yet people loathe them for playing to their peek potential.

When it's professional sports, we need to take into account the "professional" aspect of the game. This Is played by PROFESSIONALS, there should never be any chance to run up the score by more than an exorbitant amount of points, and when you can it should serve as a wake up call for the other team. Really, there should never be a shut out game In the NFL, you're a professional, not a child.

Speaking of child, what about minor league sports? I've heard more than a dozen times fans heckling coaches for being a bad sport, and your not teaching proper respect. If you have come to play a competitive sport, don't complain when the other team is extremely competitive, and you are helpless to stop them.

Should anyone be pestered for scoring large amounts of points? No. Simply put, it's the point of the game you're playing, score more points that your opponent to win, so why stop them from doing what they're all paid to do?

Strictly Opinion

So who is the best defender in the NFL? Well I myself am a statistical guy, but I still like to look at the attributes of leadership, dedication and several others to really differentiate the Captains, leaders and normal players.

Now generally, everyone is going to say JJ Watt is the best defender in the NFL, however while I like the statistics and attributes, in my strict opinion, I don't think you can label one defender that rises above the rest, simply because there is several defensive positions. You have to look at individual positions and pinpoint a star defender in that category.

You cannot say that JJ Watt is a better defender than Richard Sherman because "He has more sacks". Well obviously JJ Watt has more sacks, it's his damn position, its the same as saying Richard Sherman is better because he has more interceptions, it just doesn't make sense.

There are so many things that distinguish a good defender, but I like to look at the things that defender does wrong, the less mistakes he makes, the better of a player he is. Missed tackles, blown coverage, failure to shed blocks and several other things can really shine some light on the best defenders, and that why people like JJ Watt, Luke Kuechly, JPP, Sherman are labeled as the best... because they make the fewest mistakes.

So who is the best defender in the NFL? Well there's probably about 7, one for each position, so there really is no best defender, that's my opinion.

The Fate of Rex Ryan

Why is Rex Ryan still coaching the Jets after failing to bring them to the play-offs four years in a row? Many people as well as myself believe Rex should hit the road, not only cause he's proved to be a poor head coach in the NFL but he didn't even get respectfully hired by the owner for being a good coach, instead he inherited it from his father! Don't get me wrong, Rex has definitely had his strong points in his seasons, but in turn they are never good enough to win them enough games to make the first round. Sure there are a lot of factors that go into the a teams abilities, so its easy to blame it on the defense, or the right tackle who can never make a block, but realistically it all starts at the cornerstone of the franchise, the head Coach.

Some people may argue that "oh Rex is an elite coach, he's the best.... J-E-T-S JETS JETS JETS!" but obviously that's either their pride, or their stupidity coming through. So where's the evidence of Rex Ryan being one of the worst coaches in the league? Well why don't we open up with the 2014-2015 season. The jets, as of now, are 1-4, only posting a win against the Oakland Raiders, which is no victory in my opinion, but a handout. Not only that but the team only averages 15.8 points a game, this being the third worst in the league! it comes to a certain point where you can no longer blame the players, but rather the poor coaching, and let me tell you, it has hit that point. They may not have the most talented quarterbacks, Geno Smith turned out to be a dud and Michael Vick is just getting old. They have all the chances to win as well, but there offence fails to produce. Time for a quarterback change? I would so say so, and maybe a new head coach as well.

While there are several things that show just how amateur the Jets are, there's plenty more of these statistics that prove how it may be time for a personnel change. Statistically they are 27th in the league (out of 32 teams), only have a total of 79 points in 5 games(Averaging 15.8 points a game, you cant expect to win with that) but the passing yards are the crowning jewel. In the 2014-2015 season, the Jets have managed to place themselves at the worst passing team in the league, posting only 184 yards through the air per game. Now if you want to take away from the bad, which is pretty tough cause there is tons of it, their run game is very strong, in fact it is 6th in the league, but you cant win a game strictly by running (unless you're Walter Payton that is). Those are only major statistics, getting minor will really being out the worst in New York,

That's only this season alone, and I can go on for pages of statistics proving just how bad the New York Jets coaching is, but ill leave you with one more statistic, although he has more wins then losses, the Jets have not seen the play-offs since 2010. Maybe its time for a change? A permanent "Rex Ryan removal" kind of change.

Elite?

Who clenches the title for most elite quarterback in the NFL as of right now. You can't just look at that stats sheet (while that is important) but rather his ability to make plays under pressure, captain his offence in times of need, and consistently produce points every game.

Now it's easy to pick the generic quarterback who have been seen as elites through their expertise and experience like Tom Brady, and Peyton Manning, however they have a different standard to live up too. One of, if not the most elite quarterbacks In the NFL as of now is your very own Indianapolis colt Andrew Luck.

Andrew Luck, has started all of the regular season games so far, posting considerably good stats, with a passing completion percentage above 65% and a load of touchdowns to back his elitism. However like I said you cannot only look at the stats sheet, but his ability to thrive in certain situations. Through his previous season, Luck overcame extreme obstacles, making 4th quarter comebacks, and pulling off impossibly defended throws, as well as many other things that have developed him into the young star that he is, while there has not been a sufficient amount of games to really prove who's the most elite, as of now Luck is on the golden brick road to being the best in both his conference and maybe the league.

Now of course he may be closely followed by a veteran player like Peyton manning, in terms of statistics however he still does not make the cut to surpass Andrew luck, simply because his standard should be higher as Peyton has been in the league for several years, formerly playing for the Colts themselves. With only a few games played so far plus a bi-week, it's hard for Peyton to provide examples as to why he is the most elite.

Until further games in the season, we can't really decipher who's going to come out on top both statistically and favourably, but as of now things are in favour of Andrew Luck, being #1 in fantasy really comes with it's publicity benefits!