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A lot of people do not realize that NFL games are already decided before they are played. We love to discuss “intangibles”. Or how “this team didn’t take the other team seriously enough”. Or how “that QB just didn’t show up in the playoffs when the lights were bright”. All this crap. But it doesn’t […]
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Dual Threat QBs are a class of elite QB’s whose mobility is explosive enough that it becomes a part of the team’s offensive strategy. A dual threat QB has elite arm talent, often making them a nightmare for defenses to stop. (This is what makes them a dual-threat – their arm and legs are special).
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This article is a part of our series, NFL QB Archetypes. Elite Play Executor is the one of the elite QB Archetypes. It is exactly what it sounds like: a QB that executes the offense at an elite level. (Examples: Joe Montana, Drew Brees) They master the fundamentals – accuracy, footwork, mechanics, pocket presence, protect
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In short, an Elite QB is a QB that has skills that can overcome the playcall. Every QB’s job is to execute the play: understand what receiver they should throw to (based on the play call), and make the right decision. Or hand the ball off. But if the primary receiver just isn’t getting open
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This article is a part of our series, NFL QB Archetypes. There is a certain fringe category of QBs that are in between average, and elite. We call them “good”. Good QBs “Good” QBs are quarterbacks that are better than average QBs at certain key things (think scrambling, arm strength, pre-snap), but either Brock Purdy
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In short, an Elite QB is a QB that has skills that can overcome the play not working. Every QB’s job is to execute the play: understand what receiver they should throw to (based on the play call), and make the right decision. Or hand the ball off. But if the primary receiver just isn’t
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This article is a part of our series, NFL QB Archetypes. Coverage Readers are one of the elite QB Archetypes. Coverage readers throw to receivers based on what the defense is doing, not based on what the play was designed for them to do. What Other QBs Do Average QBs throw to a receiver based
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This article is a part of our series, NFL QB Archetypes. Hybrid QBs are a classic of elite QBs that have many of the elite QB traits, AND their own unique “tricks” to elevate themselves above the play design. Let’s review the elite traits, as a reminder. Elite QB Traits Technically, all elite QBs usually
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This article is a part of our series, NFL QB Archetypes. The Play Executor is one of the primary NFL QB archetypes. It is a QB that is skilled enough to execute the play – go through the read progression (A.K.A the order in which you should look at each receiver), and throw them the
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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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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
This is total value record differentials for quarterbacks that played mostly in the 1980s and 1990s. 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