Bledsoe

[burmafrd]

Bledsoe really lost it in camp of 2006. He was gun shy and had just pretty much lost the will to stand in and take the hits. Could not blame him. Had been doing it for over 15 years. Enough is enough. The ifs always got him.
IF the Hotel had not been injured- we could have given enough help to Petitti for it to work out ok. Once the hotel was out and we had tucker then it was all over for that year. And as it turned out that was the last time he was really willing to stand there and take the hits.

 

[joseephuss]

I saw Bledsoe play in person and gut out epic come from behind wins in the cold and in tough situations. He had a HUGE Heart. He never shied away from contact and in fact would recklessly go in head first. What we saw in Bledsoe late in career was a QB that had taken a beating for a decade.

Also the comment in this thread about Bledsoe not being accurate is laughable. Other than Aikman I don't know of a more accurate passer. Especially downfield. Bledsoe's issue was trying to force it into tight spots because his arm was so strong......

It was not a lack of Heart but a mentally beat down older QB that struggled some. That all said he was putting up 28 points a game with us in 2006. He bridged us to Romo and we had a winning record here, that 2004 team he took over sucked.

Just because you are a shade below Hall of Famer does not mean you totally suck. He threw for 45,000 yards and 250+TD's. #1 overall pick that started day 1 at age 20 in the NFL. Too boot he probably earned $200 Million in contracts.

It's silly those that feel a need to put him down - jmo

Now where did I post that Bledsoe totally sucked?

It is not laughable to say that Bledsoe was not accurate because that comment is true. He completed 57.2% of his passes during his career. The average for NFL QBs during his career was 58.4%. That makes Bledsoe below average for his era. That is not accurate.

Only 4 times during his 14 seasons did he complete over 60% of his passes in a single season. And one of those was in 2001 when he played in only 2 games. His high was 61.5% in 2002. In 1996 he did complete 59.9% of his passes. Other than that he rarely completed more than 58%.

Compare that to Aikman who completed over 60% of his passes in 6 of his 12 seasons and he achieved 59% in three other seasons. And those 60% plus were much better than Bledsoe's high of 61.5%. Aikman hit 65.3% in 1991, 63.8% in 1992, 69.1% in 1993 , 64.5% in 1994, 64.8% in 1995 and 63.7% in 1996. That isn't even close.

It is not as if all of Drew's passes were deep down field. His YPA is 6.6 for his career, which is also below the league average of 6.8 yards per attempt.

 

[Nors]

Bledsoe was a 5 and 7 drop passer that threw more big play high risk passes. He was very accurate.

West coast dinker dunkers get high %'s and why a Bledsoe type QB is not where the NFL is going. More 3 step drops and quick dump offs....

 

[joseephuss]

Bledsoe was a 5 and 7 drop passer that threw more big play high risk passes. He was very accurate.

West coast dinker dunkers get high %'s and why a Bledsoe type QB is not where the NFL is going. More 3 step drops and quick dump offs....

If that were truly the case then why did Bledsoe average only 11.6 yards per completion? The further you complete passes down field, the higher that number should be. Vinny Testeverded's YPC was 12.2 for his career. Randall Cunningham's was 12.6. Both those guys are not accurate QBs and actually complete passes at a lower rate than Bledsoe. Both were also down field throwers like Bledsoe. They didn't make a living on short passes.

Bledsoe finished in the top 10 twice in his career for highest completion percentage in a season. He finished 8th in 1996 and 5th in 1997. Twice in 14 years. Aikman finished in the top ten 8 different times in his 12 year career. Once he finished #1 in 1993 and four times he finished second in the league. The more I evaluate it it is laughable that Bledsoe was mentioned along with Aikman are the most accurate QBs. Bledsoe is not even close to Aikman.

 

[Nors]

If that were truly the case then why did Bledsoe average only 11.6 yards per completion? The further you complete passes down field, the higher that number should be. Vinny Testeverded's YPC was 12.2 for his career. Randall Cunningham's was 12.6. Both those guys are not accurate QBs and actually complete passes at a lower rate than Bledsoe. Both were also down field throwers like Bledsoe. They didn't make a living on short passes.

Bledsoe finished in the top 10 twice in his career for highest completion percentage in a season. He finished 8th in 1996 and 5th in 1997. Twice in 14 years. Aikman finished in the top ten 8 different times in his 12 year career. Once he finished #1 in 1993 and four times he finished second in the league. The more I evaluate it it is laughable that Bledsoe was mentioned along with Aikman are the most accurate QBs. Bledsoe is not even close to Aikman.

Bledsoe was very accurate. But also preferred to throw more lower percentage deep passes. I'll leave it at that, dink and dunkers get the higher % numbers.

 

[Seven]

If that were truly the case then why did Bledsoe average only 11.6 yards per completion? The further you complete passes down field, the higher that number should be. Vinny Testeverded's YPC was 12.2 for his career. Randall Cunningham's was 12.6. Both those guys are not accurate QBs and actually complete passes at a lower rate than Bledsoe. Both were also down field throwers like Bledsoe. They didn't make a living on short passes.

Bledsoe finished in the top 10 twice in his career for highest completion percentage in a season. He finished 8th in 1996 and 5th in 1997. Twice in 14 years. Aikman finished in the top ten 8 different times in his 12 year career. Once he finished #1 in 1993 and four times he finished second in the league. The more I evaluate it it is laughable that Bledsoe was mentioned along with Aikman are the most accurate QBs. Bledsoe is not even close to Aikman.

Bledsoe had the best long ball in the business.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

Bledsoe was a 5 and 7 drop passer that threw more big play high risk passes. He was very accurate.

West coast dinker dunkers get high %'s and why a Bledsoe type QB is not where the NFL is going. More 3 step drops and quick dump offs....

If Bledsoe combined all the 5-7 step drops that you are suggesting with the outstanding accuracy that you are suggesting then his career yards-per-attempt would be much higher than what it is Nors.

Hey, Bledsoe was a guy who's career really was far better than his overall talent level. He was a good quarterback at his peak, not excellent, not outstanding, but good.

 

[joseephuss]

Bledsoe was very accurate. But also preferred to throw more lower percentage deep passes. I'll leave it at that, dink and dunkers get the higher % numbers.

Again I ask, if he threw the ball down field as much as you seem to think, then why did he only average 11.6 yards per completion for his career. Not per pass attempt, but actual completion. The older eras were known for down field throwing. That is why Don Meredith averaged 14.7 yards per completion, Johnny Unitas averaged 14.2 YPC, Doug Williams was at 13.7 YPC, Craig Morton 13.6 YPC, Joe Namath 14.7 YPC. The list could be longer. These are the QBs that truly preferred to throw more lower percentage deep passes and it shows in their numbers. Phil Simms played for Parcells like Bledsoe and averaged 13.0 YPC. Tony Romo in a similar system averages 12.8 YPC. Also not a dink and dunk passer, but if he you keep repeating the phrase it will help you ignore the truth. Bledsoe, although a pretty good QB was not that special and accuracy was not one of his strengths.