This is the win record differential for many long term starters that came into the league in the early 2000s or at least became starters in the early 2000s. Donovan McNabb Season Team Record Projected +/- Context 1999 PHI 1-5 1.82-4.18 -0.82 had offensive minded coach Andy Reid for the whole time in the Eagles […]
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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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Drake Maye Drake Maye is a big and tall quarterback with prototypical quarterback size standing at 6’4 and weighing 229 pounds. He is currently 21 years old and played at the University of North Carolina. Positives Maye has a quick release and throws with very good zip in tight intermediate zone windows in the middle
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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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In the NFL, what’s more important? Most will say offense. But often times, browse any website on the web , read any comment section, read any discussion on social media, or watch any NFL-related program on TV or listen through radio, and this topic comes up, there will be pushback in some form. Some will
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The following analysis utilized Python and Google Colab. To see the full analysis with code, click here. Football is a team sport, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t certain players who impact the game more than others. There has long been a debate about the merits of epople who like to judge individual Quarterbacks
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When the Broncos traded two 1st-round picks, two 2nd-round-picks, and one 5th-round-pick to acquire Russell Wilson, they did so with the intent that he would deliver elite QB play to a team that was seemingly “just a QB away”, in the manner of the 2020 Buccaneers, and 2021 Rams. Well, so far, it has been
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This piece shows the window for each NFC team in the last 20+ years and what each teams’ current window is (if applicable) or could be (if things materialized). The starting point, duration, and ending point of a team’s championship window is usually determined by the key catalyst (a head coach, quarterback, collection of elite
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This piece shows the window for each AFC team in the last 20+ years and what each teams’ current window is (if applicable) or could be (if things materialized). The starting point, duration, and ending point of a team’s championship window is usually determined by the key catalyst (a head coach, quarterback, collection of elite
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There are a lot of talking points about running backs in the recent decade that constantly get pushed by many media outlets and continue to be regurgitated by fans as if it is the Gospel. The issue with these anti-running back sentiment is that it involves takes that can be misleading, not accurate, or can
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GOAT Paths: a series of articles detailing what a player needed to do to become the GOAT player or GOAT at their position. So without saying anything else, Aaron Rodgers is easily one of the best QBs ever. He’s exceptional; he may be the best pure thrower of the football ever, and has great mobility
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Many sports fans that watch the NBA and NFL often fall into 2 groups: those who generally use rings to judge players (they put a LOT of weight on rings), and those who generally don’t like to weigh rings as highly, and prefer to weigh stats much more. (In the NFL, this is usually pivoted
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