We can count certain things. Touchdowns. Yards per completion. Sacks. Hurries (those are more problematic). Completion percentage. When you start assigning values to interpret that data, as part of a larger formula, it always strikes me as so contrived as to be next to worthless.

ANY/A is a perfectly good stat that already exists, and it’s easier to calculate than the existing passer rating (though i’m not sure about the weights). It’s not on a 0-100 scale though so i guess ESPN can’t market it. I get what they are trying to do, but there are too many flaws to overtake the established metric that’s been quoted for 40 years. They will beat us over the head with it this year that’s for sure.

The problem with this formula, like every other formula that attempts to measure performance, is that the subjective elements, the “clutchness,” and the relativist nature of soft data all relies, in the end, on some guy assigning value to something based on how he feels about it. We can count certain things. Touchdowns. Yards per completion. Sacks. Hurries (those are more problematic). Completion percentage. When you start assigning values to interpret that data, as part of a larger formula, it always strikes me as so contrived as to be next to worthless.

Sincerely,
That guy

Does the home qb get clutch points to put his performance past the away qb? I call bs on this – consistency and putting away a team early is more important than coming back.

It lost me when it had Matty checkdown rated #3 QB. That’s about 6-8 spots too high for him. Also, what the hell is “clutchness factor”? Does a Qb get credit for a 6 yard dump off on 3rd and 12 if the back break a few tackles and runs 40 yards to get within easy FG range for a win? What if his WR “Stevie Johnsons” the game winning TD pass? Does he still get credit?

They act as if they will facter that stuff in when they do it – but as Lisk so valliantly stated – if the QB throws to Megatron and the dude flies through time and space to catch a TD and tap two feet in in the end zone, how much of that is QB and how much isn’t. And if a QB spots that Reggie Bush is going to have a clear path to the end zone if he throws the out and Bush catches a 4 yard out and scores a 50 yards TD – how are you going factor QB vision in/out of the process. The subjective parts make me nervous, especially if any of the people that review game film work/live near Cowherd or Bayless.

/yelledatthetopofmylung’d

Does a Qb get credit for a 6 yard dump off on 3rd and 12 if the back break a few tackles and runs 40 yards to get within easy FG range for a win?

/flacco’d

Statistically, who is more important to their team: a pitcher or a QB?

QB, more likely to play in 100% of games rather than the pitcher who would go every 5 days (at least for 1 starting pitcher)

Blasphemy. 80 is average, and 158.3 equals perfection. It is known.

Sounds promising. The rankings for qb’s from last year are pratty convoncing.

Eli was ranked 7th last year. A failed system, he blows.

/tbl

Too bad somehow ESPN will come up with a way to put Sanchez near the top of the list.

If I read on Twitter right, Kerry Collins’ 2010 was 3 spots better than Sanchize’s.

The caption is classic. Too bad somehow ESPN will come up with a way to put Sanchez near the top of the list. Ratings baby!

delete this caption and put it back up monday morning