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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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
Recently, an article based on a quarterback’s postseason success was posted here. Some of the many points stated in that article will be stated here as well. Some people like to call any quarterback with a winning record “a winner” even if it is a small sample size of games or from a season-worth sample
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The discourse around how many judge quarterbacks, specifically in the postseason, tends to be extreme. Some believe that if a quarterback’s team wins then it is automatically because of him and that he is somehow a winner. Meanwhile, others believe that the quarterback is replaceable and that other quarterbacks could have had the same team
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Here at TakeThis, we believe that rings are a reflection of a player’s greatness. That generally speaking, great players tend to win rings, and players that don’t win rings usually weren’t great enough. And as always, the key word is usually. There are always exceptions, which we outlined before: This is because any good theory
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When watching sports for long enough, you will being to realize that you are watching the same players over and over again. You realize that you have already seen this player or that player before. This is generally because most humans are really similar. If you know the traits and circumstances, we really are predictable
We usually talk about how the rule changes and emphasis towards passing has turned the league into a QB-driven league, and that now more than ever, you need a great QB if you want a realistic chance of winning a Super Bowl, lest you want to just hope you go on a Cinderella-story run. But
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We all know the play from the Rams-Saints conference championship game. Rams defensive back Nickell Robey-Coleman ran into Saints wide receiver Tommylee Lewis on a critical 3rd down with the game tied at 20-20 in the fourth quarter. It was a huge play and call that change the course of the game. I don’t feel
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Joe Montana is a former American football player who used to play quarterback in the National Football League for 16 years, spending most of his time with the San Fransisco 49ers, and his remaining last two years with the Kansas City Chiefs. Throughout his career, he won 4 Super Bowls, 3 Super Bowl MVPS, 2
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If you follow sports talk radio and talk shows then you’ve probably heard of Fox Sports 1 radio/TV talk guy Colin Cowherd. How could you have not if you’ve ever watched a sports game on Fox or Fox Sports 1 such as Thursday Night Football on Fox. You would have seen his face in one
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