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 […]
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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What is a Super Bowl Caliber Roster? A Super Bowl Caliber roster is a roster that is… well… good enough to win a Super Bowl with. Contrary to what most NFL fans think, QBs don’t just “will” a team to a Super Bowl trophy. Coaches can’t always turn any bad roster into an elite one.
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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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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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There are plenty of dumb takes that exist in the world of sports. This article is going to list some. LeBron would have won in 2017 if KD didn’t join the Warriors This one has always been a strange take, due to the confidence with which people say it. Many say it as if it
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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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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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