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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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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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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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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Yes, wins are a QB stat. I’ll make it simple: Over a large sample of seasons, wins are QB stat. This is because a great QB usually has three big traits: clearly defined skills, great leadership, and consistency (consistent play, and also avoiding injury). And when a QB has those traits, the talent of the
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Often times, when teams have a great, generational players, there comes a point in time where those great players reach their mid 30s, and a serious discussion needs to be had: Do they keep them and build around them until they retire? Or do they focus on trying to build towards the future with young
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Tom Brady doesn’t need an introduction. The man has had an NFL career that anyone could only dream of – let alone a life that anyone could dream of. He’s won 6 Super Bowl Rings, has 3x MVP awards – there is no need to say more as we all know that he’s one of
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