It’s a ranking. Top 10 this, top 10 that, meant to show the best of the best or worst of the worst. It’s fun to rank things!
Coming up with tiers is the best way to judge QBs. Why? Wins are too simplistic. They do not take into account circumstances – some teams are better than others. Some QBs have better weapons and defenses. And it has been disproven – look at how much Matthew Stafford’s career has changed going from LA […]
Steph Curry being the GOAT? Yeah we know he’s the greatest shooter ever. But Steph Curry, the Greatest Player of all time? No way. That’s crazy, right? No. Stephen Curry is a one of a kind player. The greatest shooter ever, and also the best player without the ball in his hands ever, Curry adds
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Tim Duncan is an NBA legend. 5 NBA Championships, 2 MVPs, a boatload of All-NBAs and All-Defense and All-Star nods, etc. He was an excellent defender, and a great offensive talent – he could score in the post, jump shoot, and was a very good passer and playmaker. He is widely considered the greatest power
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Kobe Bryant is a basketball legend and icon worldwide. We don’t even need to review the luster of his accomplishments – 5x NBA Championships, 2x Finals MVPs, 18 All-Stars, 9x All-Defensive teams, etc. In fact, some of Kobe’s accolades sell him short – he only has 1 MVP to his name, but many consider Kobe
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This is total value record differentials for quarterbacks that played mostly in the 1960s and 1970s. The concept of taking such an approach originated from a Bleacher Report article years ago. The Bleacher Report article referenced a Pro-Football Reference article that not only was the source of the original calculations, but also had the average
The is the win record differentials for many long term starters that came into the league in the late 1980s/early 1990s and played a lot of their careers in the 1990s. Brett Favre Seasons Teams Record Projected +/- Context 1991 ATL 0-0 0-0 0 on the bench, had defensive minded head coach Jerry Glanville 1992
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The is the win record differentials for many long term starters that came into the league in 1980s. Dan Marino Seasons Teams Record Projected +/- Context 1983 MIA 7-2 5.77-3.23 1.23 C Stephenson made all-pros from 1983- 1987, G Kuechenberg made a pro bowl, WR Duper made a pro bowl, G Newman made an all-pro.
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The goal here is to assess proper credit for how a quarterback is impacting winning on his team. This is done by finding out how many games the team would have won with an average quarterback and then seeing whether the quarterback specifically analyzed won as much, more, or even less than what the average
This is the win record differential for many long term starters that came into the league in the early to late 2010s and very early 2020s. Patrick Mahomes Seasons Teams Record Projected +/- Context 2017 KC 1-0 0.388-0.612 0.61 not yet a fulltime starter, on the bench, had offensive minded head coach Andy Reid for
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This is the win record differential for many long term starters that came into the league in the early to mid 2010s. Russel WIlson Seasons Teams Record Projected +/- Context 2012 SEA 11-5 10.19-5.81 0.81 T Okung made a pro bowl. RB Lynch and C Unger made all pros. 4 game winning drives despite average
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This is the win record differential for many long term starters that came into the league in the mid to late 2000s and early 2010s. Alex Smith Seasons Teams Record Projected +/- Context 2005 SF 2-5 2.62-4.38 -0.62 2006 SF 7-9 5.98-10.02 1.02 Norv Turner replaced Mike McCarthy as OC, G Larry Allen and RB
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This is the win record differential for many long term starters that came into the league in the early-mid 2000s (specifically 2003 and 2004). Ben Roethlisberger Season Team Record Projected +/- Context 2004 PIT 13-0 9.03-3.97 3.97 5 gw drives, RB Bettis and LT Marvel Smith made pro bowls. WR Ward, G Faneca, and C
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